Today we had a very busy day! We got up early, ate breakfast, and then the boys and I wandered a round the ski village for awhile. We took lots of pictures and had a great time! Too bad we couldn’t have spent more time there, got day passes, and then went on the alpine […]
We got up early this morning, had breakfast at the hotel, and then drove to Park City, Utah to meet up with Grandma and Grandpa Halliday, Chantelle, and the boys. They were really excited to see us. They have a timeshare with Marriott and they have a nice place up in Park City, right at
Today, we left for our two week vacation out to Idaho and Utah. We are very excited for the break from all the responsibilities we have. We will be spending a day in Park City with my family, then going up to Idaho and spending a couple of days with Angela’s sisters and their families
Today, Ben and Zach finished swimming lessons and boy were they bummed when the lesson was over. They want to take another set of lessons when we get back from our trip. We’ll see. They did a great job and they had great teachers. We’re going to practice a bunch with them when we go
Today, Kirstyn harvested her first vegetables from the garden! They were beautiful radishes and she was very happy about that as you can tell from the picture! 🙂 She can’t wait to see what comes up next! The garden is looking a little dead right now due to the intense heat and lack of rain.
Today, Kirstyn started her Northern Illinois University Summer Engineering Camp (NIU-EEP) that was part of the program she started on Saturdays not long ago. The program buses them out to NIU in Dekalb every day and they spend the whole day there learning about engineering, completing projects, and going on field trips. She loves the
Well, only one more year until she can date… That’s the first and foremost thing on Brittany’s mind today on her 15th birthday! She is quite the funny girl and she definitely keeps our family laughing at how boy-crazy she is! 🙂 It’s hard to believe that our little “itty bitty” is already 15 and
Today, Ben and Zach started swimming lessons at Philips Waterpark. They are so excited to swim, and Zach thinks he’s a pro already! 🙂 It was so much fun to watch the two boys (in swim lanes right next to each other) work with their teachers and see how well they caught on. Ben is
Over the last 3 days, Sarah and Brittany were able to participate in a wonderful Stake Youth Conference in Nauvoo. It is great having Nauvoo so close! 🙂 They went down with a couple hundred youth and leaders and spent the time learning about church history, dancing, and the highlight: doing baptisms in the temple.
Today I had a GREAT day up in Milwaukee at an RLF Reconnect for my leadership program I participated in through work. Once a year, the Midwest region hosts one of these and people come from all over to renew relationships, learn about leadership concepts, discuss the book we are asked to read for the
Today, Ben and Zach saw the Aurora Fire Department testing out the fire hydrant in our yard and could not resist going out to check things out! The firemen were really nice and let them hang around. Then they got a picture with Ben and Zach! Quite funny! After that, Ben told me he wanted
Yea! It is finally here! The last day of school was today and the kids were VERY excited to be done! Sarah and Brittany have been wanting to be done for quite some time. This year was pretty hard for them and they were tired! I think we are excited to have Zach done to
