Ben had a GREAT day today! He visited Grandpa Hobbs at work and got to ride in the loader with him. He climbed all over the machinery and was in heaven! The first things he said when he called home were “dozer” and “loader” as loud has he could! It was really funny! He got […]
Today, Angela and Ben flew out to Idaho to visit Mom and Dad Hobbs and to support them in their “Mission Farewell” this coming Sunday. We will miss them a TON and can’t wait for them to get back! Even Ben called and was sad to not be here with us! He is having fun,
Today Sarah and Brittany marched in the Naperville Labor Day Parade! It was great to see both of them in the band. Brittany carried the state flag, and Sarah played her flute. It was a perfect day for the parade! Not to hot and not too cold, and it didn’t rain like it did for
Tonight we went over to the Kennedy’s house (friends of ours from the neighborhood) for a BBQ. We had a ton of fun and the kids enjoyed playing together. Ben especially liked eating s’mores after dinner and as you can see he got into his work! 🙂 It took a bit of work to get
Tonight was the first varsity football game at Metea’s stadium! Brittany and Sarah were VERY excited to perform in marching band as well! Angela went up early to help with the band uniforms, and I helped out during halftime in our first attempt at being the “pit crew.” It was a lot of fun and
Today at football practice, Zach got his official Broncos game jersey and the stickers for his helmet. He couldn’t wait to get them on so he could march around the house acting cool! 🙂 It took some time to get the stickers on because they were long and had to be placed just right on
School started today! It’s hard to believe how fast the summer went by! It seems like yesterday that the kids came home from their last day of school very excited for a summer full of fun, trips, and rest! 😐 Next thing we know, we’ve returned home from a 2 week vacation to Utah and
Every Monday we have family night together. We sing, have a spiritual lesson, have activities and all kinds of fun stuff. Zachary was in charge tonight. He spent a ton of time over the last week creating a treasure hunt for our family to find the family night treat. He even worked to create “pirate”
Today was an absolute CRAZY day! We had a blast, but it was non-stop! It started with cleaning the church at 7am. We couldn’t do it at any other time, so we were all up at 6 getting ready to go clean. We were there with a couple of other families so the work went
Zach had his ice cream social back at Gombert Elementary today! He is very excited to be in First Grade! He found out who his new teacher is: Mrs. Swanson. She was the Student Council faculty leader when Brittany and Kirstyn were there. She should be very good for him. We hope that she is
Today Kirstyn went to Still for the first time as a new 6th-grader for PAWS (Peer-Assisted something) day (not exactly sure what it stands for). They had all kinds of getting-to-know-you activities, got their locker assignments, met some of the teachers, and she made some new friends. She doesn’t have her schedule yet, but can’t
Today marching band started for Sarah and Brittany! Sarah is excited to be a marching leader again, and Brittany is very excited to be in pit. Even though she plays the violin, they let people with musical ability play with the pit (which they didn’t have last year because the school was so small). She
