April 2024 - Happy 20th Birthday, Elliot!

 

Jasmine is very photogenic!

At restaurants, we roll a car (Lightning McQueen or Sally) 

back & forth across the tabletop. If they land on the edge, 

without falling off, your team scores a point. 

We started playing this game when the boys were little.

On April 8, 2024, we experience a deep partial (94.3%) solar eclipse

 in Lewistown. Oliver witnessed the eclipse at school. He is front left 

in the above picture that appeared in the Fulton County Democrat.

Brian, Elliot, & I came home a bit early to witness the

eclipse from our driveway. It was pretty cool -

part of me wishes we would have seen it in totality.

Brian likes this picture of me - he says my expression can be 

described as, "What do you mean we're out of cookies?"

Our last family meal at our old kitchen table.

Brian & I purchased this table early in our marriage,

when we lived in South Carolina. It has served us well!

Our first family meal at our new kitchen table.

We purchase this high-top table, with built-in leaves

and 8 chairs, at Pratt Furniture Store in Lewistown.

When you get the call from your sister to come watch

Adam's track meet in Springfield, IL, you make a day of it!

It is always good for the soul to see your sister!

Oliver Chillin' in the Redbud (166 months)

Oliver watched the new basket being installed from

the comfort of the redbud tree we got from Grandma Bertels.

Elliot & Oliver

Old & New Baskets

We celebrate Elliot's 20th birthday with

a meal at Babe's on Plum, in Havana, & cake at home.

Happy 20th Birthday, Elliot!

It seems like just the other day you were only 10.

I love my boys!

Elliot is 20 years old!

Emma is 10 years old!

We watched one of Emma's soccer games.

Oliver went to a Spoon River College board meeting with Brian.

Elliot created this piece of art - he is so talented!

Oliver's last day with the bunk beds.

Elliot is getting a longer bed, so Oliver is getting

Elliot's old bed (which used to be his).