Kip spent a week in August at Stake High Adventure Camp in Wisconsin. They did a lot of leadership training and had some great activities. Kip enjoyed wall climbing and brought home a new outdoor game for us--Koob.    

September is a busy month because of Marching Band. This year both Emma and Abby are in color guard for their school bands. Abby is co-captain for her squad and is very polished. She has worked hard to perfect the rifle. These pictures are from the Bolingbrook parade.

Quinn is off to 1st Grade. He is excited for the new year and it will be a big change for me not to have anyone home during the day. Abby is a senior this year and Emma is in 7th grade.     It's going to be a great year.

August 15th- 22nd, 2009 A GREAT Vacation. It began in Sacramento: -visit with fabulous friends -massive rental car-- "The Tank" -Train Museum -good food -Young Adult activities for Abby -an evening at the Sacramento Temple -a day at the water park -honey walnut prawns at Frank Fat's -Jelly Belly Factory tour   Then we traveled … Continue reading California Trip

We are all set for a year of "Blueberry Buckle"! Emma, Quinn and I spent a morning at the blueberry farm and picked 14 lbs. of very sweet blueberries. Yum.

Quinn LOVES John Deere tractors. He has informed us that he wants to be a John Deere driver when he grows up. There is a fantastic museum at John Deere headquarters in Moline, IL and we had a memorable summer get away there in July. Quinn got to sit in a dozen tractors -combines - … Continue reading John Deere

Abby spent a week in Utah with Krista. They visited Bob & Mary and Abby spent the night with her friend, Brooks. Then they went to Monticello for the 24th of July. A fun trip to the lake, a parade, good food, a stop at Arches National Park and lots of family were the highlights.

I went to camp this year as Craft Leader. We had a great time with the vinyl cutter. I also did fun projects with wire and mod podge. Plus, SHRINKY DINKS. My staff and I did over 100 of these value boards plus 110 quote boards. Great fun! (and much better than last year's assignment … Continue reading Girl’s Camp

Great picture. Kip sleeping at an airport with a "big, boring book" on his chest. Very typical. Kip spent two weeks on the road this month. The first week was in Perth, Australia where he experienced an Australia "winter". Then it was off to Mumbia & Pune, India. Lots of interesting new experiences, food, people … Continue reading Kip’s Travels