Hellhole

Well............The kids were digging in the front yard and Weatherman yelled "Hey, you know you aren't supposed to dig out there!" Toot responded seriously "Oh........We are just trying to find hell." Yes, we were on the floor!!!!! Most kids dig for China but, they've been there done that.



So, of course, Weatherman (comedian that he is) takes them out to the garden in the back and tells them its closer to hell there!! As you can see they have a nice size hole. So far all they have found are garden tools that they burried last fall and some worms. Toot says she thinks it will take 33 days. We will let you know. :0)

60th Anniversary

For my parents 60th wedding anniversary the whole family got together at the Kalahari resort in the Wisconsin Dells. Many thanks to my little sister for the planning of it all!!! We had a wonderful time as you can see! The place we stayed slept 20 and there were only 17 of us, so it was very comfortble. We didn't feel like we were stepping all over each other.



Toot has a special bond with my older brother. She calls him "Uncle Sam" and he calls her "George". They spent a lot of time in the hot tub. But she did drag him on a number of rides too!! It was nice to be able to relax and know that she was in good hands.



The B-ster hung out with anyone and everyone that would take him down the slides. He had a blast!!! He is a water baby.

Shrimp did a pretty good job on the body boards. He spent a lot of time there, and was able to spend time with his younger cousins too.

Goose was able to hang out with her cousin Jessica. Since they live in Indiana and we live in Minnesota that was a very special time for the girls.

Weatherman and Pooh were able to come too, but just for a day. We did manage to get family picts taken though. WOO-HOO!!

I especially enjoyed spending time with my sisters. Living so far away we never get to spend much time together so this was a treasure for me. I kinda like my brothers too!! :0)

I wasn't so sure how G-ma and G-pa would like the water park but as you can see they had a blast!! I hope I still know how to have fun when I'm almost 80!!!

Mom and Dad you inspire me, you always have. I love you.

More big steps

Today was the last day of school for Shrimp and Bebo. Shrimp and my "extra" son , E-man will be seniors next year!!!!! How did THAT ever happen????!!!

Bebo will return to second grade this fall as he is definitely NOT ready to move on yet. He will get to have the same teacher he had before and he is very excited about that. (and she is excited too! I think she fell in love with him and what's not to love?)

Wax On, Wax Off...

Bebo tells us his foster brother or "China Brother" was into some form of martial arts. Here are a few of the poses he learned from him. I especially enjoy the facial expressions!! ;o}

Steppin' on up

Today was Toot's last day of Preschool!! Kindergarten here she comes!! Actually I think she is a little nervous about heading off to Kindergarten this fall (and so is her mom :0[ ) Toot was in a class for kids that have autism. She was one of the "peer" kids. She was considered a model child, one who the other kids can model their behavior after. There were 12 kids in the class and 4 of those were "peers". Toot enjoyed it very much and LOVED her teacher!

"I Don't Need Naps Anymore"

... yeah, right...

"Toot"ing at the Zoo

Toot's preschool had a field trip to the free zoo. We had lots of fun!! The weather was perfect and the kids all did a great job!! The animals even "posed" for the camera.