Summer Family Fun & Annual Corn Photo!!

 The annual Grandpa Denny and Max corn photo!  8 years old!!  Beautiful day!!

 Max won this Razr scooter at Summerfest!  He was so excited!  Loves to ride it!

 Unplanned Hawkeye apparel worn by the men at a family event.  Great minds think alike!  :)

All aboard!!  Hold on Luther and Drew

- this is one crazy driver!!

Ela made awesome bracelets for all of us during our Bjork Camping weekend in Adel!  So great to spend time with them - they are growing up so fast!  Glad we can see them more often!   Can't wait for next year!

June: Baseball, Softball, Hoby, Summit

Max and Makayla enjoyed their baseball and softball seasons.  Max loved playing 1st base the best and so did Makayla.  Makayla was the queen of walks and she was a magnet to the pitches - she seemed to get hit every game!  They both just loved to slide into a base and rip the ball into the outfield!  We enjoyed watching them both play (sometimes Max got bored and drew semis in the dirt) and some games that was tough to do with how cold it was sometimes!  They both loved to have friends and family come watch them!

  Maddy attended the HOBY leadership conference in Pella in early June.  She loved meeting new people and learning about qualities that help to make a great leader.  We stayed the weekend in Iowa City and loved seeing all the Hawkeye stuff!

Mallory and Maddy went to Manitou Springs, Colorado in mid-June to attend the Summit Ministries Student Conference.  They loved Colorado and flying there and back by themselves!  They would love to go back someday - they learned sooo much and met some amazing friends!  Can you find them in the photo?  :)

Mallory's Graduation Weekend Video

Mallory's graduation weekend was so wonderful!  We were definitely nervous with this being our first child and large event to host; but all went well!  Thanks to everyone who helped us!  It made the whole experience so enjoyable to know that people cared enough to help, and to come to honor Mal.  Makayla was our photographer of the weekend and took some great photos, so I decided to make them into a short video to remember the weekend.  Hope you enjoy it!  Click Here to View

Baccalaureate, Maddy's May Term, and Cosby!!

Baccalaureate night included the choir singing beautifully and a local pastor who challenged the seniors regarding their futures.  It is encouraging that there was a good turn-out for this evening. 

Maddy's May Term class was planning and performing a short play for the younger SC students.  Maddy was a zombie and came home looking like this and I had to take a photo!  Yikes!!

We have raised the girls to appreciate Bill Cosby and his humor, so we were fortunate that he came to Spencer, IA!  We laughed a lot that night!  He is a rare talent - we loved watching him make the girls laugh!

Bible Instruction Class Graduation!

Makayla completed her Bible Instruction Class and was honored with her class being a part of the service and being presented a completion certificate.  She worked hard learning the tenets of the faith during the last two years.  Pastor Steve challenged them with memory work as well.  We celebrated by taking her to King's Pointe for Sunday dinner with her Grandparents and Aunt.  We pray her desire to learn more and study the Word will continue throughout her life.  Love you girl!

Track Season

 Makayla threw the shot put this year in track - she did pretty well!  She placed in most of the track meets and is excited to get stronger and improve her technique in high school. 

Mallory's Senior Year of Track was a fun one to experience.  This photo above is of Mal and Trish her cousin and track coach on the night of Districts in Manson.  It was a super cold night!!!  They broke the school record again this night with a time of 51.39!!  They qualified for State again in the 400 meter relay.  It was so exciting to watch her run again in Drake Stadium!  So proud!

Max's 8th Birthday and Spring Concert!

Max had his first friend party and invited two friends over to our house for a party.  They had fun on the farm and enjoyed a scavenger hunt that Makayla had fun planning to find his birthday cake. 

Max had a "silly song" spring concert.  He loved rockin' the pink hair!  Very cute!