Peterson Six

Ugly Sweater Day

2012-02-10T04:44:00.000-06:00

I was looking at Facebook the other day and ran into this picture of Ben and some friends. It was Ugly Christmas Sweater Day at the High School.....I won't even admit that he pulled this cardigan from my closet....snowflakes, gotta love it!!
and here's another winning sweater...it was made with puffy paint.....Nice, Laura!!

My little helper

2012-02-09T06:59:00.002-06:00

When I ask Ben politely to unload the dishwasher, he always says "YES." It literally takes him 15 minutes to get ready to unload the dishwasher....he has to find his Ipod and his headphones. If I'm patient, he will get the job done...

What's up, dog??

Wordless Wednesday... On the road again

2012-02-08T04:38:00.001-06:00

Date Night

2012-02-07T04:28:00.000-06:00

Saturday night John and I had a date night. We went to one of our favorite places....it overlooks a lake. We arrived when there was just a little bit of sunlight left. Out on the lake was an ice fisherman and his 2 dogs. It was amazing just watching them all walking on the ice, checking their sites for the "big one." A friend of mine who was dining there a little later than we did said that the dogs eventually had collars that had flashlights attached to them so they could keep fishing!! We finished the evening with a piece of carrot cake......

I had to put this picture on...to make Grandma Ellie hungry!!!

Weekend

2012-02-06T04:14:00.000-06:00

It was a slow weekend for us...hooray, just what we needed!! John and I managed to get out for a date night and enjoyed a wonderful dinner and CARROT CAKE for dessert!! YUM!

I decided to make some Super Bowl Food even if our PACKERS weren't a part of it....made some Chili.....
and made some Hot Wings....very messy to make, by the way....
and some little girlie decided to eat pasta instead....

Log Cabins

2012-02-03T04:04:00.001-06:00

I took a moment to stop by the school and check out all of the log cabins that the 4th graders had built...let me tell you, I was quite impressed!!! Check these out!!

Happy Birthday!!

2012-02-02T04:11:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday to my WONDERFUL Mom!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

Wordless Wednesday... Jonnie, Jerry, Luke !!!

2012-02-01T04:15:00.000-06:00

Meal Swap!!

2012-01-31T04:25:00.001-06:00

I am in a meal swap group, and we gathered at our house on Sunday night. I fed my freezer 14 meals....AWESOME!! Yummy things like Chicken Tortilla Soup, Glazed Ribs, Chicken Parmesan, Beef and Biscuit Casserole....

Weekend

2012-01-30T04:22:00.000-06:00

It was a busy weekend for our family....it was our school's 7th grade basketball tournament. So, we got to watch this team play 3 times....and win 2nd place!!!
and I also noticed a cobweb in my kitchen, way up high, that has collected some dust......it was so pretty.... I didn't have the heart to knock it down.....yet.

The finished project....

2012-01-27T04:04:00.000-06:00

Anna finished her "log cabin building" project. She used wheat thins as shingles on the roof , graham crackers for the door and windows, coconut flakes for grass and jelly beans for the finishing touches.....So proud of her!! She built it herself, with only a little help from Mom!!

Retro- Summer 2009 Lake Arrowhead, WI

2012-01-26T04:34:00.000-06:00

Wordless Wednesday...Log Cabin Builder

2012-01-25T04:26:00.000-06:00

Snuggie Stealer

2012-01-24T04:52:00.000-06:00

Someone in this family has fallen in love with Andrew's $3.00 pink snuggie that he forgot to take back to college ......

The Artist at work....Benjamin

2012-01-23T04:12:00.000-06:00

Ben is in one of his "drawing phases." He will sit with his headphones on and just draw. The pictures start out like this....
and end up like this after about an hour and a half...
and here's another one....it's Christina Perri.... a musician....

I'm not sure where he has gotten this gift of drawing, but I LIKE IT!!!

Computer Nerd

2012-01-20T04:01:00.000-06:00

We took Andrew back to college this week, on Wednesday......we're missing him already!! Here's a picture of him at the kitchen counter working with a couple of computers when he was at home.....2 computers?? Really???

Things to do, to avoid studying for exams

2012-01-19T07:38:00.002-06:00

Mr. Ben has final exams this week, and he's decided that it's not that important to study. (Ahem) When Mom and Dad decide that it's not a good idea for him to play X-box or computer games, you have to get creative in finding something to keep you busy, so you won't have to study. So.....he decided that drawing was a good idea.....
and playing with the dog.....making her wave at everyone was a good idea too...

Good Grief!!!

Wordless Wednesday.....It's TRUE!!!

2012-01-18T04:34:00.000-06:00

Crazy Hair!!

2012-01-17T04:08:00.000-06:00

This girl has some wacky, crazy hair.....no wonder her brothers call her "the lion!"

Weekend

2012-01-16T04:13:00.000-06:00

This weekend was extraordinary for bird watching at our feeder....I think those birds were hungry with all of the snow on the ground. I captured a few of the critters that were feeding....
We had some friends over on Sunday to watch the Packer game...and they brought chili....yum!!! Our boys and their boys have a great time together....
and someone could really care less about the game.....nail painting was obviously more important....

SCORE!!

2012-01-13T04:26:00.000-06:00

Luke's team played against a combination 7th/8th grade team this week. It was a very rough and tumble game to say the least. Luke did manage to break through and still score 20 points that game. The Raiders worked hard but came up a few points short....bummer!! Here is Luke in action....

Richfield Raiders 7th gradeTeam

2012-01-12T04:11:00.000-06:00

Last night I captured a picture of Luke's 7th grade team....this is the official picture for the yearbook.....
and here is a picture of the coaches.....
and then there is the picture of the team members just being themselves....

Wordless Wednesday....Luke Lost a Tooth!!

2012-01-11T04:02:00.000-06:00

Minnie Moo

2012-01-10T04:31:00.000-06:00

Someone has been enjoying the sun coming through the patio doors!!

The first game....

2012-01-09T04:05:00.000-06:00

This was it...the big start of Anna's basketball season. They've been practicing since October and their 9:00 am game was finally here.
She was up and rarin' to play....complete with a matchy-matchy headband for her hair...
That little girlie ran up and down the court with all of her might....
Played some good defense....
Made the shot, even with all of these defenders..... she ended up with 4 points!!
and even had time to chat and giggle with a friend during a time-out......cuz that's what girls do!!!

and yes, they won their first game!!!

#1 Raider Fan

2012-01-06T04:22:00.000-06:00

Luke had an "away" game yesterday and Grandpa and Grandma Mackey were there to cheer on the Raiders!! I think Grandpa likes his new sweatshirt!! Go Raiders!!

Sledding Sidekicks!!

2012-01-05T04:39:00.000-06:00

Let's hit the slopes!!

Wordless Wednesday..... Bella Roooo

2012-01-04T04:37:00.000-06:00

Where are they??

2012-01-03T04:53:00.000-06:00

While most of the family was gone this weekend, the doggies couldn't figure out where everyone went......they kept looking and looking for them!!

Weekend

2012-01-02T04:38:00.001-06:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! John and some of the kids made a trip to Iowa to visit the Grandparents over the weekend...they had a great time and enjoyed the warm weather!! Too bad they came home to this....
You know that your college son has correctly chosen to major in Computer Science when this book arrives and he is THRILLED!!!!

Fun!

2011-12-30T07:35:00.001-06:00

Christmas Break has been great so far......there's been lots of crafting...
lots of gaming....
and lots of reading with dogs!! Ha-ha!!

On this day, 21 years ago....we were married!!

2011-12-29T04:30:00.001-06:00

Celebrating 21 years!!!! Yes, this picture was taken a FEW years ago......

Wordless Wednesday...Tired Pup

2011-12-28T04:19:00.000-06:00

Sports, Snooze and Doggie Snuggling

2011-12-27T04:16:00.000-06:00

After Christmas dinner, some of the older men left the hustle and bustle of the kitchen and moved back into the sunroom for a little rest, relaxation and some doggie snuggling!!

Christmas 2011

2011-12-26T04:06:00.000-06:00

Here are the many faces of Christmas 2011.....here are the smiling faces at dinner....
A happy Luke, with his new Winter hat.....
Anna's festive face.....
Ben's fabulous face that will soon be full of food....
and of course, Andrew's funny noodle face.....

What a great Christmas......but we missed G-ma and G-pa Peterson!!!

Organization 101 by Ben

2011-12-23T04:44:00.000-06:00

When you go to school, you have many different subjects to study.......what you really need, is to have just 1 folder. This one folder holds EVERYTHING for ALL classes. Who really cares if it's 3 inches thick, you just haul 1 folder home....why complicate things????

King of the Kitchen

2011-12-22T04:37:00.000-06:00

Andrew has been watching a t.v. show called Iron Chef....it inspired him to make dinner for us. WOW! Last night he made Pecan crusted chicken breasts and sweet baby carrots....it was awesome!!
and the kids even cleaned up the dishes....unbelievable!!! Of course there was a little goofing off as they cleaned up!!!!

Wordless Wednesday....Mr. P hits the batting cage

2011-12-21T04:11:00.000-06:00

School Music Concert

2011-12-20T04:43:00.000-06:00

The day of Andrew's surgery, Anna had a band concert.....fortunately I made it back to the school just in time for her afternoon performance.... the kids weren't dressed up like they would have been if I had gone to the evening concert, but it was still a GREAT concert!! Here's a (blurry) picture of Anna tooting her clarinet!!!
You wouldn't even believe all of the toe tapping that was going on by the band members....hilarious!!

Surgery

2011-12-19T04:28:00.000-06:00

Andrew had surgery last Thursday....so, we have been busy making sure that he is doing well and behaving.... Here are some pictures from his thyroidectomy....

This picture was taken just as he had gotten out of the recovery room. Evidently, the ride was a little rocky, thus the barf bucket on his bed.
Here he is, a few hours later....glued to the teenie tiny televison in the corner of the room. Yes, he was starting to be ravenous at this point. Right after this, I think he ordered a PBJ, yogurt and a pudding.....
He certainly did NOT like this.....the IV that they kept attached to him. I told him that it was such a cute accessory.
and hide your eyes if you're squeemish, but the doctor took a photo of his thyroid after it was taken out.......because I knew you were curious, here it is.....

SQUIRRELS!!!

2011-12-16T04:08:00.000-06:00

The squirrel hunters have been on the job again.....

Hawk

2011-12-15T04:05:00.000-06:00

and what did I see outside my window the other day.....this guy.......a Cooper's Hawk, just waiting for a bird to come to the feeder.....I hope he's not waiting for Minnie!!!

Wordless Wednesday.... Freethrow man

2011-12-14T04:31:00.000-06:00

Andrew and Roo

2011-12-13T04:30:00.000-06:00

Andrew was home for a few hours on Sunday and really enjoyed his pal....Bella Roo....

Tournament

2011-12-12T04:21:00.000-06:00

Over the last few weeks, Luke's basketball team has been in a local tournament. Well, this weekend was the Championship game and our team made it to the finals!! Too bad we didn't win...but the team is learning more after each game...and it's a pretty cool team trophy and medal!!

What???

2011-12-09T04:57:00.000-06:00

When Andrew was home a few weeks ago, I took a look at some of the homework that he was working on......OH. MY. GOODNESS........this looks like some sort of foreign language to me....so glad I didn't have to take this class in college!!! 5 days until Andrew is home for a MONTH!!!!

School Craft

2011-12-08T04:50:00.000-06:00

It's amazing what you can make with a wire hanger and a white kitchen trash bag!!

Wordless Wednesday...Let the season begin!!

2011-12-07T04:53:00.000-06:00

Christmas 1990

2011-12-06T04:26:00.000-06:00

I ran into this photo the other day... it was a couple of days after Christmas in 1990. This photo was taken at our rehearsal dinner - our wedding was the next day!! The notes by the picture said "I was so nervous at the dinner that I could hardly eat....but John finished my dinner!"

Weekend...

2011-12-05T04:23:00.000-06:00

There was a lot of cooking going on this weekend.....so nice that John can make cookies with Anna....and even use a pink mixer!!

She's an Expensive dog!!!

2011-12-02T04:04:00.000-06:00

This little girl gave us quite a scare yesterday. I gave her a doggie chew treat and she gulped it down instead of chewing it thoroughly....needless to say, she spent the day at the Emergency Animal Hospital. They did an endoscopy and pulled out a huge chunk of the treat that had gotten lodged in her esophagus....whew!! $1200 and 12 hours later, she was home, resting....and she won't be eating any of those chew treats anymore!!!

The Cook...

2011-12-01T04:12:00.000-06:00

Anna sure is into cooking...I can't imagine where she gets that interest!!!! She made pepperoni pizzas for us last weekend!!

Our Trees....

2011-11-30T04:46:00.001-06:00

Decorating

2011-11-29T04:15:00.000-06:00

Last Saturday, the Christmas trees were lit up at our house!! I took some time and really looked at the ornaments that went on the tree. I soon realized that the ornaments told the story of our life..... For instance....
John made this ornament when he was a little boy...what a blessing that his Mom took the time to spend making these with him!!! Yes, it's made from a clothespin!!!
I saw various school/church ornaments too.....
We've documented the year that we went to Disney World at Christmastime....
I remember the year that my cousin, Bobbi Jo, could actually wear this little bootie!!
Andrew's first ornament.....
and the year that someone was a little obsessed with Dora the Explorer...
and others, well.....I'm really not sure what they are....

An angel?????? Maybe???? But....I LOVE it!!

Long Weekend...

2011-11-28T04:57:00.000-06:00

Well, the neighborhood gang was reunited again over break.....they went out on Black Friday and waited in line at Best Buy...and they later came over and played a big (3 hour) game of RISK...
Some things were decorated this weekend....
and John made a delicious pot of his Mom's famous Chili recipe!!! It was the topping for our baked potatoes!!!

MMMMMM...Good.....

A Thankful Celebration!!!

2011-11-25T04:08:00.000-06:00

Our Thanksgiving was out of the ordinary, but it was GREAT!! We had dinner at the Copper Dock and they had all of the traditional fixin's and a few extras!! Luke enjoyed the RIBS!!!
This girl loved the chocolate fountain...
I loved the food and the festive buffet decor....
But most of all, I LOVED the company....

We missed you Gma and Gpa Peterson!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

2011-11-24T04:24:00.000-06:00

With this little girlie being sick, I'm not sure what today will bring.....notice her little friend snuggled up behind her legs!!!

But I know for sure, we will have apple pie!!!! Happy Thanksgiving! Counting our blessings today... So much to be thankful for.....

Wordless Wedneday....Buds

2011-11-23T04:13:00.000-06:00

Banana Split Bread!!

2011-11-22T04:01:00.000-06:00

Banana Split Bread
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup mashed banana (about 2 large bananas)
3 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar, egg and butter with a mixer until mixture is fluffy, about 3 minutes; set aside. In a small bowl, mix bananas, vanilla and milk; set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda onto a paper plate. Add dry ingredients to creamed butter mixture alternately with banana mixture, stirring together with a rubber spatula until dry ingredients are blended, about 1 minute. Stir in Chocolate chips and pecans. Spoon batter into a greased loaf pan. Drop pan twice to remove air bubbles. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 1 hour. Cool in the pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove bread to wire rack to complete cooling. Makes 1 loaf.
(I double the recipe to make 3 small loaves)

Weekend Highlight...

2011-11-21T07:13:00.002-06:00

Our weekend was so calm and enjoyable!!! Friday night, we celebrated Ben's birthday by going to a restaurant of his choice....La Chimenea. Of course he ordered his favorite...Steak Fajitas!!
Later Friday night we packed up the whole family and Gma and Gpa and went to the High School production of "Anything Goes..." It was a GREAT play...we had lots of laughs!! Here's a picture of John and I before the play...

Meal Swap

2011-11-18T04:13:00.000-06:00

It's not a very good picture, but I am involved in a meal swap with a bunch of friends and these are all of the goodies that are going to fill our freezers!! I went home with 14 frozen meals.....AWESOME!!

Craziness

2011-11-17T04:55:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday, John!!

2011-11-16T04:01:00.000-06:00

Good Food....

2011-11-15T04:44:00.000-06:00

So what do you suppose a college boy that eats dorm food all of the time wants the most when he comes home??? Yep, homemade food!! I was more than happy to make a feast!!! There was Grandma's award winning chicken and dumpling casserole, macaroni and corn casserole and roasted asparagus.....it was soooooo good!!! Not to mention Ice Cream Cake for dessert!!
Here's a closer look for your drooling pleasure.....

Highlight of the weekend....

2011-11-14T04:36:00.000-06:00

The highlight of our weekend was getting to enjoy Andrew being home for the whole weekend!! As you can imagine, there was a lot of this.....
and some of this......
and even a little of this.....

and these people got to witness it all!!!!! Fun Weekend!!!

Winter Wonderland.....

2011-11-11T05:42:00.002-06:00

Yes, this is what it looked like yesterday at about 7am at our house....can you believe it?? As if it was some weird coincidence, a radio station in our area started playing Christmas music yesterday.....Good thing the snow melted and we're back to seeing green grass again....I'm not quite ready for snow......

Fighting over the Chips

2011-11-10T04:13:00.000-06:00

Yes, even these Wisconsin kids like Sterzings.....a potato chip that's made in my hometown of Burlington, Iowa!! They go perfectly with french onion dip...the chips, that is!!!

Wordless Wednesday....Pals

2011-11-09T04:50:00.001-06:00

National Honor Society

2011-11-08T04:25:00.000-06:00

Ben was inducted into the National Honor Society in a ceremony that was held last week in Hartford. The ceremony included a Spaghetti dinner, candlelight processional, a guest speaker and finally the induction into the Society. Forty two Juniors were inducted out of 329 students, so I would say that Ben is doing just fine academically!!! He didn't make a big deal out of it, but he sure had a big smile on his face.......

Here's a picture of the proud Daddy and his son.....

his Mommy was proud too, but the picture was too blurry to post....wah!!!

Banana Muffin Girl!!!

2011-11-07T04:21:00.001-06:00

This little lady made banana muffins this weekend practically by herself......I told her we had some "yucky bananas" to use up!! So proud of her..she looked up a recipe on the internet and made sure that we had all of the ingredients and made the muffins!! She had to taste test one, of course and said they were yummy!!!

The Artist at work....Benjamin

2011-11-05T04:39:00.000-06:00

College Visit

2011-11-03T04:13:00.000-06:00

Well, this was the only picture that I captured this past weekend. Ben and I went on a college visit to Carroll University, about 40 minutes away, to check out the campus. It was a beautiful day and many of the trees on campus still had colorful leaves. Ben had an extra special college visit because he got a chance to stay overnight with Andrew in the dorm!! I guess they had a blast! Andrew later brought him back home, did a load or 2 of laundry, had dinner with us and then went back to college!!! John, Luke and Anna had a great trip to Iowa to visit Gma and Gpa Peterson!!

Wordless Wednesday- Iowa Fans (The Dykstra Family)

2011-11-02T04:36:00.000-06:00

Birthday boy celebrates!!

2011-11-01T04:30:00.001-06:00

Luke celebrated his birthday by having a special dinner.....teriyaki chicken and rice and spinach salad with mandarin oranges. He really didn't want a birthday cake, and he isn't one for sweets, but he managed to choke down a mini-cinnabon.
The rest of the evening was enjoyed by reading 50 pages in his chapter book, writing a book report, working on National History day stuff and collecting 15 different candy wrappers....what a great birthday =)

Happy Birthday, Luke!!!

2011-10-31T04:01:00.000-06:00

Hey, it's not Halloween....it's this guys birthday!!

and we love him!!!!
Happy 13th Birthday, Luke!!!!

Pumpkins!!

2011-10-27T04:54:00.000-06:00

We had a little pumpkin carving extravaganza last night. Everything was ready to go, and then some kids were distracted by the comic section.....Excuse me.....let's get carving!!
Anna had her turn carving....she was wearing her "hippy chick" costume....

Luke pulled out the goo.....and then got right to work....

Mr. Artist did a little research on the computer and then came up with his plan and started working....
and here are the final projects.......a ghost, and 2 logos from a computer game called Starcraft...

Dirt 'n' Worms Caramel Apple

2011-10-26T05:00:00.000-06:00

Boo!!!

2011-10-25T04:41:00.000-06:00

I had fun making these scary ghosts......nutter butter cookies, white chocolate and a few mini chocolate chips!!! BOO!

Weekend

2011-10-24T04:29:00.000-06:00

OK, here was our weekend.....John went up north, I stayed home with the kids and dogs.....My parents invited us over for dinner Saturday night, so I pretty much didn't have to cook all weekend!! Isn't that fabulous???!!!
You will also notice that I didn't take any pictures this weekend, so you'll have to put up with looking at our precious fur-babies..... had these photos taken by an awesome photographer in our area.....and yes, the lens she uses is "Outta this world!" about $5,000 out of this world!!!!
So, here's Bella.....the tennis ball obsessed doggie!!!

and Minnie Moo, the Yorkshire Terrier that thinks she a Labrador!!
Both of the little sweeties....

and now all three of us........I heart my doggies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fridayyyyyy!!!!

2011-10-21T05:23:00.003-06:00

Mr. P sure had a good workout this week at basketball.....So proud of him for getting out there and working out!!

and Luke was well protected last night when he went to bed....all of Anna's Webkins were lined up, watching over him. I guess that's what happens when you let your sister in your room!!

Photo Opportunity

2011-10-20T04:28:00.000-06:00

Because all of our other kids have had recent school pictures taken and Andrew has not, I decided to make him put on a nice shirt and head to the backyard to take a few pictures.... here's one of the best!!! Andrew and Minnie Moo.....

Wordless Wednesday...Luke's new buddy...

2011-10-19T04:10:00.000-06:00

Lunch buddy

2011-10-18T04:08:00.000-06:00

Had lunch with this young man yesterday.....he's been home on Fall break.....and he likes broccoli cheese soup!!!

Weekend

2011-10-17T04:53:00.000-06:00

The highlight of the weekend was making a quick trip to Chicago-land on Saturday to visit some friends. We hit the road at 6 am and made it to Mark's freshman football game that started at 9 am. It really wasn't much of a game, because it was a blow out...Mark's team dominated!! Here he is running the ball....
and it was Laura's 18th birthday..... and this was the cake that her neighbor (age 92) made for her.....
and this was the GIANT bear that her brother gave her....
and Laura had fun "dolling up" Anna....

Fun, fun, fun, weekend!!!

Friday Randomness..

2011-10-14T04:04:00.000-06:00

Here is the beautiful "Holy Hill"...a church/monastery in our area. It's so pretty this time of the year!! and yes, you can climb to the top and see all of the way to downtown Milwaukee!!
and just because....I thought I would share the cutest pair of slippers that Anna has.....

Flag Football

2011-10-13T04:55:00.000-06:00

We attended one of Luke's middle school football games this week. It was an AWAY game....in Saylesville, WI......another small town team. Here are the #1 fans.....
Here are a few pics of Luke playing.... Here he is in the huddle....can you see a faint glimpse of Holy Hill in the background???
and running the ball as "Center" on the team...
and the coach even gave him a chance to be the quarterback for a few plays....

and they WON!!!

Wordless Wednesday.... Maddy

2011-10-12T04:30:00.000-06:00

Laura Lee

2011-10-11T04:19:00.000-06:00

A friend of mine from Chicago came to visit yesterday. Her daughter didn't have school, so she came too and we had an opportunity to take some cool pictures in our area. It's amazing to me how you can get some great pictures just by stopping by the side of the road and snapping a photo. Here are some of the pics I took....
and here's the friend who was watching our every move.....

Laura Lee, YOU ARE GORGEOUS!!!

Dog sitting......

2011-10-10T04:05:00.000-06:00

What happened this weekend that was silly? Luke was dog sitting at a friend's house....or shall I say that the dog was Luke sitting.....hahaha.....

T.G.I.F.

2011-10-07T04:51:00.000-06:00

This is how we all feel by Friday!!! T.G.I.F.!!!!!

Flag Football

2011-10-06T04:22:00.001-06:00

Luke had his first flag football game of the year on Monday....and what a game he had!! He scored 3 touchdowns and ran for 130 yards!! Here's a picture of Luke and his friend, Jonnie....they both are AMAZING!!!!!

and a special Happy Birthday message to Walter Peterson ....we love YOU!!!!

Wordless Wednesday... Homecoming Dance

2011-10-05T04:19:00.000-06:00

Lunch at Potbellies

2011-10-04T04:45:00.001-06:00

Our little birthday girl decided she wanted to go to Potbellies for lunch. As a surprise, Andrew drove home from college to join us for church and for Anna's birthday lunch.....she was thrilled!!
As you can see, she had her favorite Oreo Shake!!!!
Grandma and Grandpa Mackey joined us too.....one big happy family.....

and two crazy brothers......

Birthday Weekend for Anna!!

2011-10-03T04:43:00.000-06:00

Anna's birthday weekend went splendidly....she was able to have her Dairy Queen cake, as she requested......
and we took her out for a birthday lunch to Potbellies... (more on that tomorrow.)

Ben had Homecoming at the high school and went to the football game on Friday night looking like this....
Obviously, he had the whole school color thing going on.....except for the fact that temps were in the 30's and he had no coat....hmmm, that would be a problem.......

Visitors

2011-09-30T04:23:00.000-06:00

When I was growing up, these 2 lived next door to my family. They had 4 girls...that I played with for years!! They came to Wisconsin to visit my parents and I had the privilege of going out to dinner with them and reuniting!! It was so good to see them.....they haven't changed a bit!!

Ben

2011-09-29T04:52:00.000-06:00

Ben is always safe when he works on the computer....thus, the helmet......????

Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-28T04:28:00.000-06:00

Robot Day

2011-09-27T04:03:00.000-06:00

It's homecoming week at the high school and today the Junior class was asked to dress like a robot, so Ben found a box and some spray paint and got creative.....I think it looks pretty good, don't you???

Weekend

2011-09-26T04:08:00.000-06:00

The most exciting part of the weekend......John using a jackhammer to break up the old basketball hoop/pole......
The most fun part of the weekend......Watching the Packers win against the Bears! and watching with the Wolf family!!! Sorry, didn't snap any pictures.....

My Girl

2011-09-23T04:50:00.000-06:00

I took some pictures of Anna playing on the playground equipment at Luke's game. She was wearing her favorite color....turquoise.

and of course, her earrings were all "matchy-matchy." That's my girl........