Taylor Returns to Mexico

Taylor has been dying to go back to Mexico (he has been home for just over a year now) so Kevin, Taylor, and I headed to Tijuana to visit one of his companions. We drove to the border and then walked across where Jershon picked us up and drove us to his home. His mom, Sophia, made us a fantastic authentic Mexican lunch. We also took a short tour around the town (not the tourist parts) and stopped at a local mall and had some delicious gelato. It really was great to hear Taylor and Jershon talk about their missions and to see that mission sparkle in Taylor's eyes. He loves Mexico!

More Wedding Pictures

Here are some of the wedding pictures from the wonderful photographer, Lisa Webb. She did such a great job. This will give you a little bit better feel for the wedding day.

At last the long awaited slideshow of the wedding. It was a beautiful day and everything was perfect!!!!

Taylor & Heather 03-06-09

Great Oak Basketball

Another basketball season is over! Although it wasn't the best year for Great Oak High School, Nathan came away with a few awards at the Awards Banquet last week: Varsity Letter (again), Integrity Award (voted on by the players), and Coaches Award. Next year should prove to be interesting with a new coach (still to be named) and Nathan's freshmen team playing together again!



And of course, the Varsity Team would not be complete without the "stat girls," Karly and her friends Jessica (and Melina who was not there when I took pictures.)

It's February!

So...it's February and I still haven't posted about Christmas and so I decided to post one picture of Kevin and I and links to my kids' blogs and you can read about Christmas there:
www.osborneherald.blogspot.com and www.derekandjanel.blogspot.com

I'M BACK!!!

I'm back to blogging at last and I'll try to make a few posts covering the last 2 months!!!

Nathan received the "Reflection" Award at a recent awards ceremony. We are told these awards are the most prestigious awards given at Great Oak High School. Each department selects a student to receive an award for one of the following: Scholarship, Passion, Involvement, Reflection, Integrity, and Team (S.P.I.R.I.T). Nathan received his award from the science department from his Physics teacher, Mr. Garcia. After noting his A+ in the class, Mr. Garcia made this observation: "Nathan is not the 'brainiac' student who wastes everyday away because physics is too easy and he couldn't be bothered - instead he manages to complete every assignment and shows a propensity for physics by doing well on all his test." I thought he described Nathan well! Congratulations Nathan!