May 2026

 Becca is an amazing artist as well as mathematician and scientist.  She displayed some of her creations at the WCHS art show this spring

She also wrote and performed a poem.

Cecilia also pushed it with high jump this spring.

She dominated at Sectional and went on to with 4th place at State.

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The same weekend as State track, Patrick was finally able to get in to see a neurologist.  Between late February and mid-May, he had twenty-some "big" seizure and countless absence seizures.  After listen to what he could remember and he recorded from those who witnessed all of this, the doctor thinks he has epilepsy and it can be managed.  We are still waiting for more testing and driving is still a ways off, but with new meds he has greatly reduced the number of events.

Mike announced for the girls soccer team again this spring.  Mary and I joined him in the press box one night.

Of course there was the St. Pat's Spring choir and band concert.

With all that went on, we really don't have very many pictures of all the doing for graduation.  Here's one of Becca recieving a Science scholarship.

And graduation at Bradley was interesting.  Becca said she could hear everything from the floor, but it was very hard to understand what was said from the stadium seating.

The last days of school at St. Pats are lots of fun.  As a 7th grader, Cecilia was a helper but seemed to be having more fun than any one.

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Our Memorial Day tradition is marching in the parade with the Scouts.  The highlight was when Batman showed up at the cemetery.

With school out, George decided to finish a requirement for the cooking merit badge and made brownies for dessert.

I will end with a picture of the girls at RC Outfitters.  Cecilia is finding her last running shoes for St. Pats and Mary is finding her first.  Wow!

March-April 2026

Mary played Park District basketball this winter.

 

I vaguely remember being the younger parents when Patrick was little but we sure are lookin old-ish here.

District Pinewood Derby

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You may remember that Patrick had a seizure in March 2025.  The second one happened in February 2026, followed by way too many since.  I had a lovely drive down to KS to pick him up for spring break.

St. Patrick's Day parade in Peoria.

The National Honors Society honors the seniors every year.  In case you can't read that, Becca will be studying Physics with an emphasis on Astro Physics.

I talked Mike into wearing our ND Band sweater to the ceremony for that added fun for Becca.

The WCHS Girls Basketball team was amazing this year, winning the school first state championship.  Mike and Cecilia had a great time at the game.

Like so many young men, George's hair has grown shaggy lately.  I told him he needed to take care of it or cut it.  He choose the latter.

Cecilia need another thing so she did Declamations this spring.

March means track.  Cecilia's favorites are hurdles and high jump.

George had to make meals to complete his cooking merit badge.

April was just as nuts.  Mary had a camp out that Cecilia, George, and I attended as well.  Cecilia needed some down time in the tent.

But still caught a fish.

While we camping, Becca and Mike went to the Rally for incoming freshman.

Becca loved her Lego minifigure.

She also had her final choir concert in April.  She had a speaking part.

And of course, senior prom.  Becca has been seeing this nice young man for awhile.  They are both smart, hardworking, and kind.  He's off to Purdue in the fall.

Okay, we are almost there.  Only May to catch up on.