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.

April Happenings

 April was a month! We had lots of fun times! And nice spring weather, unlike March which was HOT.

Megan and Me saw this mom and her ducklings while Megan driving. It was very exciting!

Megan and Matthew with their Easter baskets.

Matthew's first time shaving.

U, Matthew, Me and Megan playing Life.

Megan and Matthew helped out at AZCEND on their late start day.

And they got to bring home some stuffed animals that were leftover Easter donations.

So much Easter stuff at AZCEND!

Artemis turned 4!!!

Investigating her new bed.

Yeah, this'll work....

U, Me, Megan and Matthew enjoying our Italy Yum Box.

Me, Megan and Matthew on mac and cheese tasting night.

The 6 types.

Our rankings.

The kids had their end of year band concerts.

Megan playing during the concert band concert.

Matthew during the concert band concert. (Someone was taking pictures from the mezzanine which is how he could be seen at all.)

At the jazz concert the next night.

Matthew playing jazz.

AZCEND Service

 We were blessed to be able to help out a lot with AZCEND in December. First up was the Sun Lakes Luminaries event where we helped collect and sort food for the food drive. We collected over 8000 pounds of food during the 2 day event!

Lights and luminaries around the lake. It was so pretty!

Live music.

U and Megan sorting food in the AZCEND truck.

One of the trucks filled with food!

Paula (the food bank manager) stopped by. U in the back with Paula, Matthew, Me and Megan in the front.

Next up was the Saturday holiday distribution.

Me, Megan and U handed out meat and weighed carts.

Matthew helped direct people where to go and did some cart running.

U, Megan, Me and Matthew on Christmas Eve where we again helped with the holiday distribution. Melinda did data entry, U and Megan handed out meat and weighed carts and Matthew helped direct and cart run.

New Years Eve found us at the food bank once more (except U who was at work).

Matthew and Me entered store donations in for the month of December.

Megan helped out in pantry.

We love to help out at AZCEND!

June 2025

We had a busy June. Megan and Matthew went to FSY the first week up in Prescott.

Me and U enjoying some ice cream.

Matthew attended a semiconductor camp with some of his friends. He had cool experiences and even got a robot.

Dressed in a bunny suit.

Matthew finding an alternate use for his engineering tower.

Jorgen and Matthew at a church activity.

Megan, Matthew, Me and Paula with our service recognition from the mayor.

Cute Megan selfie

U and Me saw this one evening on the way home from PAL. It was a SpaceX rocket launch.

We went to Feed My Starving Children with some friends.

Lionheart and Sarah joined us for dinner one evening.

Megan and Matthew took a health class where they learned lots of good health information. Here, they are preparing a simple meal of oatmeal.

Megan and Matthew cut and cooked raw chicken. They needed to show they could handle it correctly.

We ate some of our Belgian chocolate.

Megan was very happy with her mushroom.

The chocolate we ate.

Matthew (and Artemis) celebrating his half birthday.

He was very happy with his circuit kit.

We went to the Poison exhibit at the Science Center.

U trying very hard to crack the case.

Megan was very excited about her fancy cotton candy.

Me, Megan and Matthew with the world's largest pair of scissors.