Scott with Grandma

Heidi with Grandma and Grandpa

Doug with Grandma and Grandpa

Kali with Grandma and Grandpa

Kali looks as if she isn't quite sure who
it was that she was sitting with when
she was on Grandpa's lap. I think
Doug just caught her in an odd moment.
It is still very funny!

Danny with Grandpa and Grandma

Darth Kali!

Yes! Cousin Paul was Darth Vader for his school Halloween party. He already had the helmet. Kali found it while she was playing. She came out with only the face part on. Danny had the top helmet part on. We had him give it to Kali. I cracked up when I saw her though. It was hilarious. The panel hanging fromt eh face mask makes the breathing sounds and says some of the key lines from the movies. It also alters the voice of the person speaking from the inside of the helmet. She kept saying "Danny and Kali". She also didn't have very good peripheral visions so she kept falling over things that were on the floor. Including people! It really was very funny!

Scott Michael Wesner

Isn't he adorable!

The youngest (and cutest) Wesner !

"Kid's" table

The "adult" table

Pictures from our trip to Indiana!

OH MY! It is so hard to choose which ones to post. I am going to have a really hard time not posting ALL of them! There are some really great ones! We went out to Indiana to visit Doug's mother's side of the family. The Wesner's. If any of you were at our wedding, Mary and Jeannette were our flower girls. Daniel was our ring bearer and Steve was one of the groom's men. Sharon was the first Wesner Cousin I ever met. She was at Family Camp one year with Beth and the three of us seemed to hit it off. We did some thing really goofy and if I ever find the picture, I may just post it too. Sorry girls! Grandma and Grandpa Wesner are wonderful people who welcomed me into the family with great big hugs! Then again, they welcome everyone with great big hugs! They were tremendously active in their church and although they have slowed down a lot in the past few years, they are still two of the best prayer warriors we know! The occasion for this trip was to celebrate their 80th birthdays. Grandma's isn't for a few months I guess but it seemed a good time to do both.
Bear with me as I post a ton of pictures. If you have questions about the pictures and I haven't added any comments to explain, leave a comment and I will reply as soon as I can! This picture, is by far the greatest achievement of the weekend! EVERYONE in one place at one time. We were only missing Beth's husband Jon, as he couldn't get the time off work and had to preach for Dad on Sunday night. I will try and list everyone in the picture
Back Row: Aunt Eileen, Daniel, Aunt Bev,Rachel, Beth, Jeanette, Mel w/ Danny, Jonathan, Michelle
On the Chairs: Uncle Dave, Uncle Rodger, Grandpa Wesner, Grandma Wesner, Linda w/ Kali, and Christine
On the Floor: Steve, Evie w/ Baby Scott, Paul, Mary, Markus & Sharon, Doug, Heidi

I think I got everyone! Now let's see if this picture will post!

More pics from the weekend!

Kali was dressed up for Ed and Tina's reception Saturday night and she was blowing kisses! danny was making funny faces at me!

Here is a better picture of Kali in her turban, and another picture of Danny with is trains.

Close ups!

Kali was in a towel turban to help protect her hair. i had put it in curlers. I found her later taking her curlers out. I was pretty irritated but I have to admit they aren't comfortable to sleep in. Danny just wanted me to take a picture of his trains.

Danny getting a gift at Kali's birthday!

Here they are!

Hey all! I am finally posting some more pictures. I really should be doing house work so there wont be a lot right now but there will be more throughout the week. At least I hope so. The two on the right are from Kali's birthday and the one on the left is my little snowflake queen! The dress actually has a hoop under it but I am going to take it out and she is going to wear this dress for Christmas. It is pretty long on her so she should be able to wear it next year too!

Been a while.

I know, I know! It has been a while. I was really hoping to get some pictures yesterday of the kids but my lovely snowflake queen daughter threw up all over her dress. She had been coughing since Thursday but yesterday she seemed to be better. Danny decided he wanted nothing to do with school yesterday and they basically had to drag him into the classroom. I felt bad but there was no good reason for him to not want to go. He was dressed up as a train engineer again this year. I had to run to Walmart to get a new buckle for his train but then I left it at the school for him to show. When Kali and I picked him up, the teacher told me he was fine less then a minute after I left. I knew he would be but he has been acting up lately. Mostly since the time changed again.
So we went home an ate lunch and then I put Kali in her dress and we went to visit our friend Robin and then my grandparents and then Aunt Beth and Grandma Chandler. Aunt Beth and Grandma Chandler gave the kids SMARTIES and they ate them on the way home. At Grandma's house, Kali started coughing again but not too much. By the time we got home though, she was coughing harder. We got home about 2 minutes before Doug. The kids were playing Daniel's Thomas the Tank Engine game. I was sitting here next to Doug and we were talking about the days we had and what was coming for the evening. Kali came out not looking too good and still coughing. She looked at us and then started to cough. Then she gagged and threw her hands over her mouth. I grabbed a towel that happened to be close by and "caught it" but not before she got it all over her pretty new dress. This happened about 7 minutes before I had to leave. I got the dress off of her and started cleaning it. It is a "spot clean only" dress since there is some white fur trim around the wrists and neck and hem. So I did some quick spot cleaning and then covered the dress in Febreeze. I threw my uniform on and ran out the door. Thankfully I was on time for work but I was not in a great mood. Thankfully I was working with the two best workers there. The day went pretty well. After we finished serving the meal, we were cleaning up, I was clearing dishes when I head a page for me to pick up the phone. Now I was scared. Doug had called worried because there were 10 open medicine packs on the bathroom counter that he thought Daniel had gotten into and eaten them all. Thankfully I knew that wasn't true and we all breathed a sigh of relief. Poor Doug. He didn't have a very good night with the kids. When I got home, near 8 PM. The kids were still eating. The supper that I had put in the oven at 4 something Pm, took longer to cook then it was supposed to.
So , all this to say that I didn't get the pictures that I wanted to of the kids yesterday so I am going to try again today. I stopped at Walmart after work yesterday and picked up one of those Dry cleaning kits to use at home. I was able to do a pretty good job on the dress but the smell is still there. I have been periodically spraying it with Febreeze but the smell doesn't seem to be coming out. If you see Kali in a pretty white fur trimmed navy blue felt dress, don't smell her!
Hopefully there will be a few pictures sometime in the next few days.
The Reception for Ed and Tina is this Saturday here in Ohio and we are excited to see them again. Kali keeps talking about her "cousint Melanie". Yes, I know there is a T at the end of Cousin but that is how she says it. It is really sute, actually.
Well, enough time messing around here. I have a house to clean and some supper to prepare. I have to work again tonight so I want the house to be as ready as possible so the kids wont get into too much trouble and Doug can have an easier evening then yesterday.
See you all soon!

Flu Shots

Hey all,
I am so proud of my kids! Yesterday I took them to get their flu shots. Now two weeks ago, Kali went in for a check up and had to have a shot. The Assistant did a great job with Kali and told her what she was going to do. 1-2-3 Pinch! Kali never even flinched! So, I asked them to give Kali her shot first so Danny could watch. Again, she never flinched. I sat next to Danny and held on to his arms because he is an unknown. We explained it to him and he seemed fine until he saw the needle. He started to cry but we turned his head away and 1-2-3 Pinch! He was fine! Not even a sound! In fact, he didn't flinch either. I promised the kids "ice cream", or a milk shake, afterwards so they were pretty excited. When we walked down the hall to leave the receptionist said,"I never even heard a peep!" The kids before them came out screaming. I felt bad for them. I would have been the same way. I probably did worse then the kids. Seeing the needle go into Danny's arm made me slightly nauseous and light headed. It is really quite funny. Daniel and Kali LOVE going to the doctor's. Kali was pretty upset when I told her it wasn't for a check up, just shots When I explained the 1-2-3 Pinch! she got realy excited!
Well, My house is in need of attention for a certain little girl's birthday party this weekend.

A couple more pictures

Here are a few more pictures. Aren't they cute?

Finally some new pictures!

My favorite subjects are my children and that is mostly what this website was created for. These pics turned out a little fuzzy. I am not the photographer that my father or husband is but I like these. My kids love each other so much and they miss each other when they are apart. They are best friends and rarely enemies.

Another short update.

Doug has passed his kidney stone. We are so thankful that this ordeal is over. It lasted way to long. Doug didn't go to work today, even though he passed the stone last night. His body is still out of wack from all the pain medicine. He was also up a lot in the night and didn't get much sleep.
The kids spent Sunday night and Monday night with their Aunt Beth. I stopped last night to see them and put them to bed.
I took Doug in to the hospital at 9:30 Sunday night. It was busy so we didn't see anyone for a while. They eventually decided to admit Doug but that took a while also. He was admitted at about 4:00 AM. I got home around 5 AM and I didn't go to bed until after 6 AM. This was because I needed to call Doug's place of employment to tell them he wouldn't be in. I slept until 11 AM and then ran a few errands and went back to the hospital. We were there until 7:00 PM. Doug had two visitors from our church. That was nice. We also were able to chat with Doug's room mate and his wife. Doug has to have a follow up appointment with the doctor next Tuesday.
I have to work tonight but thankfully, I am off tomorrow. I was supposed to work tomorrow but a girl at work wanted to switch with me. I was only too happy to do so. I like to be able to take Kali to AWANA and that way no one has to pick her up and take her for me.
I am cooking again this weekend. This is only the second time I have cooked and I am scared to death to do it. I am tempted to ask for help but I don't want to ask my boss. I don't think it is fair to ask one of the other cooks to come in and help either though.
Danny went to school today and Kali went with Aunt Beth to the Pastor's and Wives fellowship at their church. There should have been at least one other little girl there so she will have a good time.
I had better be done for now. As soon as I have a good picture or two, I will post some new ones.

Most of you know that Doug is dealing with a kidney stone. Until all this is behind us, I probably wont do much on my site. IF you want to see the wedding pictures, check out the link to Tina's Blog

A run down of the weekend

Well, it was a good wedding, despite the rain, cold and mud. Danny did a great job as ringbearer and didn't have a problem riding in the fancy wagon pulled by horses with the rest of the wedding party. Thankfully he stayed clean but he was pretty cold. We had brought a babysitter/mother's helper with us and she was more helpful than I think she knows. She stayed at the house with Kali during the wedding. Kali had been coughing all weekend and we didn't think it would be a good idea for her to be out in the cold and rain. The kids did the trip to and from very well and we made decent time both ways. We were freezing the first night at the camp where we stayed but we were able to fix that for the second night. We were able to visit some family out that direction and it was great to see Ed and Tina and Melanie start their life together.
We got home Sunday at 7 PM and unloaded the van. The kids ate supper late but went to bed without too much problem. Doug took Monday off so he could work on his BBI lesson for Monday evening. This morning he got up to go to work and ended up staying home because he is passing a kidney stone. Thankfully we still have some of the painkiller from the first one he passed so he is staying as comfortable as possible and drinking a lot of water. Kali had her 4 yr. check up today. She was great. They tested her vision and her hearing which were good and she is in the 97% for both height and weight. She also got a Polio vaccine which she didn't even flinch for, let alone cry about.
Danny just got off the bus and I am starting lunch. Then I am going to have to get Doug up so he can watch the kids while I run to Walmart to pick up a few prescriptions and some groceries. Then I have to come home and clean upt the kitchen and start supper. I work today so I have to have supper done by 4 PM.
Hope you all had a good weekend too.

Argh!

So I go into work last night only to find out that I asn't scheduled and I am not on the schedule at all this week. It will make for a small paycheck but it is nice to have time to get everything done for this weekend and not feel like I am rushing. Yeah right! I will still be flying around tomorrow like a chicken with my head cut off. Oh well. Hopefully we will see lots of you this weekend. I can't wait!

Major Accomplishment!

So we are finished potty training!!! Finally! Danny has had a hard time of it but he finally made his last step to being done. We are so excited. We will probably give him a few more times to be sure but I think we have stepped over the threshold! YEAH! 5 years of buying diapers and Pull-Ups. WOW! I wonder how much we spent on diapers for both kids for those 5 years. We probably could have had a decent amount saved for their college if we hadn't had to buy diapers. Oh well. We are done now so we can breathe a deep sigh of relief.
I wish I had a picture of share but I don't. We will be busy the rest of the week so don't look for too much. I am making pizza for supper so I had better go.

Just A Few Minutes!

I am so excited! Next week is Ed and Tina's wedding! we haven't been as good as we should have been working with Daniel but he knows that the pillow is not something to be thrown or played with. Melody and I are singing and we have been trying to work out getting together to practice but it hasn't worked out. W will work on it next Thursday and Friday at the rehearsal.
Today the kids and I went to Mom and Dad's and we all ate lunch at the market. Best fries in the world! When we got home I did Momma's hair and Daddy left for his bus run. The kids played in the sand box until we caught Kali with a mouthful of sand and Danny throwing sand all over her. When we came home, I fed the kids, talked with Doug for a few minutes and went back out the door. I stopped at work to get my schedule for next week and then I headed to G & G's for a little while. When I got back, I had a few phone calls to make and I am still waiting for one more.
Have a great weekend!

Tuesday News

Not too much today, mostly because I wrote this out already and then I lost it all. Kali and I went shopping yesterday after Danny went to school. She helped so it took a little longer and we weren't able to get everything we needed. Last night, while I was at the library, Danny found some nail polish and I really have no idea how he got it. He managed to only get it on his face and a tiny bit on one of my old shirts. The nail polish is clear with red heart confetti in it. The bottle didn't even dump. We were relieved the damage wasn't worse.
This morning Kali and I were headed back to Wal0mart to finish out shopping. I was brushing her hair, which is alway an ordeal. I found what I thought was food in her hair, a common occurence but it turned out to be......yep, you guessed it, nail polish! I grabbed a fine tooth comb and the scissors. Most of the nail polish seemed to be in the same spot that Danny cut a month ago. Wonder what he was thinking when he put the nail polish on her head? I found myself thinking of my mother and the many times she ahd to cut gum out of my hair and how my daughter was ending up much like her mother, although I don't think it was her fault. I did not have to cut it out ofher hair. The dried nail polish crunch up a little and then I was able to pull it out of her hair with out any problem or pain.
While finishing up our grocery shopping that we didn't finish yesterday,I also got some clothes for the kids. Danny got paid for participating in the TEACCH program this past June and the check came last week. I was able to get 4 pairs of pants for him and about 4 shirts. I got Kali some clothes too but not as much. She got a new outfit for church plus some long sleeved t-shirts and some tights and two belts. Both kids got rain parkas. I also got a new floor lamp for the living room since the kids broke the nob off the old one. I got a cheap one. Doug and I figure we wont be able to get nice stuff for quite a while. I got a couple new sheets for the kid's beds too.
Tomorrow is Kali birthday. She and I will be making cookies for her to take to her first night of AWANA Cubbies Club. Since it is her birthday, she is supposed to provide the snack. She and I will also spend some time looking at the pictures of her birth. The kids love looking at pictures and I usually take the time on their birthdays to remember the precious gifts God gave us in our children. We will have a big family party sometime in October when things slow down.
I will try to add a picture of Kali from the day she was born. I kow Red is hard to see on the black back ground but Kali has been talking about a "RED" birthday for a month. I am not sure what she means but I decided to make this red in her honor.

Good Sunday

Good Morning All.
Doug just left early for church. There is a Board meeting that he really wanted to be at this morning. He didn't think he would be able to go since I had to work this morning. I don't work until 10:30 so I can take the kids to church when Sunday school starts and Doug can be there for them when the meeting is over.
Today will be my first real test at work. I worked "alone" yesterday but it was a cold meal that was already put together for the most part. Today I am really going to have to cook. I expect that I will be late leaving work today. Please pray for me that I get everything done on time and don't get overwhelmed.
Have a good day!

Even More PJ Pictures

More PJ pictures

Here is a picture of Danny running toward the camera. He was wanting to see the picture on the screen on the back of the camera. I kept having to let them come see the picture I had just taken. they love seeing themselves int he pictures.

Brand New Pajamas

I made the mistake of showing the kids some winter PJ's I had bought for them. They couldn't wait to wear them. They looked so cute that I couldn't resist the pictures. There are more that I will post of them hugging and kissing.

Playing Catch!

The kids were playing catch together. They were having so much fun. Kalista is not as good at catching and throwing as Danny but he was very patient with her and tried to teach her how to do it right.

A couple Shower pictures

Finally some new pictures. The small picture of Melanie was taken during the shower. Melanie was given a few gifts at the shower as well and she was taking a break from all the excitement to enjoy her new princess pillow. The picture of Tina was at the end of the only game they played. Tina was a good sport about this. What you can't see is that under the pile of ribbons and bows, Tina's face was smeared with makeup as three volunteers had to try to do her make up with their eyes closed.
Ed and Tina got a ton of great gifts and it was a really fun trip to make. It was especially fun to be able to ride out and back with Melody and Joe and the boys. Kalista was with us too.

What Do Your Remember? 9/11/2006

My thoughts for today, 9/11/2006

I remember I was in the car when the news came on saying a plane had hit the WTC tower. I remember thinking that it must have been a small plane that lost control. I remember taking a 5 month old Danny into Target to visit my old coworkers. They were all listening to the radio and that is when I found out that it had been a large passenger plane. I remember coming home and finding that Doug had been home from college and turned the TV on and then had to go back. I remember watching the coverage and watching the second plane hit the other tower. I remember being worried about Ed and hitting the speed dial and actually getting thru. I remember Ed telling me that he was on the roof of his school and he could see the smoke. I remember being relieved to be able to tell my family that I had talked to him, because right after I got off the phone with him, all circuits were busy and it was impossible to get a hold of him for a while. I remember sitting in front of the TV for hours, days, hoping to hear something good. I remember thinking,"This is the end. This is war."
Today, I remembered to pray for those families who lost family members and friends. Today, I remembered to pray for my children today. What do you remember?

Talking to the boss

I will be talking with the boss tomorrow about changing a few things about my job. I no longer want to cook. I don't know how she will react to this but cooking is just too much for me right now. Maybe later. Since she hired me to cook on weekends I don't know if she will let me keep my job. I don't really want to start over and I do like working with the other employees. I am starting to get the hang of things now too. Please pray!

Kalista's Turn

Well all, it is Kalista's turn to be sick. While I was at work today she started with a fever. She was also complaining that her tummy hurt. I don't know that it was really hurting her. She always says her tummy hurts and she likes to tell us she is sick too when Danny is sick. We know she is really sick this time because she has a fever but I don't think that her tummy hurts her too much. Doug gave her some medicine and by the time I got home from work, she was much more her normal bouncy self so we are hoping that she is able to kick it a little faster then Daniel. I am working tomorrow again and I am off Monday. I go in on Tuesday for a few hours of orientation and then I am off Wednesday and Thursday. I work Friday thru Sunday again after that. There may be some changes to that schedule though so I will keep you all up to date.
Ciao!

Praise The Lord!!

Good morning all. It is just after 9 AM and I just got up. I was up with Daniel at 1:30AM and 2:30 AM and then again at 3:30AM. Danny was also up until after 11:00PM because he was feeling so bad. However, at 3:30AM when I went to see what was wrong, his fever had broken. His body must have fought quite a battle to fight off whatever was making Danny sick because his pillow was soaked thru to the other side.He is much more his regular self this morning. Instead of telling us that he is cold and wrapping himself up in a blanket, he is half dressed and more then happy to be that way. Thank you all for praying for us. It will be a rough day for Doug and I. Doug has been working 9 hours all week and he was up later then he should have been taking care of Daniel while I went to the store. I have to work today but not until 4:30. I will have some supper in the oven for the kids and Doug but Doug will be very tired and and not up to dealing with the kids for too long. I had hoped to get the kids outside today but I am not sure if I should take Danny out or not. That is all for now!

Still Pray

Hello all. Danny is still sick. We are more worried about him. He is starting to complain that his throat hurts. I brought home some generic Pedialyte for him. It is supposed to help keep a child drom dehydration if they are vomiting or have diarrhea. Since Danny is taking 3 to 4 hours just to drink one cup od water or juice, I figure we need to make sure he is as hydrated as possible. We are also giving him popsicles.
Work today was a little better the worst part is that the evening kitchen aid called off so that means that I have to stay late to do dishes. We got done on time but the first time I am in the situation alone, I will be there until very late, and I will probably get into trouble but it wont be my fault. the other cook, who was training me helped us out but she left at her normal time. I pray it diesn't happen too often. My feet hurt.
I will be calling the doctor tomorrow so I will probably have to take Danny in. Better that then him getting worse.
That is all for now.

Pray for Danny

Danny is sick. He has a temp. and is feeling cold. He didn't eat his supper when Doug gave it to him. Doug gave him some Children's Motrin. He did eat it just before bed time. I got some cute pictures of the kids today. I hope to have them posted soon. Had better go.

A summary

Yesterday was Danny's first day of school. There was some confusion about the bus so I ended up taking Danny to school. Kali and I hung out for a little while and I did a little work in the kitchen. When Danny got home from school I had lunch ready for the kids. Danny seemed to have a good first day of school. There was nothing written in his notebook and he was not upset so that is good. They ate and then I packed them up and took them over to a friend's house while I went in to work to watch some orientation videos. I was there for 3 hours. Doug picked the kids up from our friends. After I was done at work I stopped at my in-laws to use their phone. I called Doug to tell him that I was done at work but thatI was going to stop at the store on the way home. I talked to my mother in law for a little while and then headed to the store. I got home about 5:30. I started supper but little things kept popping up and we didn't end up eating until after 7 PM. After I was done eating, I ran out to the library. I had a few videos over due and the library was closed all weekend. I came home and put the kids to bed. Then I watched House M.D. on FOX while Doug got ready for bed. Doug is working 9 hours all week so he has to get up an hour early in order to get to work on time. I am so thankful that they changed the way they do over time. I know Doug isn't happy to have to get up early whenever they have over time but he is never late so I don't have to worry about being late for work or having to find a babysitter for the kids in the afternoon.
I work today at 4:30 and only work until 7:30 but that means I need it have supper in the crockpot. I have laundry to do to so I had better get to it. Ciao for now!

We're Back

Hello Everyone. Kali and I got home at about 11 AM this morning from our weekend in PA. It was a good time. Kali and I headed to Mom and Dad's Friday evening. Joe and Melody and the boys got in a little while after us. We put the kids down for the night and discussed arrangements and times for leaving the next day. Mom and Dad left at 7:30 but we didn't get out the door until 10:30 and we had a few stops to make. It wasn't too bad of a trip. The three kids did pretty good. Joah was happy and sad on and off throughout the trip but Nathan was good for pretty much the whole trip. The boys napped and waking up from the naps was a little loud for the rest of us. Kali didn't fall asleep until we were about an hour away from Tina's house. She didn't sleep for very long. The road was hilly and rather bumpy. It was great to get to Tina's house. Supper was on the table when we got there and we all sat down and ate. We were introduced to everyone while moving around and getting kids fed. It wasn't long before we were starting to get the kids ready for bed. Ed and Tina took Melody and Joe and the boys over to the house where they were spending the night. I got Kali into bed and then went downstairs and joined the parents in their conversation. It was fun to hear their thoughts and feelings about Ed and Tina's relationship and to hear fun stories about their family. There was talk about having babies and our experiences and fears amongst the ladies. Everyone got settled in for the night by 10:30 or so, I think. I was up a little later but that was my choice. We were up early and ready for church on time and headed out. After church, we went home and had lunch and then got back in the car for the bridal shower. There was food first and then Tina went right into opening gifts. There was a fun little game at the end where three volunteers had to put Tina's makeup on for her with their eyes closed. Ed and Tina and Melanie got a lot of nice stuff and the shower went very well. We helped to load up the gifts into Tina's van and Ed's car and then headed back to Tina's house. Joe and Melody decided to leave after the shower so when we got back to the house I concentrated on finishing up the packing and gathering all our stuff together. Joe had most of it in the car since I had put most of it together at lunch time. We left Tina's about 6:54 PM. We stopped not long after wen left so that the adults and Kali could eat. Joe and Melody had fed the boys earlier since that is what the boys are used to. We also made a stop at a gas station to fill up and for me to pick up some Dramamine. I was very thankful for that stop. I was surprised at how well the Dramamine helped. The kids watched a movie. We made one more stop for Melody to feed Joah and Kali and I to go to the bathroom. Kali went to sleep not long after getting back into the car. Neither Kali or Nathan had napped so they were good and tired. The kids slept most of the way home. (Home being Grammie and PaPa's house.) Joah woke up about 40 minutes from home and Melody and I changed places so she could feed Joah. We stopped for gas about 25 minutes from home and by then the other two kids were up too. They were good for the end of the trip. We got home, I think it was a little after midnight. We put the kids down for the night and then all went to bed. Kali and I slept straight thru until 8:30 with no disturbances. When we got up I got dressed and got Kali dressed and then loaded the car. We were out the door by 9:30. I stopped for gas and a little food for the two of us. Kali had some dry cereal before we left but not very much. We were back here at 11 AM. Doug just left for the Great Geauga County Fair. He hand't been able to go while Kali and I were gone so he went over today. It is a nice day so that is good.
I took the kids over to the Fair Friday morning with my friend Robin. We looked at most of the animals and then I let the kids play on some big Inflatables. They had fun and of course, I got them fries. I had an elephant ear and some diet coke.
Doug's parents are coming over for dinner. For those of you who know them, they are packing because they are moving in 2 weeks. We are so excited about this. They have been looking for a house to buy for two years now, maybe three. This house that they are moving into is only a rental but right now, anything will be better then the apartment that they live in.
Danny starts school tomorrow. I work most of the week to finish up my training. Please pray for us this week. It will be a very hectic week and with Danny starting school and me starting a new job everyone will have some hard adjustments to make, especially Danny. I will try to get on every day to let you all know how things are going. I may not be adding too many pictures though. I got a few at the shower but not as many as I wanted. Hope you all had a good weekend too!

Does anyone look at this page?

Hello! Is Anyone there? It would be nice to get a few comments. If you don't comment, then I don't know that you are looking at this site. It keeps me from wanting to bother adding more stuff to it. The more people acknowledge it, the more I will want to add. Please make a few comments. For me!

Belated News

I just wanted everyone to know, in case you don't already know that my brother Ed, or Eric to some of you , is getting married on September 30th of this year. We are excited! There is picture of Ed and his fiance and her adopted daughter further down on the site. I will definitely be posting pictures from the wedding as soon as we get them and Kali and I are heading to the shower this weekend. I hope to take the camera to get some pictures that I can post. Exciting times!

Center Pieces

Evie and Elizabeth's Aunt Sharon helped me put together this baby shower. She had wonderful ideas and a lot of stuff for us to use. She put together the center pieces. The piece of cake and napkin were not a part of the center piece but there was a center piece just like this for Hosanna as well as two other children present at this shower. Evie and Elizaebeth's sister, Esther has two children and they were celebrated at the shower as well.

4 Generations!

Great Grandma Kilko is holding the newest member and then Grandma Jane Kilko is to the left and Momma Evie is to the right. Grandma Jane Kilko flew back to the States especially for the shower. We were thrilled that she could be there. The original plan was for her to send a video but this was so much better!

Cousins

Finally a picture from the baby shower. These two adorable babies are cousins. They are the babies that I threw the double baby shower for at the beginning of August. Hosanna Joy is my niece. Her parents are Marcus and Elizabeth. Scott Michael is my husband's cousin's son. However, we are closer to them then just cousins might be. Steve and Evie, Scott's parents, hung out in our apartment a lot and were baby sitters and friends while we were at college. We loved sharing our home and our lives with them and we miss having them near by. I especially miss being able to do for them what they did for us when we had our children. I will add a few more pictures from the shower but I probably wont write too much for them. Enjoy!

Ed and Joah

Ed kept Joah happy during the baby shower for Elizabeth and Evie. I think Joah looks very much like his Momma in this picture. Anyone who is reading this that was at the shower and got some pictures, could you send me a few to post here? I didn't get any pictures from the shower so I can't post any until I get some.

A little story

No new pictures right now. I am waiting to receive a few pictures from the baby shower. We didn't get any.
Sunday night I turned on the Women's Gymnastic Finals. Daniel and Kali were instantly attracted to the tumbling and rhythmic music. Daniel laughed when the girls did the Vault and the Bars. Whenever the kids were watching the Floor Exercises, they would start dancing and doing somersaults. Danny can do sort of cartwheel which he seemed to improve upon throughout the evening. I think that all he needs to do now is extend his legs and he would be able to do a nearly perfect cartwheel. After twenty seconds of watching, Kali turned to me and said, "Mommy, I wants Gymnastics!!!!) I told her to tell her Daddy. I will probably look into gymnastics for her.
We have a busy next few months. I will be starting my new job soon. There is a bridal shower for Tina over Labor Day weekend and of course the wedding at the end of September. Danny starts school the day after Labor Day. Doug will be away all this coming weekend at a Men's retreat. He is truly looking forward to it. I know that he desperately needs a break.
Doing house work today so I had best get back to it.