May Happenings

 Here are some highlights from May.

We attended the annual volunteer appreciation for AZCEND.

Look who greeted U on Star Wars Day at work.

We went to the end of season band banquet.

Mr. Werner, the band director, wearing his huskies shirt.

The marching band with their state championship awards.

Matthew receiving his award for Most Improved in Jazz Maroon.

Photo with all the people who received "Most Improved" awards.

Matthew and Megan after the banquet.

Matthew showing off his award.

U and Me with the pit crew, carrying on the tradition of wearing tie dyed volunteer shirts with our formal wear.

We celebrated Mother's Day with yummy dessert.

Symbolic passing of the checkbook as Me became treasurer of the band boosters.

Matthew and Megan helped out at AZCEND for the Saturday distribution.

They helped wash a couple of trucks.

Matthew is getting bigger!

We enjoyed the Poland Yum Box.

Megan and Matthew successfully finished 9th grade! Overall, the year went really well. 

Megan spent the last week as a YCL at Girls' Camp. Matthew went to band camp for one day and then was supposed to go to High Adventure. However, he got sick and so ended up staying home and resting.

Girls Camp 2026

Megan was excited to attend camp as a YCL.

Sister Richardson (aka Kelsey) and Megan practice buzzing leaves. Megan said it is kind of like playing a clarinet.

Megan waiting for the 4th years to come into camp.

Megan gets a portrait.

All girls from our ward. The leaders made sure Megan was in it since she somehow missed last year's group photo.

Building a big pyramid. Nobody's back got broken.

Another group photo. And once again Megan is in it!

Small pyramid.

Glow stick party, a tradition of girls' camp.

All the girls at camp.

Making paracord bracelets.

Yummy lunch menu. It's super fancy!

Hanging out with some of the other YCLs: Sarah, Laney, Eliza, Megan

Moving boxes for Angry Birds activity.

Beautiful sunset!

Faith Walk painting that the leaders are girls painted. It's made up of a bunch of little squares that got painted individually.

Megan getting the car jack out.

Learning how to change a tire.

Setting up a tent. There were two tents and they made it a timed competition. Megan's group won.

Opening secret sister gifts.

Willy Wonka (aka the President Shkapich). It was his wife's birthday.

Ward testimony meeting.

Girls for the car ride home in the big van.

The girls from our ward in the van.

All of us in the van.

Stopping at the store on the way home.