Matt & Lori Gwilliam Gang

Webelos!

2010-09-29T23:38:00.003-04:00

On Tuesday 9/28/10 Kasey earned his Webelos. My dad got to paint his face. Way to go Kasey!

Kody Scores!

2010-08-28T08:00:00.001-04:00

Kody scored his first varsity points in football, at the Maple Mountain vs Westlake game. He made 2 PATs!

Family Kamping Trip

2010-07-04T12:51:00.001-04:00

Camping in Salt Lake City. It was so funny! The KOA was right off of North Temple. I came up for lunch on Saturday because it was so close. I missed the ALL YOU CAN EAT ICECREAM by minutes because I had to leave again for work.

Allen Family Reunion 2010

2010-06-28T12:36:00.003-04:00

Heidi Nornam's Wedding!

2010-05-30T12:21:00.001-04:00

Charly Becomes a Hero

2010-05-20T10:08:00.002-04:00

Charly's employer, Target, honors her for her hard work and dedication!

We want to recognize Charlotta for all her hard work and dedication while she has been with Target. Charlie, as she likes to be called, joined Target during the 4th quarter and has been a great asset to our store. In her time with us Charlie has received recognition from the team and more importantly from our guests on her outstanding guest service. Charlie is willing to help whenever needed as the store continues to drive great results and she does what it takes to get the job done. Thak you for your positive attitude and dedication in making the store successful! Keep up the great work!

2010-05-05T00:06:00.002-04:00

Grandma is teaching me how to Knit! So far I have been doing well. My tension is always good both with knitting and purling. My homework for this coming weekend is to find a easy pattern for me to start. Wish me luck!

Kasey's Spring Play

2010-05-04T22:56:00.002-04:00

Kasey was a business man. He looked so... snazzy in his suit

Kevin Joins the National Guard!

2010-05-04T22:49:00.003-04:00

Kevin is now offically in the National Guard!

Kaseys Basketball Game! 2-17-10

2010-02-17T23:07:00.003-05:00

Moms Valentines Present 2010

2010-02-16T21:50:00.003-05:00

Pony Express Spirit Week 2010

2010-02-16T21:38:00.007-05:00

Kasey vs Koda

Who will win? The world may never know.

Super Bowl XLIV Colts vs Saints

2010-02-16T21:34:00.001-05:00

Go COLTS! Better luck next year!

End of 2009 and the beginning of 2010

2010-01-26T23:39:00.004-05:00

So this is a slide show of A LOT of pictures and memories. You will see funny faces. Friends, the Gwilliam Family Christmas Lunch. Sledding on New Years Day, my family on Christmas Day. Chloe the family cat, and Kasey at one of his basketball games. I hope you all enjoy!

Silver Lake 2nd Ward Pinewood Derby 2010

2010-01-26T22:32:00.002-05:00

Family Garden, Game and Festival

2009-09-05T21:37:00.002-04:00

So many things have happened in the last few weeks. Our garden has bloomed. We actually have live pumpkins!

Kody had his first freshmen home game against Adams High School. They won 49-6! GO PENN!

The big that has happened it that today we went to the Blueberry Festival in Plymouth IN. It was a good thing that we went early because later on in the day it was PACKED! Kasey, Cindy and Kody got a wrist band that let them go on as many rides numerous times all day. They had a blast! Kasey even meet up with his friend Sam. What goof balls! I brought my friend Samantha. We saw so many booths that had B-E-A-UTIFULL crafts, paintings, wall hangings with great quotes on them. Samantha and I did find a great time out box. It reminded me of Shreks out house in the beginning of the first movie. It would be a great time out box. Anyone could be put in there and then it would be locked on the outside. The person would have some light coming through because of the moon shape cut out in the door. Kasey and Cindy fit in there no problem but Kody......when he would sit down the door wouldn't close. He had to sit diagonally in order for the door to shut.

The best part was when Samantha and I were getting ready to leave and we stopped and got a Deep Fried Candy Bar. I know some may think that it would not taste so good. Well all of you should try it before you make your opinion. You could choose from a Snicker, 3 Musketeer or a Milky Way to be deep fried. Samantha got a Snickers and I did originally asked for a Milky Way but then they decide that I should try a Snickers. It wasn't bad at all! I think that power sugar should not be put on top. Also if it just came out of the fryer.....the candy bar should be cooled down before one eats its.

Kasey's First Baseball Game 2009

2009-08-30T16:08:00.004-04:00

Kasey did wonderful today! He has 3 RBI, 2 Strike Outs and 1 Run. He also scored a run. It was GREAT! They won their game 8 - 0. We all hope that the rest of his games are just like this one or better. GO TEAM!

Hike #03: Donut Falls

2009-08-13T21:43:00.005-04:00

I convinced Chelsea that we needed a shorter and much easier hike after last weeks hike to Timpanogos Cave. We, actually I, chose to go to Donut Falls up Big Cottonwood Canyon.

The hike was short and easy! Just what I needed...

There were several families with young children, along with a couple of groups with young children. In fact, there were 2 large white vans with young kids and an orange bus with young kids in the parking lot.

Hike #02: Timpanogos Cave

2009-08-05T18:20:00.004-04:00

This weeks hike was to Timpanogos Cave. We attempted to make an early start, but didn't quite get out as early as we wanted, but was still early enough to avoid the afternoon heat on the hike up. The temperature was to reach 95 degrees.

As we waited in line for tickets, the family ahead of us was told that they would have to wait an hour before they could start on the hike. Chelsea and I didn't want to have to wait that long, becuase the heat increasing by the minute. When we purchased our tickets at 11:20 we were told that we could get started immediately and were scheduled for the 12:50 cave tour.

We ended up getting to the cave 20 minutes early and were able to take the 12:40 tour. The tour group was small, so we were able to hear everything that the ranger said.

We both enjoyed the hike!

Hike #01: Twin Lakes Hike

2009-07-31T11:25:00.003-04:00

Chelsea and I headed up to Brighton Ski Resort to take a short hike around Silver Lake. Chelsea decided that it would be better if we not only did that hike, but that we also hike to Twin Lakes. She convinced me that it was only 1 mile and it wouldn't take very long.
Well, an hour later and numerous stops on the way, we made it to the top.

Red Skelton dissects the Pledge of Allegiance

2009-07-03T19:03:00.001-04:00

Photos From Kaj in Sweden

2009-06-29T21:37:00.005-04:00

Below are a few photos of Sweden that Kaj has recently sent me.

Cindy, Kody & Kasey Enjoy the Beach

2009-06-29T21:21:00.007-04:00

Cindy, Kody and Kasey went to the beach at Lake Michigan with the Crowder family a couple of weeks ago (June 12, 2009). They enjoyed every minute of it and so did I. I was at home while they were at the beach. I hate the sand and sun.

kasey's trip to Idaho

2009-06-24T15:00:00.003-04:00

quess what I did in Idaho?I got to drive a fourwheeler , and shoot a 22 riffle. and I also whent to the Allen family reunion at a water park. the water park was fun. I got to go down a huge slide.cindy was to scared the first two times.Then she went the last time around.And I went to Iggys with the Gwilliam family.I love idaho.

Scout Camp

2009-06-24T13:32:00.004-04:00

This year was my third year at scout camp. I had a pretty good time. The only thing that was bad was, it would rain like crazy and then get scorching hot in the next half hour and be humid for the rest of the day. Then the mosquitos would eat me alive! During scout camp, I earned 4 merit badges. They were Metal work, Orienteering, geology, and oceanography. With these merit badges, I only need two more required to recieve the Rank of Ealge scout. My goal is to have my Ealge by next summer.

Utah / Idaha Family Vacation Photos

2009-06-24T13:07:00.002-04:00

Family Trip

2009-06-23T20:30:00.007-04:00

Wednesday night around 7:oo pm, my mom, dad, Kasey and I left for Utah. After the tiring 24 hour trip we arrived at grandma Gwilliam's.

Our week was filled with fun. Friday night we went to dinner with my dad's family. It was alot of fun and the food was amazing. Saturday morning we went to my mom's family reunion, even though it was cold and rainy, Kasey and I still went to the water park. It was so much fun.

The most fun thing was going out to Idaho and visiting my mom's parents. When we arrived, Kasey and I went 4 wheeling and shot a 22 riffle. It was alot of fun. The trip was so much fun, even though the ride was extremly long =)

Indiana Sunrise by Kasey

2009-04-30T15:43:00.003-04:00

Kasey took this sunrise photo a couple of days ago before he got on the bus for school.

Kasey Stars in NUTS

2009-04-30T15:37:00.003-04:00

Kasey was an ACORN in the 3rd grade production of NUTS. He enjoyed every minute of it. Kasey is located in the center, just above the microphone.

Kasey, Kody and Chelsea in Indy for Spring Break!

2009-04-22T12:57:00.010-04:00

From all the pictures that were taken I would say that these three had a wonderful time down in Indy. Going to the children's museum and seeing a movie and so much more it makes me jealous

Robotics Update

2009-04-17T19:57:00.002-04:00

Kevin is currently in Atlanta at the FIRST Championship. He is having a great time. There are 249 different robotic teams on 5 different fields. After 5 competitions, Kevin's team is 11th out of 88 teams in their division. They are team 135 in the Newton division. They will compete all day on Saturday, April 18, 2009.

Live video is available online at http://mfile.akamai.com/18569/live/reflector:45973.asx?bkup=52174&prop=n.

Match schedule and results are online at http://www2.usfirst.org/2009comp/events/Newton/matchresults.html.

Team standings are online at http://www2.usfirst.org/2009comp/events/Newton/rankings.html.

College Applications

2009-03-31T16:06:00.003-04:00

Kevin has been accepted to Florida Institute of Technology and Chelsea has been accepted to Ivy Tech Community College. Neither of them have landed on a specific major.

Kevin is still debating between Civil Engineering and Computer Sciences. Chelsea is still trying to narrow down her major, so she may just focus on general ed the first year.

We are very excited for both of them as they continue their education!

Kasey and the Pinewood Derby

2009-03-26T12:36:00.006-04:00

The annual pinewood derby was last night! Kasey designed his as a football. You can see it in the top-right corner of the photo below. He won 3 of 5 matches!

Bro. Crowder was a great help in getting the track setup and Bro. Campbell, as always, did a great job as the emcee!

Matt Passes First of Two Certification Tests

2009-03-24T20:36:00.002-04:00

Matt passed the first of two certification tests for his web development training. He is now preparing for the second test and should be completed in the next 5+ weeks.

Purdue Regional Robotics

2009-03-24T20:22:00.003-04:00

Kevin left early Thursday morning to setup the robotics pit and robot for the Purdue Regional Robotics competition.

Since I passed the certification test on Thursday morning, I was able to return home. Kasey, Kody, Chelsea and left early Friday morning for Purdue to cheer on Kevin and the Penn robotics team. We had a GREAT time watching the various battles!

After Friday's preliminary qualification rounds, we walked Chelsea to the Purdue institute because she was attending the Priest/Laurel conference. This was perfect timing and location!

Kasey, Kody and I then headed to Indy for the night, so they could check out my pad while I'm attending school.

We got up early to head back to Purdue to watch the finals. Lori and Charly headed down from Granger to meet up with us. We had another great day watching the numerous battles with the robots. Penn's team made it to the semi-finals. They now prepare to attend the nationals in Atlanta in April. I believe the nationals are broadcast on ESPN.

Photos and competition information can be found at http://regional.purduefirst.org/.

Willy Wonka Performs - aka Kody

2009-03-14T15:53:00.007-04:00

Kody takes the stage as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka Junior presented by his 8th grade choir. He spent several weeks preparing for the presentation and spent many hours with a family friend, Stephen Drye, practicing the numerous songs that he would perform during production.

He did a GREAT job as Willy Wonka!

He had also performed in a Northern Indiana choir presentation at Goshen College the week before, where he also did a great job.

Chelsea's Art Receives Recognition

2009-03-14T15:36:00.005-04:00

Several items of Chelsea's artwork that she has completed this year have been included in the Penn High School Fine Arts Festival and the Regional Scholastic Art Awards.

She has also volunteered at these events. You’ll notice that her chess piece artwork was included on the cover of the Fine Arts Festival program.

Long Awaited Update...

2009-02-02T22:19:00.002-05:00

It has been several months since the last update and several changes with the family.

Lori has been called as a counselor in primary. The van has finally died, so Charly bit the bullet and purchased a pre-owned car. Matt has found himself unemployed and is now in Indianapolis for the next 3 months taking a web developer course with Microsoft certification. Chelsea has her drivers license, Dakota has been shoveling driveways to earn money for his DC trip with the 8th grade and for scout camp this summer. Cindy has been working hard on her sewing projects for school, Kasey spends alot of time playing in the snow with his friends and we haven't seen Kevin since the First robotic specs came out.

Kasey Enjoys the Week

2008-10-11T21:16:00.006-04:00

Kasey celebrated his 9th birthday on Tuesday, October 7th. He also has been enjoying his time playing soccer and playing with our new addition - Cloe the cat.

"Breaking" News

2008-09-27T09:38:00.013-04:00

Lets list all of Kody's injuries since the beginningof his existence. His first was the broken arm that we all remember. Then came the nike sign stitches on his leg and the broom balancing act that ended with a stitched lip. Then of course there was the broken leg and stitched foot at the same time. And now Kody's most recent injury another broken arm, the right one this time. He got in a fight with a mini motorcycle and lost. Luckly a friend from church was on a bike ride at the time and saw it happen. She took him to the hospital and stayed there until my mom arrived.

In other news, WE GOT A CAT!!! According to Charly "We Gwilliams here have now become a PROUD Cat staff attendant. I say that because dogs have owners and cats, well they have a staff." Her name is Cloe and she is 8 weeks old. A friend of Charly's from work gave Cloe to us. Naturally, she is very curiuos and Chelsea is her favorite. Her favorite spots in the house is underneth the T.V. and the foot of Chelsea's bed at night. Of course it took some convincing for my mom to agree to the whole getting a cat idea but as you can see, nothings impossible. Kasey just glad he isn't the youngest anymore. He always wanted a little sister.

Busy Couple of Weeks

2008-09-12T19:30:00.008-04:00

The family has been extremely busy the past couple of weeks.

We started with Lori getting a new Saturn Astra. We are now a 4 car family. Boy do I miss having a large driveway. Each morning it is a circus of cars being cycled around for Matt leaving early for work or the kids headed to early morning seminary.

The family then celebrated Chelsea's birthday! We are still reeling from the party. Oh wait, that was the BYU football game. Chelsea was actually sick several days before and after her birthday.

Matt has been preparing for the big move into the new warehouse. He'll be working several weekends to get the move completed on time.

Kody decided we haven't supported the health care industry, so he broke his right arm last weekend. He was spending the day at a friends house in Mishawaka, 6 miles south of Granger, and was scheduled to be picked up at 9:00 that night. Around 7:30 we received a call from one of the church members in the area. She said that she had Kody in her car and it appeared that he had broken his arm and wanted to know where we wanted him taken for medical treatment. Lori met her and spent several hours at the urgent care, returning by 11:00 that night. Rather oxymoronic with the urgent care and 4+ hours to treat. He finally gets in to see an orthopedic doctor and wouldn't you know, the doctor is the new member of the ward that moved into our neighborhood 2 weeks earlier.

DishNetwork Gets the Boot

2008-08-27T18:41:00.009-04:00

After numerous years with DishNetwork, they got the boot today. DirecTV was installed and The Mtn network is online! I won't miss a single BYU football game this year!

When I spoke to DishNetwork, the operator already knew the story and knew that there wasn't an offer she could make to keep me without adding the channel. She explained to me that they didn't want to pass on the cost of this channel to customers and I explained that they should have done their homework because BYU fans outside of Utah would pay top dollar to watch BYU football.

OUR Company Picnic

2008-08-18T13:52:00.003-04:00

Well it was a great picnic that our company, CSI, put on for everyone. Since we are well...us we volunteered to help with anything that was going on. They asked us to come early at about 10:30. The event started at 12:30 and well then never knew the really good reason to have so many kids in one family. Everyone did nothing for about an hour to an hour 1/2. Us Gwilliam kids are awesome what can i say. we can get things done. The best part was the obstacle course that they had for the kids. The people that planned the shindig had so many different games that the kids could play and well none of them were really played. There was always a long line to get the blow up obstacle course.

CARS

2008-08-16T16:45:00.002-04:00

Today was my first day to look for my first car. Not very exciting but what can I say.

Visit to Grandpa Norman's Farm

2008-08-14T21:22:00.003-04:00

Lori and the kids headed to Idaho after the Gwilliam family reunion to visit the Norman gang. As you can see from the photos below, they spent plenty of time playing with grandpa and the four-wheelers.

Family Reunion Photos

2008-08-14T20:59:00.002-04:00

The South Bend Gwilliam Gang

2008-08-14T20:30:00.000-04:00

Family Reunion Photos

2008-08-14T13:24:00.000-04:00

Kasey Prepares for School

2008-08-13T20:38:00.000-04:00

Kasey prepares for the first day of school at Prairie Vista Elementary. While waiting for the bus, he meet our new neighbors that moved in while we were on vacation. As you can see, he is very excited about starting school.
Mom was the greatest! She made pancakes for everyone on the first day of school.