Scenes From Our Weeks
I haven’t posted any photos of our life in awhile…putting them mainly on Facebook or Instagram (which you can see my feed below on the right). So, here are some snippets from our life over the last couple months. Bennett had one of the lead roles in their annual musical at school, playing Mr. Crabby.…
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Since October started, it has been quite hectic around here. I turned 40, left for a trip to California, subbed at school, went on a field trip with Reagan, attended a wonderful Surprise party hosted by my husband, cheered on our son, Patrick at the Middle School State Cross Country meet in Des Moines, attended…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 52
Well, it has been one year since I started my goal of posting Scenes From Our Week….snippets from our little corner in Iowa. I’ve been sharing photos of our family, friends, and scenery throughout the last year. I hope you have enjoyed seeing them as much as I have had taking them. This project forced…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 51
Last week I forgot to post a special photo. We had a double date night with Pat’s sister, Julie and her husband, Bill. We had such a fun time visiting and enjoying wine at our local winery, John Ernest Vineyard and then a delicious Chinese meal in a neighboring town. Last week was busy…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 50
Like I mentioned last week, Bennett won the election for Student Body President. Here he is with his campaign poster. We had our first week of After School JAMS. JAMS is a program that we started at our church on Wednesdays after school. Our goal was to reach out to kids in our community…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 49
We had a fun Sheltered Reality performance last Sunday night. We were able to perform with some of our friends and get them up on stage. Everyone had a great time! Patrick had his first Cross Country meet on Tuesday. Yes, Tuesday, if you remember was HOT. It was still 95 degrees with high humidity…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 48
If you know me at all, you know I am amazed with the glorious sunsets we see here in Iowa. Here are some of the shots I got this week. Patrick is participating in Cross Country for the first time this year. After running the 5K in June in our town, he decided…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 47
School began for us. The kids had a full week….except for Reagan who started getting sick on Wednesday, ran a fever Wednesday night and stayed home on Thursday. I think allergies turned into a nasty cold. Patrick – 7th Grade Bennett – 6th Grade Reagan – 2nd Grade Because we are a large (in…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 46
Summer is over for us as I post this. Tomorrow the kids go back to school and we start the routine all over again. I think we are all ready for the change, but still sad to say good-bye to summer. There were things we didn’t get done, but hopefully can still fit some of…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 45
This was a busy week with catching up from vacation and getting ready for school. We purchased school supplies sorted through the kids’ drawers and closets and bought new clothing. We also did a lot of Olympics watching since we had missed out on it the first week. The boys had another Sheltered Reality performance…
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