Saturday, June 14, 2025

September 2024

My Aunt Sue hosted a 70th birthday party for my Mom at the beginning of September. The grandchildren were happy to celebrate!

It was a beautiful night.


Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bob wrote a song and sang it to her. So sweet!
Patrick tried a new sport this Fall.  I think he (mostly) liked being on the cross country team.

These are all the freshmen after their first meet. 
Jack went before the Eagle Review Board and passed.


When he came home, there was this inflatable in our front yard. The husband of Jim's co-worker put it there to surprise Jack. We are so proud of him!
I was featured in a Prep News article.
Patrick participated in the freshmen tradition of the Running of the Bills.  Here he is with his advisory. 



Maggie found Snoop Dogg at the game.
Maggie took my phone during the game and took a few pictures.

It was Charlie's birthday, so after the football game we came home for ice cream cake.
Charlie took cushions from the den and living room to build a fort in his bunk bed.
I spy with my little eye a cute 13 year old.
We celebrated Charlie's birthday with the family that weekend. Charlie wore his coat and tie. I wrote our usual message for a 13 year old on his cake. He's Rad, He's Keen, He's Thirteen.  Aunt Sue wrote that (she instead of he) on my cake on my 13th birthday and I've written it on each of our kids' cakes.


Twinning!
Charlie tripped while walking backward in gym class and ended up in a cast.  
We went to a friend's backyard party and Jim joined the band for a few songs. 
Jack got this picture of the lunar eclipse with his cell phone.
Charlie discovered one of Jack's shoes on the ceiling.  It's always something around here!
We have found a fun group of friends at SLUH.  We all have graduating seniors.
Charlie and I walked around the park during one of Maggie's soccer games and came across this statue. So cute!
One day, Jack, Patrick, and I randomly crossed paths at the same time on campus. I had to get a picture. 
Charlie and some of his buds toured SLUH.
SLUH celebrated 100 years on Oakland.  There was a big Centennial celebration. The weather didn't cooperate, but we still had fun.  
Jim and I gave Jack tickets to the Billy Joel (with Sting) concert for his birthday. We also got tickets for ourselves and sat with friends a few rows behind Jack and Margo.  
The concert was scheduled for Friday night, but it stormed and poured down rain so they moved the concert to Sunday night.  It was a perfect evening!
It was fun watching Jack enjoy Billy Joel. 
Fun night!
Jack was off school on Monday, so he and I drove to Columbia to tour Mizzou.


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