We threw Mom a surprise birthday party for her 60th over the weekend. Lot’s of friends and loved ones showed up and Mom had a great time and she cried a lot so that meant that we did pretty good! 🙂
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Both Elizabeth and Joey remained busy throughout the winter. Elizabeth remains very dedicated to dance where she has had a couple of shows for us to see and two competitions. Unfortunately, I cannot take pictures at most of these events but she did purchase some photos of her first competition where her team won many awards 🙂
Joey and his teammates struggled through the regular season with only a few wins but were hot at the end of the year making a run all the way to the championship game where they took 2nd place. Aside from the playoff run there was a very exciting comeback that Joey scored to tie the game before regulation.
Elizabeth’s album can be viewed here
Joey’s albums can be viewed here
We took a little vacation last week away from the cold with the Lenzen family. We enjoyed the warmth and each other’s company.
Train ride
Plenty of fun with the magic wands in the Harry Potter areas
Kyle and I had a few at Moe’s
Kong!
Good times with Doc
Magic walls!
We had a great Christmas Eve with my family today. Lots of great food and catching up 🙂 View all of the pictures here
I saw our last 747 in the MSP hangar tonight before she heads off to retirement. I was blessed to fly upstairs with the beautiful people a couple of times 😁✈️ #dl747farewell #delta
We started the weekend with a early basketball game. The boys were still sleeping in the first half and fell behind early but had a nice second half to have momentum into their next game. Pics here
Sunday night Elizabeth and her fellow dancers showcased the dances they have been working on so far this year. Pics here
Saturday night Carolyn and I were able to get out with some neighbors for our annual Christmas party! Pics here
Chase enjoyed some time at the park as well 🙂
Joey is playing basketball again this year with his classmates. They’ve started with a couple of losses but the pick and roll is starting to click with them!
I have not updated the blog since Labor Day of 2016. Below is a summary of what we’ve done in the past year. All of the albums can be viewed here.
Joey’s first year of tackle football – he broke his arm before the first game but was able to get into some games later in the season
Elizabeth’s final year in Volleyball as a Charger
Joey’s first year in Lacrosse
Joey’s second year in football
2017 MEA Camping trip
I joined Justin in London for the Vikings/Browns game
Thanksgiving 2017
Joey’s 6th grade basketball season has begun
We were short on family members this year but had a great time with neighbors
Big Joe setup a great game day for the kids (and adults)
The ‘pub’ crawl
A ride on Nick and Erica’s new boat!
A few weeks ago we had a small gathering for Carolyn’s birthday that grew to over 40 neighbors, friends, and family. The following weekend we joined the Lenzen family at the State Fair which was our first visit in about a decade!
Birthday Girl!
Vikings booth
The Giant Slide!
Fun on rides
