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!

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!

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!

Back to the Cross

A couple of weeks ago Jonas was in Trinity's musical, "Back to the Cross".  The kids did a great job sharing the message that everything comes back to Jesus and His sacrifice for us on the cross.  Jonas' class danced to a cute song, and Jonas even got to use a cane as a prop.  Fun!  I have to make special mention of my beautiful niece, who did an awesome job singing with her trio.  Way to go, Bethany!

Brynn's 1st Communion

Brynn celebrated her 1st Communion yesterday.  She looked beautiful, but more importantly, she is learning more and more every day about the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for us.  She loves the Lord, and we love her, too!

Brynn and all the other 1st communicants

Brynn participated in much of the service.  She presented flowers during the gifts, and she read a petition during the prayers.  She did a great job.

Receiving her certificate

Some family shots

Everyone came over to our house for lunch after the church service.  It was a gorgeous day, and we got to spend a lot of the afternoon outside.  

I couldn't resist adding this cute picture of Gavin with his Uncle Mike.

Great job, Brynn.  We love you!

Easter

We started off our Easter celebration on Saturday at Grandma and Papa's house.  The kids searched for chocolate and plastic eggs and baskets that Grandma made them.  Jonas went to his dad's after the hunt and the rest of us stayed for a yummy dinner.

Brynn's favorite part of her basket - $5

Bransen's favorite part of his basket - $5

Jonas's favorite part of his basket - Glow in the dark axe

Gavin's favorite part of his basket - Mickey bib and swimming trunks for Disney

Easter morning the kids  searched for their baskets from the Easter bunny before we went to church.

After church we went to Grandma and Grandpa Gabel's for lunch.  We made sure we got our picture taken all together in our fancy Easter clothes.  This is also the first whole family picture since Gavin was born!

Gavin also met his Great Grandma Peppy.

We hope your Easter was as blessed as ours!