Sacred Heart BBQ

We enjoyed a (finally!) cooler evening enjoying Darrin's marinated rotisserie roast beef and the many other delicious salads and desserts brought by everyone. It was great to catch up on how everyone's summer has been going. Chad and Sharon are in the process of building a house (and Darrin is enjoying every moment of teasing them about becoming suburban capitalists). We had fun helping them choose siding and trim colours. They, as well as Tavis and Chryslyn are off to the Calgary Folk Fest this weekend. We are all very excited about Aaron and Megan's wedding coming up on August 11. For some reason, those two love birds felt the need for some alone time and went off to feed the horses for us (hmmmm...... can't image two almost newlyweds wanting time alone....) It was great to see Dana again - who has been too much of a stranger as of late - and we have not had nearly enough of a chance to tease him about, well, whatever we can think of at the moment. There was even a little time to play the Wii - and I will never make comments about Megan's golf game again! (no comments from you either Tavis!) All in all, a very good evening. I think I'm still full.

We plan to have another one the end of August, so let us know if you'd like to come and we'll make sure to keep you in the loop.

Change of Date for BBQ

We are still having a Sacred Heart gathering and BBQ, but we've changed the date. It will now be on July 25 at 7:00 p.m. at our house. Please bring a salad or dessert and some beverages to contribute. You will be treated to Darrin's (rapidly becoming famous) rotisserie marinated roast beef. See you then!

Happy Birthday Carlin!

Today is Carlin's 16th birthday!

It is hard to believe time has gone by that quickly, but it is true that we have a 16 year old son.


We are so proud of Carlin - all of his accomplishments, and the person he is. He gets amazing marks in school, has been on Student's Council since elementary school, and is a natural leader. He has a strong sense of who he is, has definite opinions about his beliefs and values, and is able to articulate those opinions very well. He has a good sense of what he wants to accomplish in life, and how he's going to get there.

We are always very proud of choices Carlin makes and how he lives out his faith in his day to day life.

Have a wonderful day Carlin! We love you very much!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRETTIN!

Today is Brett's 13th birthday! We are very proud of the young man he is becoming. He loves sports, especially lacrosse, friends, animals and his family. He is full of energy, fun and new ideas. He's always willing to try new things and he's always willing to stick up for the "underdog".

Brett - we love you, we are proud of you , and we wish you all of God's blessings! Now that you are officially a teenager - go easy on us! :-) Love, Mom and Dad

Darrin officiated another wedding this past weekend. It was a beautiful ceremony held at the Fritz residence. The groom, Shane Trowbridge, is the step son of Darrin's sister Christine (photo to the left). She was so obviously proud of both of them and there were more than a few tissues being passed around.

Darrin really enjoys doing weddings and does such a great job (in my unbiased opinion!) of making the wedding personal and meaningful for the couple. The bride, Abbey, and her sister (the maid of honour, Grace) had been in a car accident a week before the wedding. They both recovered, thankfully, and everything went very well.

They are a wonderful couple and we wish them all the best in their life together!

God bless you Shane and Abbey!