Walker wanted to celebrate his birthday with friends around the campfire. The weather was perfect and the corn was a wonderful backdrop. Walker sent us to the store with a shopping list and we ordered pizza. They spent a lot of time hanging out by the fire and then singing karaoke upstairs. Good times were […]
We spent our Labor Day out at Camp Ondessonk. This is the second time we have been invited to the special event reserved for those who have given time, talent and treasure to camp. It’s a very mellow weekend and for many campers and former staff, it’s a big reunion. Most of the regular activities […]
Bill’s nurse, Natasha, had her first child on November 22, 2017 and Mason has been asking to meet Charlotte ever since. Today we met us at Starbucks. Mason has always loved little babies and he took an especial liking to her. We brought Charlotte a few of our favorite books to add to her library […]
Today Mason and I took Martin, Carter and Colin to the Royal Suite theater to see Spider-Man: Homecoming. It was Mason’s choice to invite friends to have a meal, stretch out and be waited on while watching a movie as his birthday celebration. When the show was over, the boys all came back to the […]
For the second year in a row, Walker wanted to celebrate his birthday at Roppongi with friends. Bill drove the entire crew of boys to the restaurant and I happily followed (alone). We were joined by Jackson, Joseph, Noah, and Ethan. We had a great chef who played up his role which made it all […]
At the Soul Challenge, Walker won a raffle prize to the new indoor party zone that just recently here called Xtreme Party Zone. With Mason away, I thought Walker might like to explore it with his friend, Joseph. The giant pole barn is divided into different areas. The ninja zone involves various physical challenges. Here […]
In a labor of love and friendship, our community came together to celebrate life with Chris and his family. The lines of connection cross multiple times but Chris and his wife, Millie, have four kiddos. We know them from school, church and our 4-H club. In his honor, our 4-H club sponsored a benefit dinner […]
We adopted some friends to join us for swim practice but first we stopped for lunch at Chick Fil-A. And while they swam, I knit.
I love when being vulnerable and asking for help works out like this. Oh, the joy of having great friends!