Six months to Christmas '08

As of yesterday it was only six months to Christmas. I figured this post would get your mom all fired up about Christmas shopping and set her mind planning an early shopping season. With a new location and new stores to find we better get started early or I'm in big trouble as I'll have to take her to malls all in the last few weeks.

Can you guess the year of the Christmas in this photo?

Jen's Post

So, while I have been here in Chicago I found some yarn that was on sale and got busy. I found some patterns online and I wanted to see if I could do it. I had a lot of fun with the skirt because I found a pattern for shorts and changed the pattern so it would be a skirt. Have a great Saturday everyone!!

Painting Painting Painting!!!!!!!!!!

Dad Keeps Busy

You would think that I had enough to do with getting moved in and the house ready to go and not a minute to spare! But I found the time to refinish the bed frame and the end table that I like so much. You can see the difference in the photo of the old finish of the end table and the second photo of the restored end table. Big difference! And it didn't take too long either. Your mom and I are really enjoying this house and feel very comfortable in it and the neighborhood. We kind of fit in to the small town life. We are just country bumkins at heart.

Hello Family

Just wanted to say Hi to my family:) It was a beautiful day here in Iowa and I hope you all had a great day too:) The Lord has been very good to our family and we are grateful for that. Have a great week.
Love, Mom

Happy Father's Day Grandpa!

I like to walk with Grandpa,
His steps are short like mine.
He doesn't say, "Now hurry up!"
He always takes his time.
Most people have to hurry,
they do not stop and see,
I'm glad that
God made Grandpa
"Unrushed" and young like me.

Author Unknown

We love you Grandpa!
Alex & Sam

TO DAD!!!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD!!!!! I WISH I COULD BE THERE WITH YOU, BUT I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!! LOVE JEN

Mom & Dad at breakfast

Good morning family,
Things move pretty slow in Milo, IA and that has delayed this long overdue posting. Iowa has welcomed us with lightning storms, tornados, and much rain. But we are doing fine, no flooding or damage to our house. Mom has already painted most of the walls in the house and hung pictures on all the walls. We've been to Nathan and Heather's several times and Jessica and Ryan's once.

I'll finish this later.
Dad

Jen's Post

Today I took the kids to a restaurant called All Aboard. It is a really neat place. Obviously it is all about trains!! Jake loves it. If you sit there in the middle the train brings you your food. They blow the train whistle and out it comes.

There is also a train going around the whole top of the restaurant.
A very neat place to eat!!! Loud, but cool. If you order dessert they give the kids a plastic train whistle. So nice of them. Maybe it's their punishments to the parents&nannies who bring in loud kids. Send them home with something to make the kids even louder.

This is the house where Jen lives!! I know, not bad. I am staying in the basement. I have my own tv so in the evenings I can go downstairs and relax if I want.

My goodness, don't they look so sweet!! They really are pretty good kids and I really enjoy them. Miranda is the oldest (on the left), Jake is the youngest (in the middle) and Lexi is the middle (on the right).

Hi Family,  I hope you all had a great weekend:) We had a really good time with the boys and look forward to getting home and having Cole for a couple days. This is what it's all about :):) Grandparents camp has already started......... We will have to start making tee shirts for the grandkids:):):)      I pray you all have a really good week at work and safety on the road. 

Love you all,

Mom

Jennifer's Day

Well, I was thinking about a warning I could give, but I don't have any :) Today it is raining outside. Lots of lightening and thunder too. It is a very nice day to sit and read. And the best part is that I can. Talk about a cool job! The girls are at school and Jake is off playing at a friends house. He is so quiet when he is by himself that he surprises me. Matt, thanks for posting those pictures. I have wondered what our old house looks like and not much has changed really.
Have a great day everyone. And Jess--enjoy the day before your birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Trip to Michigan 3

Went by the old house and Amy's too. Our old place looked good. They've built a smokehouse behind that you can't see.

Trip to Michigan 2

Then headed to Port Sanilac. It was really nice to see all the old "haunts"=)

Trip to Michigan

Hey everybody!

We had a good time in Michigan. We went to Katie's wedding, and it was really nice. There was a little bad weather, right when they went to light the unity candle there was hale and it was REALLY loud.