Post Prom!

Ben and Conner headed over to the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena for the Post Prom event tonight! It began at 10:30pm. We weren't sure how long the guys would last, but they stayed the whole time and didn't get home until 4:00am! They brought a prize home with them... a 55 inch TV that Ben won in the grand prize raffle! They said they had a lot of fun playing poker and won some other prizes. We are all exhausted from being up most of the night, but it was worth it knowing how much fun they had!

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4 days to go...

 

Letters...

Conner and Ben came home with a surprise today. They continue to amaze us! They both received another academic letter!

 

5...

5 more days...

 

6...

I worked from home this morning and got to take the picture for Conner and Ben on their 6th to last day of high school ever!

 

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7 more school days...

 

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8 more school days...

 

Happy Mother's Day!

I love spending Mother's Day with these two!

 

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9 More School Days Left!

 

Newspaper...

Nick made the paper!

 

Hawkeyes...

Conner and Ben were pretty excited to show off their Hawkeye coats. One was Great Grandpa's and one is Nick's.

 

PRIDE!

Ben and Conner were honored today with the PRIDE award at school. The award recognized students that have shown perseverance (P), respect (R), integrity(I), determination (D), and empathy (E). Out of 640 seniors, a committee chose 24 students that were nominated by teachers and peers for this award. We were overjoyed that both of our sons were chosen. We are beyond proud that Ben and Conner were both recognized for these important character traits! 

 

Goodbye For Now...

Nick's grandpa passed away on Easter, April 5. Today was the funeral for our grandpa. We knew it would be a hard day, but we did enjoy seeing our family. We have so many wonderful memories of our Great Papa. He will be greatly missed.

 

Motocross Shirt!

Conner has been talking about his love for motocross at school and a teacher happened to have a family member that used to race. Conner was gifted this motocross racing shirt. Conner was very excited for this "real racing shirt!"

 

Empty!

The guys and I headed back to Bettendorf today to help clean and take the last loads over to the new  house. It definitely felt weird seeing the house so empty. I took a few pictures of the empty spaces that our family filled for so many years. It is bitter sweet, but we are definitely looking forward to making new memories in my parents' awesome new house!

 

40 years...

Leaving a house after 40 years is such a huge task! Good thing the new house is amazing!!!

 

Last Gathering...

We all gathered in Bettendorf to help Mom and Dad get some more stuff over to the new house! This is the last time we will all stay together in the old house!

 

Announcements!

 Graduation announcements were delivered! This is getting real!

State!

Today is the day that the boys go to State for Esports Rocket League! Despite having to get up at 5AM, they were both so excited to attend the competition. Linn Mar was eliminated after the second round, but they still had so much fun. Ben's eyes lit up when he talked about the big screens and all the computers there!