Christmas

These pictures are in reverse order. Our dressy ones were before Christmas Eve mass.

Snow Fun

Logan thought he was being cool, but wound up falling face first. Caleb was excited to be on top of the mountain. He said 'watch this' and the proceeded to try to jump off...only to wind up on his face.

visit with nannie and papa

tim and i flew into minneapolis for christmas vacation. one of our first stops was to see nannie and papa. we had a great lunch and a very fun conversation. papa had been our earlier that day to play shuffle board, so as you can guess tim had tons of questions!

Aimee's 21st Birthday Celebration

Aimee turned 21 on August 21st, 2009. The day began with church and then Aimee came home to a surprise...Tim & Danielle had flown in from Texas to help her celebrate. Katie & Leanne were also here. We all went to the Minnesota Twins game, then to Lord Fletcher's on Lake Minnetonka for dinner, Then home for cake and we finished the night with a bonfire.

Bret & Katie's visit with Nannie & Papa

Bret & Katie spent a wonderful evening in Minnesota before their trip to Florida. Nannie & Papa came over and they played pinochle together. Bret had to brush up on his pinochle skills but with a little help he did well. WE had dinner and Katie made her awesome strawberry shortcake for dessert! YUM!!! Before we knew it Nannie turned into a pumpkin and had to go home to get to bed. We all had a good time together.

More Pictures - Part III

Wedding Shower Fun - Part II - The Pictures

Wedding shower fun!!!

This past weekend there was a wedding shower to celebrate Ryan & Leanne. Our friends hosted it in their backyard and the theme was Minnesota Twins since both Leanne & Ryan love the Twins. It was like a tailgate party with trucks parked in the backyard and grills placed near the trucks for grilling the food. We were joined by Ryan's family and alot of our friends. It was even fun to have all the Grandparents in town for the celebration. On Monday we went on a picnic with the grandparents to a beautiful park located in Eden Prairie. There is a Veterans Memorial located at this park and I got a picture of Papa with the soldiers. We are very excited about the upcoming wedding and looking forward to seeing most of you.

summertime

Summertime is a crazy time. Kids in and out, planning a wedding, shower with Ryan's family, shower with our friends and family, trips to the airport, dinner time and games, sleepovers...Lots of fun & crazy stuff. Looking forward to seeing everyone in a few short weeks.

Teacher of the Year 2009

Tim has been named Teacher of the Year 2009 at his school - Life School, Red Oak, Texas. We are so proud of Tim for his hard work and dedication to the young adults he teaches and coaches. Keep up the good work Tim. Love, Dad & Mom

Engagement pictures of Leanne & Ryan

Leanne & Ryan
May 18th, 2009~ Engagement

Leanne and Ryan are the nicest couple in the world. I had so much fun photographing their engagement session last night in Crosslake. They are the kind of couple you can TELL just LOVE. EACH. OTHER. They enjoy each others company & make each other laugh. True Love. They were real troopers and traveled all the way to the Lakes Area from Alexandria and Moorhead. I am super excited to be photographing their August wedding in Edina. Leanne and Ryan, thank you for being SO fun. I know it’s a successful session when I laugh the whole time. You two are perfect together and I am SO eager for your wedding…
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Some pictures

Easter morning

Visiting the Bronx zoo

Easter 2009

Happy Easter to All!!! We began our Easter celebration on Saturday with the traditional coloring of Eggs. Papa & Nannie were here and enjoyed dying the eggs...Papa even got to make his army egg. WE went to 9AM church on Easter Day and then came home for the traditional Easter Brunch. Hope everyone had an awesome Easter Sunday. Alleluia Christ is Risen!!!

Happy Birthday Mom, Nannie, Grandma!!!

Just wanted to share with everyone a picture on Mom with her Birthday cake. She was very touched with the fact that she had a Birthday cake after many years of not having a cake because as we all know Dad is just not the baker in the family. Happy 78th Birthday Mom, Nannie, Grandma, Great Grandma...and many more

All in a Sunday afternoon

Hello Everyone!
I just wanted to send you a little picture of my basketball team. We got
6th in our tournament! WOO!! Next stop... STATE! We were missing like 3
people, but we did alright! I am having a blast, I wish you all could come
and experience what I experience. Enjoy! I hope this picture makes you
smile like they make me smile!! :)


Picture: (left to right, front row) Darrin, Justin, Justin(the one
flexing, STUD) and Trisha. (back row, Left to right) Ryan, Me, Doug,
Rhonda, and Tara.

Love, Aimee

Josh in on the News!!!

See Officer White in action. If you will go to:

www.wvec.com and in the search box type: Maury High and then "go", scroll down to: Gun found at Maury High School in Norfolk (jan 15), push the play button > on video screen and you will Josh for about 3-5 seconds toward the end of video! Go Officer White!!!!

Ultrasound results!

Jeff and I are having a GIRL! I can already imagine my mom buying pink. We have decided to call her Ella Margaret. Logan knows about his sister and is exicted and Caleb, as expected, doesn't have a clue.