Sam's Birthday and Other October Things!

Samuel turned 16 on the 21st.  He is growing and maturing in many ways, and we are proud of him.

Our family went out for his birthday lunch and I got this photo of my four handsome and amazing boys.  💜
* Justin - Taylor - Samuel - Keelan *

And back home for birthday cake!

Keelan is still working at Welch Equipment Company as a forklift technician.  Here's a photo of him on a really big one!  He also works part time at Discount Tire in the evenings and on Saturdays.  We are very proud of his dedication to both jobs and his work ethic.

Caylie dressed up like Vanelope Von Schweetz for favorite movie character day!

Tessa, Elias, and Caylie at the pumpkin patch!

Sam and I went to all the EHS home football games.  Some of the times it was warm like this.

And other times it was freezing, like this!  

Our friends Mark and Sandy were in town on halloween.  We had a fun supper at Village Inn and then went to Family Fest at Calvary Aurora.  

   Samuel was there too, but he had things to do and people to see.  😁

Justin's Band

When I first saw Justin march with the band in August of his freshman year, I didn't ever want him to be finished.  But here we are, almost finished with his junior marching season already.  I am so, so proud of him and so proud of our Eaglecrest Raptor Regiment Marching Band!

Junior band photo.  He is co-leader of the trombone section.

The trombone section!

This photo taken by another band parent during one of the halftime shows.  I am always busy getting video!

This year the marching band got overcoats for the cold games.  It's a good thing, since there have been several cold ones this year!

EHS Raptor Regiment Marching Band halftime show

Justin auditioned for several honor bands this fall.  He got into both the Cherry Creek School District Honor Band and also the Colorado State University Honor Band, for which he had his name on the school marquee!  He'll be spending a weekend at CSU in Fort Collins with four other boys from his school in December.  So proud!

Justin had concerts with both the Wind Ensemble and Jazz 2 in October.  See videos below!

EHS Wind Ensemble

"Bonnie Blue March"

"Soundtrack"

EHS Jazz 2

"Main Street News"

"Baby Elephant Walk"

"Dark Side of the Blues"

Sam's Freshman Football

Samuel worked very hard at conditioning and practice every day through the summer and fall.  He did not get a lot of playing time, but he gained discipline and knowledge of the game.  We are very proud of him.

Varsity, JV, and freshman football teams. 
Sam is in the second row, left side, wearing number 36.

His official football photo.  He only wore this jersey for the photo, I think.  His actual number was 47.

Now he is 47!

Jim did chains for most of the home games.