Remember and Honoring 9/11

While Dad was up here this weekend, we visited the September 11th Memorial in West Sacramento. It was special to see the exhibit with my dad, whom I am so proud of for his service to our country. He was honored there by getting to sign their veterans flag. Such a terrible thing that happened to our country. I pray for all the victims and the heroes and all the families affected by this tragedy. I found myself not yet ready to explain this event to Connor. Maybe in a few years I'll find the right words to explain it to him. For now, he was satisfied with celebrating the day as a way to acknowledge all the heroes that serve to protect our country.

Soccer Fun Continued...

Connor had a huge fan club for his second soccer game, including Grandma and Pops, Mallory, and Poppy, and of course Mike, Maddie and me.  It was a great game to watch, with Connor scoring 2 goals and not allowing any goals on him when he was goalie. It was such an exciting game and he loved having a big cheering section all for him! Final score was 5 to 1!

Soccer Begins!

Connor had a great first game today! He's on the Bobcats and has three great coaches and wonderful teammates! He's doing so well this year! He seems to really understand the game this year and is right in the middle of all the action! We're so proud of him!

Pictures from the last few weeks...

Connor has been doing great in kindergarten! His teacher is always telling me how wonderful he is! I'm so proud!

 We visited Grandma and Pops last weekend and had fun at the Ripon Kite Festival!

The kids loves the annual Chalk Festival too! Maddie was thrilled that she found Anna and Elsa!

 The Dirksen's came over for a BBQ and the kids loved having CJ over to play with!

The kids (and I!) are experiencing Mal withdrawals, so we met her in Vacaville for lunch, shopping and rides at the Nut Tree. It was so good to see her and hear all about med school adventures!

Mallory's White Coat Ceremony

This weekend, we celebrated all of Mal's hard work in getting into medical school and got to watch her White Coat Ceremony at Touro University. It was awesome to see her walk across the stage and put on her white coat with so many current doctors and classmates watching. I know she is going to be an amazing doctor and I'm so proud of her for putting in so much work to enter into a helping profession. We are proud of you Mal!

Connor's 1st Day of Kindergarten!

Today was Connor's 1st Day of Kindergarten! He said it was a great day, but that "it was just like preschool!" His teacher, Ms. Wiest said he was "Wonderful!" and a "Super Student!" Connor said she picked him out as one of the students who was listening the best! So happy for him!

Michael made special pancakes for Connor's first day!

Connor brought apples to his teacher and the PM kinder teacher who teaches in his room.

 Maddie and I were so excited to pick up Connor. It seemed like a very long 3 hours! We surprised Connor with a picnic and walked to the park to eat, play, and hear all about this first day!

This is Connor's teacher, Ms. Wiest in Room 1!

Dad's Retirement Party

We celebrated Dad's retirement this past weekend at the Spring Creek Country Club in Ripon. It was a great party, with so many of my dad's friends and colleagues. It was a fun night celebrating my awesome dad and his 38 year career as a perfusionist!