Can’t tell you how proud of these guys I am. Aaron and Silas both live in Tennessee. Both work for the same company. Both had babies born to their families last fall (a month and a day apart in Oct/Nov). Both got their great hair from mom’s side of the family! Cheryl and I are just dying – having to watch these grandkids grow up 14 hours away. Here’s a brief catch-you-up on them.

Aaron, Savannah, Poppy and Juniper

• Aaron and his family live in Franklin – Nashville is where one of Whisper Aero’s facilities is located.
• Poppy just finished first grade, went on a short trip with her family that included a hike in the Smoky Mountains with lamas! She’s a fabulous big sister and can’t wait to hit the swimming pool this summer.
• Savannah is a terrific mom of two, loves planning get-aways like an A-frame air BnB in the mountains with nearby lama hikes!
• That’s Aaron showing off a concept model at an experimental aircraft expo. That’s also the whole family on stage – child dedication Sunday at their church.
• Whisper Aero is a really cool high-tech aerospace start up Aaron has worked for since 2021. Here are a few interesting links if you’re curious about electric aircraft!
• Whisper Aero ultralight aircraft
• Autonomous Electric Planes
• Ultraquiet Propulsion

Silas, Haleigh and Lewyn

• Haleigh and Silas live in Cookeville, 90 minutes east of Nashville.
• Silas wrapped up his undergrad in Computer Engineering here in Nebraska last May.
• After an internship at Whisper and working remotely during his senior year, Whisper hired their second Perry! Silas works in imbedded computer systems at their facility in Crossville.
• Lewyn is Haleigh and Silas’ first kiddo – they are doing great learning the ropes of parenthood.
• Silas just came back to Omaha for a retirement party for one of his CE professors. While here Silas picked up his classmate Edoe and took him back to Tennessee for an internship with Whisper Aero!
• In one of those pics below, Silas and Edoe are meeting up with Dr. Chen who is giving us all a tour of a net-zero granny-pod. Dr. Chen is another one of Silas’ professors we saw that day. Silas is incredibly loved back in his CE department. “Give me a thousand students like Silas!” Dr. Chen told Cheryl and I.

Hope you’ve had a great weekend. Thanks for your prayers and donations to my work. Thanks for how you help keep me and my family encouraged and enjoying life!

Blessings!