February 2024

Samuel's third grade class put on a wonderful Famous Americans play and wax museum!  Samuel was the great 4 star General George Patton.  

Boys love playing basketball in the driveway all the time

Nicholas competed in the Archdiocese Theology Bowl with his Blessed Trinity team. 

Henry played percussion very well in the 6th grade band performance at BT.

Scout Sunday

Shawn organized Scout Sunday and Nicholas helped as troop Chaplain.

Super Bowl charcuterie board - Go Chiefs!!!

Grace had a great Age Group State Meet - earning her first ever RED CAP!

Pinewood Derby happened again and Sam and Shawn worked hard to make a super fast car - he took 2nd place in his den this year.

Nicholas and Henry, as older boy scouts, ran the track for this Cub Scout event.

Shawn and the kids spoiled me on my birthday :-)

Happy 12th Birthday Henry!!

Henry's Favorites at age 12:

Stuffed Animal - Crag

Food - seafood

Movie - 50-50-50

Show - Star Wars

Clothes to Wear - sweat pants and sweat shirt

Game - Ticket to Ride

Snack - Goldfish

Animal - wolf

Song - "On Our Way" by Mercy Me

Book - 80/20

Friends - Gabe, Nathan, Townsend, Michael, Smith, William, William, Jude

Drink - lemonade

Outside Activity - running

Sport - cross country

Park Activity - basketball

Inside Activity - playing with siblings

Place to Go - church

Fruit - watermelon

Vegetable - celery

What do you want to be when you grow up?  I don't know

What brings you joy?  running
What makes you sad?  death

Conquest Winter Sports Tournament

 In mid February, Shawn took Henry on a very special trip to the Sacred Heart Apostolic School for Regnum Christi in Rolling Prairie, IL.  This is a school for boys grades 8-12 that are considering the priesthood and is run by the Legionary priests.  Each year they hold a National Winter Sports Tournament where boys, 5th-8th grade, come from all over the US and Canada to compete is various sports including basketball, hockey, soccer, and handball.  On the final day they go skiing at a local small ski resort.  The boys (and dads) stay in the school and get a taste of life at this Catholic boarding school, including mass and the sacraments.  Shawn and Henry went up a couple days early, with their friends Javier and Andres, flying into Chicago and seeing and tasting the sites of Chi town first.  At the school, they had a great time meeting people from all over. It was Henry's first time skiing as well and he picked it up pretty quickly.  It was a wonderful trip!