Thursday, June 3, 2010

She Said "YES"!

My son proposed to his girlfriend this weekend. I am so happy for them. Now to plan for a trip to Missouri next summer!
This is an photo of the actual proposal. Michael put the camera on auto to take the picture.
Here they are by the arch in....St. Louis. Can't fool you guys.
Here is the happy couple....Michael and Brooke.
Big kiss for her sweetie.
So happy for you two.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Nathan's First Horse Show

Our grandson had his first horse show this past Saturday. This first picture is of him and Terra before he rode. I love these two kids!It was so hot there. There were a lot of horses around and you know what comes with that....you got it.....horse poop! I will not wear sandals to one of these again. I didn't walk in any horse poop but the terrain is not meant for sandals.
Here is Nathan after he had his number pinned to his shirt. He had to remember his number because the judge would ask him what it was.
Terra gave him hugs and kisses for luck.
Up on his horse, Doc. Had his helmet on and he's ready to go!
He had to turn his horse in the other direction and then had to wait for the announcer to say they could go forward. The judge is watching them handle their horses at this point. He is not by himself, you just can't see the person leading the horse.
The judge is asking him questions like....What is your name?, What is your number?, How old are you? Looks like he did okay. Then they wait until everyone has spoken to the judge to leave.
Out of 7 riders, he placed 4th. Not bad for his first show! Of course there was a three way tie for 5th. Everyone gets a ribbon!
This is his riding outfit. Plaid shirt, blue jeans, belt and big buckle and of course cowboy boots. He didn't have his cowboy hat because he had to wear a helmet instead.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Happy Birthday To You, Terra

My daughter turns 15 years old today (She is in the middle). I remember the day she was born. It was a Sunday and the OR crew had to be called in from their holiday. Had to go through a little bit of labor until all was prepped and ready to go.
Our daughter weighed 7lbs, 1 1/4oz. and was 18 inches long with dark hair and a cry that told everyone she was not happy to be disturbed!
Here she is with her cousin, Cory. She loves him so much. Glad they get along so well.
We are having so much fun with her. After all the boys left the house, we still had this little spitfire around to keep us busy. She kept us running to dance class, skating practices and competitions, soccer, basketball, volleyball and track and running her to her friends and all their activities....I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
I'll have to post more pictures of the birthday girl when she was younger. I love her so much and am so very proud of the things she has accomplished.
Happy Birthday to my sweet girl. Mommy loves you big as the world and to the moon and back.





Monday, May 24, 2010

Oreo Delight Anyone?

I made this yummy dessert for my nephew's graduation party and had a few requests for the recipe. So.....here it is:

Oreo Delight

35 Oreo Cookies--crushed--- you can use the regular or mint--I use regular.
6 Tblsp butter, melted
1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4cup sugar
2 Tblsp milk
1 (12oz) tub Cool Whip, thawed
3 1/4 cup cold milk
2 pkgs instant Jell-O milk chocolate pudding
optional: more crushed Oreos to sprinkle on top (I use about 5 or 6 extra)

Crush cookies and mix with melted butter in medium bowl. Press firmly onto bottom of 9"x13" baking dish. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk in medium bowl with wire whisk until blended. Stir in 1 1/4 cup Cool Whip. Spread over crust. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Pour 3 1/4 cup milk into bowl. Add both pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk for 2 minutes. Pour over cream cheese layer. Let stand 5 minutes in fridge.

Drop remaining Cool Whip over pudding and spread. Sprinkle more crushed Oreos on top. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.

I make mine the day before. I like it better after it sits overnight.



Our New Hang Out Place

This is our new hang out spot. We finished the fire pit and really love it! You can't see the pond in the photo but we are able to enjoy sitting around the fire and enjoy the pond too!
Here is a better picture of the finished fire pit. My hubby did such a great job. I'm so lucky to have him (most days....hehehe). He and our grandson filled the areas between the bricks and the steel ring with sand then started collecting twigs for our first fire.
Coals all cooled down after the first fire.
We haven't had another fire since the first....it's actually been too warm and we have been getting to bed earlier but we will have more. Can't wait to make s'mores out in the back yard and not have to wait to go camping to make them!



Wednesday, May 19, 2010

What A Cutie!

My son sent me this picture of my granddaughter. We haven't received too many pictures of this little darling....long story. Isn't she just gorgeous!! She is growing up so fast. It's so sad because she lives so far away with her Mommy in Canada.

I sure hope that one day our little granddaughter will get to come back to the states so we can give her all the hugs and kisses that we missed giving her.

I love you Sophie and I always will....you are our sunshine.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

A Little Road Trip

Yesterday we took a little road trip. Both my husband and I took the day off to go and watch our daughter in a track meet. We packed a cooler with some goodies and water and picked up our grandson and headed out.

Our first stop was a roadside park. Our grandson was getting a little antsy so we thought we'd stop so he could run around. They had a hand pump for water and that kept him busy, he and his Grandpa had fun with that. Then he and I played freeze tag....I love that game with him. The look on his face when he freezes cracks me up every time.

The next stop was in Iron Mountain. We went to the Home Depot and picked up some things we needed for the house. I sure love those home improvement stores! There is so much I want when I go in there! So many ideas just come flooding into my brain and you can just see my hubby cringe every time I say "Hey, check this out. We could........". Poor guy.

We did a little more shopping around the area and stopped at a Polaris dealership. They were closed! Oh well, at least they had some machines outside and Nathan sat in or on every one of them.

We headed over to Iron River but first stopped at Wink's Woods. I enjoy walking around this store...even if I don't buy anything. There is actually too much stuff in this place. What drew me in were the yard signs they had in front but none that I actually liked. Oh well, saved a few bucks there.

We got to Iron River and checked out the town. Had to make a visit to the local hardware store which is huge! Then off to the school to watch the track meet.

Terra ran in the 100m and 300m hurdles, the long jump and the 1600m relay. She did well in each event.

Thought maybe Nathan would fall asleep on the way home, but......he was up the whole trip. I sure was looking forward to some shut eye but that would have to wait.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Our Camper

Our table.
A couple posts ago, I mentioned going camping and thought I would take you on a tour of it. Come on in and I'll show you around.

This picture is a full view of the 30ft. camper.
This is a picture of the bed. It's kind of hard to get the full picture of the bedroom but....it's a bedroom.
This is the bathroom sink. Not a whole lot of room but enough to get what you need done.


The kitchen sink. It's not bad having to do dishes while your camping. It's so much easier when you don't have to wash dishes outside with lukewarm water. Like I said....no more roughing it.

More kitchen. This camper has a stove AND an oven. our last camper just had a stove. Didn't think I would ever need a stove camping but it sure has been used.
More kitchen. This is the fridge and freezer. A FREEZER! One that you can actually fit a lot of stuff in. In our pop-up you could fit one half gallon of ice cream and that was it. Love this!
This is a shot of the drawers and closet space in the bunk area.
The bunks. They aren't uncomfortable at all. I've slept back there with Nathan.
The entertainment area. This camper came with a DVD/radio/surround sound. Watching movies is just cool!

This is our couch. Again, our last camper did not have a couch area. This area is on the slide. Nathan and Terra love sitting on the couch when the slide is put out.

That's it. Hope you enjoyed the tour. Maybe we'll see ya around at the campgrounds.