Minnesota's State Capital

Today I had the opportunity to join Kallen and his grade on a field trip to the state capital.  It was extra special since one student's dad is a representative.  We got to go to places most don't, and even met a state judge and heard stories.  Such a memorable experience not only for Kallen, but I.

 

Kallen Turns 11 Years Old

Today Kallen turned eleven! Kallen continues to be loved by many with his kind and gentle heart and annoys many with his non-stop chatty mouth. He also has a passion to help others and do what is right.   He still proves to be very intelligent (especially with memory), funny, cuddly and has a drive that will continuously bring him success in all he does. 

Kallen's favorite things right now are hanging out with friends, basketball, soccer, Legos, dinosaurs, and video games.  

Happy 11th Birthday, Kallen!
We love you so much. 

Since Kallen's birthday landed on spring break, we were able to give him his party Thursday night with six of his closest buddies over for a sleepover.  He did celebrate today with us by opening gifts, eating cake, playing with his new 3-D printer, watching his movie of choice, and eating his own pizza.  

I Love to Read Month and Wax Museum

Today ended Legacy's annual "I Love to Read Month".  The elementary students read over 245,000 minutes for prizes and bragging rights.  The day ended with them showcasing the book they read throughout the month. 

Kallen also participated in Legacy's annual Wax Museum.  Where students read an autobiography about a famous Christian and then became that person.  Kallen was Tim Tebow.  He did a fantastic job, and seeing it all come alive was fun.

LCA Boys Basketball

Today just ended what I call a GREAT season of basketball for Kallen!  Kallen made the traveling team this year, so we not only had games during the week but also joined classmates and their families on Saturdays for tournament play.  The boys lost 1 game the entire season and placed first in all but two tournaments.  Kallen grew tremendously in skill and in the game of basketball.

  

Ensenada Mission Trip

Dad and Elyse just spent the last week doing something Elyse has been asking for a few years to do now, attend a mission trip.  They joined a few family friends/classmates on the trip to Ensenada, MX.  They spent the first day there visiting an orphanage but focused most of their time on building homes for two families that have nothing.  In just about 48 hours, two solid houses with electricity were built.  Such an amazing experience and so thankful they both loved it so much they plan on making it an annual thing and including the rest of us five.

Ian's Basketball Season

Today ended Ian's basketball season.  This year Legacy started an in-house program so Ian was beyond thrilled to play for LCA.  Dad was able to coach the team and even though they won and lost about the same, the boys played their hearts out and did a great job.  

Skiing with Dad

Today is a day that dad has been waiting on for years, he took Caleb and Kallen skiing. Dad loves skiing and so when the opportunity came to take the boys, he couldn’t pass it up. Thankfully it was all successful, kids loved it and no injuries happened.