Fall 2000 to Spring 2001

 

Below is a photo/text summary of some important happenings from the last six months.  Click on the photo thumbnail to see a full-size image.  Close the image and you'll be back to this page.

10-04-00.jpg (87954 bytes) No, this is not Saturday Night Fever.  It's Joseph involved in another school dress-up day -- Disco Day!
10-05-00-j.JPG (84016 bytes) Or . . . Plunger Man, on super-heroes day.
10-18-00.jpg (74847 bytes) Soon-to-be Eagle, addresses "the troops" at a court of honor.
10-22-00.jpg (48395 bytes) Our family with Elder Thomas Holt, Area Authority Seventy, on the day Scott was sustained as 2nd counselor in the Wausau WI Stake presidency.
10-22-00-pres.jpg (41468 bytes) 1st counselor Pat Pleshek, President R. Thomas Growcock, and Scott.
10-29-00-j.JPG (59830 bytes) October 29, 2000 was officially proclaimed "Joseph Cunningham Day" in the town of Three Lakes, in honor of his perfect ACT score (and being an all-around good guy ;-)  He's standing with Dr. George Karling (left, school superintendent) and Rick Parks (right, high school principal).
11-11-00-j.JPG (75772 bytes) Joseph hams it up as the "nerd" in the school 50's production Soda Shop Angel.
11-13-00-j1.JPG (82899 bytes) Yeah!!
11-22-00.jpg (100655 bytes) The kids with Grandma Jerrie Morgan.  We went to a fantastic dinner theater in Chicago to see Carousel.
11-22-00-kr.JPG (48632 bytes) Kris and her mom, Jerrie, as we visited a church in her childhood hometown of Kenilworth.
11-24-00.jpg (80442 bytes) While in Nauvoo, an amazing coincidence - - One of Scott's missionary companions, Charles Lyou (with wife, Grace) were eating in the same sub shop.
12-23-00.jpg (72462 bytes) Christmas vacation 2000 we headed to San Antonio, TX for a Cunningham Family reunion.  Here we are enjoying some brew (root beer) in Shilos, a great San Antonio restaurant.
12-24-00-sus.JPG (63432 bytes) Scott's sister, Susan, relaxes in Grandma and Grandpa's apartment.
12-25-00-ar.JPG (66205 bytes) Christmas day, Ariel and Grandpa Ham.
12-25-00-gpham.JPG (65696 bytes) Grandpa Ham must really enjoy what he's found in this box.
12-25-00-grma.JPG (79970 bytes) Popovers are ready, y'all!!
12-25-00-j.JPG (73472 bytes) Excuse me, would you folks please move along.  I've got some major eating ahead of me here.
12-25-00-tom.JPG (58474 bytes) Erin and her cousin Tom Wells were constant companions, and constantly in stitches.   Tom is Scott's nephew (Susan's son) and currently on active duty in the Marine Corps.
12-26-00-fam.JPG (84866 bytes) The whole crew in Grandma and Grandpa's apartment.  Back row (Scott, Kris, Susan, David, Tom, Erin, Becky)
Front row (Ammon, Grandma Ruth, Joseph, Grandpa Ham, Ariel)
12-26-00-gpham.JPG (58586 bytes) Grandpa Ham shows his prowess in a hot game of charades.
12-27-00.jpg (78913 bytes) The "Three Musketeers" - - Becky, Erin, and Grandma Ruth off for a shopping trip.
12-27-00-dav.JPG (61259 bytes) Scott's nephew David (Susan's eldest son) - - an up and coming professional saxophonist.
12-27-00-tom.JPG (67849 bytes) Cousin Tom displays his winning (well, in this game against Uncle Scott it was - losing ;-) form.
12-28-00.jpg (80988 bytes) At the San Antonio Zoo.  Joseph and Aunt Becky admire a very tame bird.
12-29-00-fam.JPG (100509 bytes) No trip to San Antonio would be complete with a visit to the Alamo.
01-03-01.jpg (53386 bytes) Scott with the stake presidency, displaying the Christmas ties they all wore during the month of December (thanks to Kris)
01-10-01-am.JPG (72303 bytes) This year's Three Lakes School geography bee champion.  Ammon is waiting to hear how he did on the written state competition.
01-20-01-am.JPG (94978 bytes) Ammon and friend Sam pose in front of the ice shelter they had just spent the night in (got down to -20o that night.)
01-20-01-fam.JPG (114601 bytes) The whole crew poses after a family cross-country skiing trip.
01-23-01-ar.JPG (83522 bytes) Ariel sites and prepares to score another free throw.  This was her first year in organized basketball and she did great!
01-23-01-kr.JPG (63167 bytes) Kris and Ammon on her birthday this year (Big 50).  Ammon built a case for her present in which to house an Israeli artifact.
02-05-01.jpg (81311 bytes) Yet another dress-up day for Joseph - - I don't think they actually hold classes up in the high school.
02-17-01-j.JPG (68166 bytes) Joseph is honored at an award's banquet for scouts who made Eagle rank during the past calendar year.