DATE: Friday, December 16, 2022 T-6 days! After a couple of years of saving up for, and months of planning, the 8 of us will be off to Hawaii! With Zach coming up on his last semester of college and soon off to start his own life, we wanted to do something very special for … Continue reading Going to Hawai’i!
Family Updates
End of Tennis Season Banquet
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Tonight was the banquet that recognizes the boys' tennis team. It was a bit of a strange season with the Delta Variant of COVID making the rounds. But the coaches made the most of it and the boys had a good time. Seth really improved this year over his last season … Continue reading End of Tennis Season Banquet
Back to School!
Last week was "back to school" time! It never ceases to amaze me how quickly time goes. With this time comes the flood of memories of past days with kids getting their little backpacks, gathering up their school supplies, getting on the bus or driving away for the first time of the school year, and … Continue reading Back to School!
Eli’s Program Acceptance
Congratulations to Eli who just found out this week that he was accepted in Endress+Hauser's 3-year apprenticeship program, earning him 5 years of guaranteed employment! Endress+Hauser Greenwood Indiana Campus The Apprenticeship Program is a three-year education and experience combination followed by a two-year employment commitment at Endress+Hauser for current high school students graduating this spring … Continue reading Eli’s Program Acceptance
June 2021 Update on Eli
Eli just graduated from Greenwood High School. So proud of him! https://youtu.be/RdNrgNxfkIQ He has recently started working for a local company, Endress+Hauser, which is world-wide supplier of process automation equipment (fluid pressures, levels, sensors, etc.). They have a wonderful apprenticeship program which he is currently a candidate for. He’ll work for them over the summer and … Continue reading June 2021 Update on Eli
End of Season Tennis Banquet
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Tonight we went to the Greenwood High School girls' tennis banquet. Savannah was so much fun to watch, both during the season and tonight with her fellow tennis teammates. You can tell that they became very close this season. Savannah improved so much throughout the season and from her time in … Continue reading End of Season Tennis Banquet
June 2021 Update
UGH! I'm not sure I'll ever get out of this cycle of making updates so infrequently! It is what it is I guess. Anyway, here's a quick update on what's been going on with our family. Like most everyone else, the biggest dynamic of our lives over the past year has been the overreaction to … Continue reading June 2021 Update
March 2019 Update
Yep. Basically ditto what I said in December 2014 about good intentions. Now, after about a 4 1/2 year hiatus from then, I'm giving it another shot. Since then: 2016 was a busy year! In June, we brought home Vivian from China! She has been such a joy and wonderful addition to our family. Just … Continue reading March 2019 Update
Our 2018 Trip Out West
This is a trip that we have been planning for almost 18 years. Since Sonya and I got married and went on our honeymoon we have been wanting to eventually bring our kids back to some of the beautiful places that we saw in May/June of 2000. Our original trip back then started with a … Continue reading Our 2018 Trip Out West
Our Adoption
One of the more exciting events that has happened to our family is our decision to adopt a little girl from China. Since I'm starting to post about this event so late, I thought I'd just make a short video to bring anyone who is interested up to speed on where we are in the … Continue reading Our Adoption