Thursday, February 29, 2024

Swim Team Debut

 Aubrey did a great job in her first season of swim team. This is a new sport for our family. She decided she was done with basketball. We're learning the ways of the swimming world. Aubrey did breast stroke, freestyle, relays, and butterfly. Breast stroke was probably her favorite. It was fun to watch her! 










Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Time for some new glasses

Forty-five really is my year to fall apart. My eyes are failing me now.  I was trying to watch Joel's basketball game on the TV on NFHS and grade papers at the same time, and this was my solution. Time for some progressive lenses, it seems.


Sunday, February 25, 2024

Sweet 16

Happy birthday to Aubrey—sweet 16! She has had such a fun past year. She has a great group of friends and enjoyed playing tennis and water polo. Swim team was new to her this year. She is busy with youth group and FCA, dresses up for all the spirit days for the football and basketball games, and likes going for walks. She values time with friends but also very much values her sleep. I’m glad she still has two more years of high school. We like having her around. Love you, Aubs!


She had friends over (10 of them!) to celebrate her birthday while I was still out of town. With Snowball on Saturday, she had to do it on Friday night. Super-Dad Greg pulled it off, with the help of Joel and Grant. The decorations I had ordered gave him some trouble, but he managed. We had her family party on her actual birthday on Sunday. 
















Saturday, February 24, 2024

Snowball

I got back from my trip in time to help Aubrey with her hair for the Snowball dance and to go take photos of her group. She and Joel both went to the dance with groups of friends. Greg and I figured out we have five more potential Snowballs in our future—halfway done!

I asked for a brother-sister photo, and I ended up with those AND cousin photos. Love.