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Update 8/29/10
May: Miscellaneous photos from the Botanical Garden and Grant’s Farm. My younger brother David Parks, his wife Jen and daughters Lola and Phoebe came into town from Chico, CA for Mother’s Day. Jack played Lindbergh school district flag football. We took photos of Laura lined up with the kids to show how much they are growing. Meghan graduated from Lindbergh Early Childhood Center. Miscellaneous photos of the kids with a rainbow in the background, playing on the slip n’ slide and of Meghan’s swim class.
June: Miscellaneous Grant’s Farm photos. Jack has been learning to play the guitar
through a school district program called Guitar Club. He started in summer after kindergarten so it’s
been two years. He seems to enjoy it. Scott visited his high school friend Ed Giles
in honor of both their recent 40th birthdays. Ed and his wife Kate and their three boys Max,
Sam and Ian live in Madison Wisconsin. (Some of you may remember this family from when Laura worked at the
Champaign KinderCare 1994-6.) Meghan
took T-ball at the YMCA, and tae kwon do photos of Jack Laura and Meghan.
Update 7/18/10
March: We saw the Shriner’s Circus and Jack got to
ride an elephant! (Meghan didn’t care
to.) Then the Easter egg hunt at the
Botanical Garden (Meghan is petting a large rabbit in an area where they had
many different kinds of bunnies.) A miscellaneous photo of Meghan striking a
funny pose while watching tv. Meghan played “Rookies” basketball at the
YMCA. Meghan turned 5 years old! She had a birthday party at TGI Fridays with
her friends Sophia, Madeline, Lauren, Grace and Natalie. (Frances and Lauren B. were unable to
attend.) Then of course she had a short
celebration during preschool with her classmates. This was the last semester at Lindbergh Early
Childhood Education because in the fall she will start kindergarten at
Sappington Elementary where Jack will go into the 3rd grade.
April: The main excitement in April was Jack’s First
Communion at St. Catherine Laboure parish. Laura’s older brother Randy and mother
Margarita are his Godparents. Then some
photos of the kids coloring Easter eggs.
Jack started flag football for Lindbergh school district (we will post
more photos in May.)
Meghan on her bike that she got for her 5th
birthday. Miscellaneous photos
from the Art Museum, Botanical Garden, the Shaw Reserve and our backyard. (The Shaw reserve is a nature preserve
outside of St. Louis named after Henry Shaw, a local historical figure. He made his fortune outfitting the American
settlers heading out west.) Laura and Meghan at tae kwon do.
Update 5/31/10
January 2010: Laura’s older brother Randy Parks, his
daughter Taylor and wife Darla visited from Cedar Rapids Iowa. Jack dressed in tie and sportcoat
for an afternoon at the St. Louis Symphony children’s concert. A couple of nice photos of
Jack and Meghan watching a movie together.
February 2010: Jack playing basketball for his school. (We have switched him from YMCA sports to
Lindbergh school district sports because he can play with friends). A playdate with my
friend Heather Newton Gronek at her parents’ house
(the Newtons). I took a photo of Jack when he was a
baby sitting on Heather’s lap. He has
grown since then! Miscellaneous photos
of me with Meghan and Jack. Jack at the St. Louis Science Center’s dinosaur exhibit. Tae kwon do photos of us getting our green
belts/next black belt credit.
Update 4/18/10
December 2009: We went to Champaign, Illinois to spend
Christmas with Scott’s side of the family.
We put up some day-before and day- after Christmas shots at Steve Shaw
and Jessica LaRosa’s home. And yeah!
The kids’ uncle John was there from Chicago to help them play with the
toys they received. Christmas Eve we
spent at Steve’s brother Tom Shaw (& wife Sandy)’s home who hosted the
large Shaw family gathering. We kept the
picture captions simple this time but let me say who we got shots of in the
photos: (Scott’s cousin) Matt Langendorf and wife Denise, their children Jenna and Tyler, (Scott’s cousin)
Ben Langendorf and (Scott’s aunt) Chris Langendorf. Cousin
Cindy Shaw’s toddler Luke and newborn baby Nicholas. Ben’s little boys Austin
and Coleton Langendorf. Cousin Katie Shaw’s toddler
Jacob.
Some tae kwon do pictures of Meghan
and Laura testing to advance from yellow belt to green stripe belt.
Update 1/30/10
November: Jack at
the St. Louis Art Museum with Laura’s parents Randall and Margarita Parks. Jack turned 8 years old! He had his party at the YMCA,
they reserved a little party room for us and also the “Action Room” which has a
rock climbing wall, fuse ball table and Wii that the boys played instruments
along to Beatles’ music. One of Jack’s
guests, Andrew, brought along his little sister Lauren for Meghan to hang out
with. Miscellaneous backyard leaf pile
photos. Jack and
Meghan on a picnic with Laura’s parents at a local state park. Jack’s soccer team – we switched him from the
YMCA to Lindbergh school district sports.
Jack played all positions but mostly defense, as goalie and
fullback. Thanksgiving
dinner at Laura’s parents’ house.
October: Scott and Jack playing guitar together. Jack the Unknown Phantom and Meghan
the Cheerleader posing in Halloween costumes and also in front of a
neighbor’s yard Frankenstein. Kids
sorting candy after trick or treating.
Meghan went to her friend Lauren Howitt’s
birthday party which was an art class theme.
Meghan put her tae kwon do belt on our dog Abbey who did not seem to
mind. Jack carrying Meghan
piggyback. Carving pumpkin photos –
notice the side by side shot of the jack-o-lantern and Jack with newly lost
teeth. The kids’ Halloween parades at
school. Jack with his friend Nace Tinsley at Lindbergh High School’s LAA Soccer Night
(where the younger soccer players – including Jack and Nace
- got to participate at halftime.) Meghan’s soccer at the YMCA, and then she and her friends chasing
Jack. Last of
all Laura, Jack and Meghan at tae kwon do class. Laura receiving her yellow
belt and Jack receiving another credit within black belt.
Update 11/14/09
August: We went to a Cardinals baseball game. I had not been to the new stadium. Even
though our seats were in the nosebleed section they were very good! Some photos of Jack and Meghan in some
backyard water play with neighbors Andrew and Lauren Howitt. Both Jack and Meghan doing tae kwon do,
Meghan received her yellow belt.
September: We visited Champaign. I had a 20 year college roommate reunion and
Scott and the kids visited his dad and Jessica.
On our way out of town we swung by Travis Cheek’s house to see his kids
Gavin and Georgia (Joey Hruby’s grandkids). Jack and Meghan have started soccer, this
year Jack moved to Lindbergh school district league and Meghan stayed at the
YMCA. Some last minute T-ball photos
from summer YMCA. My parents Randall and
Margarita took a tour of a few southwest national parks,
her’s them at the Grand Canyon.
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