We had a fun St. Patrick's Day!
Some of the Perrys came over for dice games...
...and lunch at Wendy's.
David spoke in Sacrament meeting recently. We watched it on Zoom.
He spoke about the temple focusing on feeling the Holy Ghost.
He even mentioned using his music to share the Spirit.
He completed this 3-D puzzle!
Joshua's DrumLine took first place in the Northern California championship!
Now he is working on deciding between these two schools.
Family temple trip this month.
Sam spent part of his Spring Break camping in the desert near
St.George for a week.
He was working with a group finding
and digging fossils--mainly fish--from the Jurassic Period.
This is Daniel running the 200.
He won his heat and ended up with the fastest JV time overall.
Here are two screen shots of the race.
(You can watch the video at the end of the blog post.)
Out in front nearest the fence:
Crossing the finish line way ahead of 2nd place:
Nathaniel enjoyed holding their neighbor's one week old baby.
Amanda and Amelia did this 1,000 piece puzzle.
Spring Break temple trip.
After dinner Pickleball:
Sister Melanchuk:
Amanda spoke in Sacrament meeting
and it was a treat to watch it on Zoom.
She spoke about how living the gospel brings joy.
We can feel the Spirit in the temple,
going to Church and participating in sacred music.
Family dinner in Clinton.
McClellan's Spring Break:
They went to basketball games in Kansas city
and stayed overnight downtown.
They were able to walk to the games.
They also rode public transit to a market
near the Missouri river
and then back at the hotel ice cream shop.
Back at home, Sarah and Camille painted some ceramics.
The girls like to play duets on Sunday!
A visit to the Wichita Temple site!
They found their 100th geocache!
We have done this with them and it is lots of fun.
Oklahoma City Temple and then lunch
and shopping at the Outlets.
First school swim meet and Sarah's team won!
Both of the relays she was in got first
and she got third in both of her individual events.
Julia went to Cologne, Germany for her work.
She and a co-worker spent a few days
ahead of time sightseeing in Amsterdam!
Van Gogh Museum and one of the
famous sunflower paintings done in 1888.
Van Gogh used three shades of yellow for this painting.
Also that day they visited the Anne Frank house.
This was a beautiful church they visited.
When I first saw this picture,
I wondered why they would put pudding
and coconut on fries?
Turns out it is Mayo and cheese!
In Cologne they visited this famous Cathedral.
I learned this about it:
"It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 6 million people a year. At 157 m (515 ft), the cathedral is the tallest twin-spired church in the world, the second tallest church in Europe, and the third tallest church of any kind in the world.
Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 but was halted in the years around 1560, unfinished. Attempts to complete the construction began around 1814 but the project was not properly funded until the 1840s. The edifice was completed to its original medieval plan in 1880. The towers for its two huge spires give the cathedral the largest façade of any church in the world."
She received a 1 rating and will perform again at state in Topeka on April 26th.
She has a beautiful voice!
(videos at the end of the blog post)
So fun having her grandparents home from their mission.
During Spring Break they went to Kansas City
so Peter could have some tests done on his liver.
Suzie and Penny spent time at the Aquarium and saw this
Sting Ray and White Spotted Bamboo shark.
Peter did some work on a film during Spring Break
and went to the Church prom.
Emma celebrated her birthday this past Sunday.
We loved talking to her on Face Time!
She had a good birthday weekend
and is now spending her Spring Break
from the preschool where she works with family in Clinton.
Looking forward to a wonderful Easter season!
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