College Orientation SIU

Early this morning, Romy took Camille, Jill, and Farrah to SI for Camille's Freshman Orientation. Cammy is super-hyped/super-excited. She and her advisor will be planning her schedule. Below are pictures from last February '09. Back then, Cammy was being interviewed as a potential recipient of the full academic Scholarship. There were over 100 finalists. They even held a special dinner for them. The pictures were taken after the interview/dinner. They had time to do a quick drive-through of nearby St Louis.
It's warm here today (80's); it's even warmer down South (mid 90's). Hopefully, their hotel will have an indoor swimming pool. I hope so, for Farrah's sake. She had dutifully packed a swimsuit and extra towel!

Her many moods: Infancy to Adulthood / By Lake Michigan to Illinois State

Kris as an infant, parked in her stroller by Lake Michigan (picture by Uncle Joe R);

and fast-forward, 20 years later, in a self-portrait at her dorm room in ISU.

Tess and Jim's Wedding Shower

Sunday: We had a wonderful time at Tess and Jim's Wedding Shower. It was held at the beautiful Vangelo's Town Center Grille. Tess and Jim will be joined in Holy Matrimony on August 1st. We wish them well, and pray for God's abundant blessings on their upcoming union.

(L to R) Ethel, Marissa, Tess, Glenda, and Jim

Hi Ho, Hi Ho...It's off to Camp we go; plus Giant Swing fun!

Summer Camp here we come! They may have been smiling, but underneath I think AJ and Jared were a little bit apprehensive about spending a week away from home. Once they arrived at Camp LGYC, the crowd of excited kids and the possibilities of new friends and fun activities probably alleviated some of their worries. The last two pictures below show DH (center) and AJ (right) giving the Giant Swing a try.