Elliot turned 17 this year. He is fun to have around and enjoys running, pickleball, and games. He and I enjoy watching sports together and playing ping pong almost every night in the winter. He hit the gym a lot over the winter and would often stop at Ross on the way home looking for deals .
Happy Birthday, Lucia!
This evening we had Lucia’s family birthday party. On Friday she has a sleepover with 8 friends.
Lucia loves dance, reading, talking, playing with friends, school (her teacher).
She enjoys soccer, church, and any art.
She doesn’t really like waking up early.
Happy Birthday Me and Mari!
Rose’s Birthday Party
Today we had some friends from school over for Rose’s birthday, followed by a family party in the evening.
Elliot’s 16th Birthday
This evening we celebrated Elliot’s 16th birthday. The Reagens, Mimi & Papa, and Mari’s friend Lila came over for skyline pizza, cake, and presents.
Some notes about Elliot:
- Elliot would sleep until noon every day if he could, take a 3 hour nap at some point in the day, and go to bed at 2.
- He likes to play video games on his phone and occasionally on the TV.
- He doesn’t have a job yet, but is committed to get one when he turns 16.
- He is a good driver and is planning on getting his license in a few days.
- He likes athletic clothes and shoes.
- He likes cool cars.
- He and I play ping-ping and he wins 99% of the time.
- He wanted that Lakers shirt for his birthday.
- He and Cam play pickleball with me and Nate sometimes.
Favorite song:
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Skyline
Favorite musical artist: Yeat
Favorite book:
Favorite sport: Running
Favorite movie:
Birthday Party Redo
This evening we hosted Lucia’s birthday party redo. She ended up being sick the first time we were going to host and luckily everyone could make it this time.
Happy Birthday Lucia
We sang Happy Birthday to Lucia tonight, with just our family. She didn’t go to school today, but is feeling much better.
Missing In Action
Today was Lucia’s birthday party, but we didn’t take any pictures because she was not feeling well. We still had the Hylands, Liesses, and Reagens over for dinner, but Lucia wasn’t feeling well, so it was a short night.
Neighborhood Birthday Party
The neighborhood kids put together a birthday party for Lucia in the pine tree in our street.
Colorado Visit
This past weekend we went to Colorado to spend the weekend with Andrew. He is on Fall Break at school, which lined up nicely with his birthday. We left Des Moines on Friday, picked up Andrew, and then went to Woodland Park, which is up the hill from Colorado Springs. We spent Saturday and Sunday exploring the area and then on Monday we drove Andrew back to school and headed home.
It was great to see Andrew again and get the gang back together. We all miss having him around.
Happy Birthday, Susan!
Tonight we celebrated Susan’s birthday with the Reagens and Mimi and Papa.
Birthday Weekend
This weekend we celebrated Mari’s 17th birthday and my 41st birthday. The Reagens and Mimi and Papa came over a couple of times for cake and ice cream.