Project 365, Week 18

This was our first week back from Florida and without tax season so we had fun getting acclimated to the new (and improved ;) pace.

May 1

Family night, even though Amanda had to do training at her new job.

May 2

Tons of hours spent studying for TBQ, specifically I & II Timothy and always, always moving.

May 3

I went out early to capture some of the beauty within a mile of our home. What a spring!! I will never stop being amazed that such vibrant life can come out of things that have looked dead and lifeless for months and months.

May 4

After rush hour, Katie and I headed to New Jersey with three of the four quizzers for Teen Bible Quiz Regionals. Initially we were not going to go, but after the kids qualified at districts, they expressed their strong desire to go and we couldn't help but support it.

We booked our hotel specifically because it had a pool and we used it well. Every break we got the kids were in it, it was a good size and we never saw another person there.

May 5

Last year we went to Regionals for the first time ever and the discrepancy between where we were at and where the seasoned teams were at was quite shocking. This year we knew what to expect and there was marked progress from last year to now. SO proud of these guys for their guts to go against tough competition and their diligent studying.

Colombo and Rocco joined us at lunch time to support Trevor and the team.

After a full day of quizzing, the teams met up at a trampoline park and played together.

May 6

I left Aiden with the hotel room key and headed out early back to Connecticut for my nephew's First Communion. It was a very special ceremony with a packed church. The volunteers did such a great job organizing 54 kids! After, Sarah and Tony hosted a lunch and we got to catch up with family we rarely see.

Colombo sent a couple photos of the rest of the day. These are the teams that represented our district.

And they stopped off at the American Mall in New Jersey where the boys rode the ferris wheel, among other things.  Avery also spent the day there as the youth group Senior Outing.

May 7

Sarah is back from college!!!