Busy Lives, Part Two

Returned from work and just waiting for Matt to do the same so that we can have FHE.  Thought I'd throw a few more pictures and thoughts on the blog to keep the grandparents in the loop (and happy!).  I know that I would LOVE to get updates from my kids and grandkids if I were serving out of the country.  (Keep that in mind for future reference, offspring of mine. . . )

Senior Prom

Matt went to his SENIOR PROM on Saturday.  How can he possibly be getting ready to graduate from high school?!  Didn't I just barely send him off to kindergarten?  Several years ago I had a neighbor whose kids were about 15 years older than mine.  She told me that child-rearing would go faster than I would ever guess and that once the first child left home, it seemed like the nest emptied all too quickly.  I should have listened.  She was right.

Anyway, Matt did go to prom on Saturday and had a delightful time with his date.  They golfed at an executive course in the morning, and Matt said he even managed a few pars.  In the evening they took pictures in a beautiful backyard, went to dinner at an Italian restaurant, made an appearance at the dance, and then headed to Jump Time to end it all off.  The group he went with was a bunch of kids he has hung out with through most, if not all, of high school, so everyone knew each other pretty well and got along great.

I didn't get the greatest pictures, but here are some that I snapped:


Thumbs up, baby!

Cute couple!



Matt and Chase, one of his good friends from the ward.  They'll
probably enter the MTC about the same time. 



The Guys!  Jake, Faruk, Adam, Austin, Matt, and Chase



Both Austin and Matt have been told that they look like
Scotty McCreery of American Idol fame.  Do you see it?



If Matt hadn't been able to find a date, he always had a backup plan.

Birthday Celebration #2

Since we weren't busy enough, Mike decided he wanted to celebrate his birthday twice.  Tee hee.  Actually, Karen really wanted to make a Boston cream pie for her dad when she came home, so we happily marked Mike's b-day twice.  I guess we can just skip it next year, right?  Not.

I'm hoping Karen comes home to make my cake in October as well.

Andrew decided to make it harder on his father-in-law to blow out the candles
by putting the candles on the perimeter of the cake.  Mike predictably failed to get his wish.

Andrew said it's easy to come up with such ideas when you grow
up in a house with three boys.  The cake looked cool from the top.

Better wish upon a star, Mike, 'cause those candles ain't goin' out in one blow.

Adam's STILL glad that Duke won the national championship last year.

Missing Rachel. . . .  We get to see her soon, however.  Yay!!

And that ends tonight's broadcast.  Matt should be home in about three minutes, and Mike has an FHE lesson all ready for us.  I hope to be back later in the week.  It's been a few days since we had a track update, and I'm sure you're sitting on the edge of your seats.  I'll try not to keep you in too much suspense.