Snow Daze

What do you do when you have yet another snow day? (On April 18!)
Figure out how to make things out of balloons!

Looks like Luke caught a fish!

Kara with a few of her favorite creations... a swan, flower, and parrot on a swing!

Evan made Mary a whole family of turtles!
Here she is, giving them all a bath! :)

A few weeks ago we spent our snow day making SLIME!

It was ooey, gooey, stretchy stuff!

What fun!

And no snow day is complete without a snowman... or two! :)

We are happy to report there are NO SNOWFLAKES in the 10-day forecast! Hooray!

Mass Choir Concert

This past Thursday evening we were privileged to attend a concert performed by all 6 PR high schools - from Randolph, Redlands, Loveland, Heritage (IL/IN), Trinity (Hull), & Covenant (Grand Rapids.) It was beautiful! What a blessing to hear them all praise the Lord together!

In case you missed it, the entire concert can be viewed at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nDKK_WtZp4

(If you'd like to see the program, text/email me and I will send you a copy.)

If you don't have time to watch the whole thing, Trinity's part of the concert begins here:

https://youtu.be/4nDKK_WtZp4?t=26m49s

(Jenna is in the back row, second from the left.)

The mass choir portion of the concert begins here:

https://youtu.be/4nDKK_WtZp4?t=54m28s
(Jenna is in the back row, nine from the right, in front of the white sound shell.)

Happy Birthday to Mary!

Look who just turned 2!

Here she is after the first glimpse of her birthday cake, a kitty just like her favorite cat, “Grandpa’s Peach.”  She was pretty excited!

And then she was quite sad because she wanted to eat it right then and there. ; )

Happy Birthday, Mary!
Can’t believe you’re 2 years old already!

Smiley girls in matching dresses. : )

Hugs for her new stuffed kitty

Spring Break 2018

It was Spring Break here last week,
and we had lots of fun relaxing and spending time together!

We stayed at the Ramada for a couple of nights…

Here are the munchkins, all ready to go swimming!

Ryan showing me his backstroke

Mary & Jenna

Mary throwing dive sticks for Kara

The hot tubs in the pool area were broken while we were there,
so the kids made good use of the jacuzzi tub in our room! :)

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We also had a great time at Air Madness trampoline park!

  

  

Kara & Dad playing “King of the Beam”

Luke & Evan’s turn

Ryan had to give it a shot too

Ryan getting ready to jump into the foam pit

Kara riding the bull

Ryan’s turn

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We tried out an Escape Room for the first time ever and it was quite an adventure!
We figured out all the puns in Rapunzel’s Cottage with time to spare. :)

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We found Olaf at the County Fair

Ryan’s favorite ride… it was so fun to watch him enjoy it! :)

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Although it was spring break, we got enough snow one night for Mary & Jenna to build a big snowman. Less than a week later, he’s completely melted! (Much to Mary’s dismay! ;)

And last but not least, date night for Mom & Dad!
Whew, what a week! So thankful for the time we could spend together and lots of great memories made! :)

Jenna’s Chicago Trip

Jenna recently went with her whole high school on a whirlwind trip to Chicago!

Sierra & Jenna on the bus in the wee hours of the morning, ready to roll!

Leah, Josie, Jenna, Sierra & Heather enjoying the ride

They made it! Freshman girls by the Bean in Millennium Park

Jenna & Josie on the Willis Tower Skydeck at sunset… Beautiful!

Part of the Trinity choir in concert at Crete PRC.
Jenna’s in the top left corner.

Here’s Mary at home watching the concert via live stream, looking for Jenna  :)

Cousin time after the concert!

They even made it to Culvers afterward for ice cream!
What a fun trip!