Happy Birthday to Jan!

Happy birthday to our cute son, Jan! Here are some pictures from his 6th-8th grade years:

Gingerbread house, 2003

Turning 11!

On a ferry to Orcas Island, June 2004

Visiting baby sister Mindy in the hospital

Holding baby sister Mindy, Sept. 2004

Halloween, 2004, Jan was "static cling". It was a minimalist Halloween that year.

Sitting with Everett's friend Gabriel Webb in a go-cart

In 7th grade, Jan started playing the trumpet in the band

Jan was born with a somewhat subtle birthmark on his forehead but the doctor said we should remove it because they sometimes become cancerous. So a plastic surgeon took it out shortly before we left for Germany.

We went to the Black Forest in Germany and did a bobsled-type ride.

At the "Eagle's Nest" in Germany

In the Vienna Cemetery, Johannes Brahms' grave

Paris

Turning 13!

Near the top of the Eiffel Tower shortly after Christmas.

In Rothenburg, a medieval city in Germany

Jan with Grandpa (and Grandma) Broadbent after he got his patriarchal blessing, 2006

Pumpkin carving, 2006

Duet festival with partner David

In Venice, April 2006

Touring the BMW factory in Munich, 5 Bergeson brothers and 2 Weight brothers

In dinosaur museum in St. George

Snow Canyon State Park

Turning 14!

It's fun to see these pictures and remember how glad we are that Jan is in our family! Happy birthday, Jan!

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