June 25 MOTAB concert

The MOTAB came to the DC area.  Kim and I were invited to a special concert.  It was a lovely event.  They put on quite a show!

June 19-21 Stake Conference Weekend

We recently held our stake conference with presiding authorities coming from the Seventy.  We had Elders Christoffel Golden and Paul H. Sincalir.  It was a full weekend, with all the meals and other arrangements.  In the end, it was all worthwhile.  We were able to feel the spirit and our testimonies were strengthened and edified.  Below are two pics from a special tour that was arranged for us by Chris Jonas.  He works as a physician at the White House, and toured us through the West Wing and Rose Garden.  It was really special.  The entire weeked was great!

Elder Golden, me, Chris Jonas, Elder Sinclair

Some of Elder Golden's teachings:

Budding musician

Our Lillie is quite the budding musician.  We hope she continues on with this very good talent to have.  It will help her to be well rounded.  She is smart, and helpful, and to be a good musician will also be such a blessing to her and those around her,

Lillie's new hair cut

Our Lillie got a new hair style...bangs...so cute!!

Our Little Broadway Star

Lillie was in her school musical, The Wizard of Oz.  She had three starring roles.

A jitterbug...

And Ozian...

And a crow, who pecks at the scarecrow...

We were so proud of her.  She did a great job.  It was a lot of work and she did so well.  

Her friend, Shelby, was the wicked witch...she did a great kob.  In fact all these children did a good job at memorizing their lines.

It was a cute play, and the children all did a great job for elementary school children.

Lillie finally got a new bed

Poor Lillie has been without a bed for so long.  We finally bought one for her a month ago and after some issues getting it delivered, it finally arrived late tonight!!  She is so happy.  

Mommy's Birthday

Happy 45th birthday mom!! For her birthday we bought her a footrest. Her foot has been hurting all of a sudden so thought she might enjoy it. Nana bought her a fancy coin purse, and a keychain. For dinner dad took us to 1789 a fancy restaurant. The food here was great. 

- Lillian Sakai

Our meals below were so wonderful.  A culinary treat!!

An Lillie's meal...blah, pasta...haha

Happy happy birthday to a wonderful wife and mother!

MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement )Competition

Our little girl was in a MESA competition today.  Her group had to create a computer game and program it all.  The group did a good job.  We are so proud of her.  Below is a picture of the game.  It had a lot of animated characters against a backdrop.  The game was about internet safety.

Below is a picture of her group.

Heart Attacked

Stake president's door was heart attacked by the primary kids.  So cute!

New Capitol Hill Building Gets a Steeple

The new Capitol Hill building is coming right along.  Today, the building got its steeple.  A few of us from the ward and neighbors, gathered together to watch the excitement.  The steeple came from fours outside of DC in southern Virginia.  It travelled on its side like this:

Everyone started to gather.  There were lots of primary children.

Getting the steeple up and ready.

Hoisting it into place.

All set.  It is 80' from the street, bottom to top.

This picture is four of the branch president and bishops of the ward.  We all served over a period of 17 years.  Starting in 1998 until the currently serving bishop in 2015.  What a fun day.  We are looking forward to the completion of the building in September of this year.