Nequa Valley’s homecoming dance was last Saturday. Jordan went with a group of her friends, had dinner at the Hibachi restaurant Shinto and held an afterparty at the house. Here is her dress: Here are some shots of her and her friends. Enjoy all of the photos from Homecoming!
Jordan took Griffin to meet Santa Claus at PetSmart on Saturday. Griffin could not figure out why he was seeing dogs, birds and fish, but made the best of it! Merry Christmas from Griffin, Kitty Katty, Jordan, Laura and Jim!
Jordan and Jim headed downtown to Navy Pier yesterday. We started out at the Naperville train station. We headed down to Navy Pier, where we rode the Centennial Wheel. We were able to take some great photos from up there! We also rode on the Tall Ship Windy, where Jordan was able to help raise the sails. We also got to watch a CH-47 Chinook US Army helicopter approach and land at the Coast Guard station near Navy Pier. This…
Jordan was confirmed at St. Francis of Assisi on Saturday May 20th. John Hinkel was her sponsor, and we had Mom, John, Erin, Katie and Connor in for the big event. Here’s Jordan with Connor, Katie and Mom. Here she is with her buddy Kitty Katty. John and Jordan took a picture with a cutout of the Pope. The celebrant was the abbot from the Benedictine abbey in Lisle, IL. Here is the main event! Check out all of…
With temperatures in the 50’s at Trick-or-Treat time, we had a great time. Here is Jordan with her buddy Melissa…they went as Dr. Pepper. We had the house decorated. Here’s hoping you enjoyed your Halloween!
On October 13th, we headed downtown to the United Center, where the Chicago Bulls play, to take in the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions. Laura got us front-row seats and we also go to meet most of the Olympians. Here is where the United Center is: Here is Jordan getting some autographs: We met 4 of the 5 ladies’ team members from the 2016 Olympic team, parts of the mens’ team and part of the womens’ rhythmic team as well. …
Jordan and some friends went to Nequa Valley High School’s homecoming tonight. Here is the whole crew: They met at our house, headed to dinner and then to the dance. We had a blast hosting them! Here is a gallery of photos that we took at the house:
On Father’s Day, Jordan and I hit Six Flags for an afternoon of fun on the coasters. Six Flags is up north of us in Guerney, IL. Laura stayed back as she was recovering from her gall bladder surgery; we met her for dinner at BW3 afterwards. Here is a map that shows the location: One of our first rides was the space needle that goes up high enough to see the whole park. We rode all sorts of…
Jordan competed in the St. Valentine’s Meet in Chicago last weekend. This was her season-best meet; her all-around score was 35.100 and she scored her season-high on floor with a 9.075. Way to go Jordan! Another great thing about this meet: Laura travelled with us to the meet and saw Jordan’s performance. This is the first time that Laura has left the house aside from doctor’s visits since she broke her right ankle and a bone in her left foot. …
Jordan competed in the annual St. Jude meet that raises funds for the St. Jude Children’s Hospital on January 10th, 2015. She scored 33.350, a little lower than she wanted, but nailed an 8.800 on Uneven Bars. This is her season high and none too shabby for a new level with much harder skills to master! Here’s a good shot of her coming off of beam and getting encouragement from Coach Joe. Enjoy the rest of the pictures that were…
Huff Arena U of I Panorama 12142014 small Image 1 of 1 Jordan competed here on December 12th at the Justin Spring meet. She scored 34.850 all-around and qualified for State in her second meet of the season. Way to go Jordan!
Jordan went to Miracle Camp, a church camp outside Kalamazoo, MI with some friends. Here is the map location. Enjoy the pictures!