Memorial Day Parade

The whole family walked in the Memorial Day parade this year. Searchlight Ministries had an ice cream cart and a bunch of us walked with it handing out tracts. Cory and Emma saw lots of their friend in the crowd. Every couple feet, somebody was calling out their names! They thought that was way too cool! After the parade, our church had a flea market and hot dog roast. Denise & I cooked and served the hot dogs and chips. On the Friday before Memorial Day, we set the tent up in the backyard. The kids had a sleep-over with a bunch of their friends. Of course, the heavens opened at 5:30am and unleashed thunder, lightning & torrential rains! They kids were back inside and wide awake. So were we. That may have been our last camp out for a while!

Emma's Dance Recital

Kathy's Dance Company put on a very exciting recital this year. Emma's class danced to "The Best Years of Our Lives" from Shrek. You could notice some major improvement over last year. Emma is much more confident and did a fa-a-abulous job! She looked straight a head and smiled at the audience during the whole routine. No looking at her feet or her neighbors like last year. AND her best friend Mallory was in her class this year too!

Baseball!

Cory had a great little league season this year! He played for DJ's Pizza. They had a great team and took 2nd place overall in their age bracket. They even won their playoff game 16 - 1!. Cory played a number of positions this year including left, right & center field and second base. He wasn't too keen on playing outfield but we encouraged him to learn those positions as best as he can. After watching a few Tigers games on TV and a live Whitecaps game, he realized that most of the action is in the outfield. I assured him that as they get older and learn to hit farther, outfield will be the place to be! Cory also got 4 hits & 2 RBIs this season. (Cory says player pitch is a lot harder than pitching machine!)WAY TO GO CORY & DJ'S!!

Frederick Meijer Gardens Trip

Emma's class visited Frederick Meijer Gardens this spring. They learned about simple machines and had a great time. It was really hot! Emma had to pull her hair up after about an hour!

I included a picture of Davinci's Horse just cuz' its so darn cool!

King of the Wild Frontier

One of Cory's major assignments in his English class was to research a historical person and write a report on him or her. They also had to present to the class "in character" as the person they wrote about. Cory chose Davy Crockett. He read a book about him in class and looked up some info on the internet. To get him in character, we rented the old Disney Davy Crockett series on DVD. I wanted him to sing the theme song and speak with a southern drawl, but Cory declined my counsel. He didn't need it because he got the highest marks possible in all categories except props.

Next time you see Cory, ask him what he knows about Davy Crockett!