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| Michaelis Family at Palisade Lake (June 2017) |
Mom & Dad
Mom got a job at Homie, Dad found a crashed drone. Dad and Mom went to Mexico City
and left the kids to fend for themselves for three days.
Andrew
Took classes through BYU Pathway Worldwide. Got his drivers license.
Played video games and watched YouTube.
Brittany
Senior. Got her braces off (finally). Published articles in the school paper.
Won Sterling Scholar in English at her high school.
Gavin
Junior. Has been busy with Hope Squad, Tennis Team, Book Club, Chamber Orchestra,
taking the ACT, and getting his drivers license. Completed his Eagle Project.
Ben
7th Grade. Started wearing glasses. Officially became a teenager and started acting like one.
Played video games, chess, and tennis.
Sam
5th Grade. Took gymnastics lessons. Hugged everyone he could,
played video games, hugged more people.
Elyssa
3rd Grade. Got baptized. Took gymnastics and art lessons. Earned Student of the month and
won an award for the reflections contest at a new school. Made a new friend.
Family Activities
We went to Manti Utah and camped at Palisade Lake and saw the Manti Pageant.
We’ve almost finished the Book of Mormon as a family.
Got a popcorn maker and can now make perfect popcorn.
Pets
Kepi is now a cute & bratty 1 ½ year old teen-cat.
Otto is an ancient and grumpy old cat who loves to hang out with Andrew.
Story of the year
Imagine a meandering and spontaneous trek along what was thought a trail.
Then imagine that it wasn’t a path, and imagine we found a dead cougar. Cool, right?
Other
We know for sure that Gavin is highly allergic to cashews.
Someone (who shan’t be named) was involved in a minor car accident.
Brian got stitches in his hand.
