Birthday Party for J.D. (17) & Maddie (6)

On May 25th, we had our Memorial Day get together & celebrated J.D. & Maddie's birthdays.

J.D. (17) & Maddie (6)

The kids lined up for the pinata.

Nicholas, Justin, Brenden, Luke, Evan, Tyler, J.D., Kat, Maddie, Andrew, & Alex.

Hawaiian Luau

Since J.T. was in all of the productions again this year, we thought he would like going to the Hawaiian Luau Productions Banquet.  We were right...........he had a blast!  :)

J.T. & Uncle Todd in their Hawaiian outfits.

J.T. enjoying a tropical beverage.

Great-Grandma A & J.T. enjoying their dinner.

J.T. having a great time in the hula hoop contest.

J.T. was contestant #2 in the Best Hawaiian Outfit Contest.

Ice on Lake Superior..........on May 5th.

We went up north for our anniversary trip yesterday.  When we arrived in Duluth, we saw that Lake Superior was still covered in ice and snow.  It was very weird!

Sonja had to throw her rocks on the ice.

There was some open water for a Polar Plunge, but Todd declined.

Not our usual view of Lake Superior when we go up in May for our anniversary.....

North Heights Chorale & Orchestra Concerts

The North Heights Chorale performed 3 concerts in 3 days (April 25 - 27) with a small orchestra.  Sonja played her flute in the orchestra & Sonja's mom sings in the Chorale.  There was a concert Friday night at Price of Peace Lutheran in Roseville, one Saturday night at 1st Lutheran in Albert Lea, and the final one at North Height in Arden Hills on Sunday afternoon.  The music was very difficult and stretched Sonja a lot, but she had a lot of fun performing in the concerts.