Today we held our 8th annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner in our back yard. We really love this event and so do all the teachers we invite. This year we had 20+ people attend, so we had to hold it outside. Because this is Sarah’s last year doing this, we decided to let her not only […]
Happy Mother’s Day Angela!!! You are very much loved and appreciated! Today we all got up early and made breakfast in bed for Angela. We made her crepes, sausage, juice, and fruit, which she really loved. It’s always fun to see the kids do this for their mom. 🙂 Brittany got to give a tribute
Today, Zach and I went to a Kane County Cougars ball game for the Ozzie Reading Club reward through school. Zach really likes these events because he gets to be with his dad, eat junk food, and watch baseball. 🙂 Unfortunately, we missed the traditional parade around the inside of the ballpark for all those
Tonight, we attended the first annual Metea Valley High School Black and Gold Senior Awards Ceremony. All the seniors receiving awards were honored tonight, and Sarah was the recipient of the 2012-13 Illinois State Scholar award which honors students for their outstanding academic achievement during the year. Way to go Sarah! She has also received
This morning, we all got up, piled in the van, and drove to the general session of Stake Conference. We went REALLY early in order to get a seat, and still didn’t get in the main chapel. Elder Oaks came around and talked to as many people as he could, and we all got to
Tonight, Brittany and Angela went to the Metea Musical and had a great time just as we did last night. Meanwhile, I was at church meetings for most of the afternoon and into the evening. We had the Saturday sessions of our Stake Conference and Elder Oaks of the Twelve suprised us with a visit.
Tonight Sarah played in the pit for Metea’s production of Beauty and the Beast. She was so excited to have the opportunity her senior year to participate in the musical, and also have the chance to play music for one of her favorite Disney movies. I took Zach, Ben, and Kirstyn and we had a
Happy Anniversary Angela! I can’t believe it’s been 21 years! It’s been a great run and I look forward to the next 21 with excitement! 21 years ago I married my best friend. The one I have laughed with, lived for, dreamed with, and still love with all my heart. 🙂
This afternoon, Angela took her cub scouts over to the Naperville Police Department for a tour. They had a great time and learned a bunch about how police work “works.” After that, we all went over to Still Middle School for Kirstyn’s final band concert of the year. She was really excited to play and
Tonight was the second night of the Still Musical and Kirstyn did an awesome job as well (according to Brittany). We didn’t have tickets for night 2 but went over at the end to help clean up and strike the set. After getting everything cleaned up, I took Brittany (because she wanted to be social
Tonight Kirstyn had the Still Middle School Musical called “Once on This Island,” and Zach had Gombert Poetry Night. Both were very excited to be participating. I took Kirstyn over to the musical and Angela took Zach over to the poetry night. I was kind-of bummed because Poetry Night finished up and Angela was able
Tonight we had a fun time with Zach as we went to Gombert Elementary for Literacy Night. The boys especially had the most fun listening to stories, and participating in activities. The son of a friend of ours from another school came over with a storytelling group and performed for the kids. It was pretty
