Sunday, November 15, 2009

November 4th was Eric's 13th birthday. On his
birthday we had a family dinner at grandma's
house and his party today.




November 13th (Friday the 13th) was my 26th birthday.
Paul made me put this picture in!Ali & Emma on the trampoline at Ersix's party.
Ali saw Alex sitting on top of a tall block and had
to climb up there with him.

Sara and lily sat on the trampoline and Lily fell asleep.
Sara must be really boring.



Blowing out candles.



Ali & Ersix





Lili just hanging with the big kids



Sara made it through the obstacle course
without getting hurt!



Ali & Ava
Here is Eric jumping people. At the end of the day he jumped 6 people.



Monday, September 14, 2009

It's Official!

Alex got his drivers license today!


Sunday, September 13, 2009

Labor Day weekend

We pulled the camper down to Lolly and Don's
cabin for the weekend. Carly was with us and
Josh & Claudia came
with all of their kids then Jessie and Jack
came down for the day on Saturday.
The kids had a ball riding the go cart until
the chain on it broke then Don hooked a
sheet of plywood to the back of the
lawn tractor and they drug each other
around. They also had a lot of left
over fireworks. The kids had so much fun!
I don't think they have ever been so dirty!






There were a few games of cards.

Don kept us very well fed...

It was such a nice relaxing weekend!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Happy 16th Birthday Carli!

I got to Decatur just in time to
celebrate Carli's 16th birthday!

I drove up today to help Tina take care
of Delores. She is doing ok but still not
100%.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Gary's Retirement Party

Paul's captain retired yesterday and
Paul and I put together a surprise
retirement party. Paul had to be at
the station so my mom helped me
set everything up. Paul & Gary

All of the guys at the station chipped
in and Paul had this plaque made.
The best part was that he had to steal
Gary's badge for the plaque and Gary has
been looking all over for it. Gary blamed it
on a guy that he had loaned it to one time.





Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Theo hunting big (caged) game at the

Iowa State Fair

Sara & Amanda and Alex & David flying

Alex's First Car





Alex got his first car! It is a 1989 Pontiac
Lemans. Now he just needs a drivers license.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Iowa State Fair 2009

The knuckleheads and I went to the fair

with my mom and dad. Paul couldn't go

because he had to work, stupid job!


My cousin David and his son Theo (just turned 2)

posing in the pig barn.
Sara and Amanda on the spinning roller coaster.David and the boys.

Theo watching his dad and the

knuckleheads ride the roller coaster.

He was very impressed! He is
such a good boy he just sat and
talked to us the whole time we were
waiting, his speech is great.


Our belongings in the wagon were

very well protected!


The highlight of the fair was watching Theo
hunt. He got a cork gun and the cork was

attached to a string. He walked through

all of the animal barns and shot every animal!

He is great at shooting caged animals!




This is the strange goose guy. His geese were very

well dressed and followed him all over the fair.




The main street of the fair.

I think there was at least 14 million people

there that day.



This cute pig reminded us of someone we know.




They sit and sleep the same way!

Josh and the kids stayed at mom's house

for the weekend to take care of Sadie.

Josh said that her and the kids loved each

other and that the children had been licked clean.



And of course the highlight of the Iowa State Fair!


Alex and David and Sara and Amanda

before being flung into space.




Eric decided to go rock climbing instead.

He is smarter that the others!



When we got home Theo showed Grandma and

Grandpa (my Aunt Kim and Uncle Rick)

how great his gun works. He is a nice guy

though, every time he shot grandpa he kissed his

owie.


Rick and Kim didn't fill their pool this summer


because it has been so cool. Now it is even better


though because it is full of frogs! Eric had a great


time catching and releasing frogs. Of course


Theo thought everything that Erk (we tried to tell


him that it is pronounced ersix but he went with


erk) did was great!



I have videos I will post tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Babysitting Jack




Last week we babysat for Jack
while Jessica took Sara and Carli to
go see a concert. I think we got the
better part of that deal from the sounds
of the concert. We went over and played
at the school and had all kinds of fun.
Paul was teasing him and Jack kept
telling Paul that he is ridiculous. It
was really funny because it comes out
dick-a-less.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Henry Doorly Zoo & Cousins


The Knuckleheads with Cousin Colin, Sara's
friend Amanda and a statue of Paul.
He doesn't even remember sitting
for it!
Sara on the tortoise just before it threw
her off.



The kids just love having their pictures taken!

One of our favorite things at the zoo is feeding the
fish from the bridge.

This elephant was just relaxing...


The new skyfari is really really neat. It takes you all the way
across the zoo.


The prettiest bug I've ever seen.
Butterflies and moths in the new butterfly garden.


Giant Lily pads!


A baby anteater!
Oh Cute!


Some guy was throwing potato chips to the
orangutans. (really bad but fun to watch)
The mom and baby were catching them then
the mom went and pulled a tuft of grass and
used it to sweep the fallen chips close enough
to the fence to reach them. While she was
working at getting the last one a squirrel
came up and grabbed it.


After the zoo we went over to my Becky and
Mark's (my cousins) new house for a cookout
and to hang out.
Back row: Amanda, Colin, Alex, Sara
Front row: Eric, Connor, Elizabeth, Josh
and Nate is out front, he was a little
weary of the big kids. Smart Boy!!










The girls hangin out:
Amanda, Sara, Daisy and Elisabeth.

Jim, Becky, Elizabeth and Connor.