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Monday, June 15, 2015

Trinity's End-of-the-Year Events

It's nearing the end of the school year already, and summer is on it's way.  The kids are excited, but Jonas is actually a little sad too.  He loves his teachers and friends at Trinity, and he is looking forward to each school day he has left to visit with them.  Thankfully, Trinity has some pretty fun stuff at the end of the year to give the students some time to have fun and socialize before they part ways for the summer.

Field Day
Jonas earned 2 third place ribbons for the relay and the dash, and a first place ribbon for the tug-of-war.  I am proud of him for how hard he worked and especially for his good attitude.




I had to include this one because my niece Bethany is so adorable.

 The whole class!


School Picnic at Pioneer
Every year Trinity has their picnic at Camp Pioneer.  It is an awesome day with games, swimming, and devotions.

Jonas and his class played some fun games that Mrs. C. organized for them.  They made marshmallow catapults and shot mini marshmallows at targets, made marshmallow and spaghetti towers, and raced to throw the most marshmallows in baskets.





After lunch we spent some time down at the beach (Gavin's first time!).  The water was freezing, but Jonas still swam a bit and played in the sand.  Gavin did not appreciate me putting his feet in the water (he screamed), but he did like feeling the sand.  It pooped him out and he decided to take a little snooze.





Before the kids went back to school, we all gathered at the Chapel in the Woods for a devotion.  How can you not end a beautiful day like that by giving thanks to God?


Sport's Banquet
Jonas participated in Trinity's "Mini-Hawks" basketball team this past winter.  He received a cool basketball pin for his efforts.


Thanks for all your hard work, coaches!

Monday, June 8, 2015

Gavin's Baptism

Gavin was baptized on May 31st.  It was a beautiful little ceremony.  Brynn, Jonas, and Bransen even got to help baptize Gavin by pouring the water on his head.  We are so excited that the Gavin is part of God's family!

Gavin wore Duane's baptism gown from when he was baptized.


The children of the congregation came forward to be able to see the baptism better.  It was neat that they got to be a part of it!

Gavin's Godparents - Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary

A whole family shot

A picture with Pastor Krueger

After the baptism we celebrated with lunch in the school gym.  A lot of our family was there to celebrate with us, and it was a great time with food and fellowship!


Gavin's tired...sleeping on Daddy.



My favorite thing about this collection of pictures is how Gavin moves from kid to kid.  Jonas, Brynn, and Bethany all take a turn!

It was a joyous day!  Thank you to all of you who came to celebrate with us!

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Spring Concert

St. Aloysius had a spring concert that Brynn and Bransen both participated in last week.  Bransen sang "The Bare Necessities" from the Jungle Book, and Brynn played her recorder.  They also each made really neat art pieces.  We didn't get Brynn in a picture with hers, but it was a very creative hot air balloon that even hung from the ceiling!  




Track

Brynn and Bransen participated in track at St. Al's this year.  They both worked hard and had fun!  They both ran dashes.  Brynn ran relays and the mile, and Bransen did the long jump.  Good job, guys!