2011

Home Life

Football Scrimmage with Steelers

Tonight, our Packers scrimmaged the Steelers.  Zach’s hand is really hurting but he played great!  This is his week for playing running back and he was excited!  I also got a Packers jersey so Zach and I can match!  🙂 Toward the end of the scrimmage, he had to ask the coach to put him […]

Home Life, School

Labor Day Parade

Happy Labor Day!  today, we only had the boys with us during the Labor Day Parade!  Sarah and Brittany marched with the Metea Marching Mustangs, and Kirstyn participated with Anderson’s Bookstore. Sarah and Brittany looked very professional as did the rest of the band!  We caught Brittany at a moment of smiling which was kind-of

Home Life, School

First Marching Band Performance for the Year

Tonight was the first home football game of the year and more importantly, the first marching band performance!  The girls did a GREAT job!  Their Elvis show is really coming together and they sound great!  The group finally has enough band members that instead of doing a single file “MV” on the field, they are

Home Life

Scrimmage with Broncos

Today, Zach got to scrimmage against his old football team from last year (the Broncos).  They came over to our field to play and it was fun seeing all the coaches and players from last year.  They have matured quite a bit as they don’t have as many kids who are brand new to football.

Church

Feed My Starving Children

Today, our Ward went to Feed My Starving Children!  We packed a ton of boxes of food.  I can’t remember how many cases we packed or how many meals were provided, but everyone felt great about their contributions.  This time, I stayed home with Ben.  This was Zach’s first time to go and he was

Home Life

Kirstyn’s Party & Back Yard Campout!

Tonight, Kirstyn had a few of her friends over for a back-to-school get together and they had a great time!  They decorated cupcakes, played games, and watched a movie. They also had a fun time trying to scare Zach, Ben, and I, who pitched the tent out in the back yard and were having a

Home Life

Zach’s a Packer and Sarah’s a Senior!

Today, Zach got his football jersey and his helmet stickers!  He’s pretty excited, although he gets teased a little bit from the die-hard Bears fans on his team and in his class for liking the Packers.  🙂 While Zach and I were at football practice, Sarah and Angela were up at Metea at Senior College

School

School Starts!

School started today!  It’s hard to believe that we now have a Senior in High School, a Sophomore in High School, and a Middle Schooler, along with one in Elementary!  I think Ben is actually pretty excited to get mom all to himself now. Sarah and Brittany took off first this morning, but not with

Church

Seminary Kick-Off!

Today Sarah and Brittany had their Seminary kick-off meetings for the new year!  They are SO excited!  The homes that they will be meeting at are very close together and does not require too much driving.  That way, they were able to separate the classes to have one for Fr/So, and one for Jr/Sr.  The

Church, School

Marching Band Day and Temple Night

Today was a pretty busy day!  This morning, we had a Marching Band parent meeting.  After that, we were supposed to have the parent “fundies” drills and parent preview out on the football field.  Unfortunately, while we were in the parent meeting, a huge thunderstorm hit, making going outside impossible.  So, the kids stood on

Home Life

Date Night at the Ballpark!

Tonight we had a date night with some friends at a Kane County Cougars ball game.  Angela found out that it was “Country Night.” with a band playing before the game, and fireworks to country music after the game.  We had a great time! Unfortunately, the Cougars lost, but the music and the fireworks were

Home Life

Watermelon Relay

Football practices went much better this week.  Zach really has enjoyed tackling.  I like the way that things are run this year with the team.  We have a green team and a gold team, and each gets a chance to play on each side of the ball.  We also have a set number of QBs

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