Donny's 5th Grade Year

How are you finishing 5th grade?

Where has the time gone? Weren't you just starting kindergarten with Mrs. B? And weren't you just in 1st grade with Mrs. Bailey? And in 2nd grade you found out that you were going to be a Big Brother while in Mrs. Chang's class. 3rd grade you had Ms. Sink and really found your love for technology. 4th grade you had Mrs. Malito and what a wonderful year you had.

 

And here we are talking about 5th grade. You have had three amazing teachers: Mrs. Treat, Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Sadowsky. A great year of growth and of learning.

 

Now we come to a lot of our last things of elementary school.

Our last track & field day.

Our last field trip.

Our last first day.

Our last water gun fight on the last day of school.

Our last day of Elementary school

 

It all started with going on the big 5th grade field trip! I was so excited that I got to go and have a blast with my boy.

We went to the Fish Hatchery and to South Haven. Learned all about what they do at the fish hatchery and what areas they help out in. After a good portion of the morning there, we headed to the beach in South Haven. We had a beautiful day and couldn't wait to get our toes in the sand. I am so happy that they have this trip for the kids. What a great memory to have forever.

 

Track & Field day has always been a favorite of Donny's. Even if he isn't very athletic, he has always enjoyed participating on this day. And he did the same thing every time: high jump, disc throw and obstacle course. And a couple of running pieces. At the end of the event, a fire truck comes to the field and sprays the kids with a lot of water...yup Donny was soaked. But he had a blast!! Again, we had a beautiful day for this, couldn't have asked for better.

 

The last thing to happen was 5th grade graduation. How was my baby boy graduating already?? Is this really even possible? He worked so hard this year to have great attendance and to have an outstanding grade for his classes. He was awarded the Presidential Award for his grades...something that I didn't even know about until this day. We are so proud of you dude and cannot wait to see you continue to excel at everything you do.

 

 

Summer Middle School Camp

 

 

Summer Middle School Camp

2018

 

This was the first year that Donny expressed interest in going to church camp. And we were super excited for him! This was a week long camp at the end of June and he couldn't wait.

 

The theme for camp was Unmasked. Something neat about Indian Lake is that each year it is a different theme and everything they do revolves around this theme.

 

We of course, were unsure how Donny would do. He had never been away from us for more than a night and only with family. But with this being right in town, we knew that if there was any problems, we could get to him very easily. And with me working right around the corner, it was even better for him.

 

We couldn't wait to hear the stories from camp when we picked him up. I just had a feeling that he was going to have a blast and couldn't wait to go back! And guess what!!! He couldn't stop talking all the way home....even if he hardly had a voice. I will have to have him write something up to tell you some of the amazing stories from camp....so he can keep his memories right here on our blog.

 

Donny has made a lot of friends in his youth group at Three Rivers Church of the Nazarene. We are so excited to see him grow and continue on this walk.

 

And he is already talking about going to camp this summer.

Sister had to help fix his pillow

Excited to check in



I have him and it looks like he had a blast!!!!



Hey everyone, I am tired and I have no voice

Vicksburg Bulldogs Clay Target Shooting 2018

  In the fall of Donny's 6th grade year, he decided he was going to try something new. He was going to try clay target shooting for his school. This is a fall and spring event. Something that was pretty new to the school. And definitely new to us. He went out there and did great for a new kid. A kid that had never held a gun in his life.   Each 'season' is 5 weeks long.

  He went out that first fall season and averaged 1 or 2 targets hit each night. We knew that it would be a slow start, but we also knew that he could do it. We took the winter off and started practicing again in April.

  The spring season came upon us and he was doing awesome. He would call me on his way home and tell me all about his night of shooting and he was always so proud with the number of targets he hit. That spring season came to a close and he averaged 8 targets. Quite an improvement from the 1 or 2 in the fall. During the spring season we found out that he could participate in State Tournament in Mason, Michigan. And we jumped on it and signed him up. We couldn't wait to see what he could do there. But we would have to wait until June for that.

 

This is an amazing sport to have in Vicksburg. And I am incredibly thankful that Donny is able to  participate and have his Dad right there by his side. Yes, I go whenever I can, but this is their thing. We have our thing, but for his Dad to be there is amazing. And I have seen his face light up when he sees the improvement that his son is making each and every time he goes out to shoot.


  We took the summer off due to different things, but we got right back out there when school started. And when the fall season came around, Donny was impressing us again. Calling me each night and telling me how well he did. Out of the 5 weeks, his highest was 23 out of 50 targets hit. And he was super proud of himself that night. He averaged 11.5 targets a night and we know that this will go up. Right now we are taking a break. We will be back at it come March. And I cannot wait to see what his average will be then.




State Tournament, June 2018, Mason, Michigan

I am back!!!

Wow, I have a lot of catching up to do! I cannot believe that it has really been this long since I have written on here. A lot has happened since I last posted. I guess that could be why I haven't posted. I have been busy.

I am still working full time and so is Donny. We are both on first shift and loving it. We can be a family in the evening and have the full weekend as a family.

In January of 2013 we bought our first house! It is still a work in progress but we are getting there. I still have things that are in boxes, but I also have been getting rid of a lot of stuff!!! That is a good feeling. We have an acre of land and love it. We have been able to take full advantage of that as well!

In September of 2013 we found out that we were expecting. What a shock to all of us, but we were happy with it. Little Donny was really excited that he was going to get to be a big brother. And he couldn't wait to find out what we were having. We found out in December of 2013 that we were having a little girl. He was super happy about that! As were we. It was time to start buying lots of pink things!!! Our little girl was due May 5th, 2014. And her name would be Makayla Lynn. I continued to work thru my whole pregnancy. I actually worked on her due date. Just for a couple of hours in the morning, but I still worked. I woke up at 3am on May 6th to contractions, I was in labor. We took Donny to his grandparents house and we headed up to the hospital. We were admitted at 7:30am, Miss Makayla Lynn entered the world at 3:08pm. And she was very alert. And we all fell in love. Her big brother did not want to let go of her. He was in love and we all could see it. So we are now a family of 4 and we wouldn't change it for the world. Sometimes it does sound weird to say I have 2 kids, but for 8years it was just our little man.

I will finish off this post by saying, I cannot wait to update you all on other things. I have some awesome pictures that we took on vacation last year and they are updated pics of the kiddos. SO please keep your eyes open, as I will be writing another post within the next couple of days. And I promise, I won't go another three years without a post. That is way too long!