Team Mass/Window Dedication

Logan and the big boys went to Mass with the team and ended up getting to serve for the first time ever!

The two St. Joseph stained glass windows are the last two to go in at Newman, and two of Logan’s favorites. 

He’s Almost Two?!

A Little More Normal

Is it just me, or are others seeing tiny glimpses of life shifting back to normal?  Very tiny, but I see it...

Like when the boys got to go INTO the toy store they love and spend their money, and then have a backyard masked play date with friends and talk about Star Wars to people who actually know what they’re talking about (read: not me).

Or when I got to deliver the traditional birthday cookie to Brad and was ok with taking my mask off long enough to snap a picture. 

Or when I saw all my littles sitting outside because it’s trash day and watching the trucks is fun, and then realizing 1) they don’t quite fit all together on one step anymore and 2) in 3 1/2 months it will be bittersweet when they aren’t all home all the time anymore. 

And there won’t be as many Lewis mud cooking classes to take during the day. My pie turned out so well...he’s such a good teacher. 

May Day

We delivered three May Day baskets. The boys weren’t into it this year and neither was I. 

Levi provided some lovely singing as we drove to our three destinations. 



We spent the day with Beth which was indeed a happy day!

The Start of Summer

I’m not ready for summer, but it was 90 degrees the other day. 

Team Dinner & Toasts

Year 12 is almost complete. We hosted the team for the last time. 

Lewis helped me make dessert. He loves to chop food. He also stirred up the cake batter. 



It was so good to be with them after a year of doing almost nothing with the team. Stupid pandemic. 

Lewis asked Ben to draw a special picture for Elias. Elias loves it and taped it on his shelf!

After dinner we headed to the rectory for toasts. It’s my favorite thing to do with the team. 

Here’s Logan toasting his boss, Alex. We LOVE her! We are so grateful for a healing, fruitful year as Logan transitions off the team!

First Communion Retreat

Logan created a first communion retreat for Lewis since covid kept Lewis from attending the school retreat. They had a great day!

Lewis’ brothers prayed with him before he and Daddy left for the day. Then they headed to campus. They walked campus while saying a Chaplet and did a bible study on John 6.  Lewis thought it was super cool when they watched two Eucharist videos on the big screen in Logan’s classroom. 

They made a holy hour-ish with letters from Logan, myself, Augustine while Lewis listened to praise and worship on his iPod, and then lit a candle and filled Lewis’ holy water bottle. 

Sister Bethany Madonna and the sisters of life prayed with Lewis. They took a break for lunch at Don and Millie’s, and dessert at Eileen’s cookies because Lewis’ love language is desserts. 

They spent the afternoon enjoying miniature golf at Prehistoric Putt! 

To finish up the day, they practiced at St. Teresa’s and Lewis got a little holy water font for his bedroom.