Spring Break 2017

Our kids had Spring Break last week, and here are a few of the highlights…

Waving to Mary from the Ferris Wheel at Scheels : )

 

Ryan in the kids’ play area at Scheels

 

Luke, Kara & Ryan by the big moose

 

Road trip! On our way to Omaha…
Mary looking at a book about her favorite animal – puppies!

 

No road trip through Sioux City is complete without a stop at Golden Corral.
The chocolate fountain was a hit, as always. ; )

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We spent a night at CoCo Key Omaha waterpark hotel

Right before Ryan found out he wasn’t tall enough to go down the big slides ; )

 

Surprise! The Meyers arrived at the same hotel shortly after we did.
Brooke & Kara were thrilled! : )

 

Jenna & Sierra were, too!

 

Luke & Evan after a trip down the tube slide

 

Ryan made many laps around the lazy river with his toy boat.
We took turns trying to keep up with him. Looks like Luke’s turn is about done here. ; )

 

Mary had fun at the waterpark, too…
except for when we got a little too close to the dumping bucket. Oops!

 

Pictures from the Omaha zoo coming soon!

March Miscellaneous

 

Evan taking Mary for a ride

 

Crazy-haired baby girl :)

 

Taking Molly for a walk on a windy day

 

Best buds

 

Time for lunch

 

Bath time

 

Stuck by the piano! : )

 

The kids from Team Alex at the HeartWalk
Calvin, Kara, Alex, Kyle, Jaci & Charlotte

“Team Alex”

 

Blueberry smoothies… yummy & messy!

 

See you next time…  :)

NWIPRS 50th Anniversary

Last night was our school's annual All School Program as well as our 50th Anniversary celebration. We are so thankful for God's faithfulness to us over the past 5 decades!

Here are a few videos from the program... Enjoy! :)

First All School Number - https://youtu.be/Stt_aDPXBHI

Second All School Number - https://youtu.be/7rad_PyCKfA

Grades K-2 - https://youtu.be/N4M1J6QIkd0

Grades 3&4 - https://youtu.be/rPelTZAqiTk

Grades 5&8 - https://youtu.be/XPuNLj4qEHE

Alumni Number - https://youtu.be/WWHn666IS8U

50th Anniversary Slide Show - https://youtu.be/Hr3cqLvuXaA

T-shirt design commemorating 50 years

Roses are red…

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
We had fun celebrating
Valentine’s Day
And hope you did too!

 

Kara’s heart-shaped hairdo : )

 

Our traditional Valentine’s supper… heart-shaped pizza, breadsticks, jello, watermelon & carrots, pink milk, and an amazing strawberry cake!

 

Yum! : )

 

Our little sweetheart celebrating her 1st Valentine’s Day!

Today's Chapel Videos

Here are a few videos from our kids' chapel today. Enjoy!

Grades K-2

Grades 3&4

Grades 5&8

Mary’s 9 months

Look who’s 9 months old! Mary is a honey... such a sweet, smiley baby. She loves to wave and clap her hands.  She can roll all over the place, but prefers to be held. ;) She loves it when her older brothers and sisters play with her. She’s a little fussy when it comes to food, but she really likes sweet potatoes and broccoli!  :)

Hooray… time to take pictures! ;)

 

So sweet

 

Acting surprised! :)

 

Clapping again! :)

 

So big!

 

 

 

Sweet baby girl :)

Christmas 2016

Christmas came & went with a flurry of activity for our family! We travelled to Illinois/Indiana for a few days, and then had family from out of state visiting here for a few days. We were all blessed with safe travels & a wonderful time of fellowship together! Here are a few of our favorite moments captured on camera, along with some random family photos from the month of December. Enjoy! :)

 

Kara & Mary wearing the matching dresses that Jenna & Kara wore a few years ago. :)

 

We were having supper one evening, and a real live Santa Claus showed up at our door.
We were all a little surprised! Since we typically tell our kids that Santa is not real,
Ryan found this a little confusing. ;)

 

Making Christmas cookies!

 

All ready for the Christmas program

 

Fair Oaks Farms with the De Jong cousins.
Standing by some pretty neat ice sculptures!

 

Three musketeers on the way to see the pigs :)
Kaylee, Ryan, & Levi

 

Levi & Ryan playing dress-up.
Ryan was pretty proud of his big muscles. :)

 

Pretty excited about her 1st Christmas!

 

Playing Christmas carols with the Dykstra cousins

 

De Jong cousins

 

Mowery & De Jong girls all in purple, and they didn’t even plan it! :)

 

Van Egdom babies at Bridges Bay!
James, Joelle, Liam, Charlie, Mary (& Calvin snuck in there, too ;)

 

We played a lot of board games during Christmas break!
Here are the boys during an intense game of Risk. :)

 

The girls & Grandma made it to a Lorie Line concert,
in spite of a snowstorm!

 

 

Our family with Grandpa “Top”.
(Ryan was obviously not in the mood to be photographed at the time. ;)

 

The whole Van Egdom family!