Category: Journal

We took this long weekend to visit Fargo in North Dakota. ND was one of our 6 states left, so we packed up and stopped on the way at the Dells in WI, got a Cranberry Bog tour in WI, and the Mall of America in MN. The trip was a lot of fun. Some…

Ben and I (and Solomon) took Dad to a Yankees game this weekend. Dad had been to a Red Sox game and stadium tour recently, so I joked with him about needing to go see a Yankees stadium tour and game. He replied, “You schedule it and I’ll be there.” So I scheduled it. We…

This weekend everyone but Elly (she was at a birthday party) decided to have an intense food taste-testing competition, and stopped by five different chicken tender fast food places in Crystal Lake: PopeyesKFCArby’sKanesChick-fil-a We rated everything on a 5-point scale in terms of taste, texture, juiciness, signature sauce, and fries. Kanes and Chick-fil-a tied for…

I was able to join Sarah and the kids for part of our annual Fourth of July trip to Petoskey. We helped Sarah’s mom redo her laundry room, saw the new Top Gun movie, did some stargazing, and went boating. I really enjoyed watching the kids have fun on the tubes this year. They are…

I went with Jackson and Parker to boys camp this week. It was their first multi-day camping experience, and they had a good time. We camped with the boys from Crystal Lake 2nd ward since both of our wards have small groups. These two boys are definitely best friends. When Parker realized the rock-climbing activity…