Gearing up for Christmas – 2014

Here we are putting together the Christmas Lego set we bought in Orlando this year on our family trip. Tessa is having the most fun!

Independence Day 2011

The weather didn't quite cooperate but it was a great day nonetheless. Check out the action below:

HaPPy BiRtHdAy MISSY!!!

Yeah... We've taken almost a year off from posting on our blog. Terrible, I know. Here's an attempt to make up for lost time. Enjoy!

Madison's Piano Recital

Madison Did Fabulous! She played My Heart Will Go On, and Hiawatha. Madison had the Hiawatha song memorized. She was so happy with her self, she couldn't stop smiling. Kip and I are are so proud of her. She has been playing for two years and is getting really good. We love to listen to her play, especially for family night. Isn't she Beautiful! The picture on the left is Madison and her piano teacher Carla. It's sure great having a neighbor who teaches piano.

Happy 5th Birthday Josh

Josh had a very fun Birthday. He got to celebrate Saturday, Sunday and Monday. He got lots of fun things. Thanks to everyone who got him a present. On Monday we had Dunford donuts and Watermelon. Josh had one bit of his donut and a big bowl of Watermelon. I should have put the candles in the watermelon. He asked on Tuesday if it was still his Birthday. He wanted to get more presents. He loved getting presents for 3 days in a row.

Happy 9th Birthday Madison

Madison's new Birthday outfit! She was so excited for her Birthday. Kip and I took her to Red Robin for her Birthday Lunch.

Madison had a lot of fun blowing out her candles on her doughnut cake and opening up her presents. The last present was the best we gave her $40.00 to get her ears pierced. We took a video of her getting her ears pierced, I will post it soon.

Happy 7th Birthday Lanie

Lanie and her friend Adri, blowing out candles. Dane wanted to blow some out too.

Lanie's Mother's Day Program

Lanie did such a great job Singing at her program on Friday. When it was over we all had lunch in the cafeteria.It was a great day.

Madison Gets Baptized!

After years of preparation Madison got baptized yesterday. She made several really fun comments like: "That was so fast...can we do it again?" "I feel like I have a new life!" It was a very exciting day. Friends and family came out to enjoy the day with us. Thanks to all those that helped to make this a very special day.

A beautiful day for a walk!

Hill Air Force Base Museum

March 7th 2009 We had a lot of fun seeing all the different aircraft, seeing the first airplane all the way to what they are flying now. It was great watching them get so excited and running from jet to jet. They enjoyed everything especially Josh. He ran around like he was flying his own jet, it was great. Danes favorite part was when we went outside and let him run around. Madison liked the fastest jet ever made, and Lanie was just happy to sit and take it all in.

Bora Bora,Tahiti

Let's catch up...

We've really been slackers on the old blog...sheesh...it's been a long time. Since we're feeling extra lazy check out the pictures below to find out what we've been up to:

Christmas 2008

WEEKLY UPDATE 11/9/08

• Happy birthday DANE! 1 Year old this past week. We had another great week capped off with an amazing birthday celebration for our little man. It's hard to believe it's been a year. Any day now and we'll be posting a video of his first steps...stay tuned.

• Josh has been enjoying preschool. When we picked him up the other day he let out a big sigh and said, "Dad, I love my school."

• Lanie has been loving kindergarten. She especially loves her afternoon bus driver Victor. They have both won each other over big time. Lanie always has something to tell us about Victor. And Victor tells us that Lanie has all sorts of stories for him...some of them quite unbelievable. Lanie also had a hearing test this week. It appears that her left ear may have some problems...we'll be going in on the 17th for another couple of tests.

• Madison has been doing very well in school. Her teacher Mrs. Asay raves about her. And who wouldn't? She's a very special girl!

DANE TURNS 1 THIS WEEK!

Dane stands up on command!

Halloween 2008 PARTY!!

Click here for Pictures of the Halloween Party at Gramma Glo's

LOOK OUT!!

As I was playing with Dane on Saturday a very strange fear gripped me. He was standing over me waving this golf ball at high speed over his head. At any moment the ball was going to fly free and knock me out. Instead of grabbing his hand like a man...I cowered and hid my face in my hands. It wasn't one of my best moments. I never thought I would be afraid of what an 11 month old could do.

GRAMPA'S NEW TRACTOR!!