January 20, 2025

Ignite '25

This year, Bryce was at the Training Center for PI orientation, Griffin was there for Ignite Media Prep, and Garrett was there as one of the liaisons for the Intern Team and preparing to be Staff Coordinator at Ignite.  So Brett and Joy had four nights with no kids at home before flying together to Tennessee to be with the boys at the Cedine Conference Center.  It was a great 4 days of watching Bryce bond with the PI team, Griffin work wonderfully with the tech team, and Garrett lead and grow.  We brought Bryce and Griffin home with us at the end of the conference.  Garrett would come home 5 days later.

Bryce was the Scuba Diver MC for the Student Leader Party.  Brett's wetsuit from HS lives on!

Bryce and Elijah co-MC the party.


Brett was asked to share in the 10x10.

Kelsea and Garrett share about their interns.

The whole lineup of 10x10s that Brett was asked to be a part of.

Snow flurries made some of us nervous of a repeat of the year before.

Bryce and the PI team presented, "I hate to wait."

Kelsea and Garrett talk to the PI parents.

A moment to take a picture in the middle of the Western themed party.

The whole family collected.

Brett was volunteered into the Dad skit where he played the hero.

Joy successfully lassoed the cow, Maciah.

The ORAD team:  Griffin, Jake, Bryce.

Ok it is a little cold out, but we are moving on to the tournament.

Griffin working on the tech team.

Emily, Bryce, and Lydia present their RTS stories.

Stars of the tech team.

Griffin taking b-roll during the event with Garrett on the right.

Joy and the ladies:  Anna, Carrie, Linda, Stephanie, and Gosia.

We found our son, Bryce, had to take a picture.

Joy gives her evaluator orientation.

Sunset over the lake.

Jonah, Bryce, David, and Abram.

Tech team bonding.

PI team bonding:  David, Averi, Bryce, Kate, Lydia, Emily, and Priscilla

Bryce with his traditional PI scarf.

Game night at the Training Center in TN.

Snow day in TN with the team.

Madeline talks while Garrett and Bryce are listening to the instructions.

Bryce and Kate listen as the PI team listens to each share.

Bryce, Lydia, and David ponder the PI question.

Team bonding.

We got to the Training Center for PI orientation and then we found out we had a surprise tournament?