Today I had the boys all by myself during the Memorial Day Parade!!! Sarah and Brittany were with the Metea Marching Band, Angela was helping Band, and Kirstyn was marching with the Still Middle School band. The boys and I had a great time relaxing and waiting for the parade to start. The kids (and […]
It’s GRADUATION DAY!!! Wow! Where did the time go! Today we attended our little “Silly Soapy’s” commencement ceremony at the University of Northern Illinois in Dekalb. We left really early to get a good seat, and even then, we had to split up. Angela and I were very close to the front, and Brittany and
Today we (and other families) threw a party for Sarah and all the graduating seniors from our ward. We were really worried at first because we couldn’t find a place to hold it. We looked all over and finally ended up asking the Anderson family (who’s house is still up for sale in Naperville) if
Today, Zach participated in the annual Gombert Field Day and had a blast. He loves going outside, doing all the games and having fun with all his friends. It sure is a great break from all the classwork! 🙂 Also, we found out some GREAT news!!! Brittany made Section Leader for Pit in the Marching
Tonight we went to Sarah’s Baccalaureate at Metea and it was great! It was a little strange for us because in Utah and Idaho, the event is much more religious and takes place on Sunday. Everyone dresses up in Sunday dress as well. This evening, there were people there in shorts, tank tops, jeans, and
Tonight we had two back-to-back events. Sarah and Brittany had their Metea Music Awards Ceremony, and Kirstyn had her final chorus concert of the year. We all went up to the high school where Sarah and Brittany got their music awards for the year. Brittany got her letter award, and Sarah got a Senior Award
Today, Sarah had her first “Adult Talk” in church! 🙂 We had all the seniors take 10 minutes and talk on specific topics. Sarah’s was on “The Glory of God is Intelligence” and she knocked it out of the park! What a fine young woman she has grown up to be. We were very impressed!
Today was the District’s Fine Arts festival for all the activities we were gone ALL day! Not only did we have the kids in all the activities, but Angela and I had a table for the ARTSpeaks group we participate in. We are hoping to get momentum going for the arts in the district! There
Today was the last day of Seminary for the year and Sarah’s last day of Seminary ever! 😐 She came home a little bummed that she wouldn’t have seminary anymore, but also a little bit excited that she wouldn’t have to get up early anymore for it either! 🙂 They had a great year and
Today, Angela helped out in the classroom and did Super Science with Zach’s class. Mr. Farrell said that she could bring Ben and that was also a hit! 🙂 They had a great time and Zach is always so proud to have his mom and little brother there with him at school! Tonight, Sarah had
Today, Sarah had her scholarship award ceremony from the Naperville Junior Women’s Club. We met over at Mimi’s Restaurant, and they welcomed the 5 recipients of the $1000 scholarships heartily and really made them feel special. They had a nice little program and read letters of recommendation about kids from their applications. The one they
Tonight, Brittany had her final orchestra concert. She has done so well and she is very excited to again be in the upper orchestra next year! She has practiced much more and it shows. She and the rest of the orchestra played wonderfully and we totally enjoyed being there. Although our schedule is completely hectic
