Sonora participated in Senior Night for the orchestra. She spent four years working to make better music and learning. Tonight she was recognized along with her fellow seniors. We sat in the front of the upper level. That is how we go this photo of Sonora. Here she is in the front with all the … Continue reading “Orchestra Senior Night – 5/8/2024”
With the recommendation of her head coach, Sonora applied for the Carl Fricks Sportsmanship Scholarship. Not surprising to her adoring parents, she won a $1,000 scholarship for college. While Coach Potts could not make it to the award ceremony, we did catch her at practice. We appreciate her nominating and motivating students to be their … Continue reading “Sonora’s Scholarship – 5/1/2024”
Every good month has cats in it. Gimli has his “toy” and he carries it all over the house. He looks quite proud of it here! Danelle went to a fundraiser with Laura and Katie. Normally the senior posters are put up at your home track. However this year the track is under construction. Instead, … Continue reading “April – 2024”
I was invited to Herman’s birthday weekend camp out. I try to stay in touch with family and this was a perfect opportunity to see Herman and Henry. Just a few days before I left, I learned that there would be inclement weather that weekend and the camp out was cancelled. Instead we would meet … Continue reading “Herman’s Birthday Weekend – 4/27/2024”
Sonora went to her senior prom this year. While she didn’t have a specific date, she did go with a large group of friends. Here is Sonora leaving this house. She looked great and felt confident in her dress! Next they headed to Forest Park for photos with her group. At least I thought it … Continue reading “Prom – 4/13/2024”
My brother Henry invited me to play in a doubles disc golf tournament. Henry doesn’t play a ton, but does enjoy it. It helps that his boss at work was part of the team putting on the tournament. I happily agreed to come play a round with him. All I had to do was come … Continue reading “Disc Golf in KC – 4/6/2024”
Sonora is in her 4th year on the WGHS track team doing field events. Most of track and field is focused around the 400M oval with lots of cheering. Sonora wanted to be a part of it. She and here teammates signed up for the thrower’s relay. Its a 4×100 with the field athletes competing … Continue reading “Thrower’s Relay – 4/5/2024”
It was a family affair at our house. We had Danelle’s immediate family over for a nice meal. We were all having a great time and the home made bread didn’t last too long! Nobody told Carol that it was just sparkling grape juice in the bottle. We all sat around the sofa watching some … Continue reading “Easter – 3/31/2024”
We decided to take Danelle’s parents out to the property for the day. First stop was to Duke’s Bakery. We got a photo of them at the sign just outside the bakery. With donuts and fond memories, we headed out to the property. The weather was perfect today. We parked ourselves in chairs and proceeded … Continue reading “Danforth With Danelle’s Parents – 3/30/2024”
With Corvin in his second year of college, we don’t see much of him anymore. We do our best to have phone calls and send him stuff in the mail, but physically being with him is difficult. Having him seven and a half hours away in Wisconsin makes us sad at times. But its all … Continue reading “Corvin’s Spring Break – 6/19/2024”