Today we got up early (some probably due to the time change) and got a start on a busy but very fun day. We toured all through Castle Rock and saw about everything you could see. We really like it here, especially the weather (dry but not too hot). There is a huge fire burning […]
Today we left for our summer vacation/family reunion/baptism event/college prep trip. 🙂 We decided to leave a couple days earlier and today, we started off early and drove to Denver. We will be staying until Sunday afternoon with the Liddell family, our friends from the Naperville 2nd Ward who moved to Denver back in February.
Today we went and saw Kirstyn’s Summer Chorus Concert at Metea. The kids had been working really hard all week to put on this concert at the end of their summer music experience. They did a GREAT job! It never ceases to amaze me at how good the music program in our district is. The
Well, EFY is now over and I drove down to Normal IL to pick up Brittany and some other folks that went down. That’s one of my favorite things to do. It’s great driving back home listening to all the fun stories and such from the kids. 🙂 The only thing I don’t like is
Today, Zachary had his baptism interview with the Bishop. He is so excited to get baptized! We also dressed him up and took pictures for his announcement. We also got a call from Brittany this morning and she said she met this “really hot” guy down at EFY and she said his name was Baxter.
Today Kirstyn started a summer chorus program at Metea Valley High School. It is for all the middle schools in the district to give them practice and prepare them for the next year. Our district is great at doing these kinds of programs and it is wonderful to see how much time and effort they
Today, Brittany went off to EFY in Normal, IL. She is SO excited! Initially we weren’t going to let her go because she is saving money for her Florida road-trip with the Marching Band during Christmas Break, but we gave in and decided to let her go. She comes back acting so nice and has
Over the last 2 days, Brittany has been participating in our Stake Youth Conference. She really enjoyed it. It’s weird now that Sarah “too grown up” for that kind of thing. Having only 1 daughter attend is strange. Next year, Kirstyn will be able to go. This year, Youth Conference was centered around a Book
Today, Brittany had her sweet 16 birthday party! We spent a lot of time planning and getting ready for this, and she invited about 70 people! We had the party at Waubonsie Lake Park in a newly constructed and very nice pavilion with a fireplace, a great amount of space, and overlooking the lake. It
Today was a busy day in our household! Kirstyn started her 2nd year of Engineering Camp at Northern Illinois University and is looking forward to a great week. She’s going to the camp with Ashley Smith, one of her best friends, so they should have a wonderful time. Ben and Zach also started swimming lessons.
Tonight, Sarah attended a BYU Jumpstart Party at the home of an alumni here in Naperville (member of the Naperville 1st Ward). They had a great time meeting many of the incoming freshmen they would be going to school with. The main reason to pull them all together was to give them a pep talk
Today Sarah started her second job! We are very excited for her and with 2 jobs, she should be able to make enough money to almost cover her first year of school (with the savings she had already)! She is being a nanny for the neighbor of some friends in our ward. There are 2
