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. […]
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Today Zach went to school and met his new teacher, Mr. Farrell! He was very excited because he knows Mr. Farrell a little bit from when Kirstyn had him for math. Zach can’t wait for school to start. I hope that his teacher feels that way too! 🙂 I’m sure Mr. Farrell got an update
Tonight we had the Anderson family over for dinner. They are good friends of ours and moved awhile back from Naperville to Long Island, NY. We miss having them here and I think they really miss being here too! 🙂 We had a great dinner of burgers, brats, chicken, and all kinds of stuff. Then
Today, Kirstyn, Zach, and Ben went to Phillips Park (and the Zoo) with Angela. They had a GREAT time playing in the park, getting wet, and really enjoying themselves. After getting worn out by all the playing at the zoo, Zach had his first football practice, with me as an assistant coach! We have a
