Welcome ZIGGY!

We knew our family was missing something---John and Kaela figured out what it was that was missing! Since Bingo's death a year and a half ago, our only critters have been the two dogs.
So Kaela gave John this beautiful kitten, named Ziggy. We all love him and he is adjusting to us.

Kakela Noise!

When some of you laugh and say "I'll bet there's never a dull moment around your house!" Just of picture or two to show that to be an understatement...if it's quiet, someone can always think of something for everyone to do!!! Like this little band effort last week!

"Little Feet, Big Feat" annual Race for the Cure!!!

Sunday was our annual team effort in Race for the Cure. We had at least 60 team members and raised about $2,300! We are all quite proud of our efforts since well over half of our team are LITTLE FEET!
Watch for us next year---we intend to enter the competition on a lot of levels!
It was an amazing day even though the weather was not that great. We all had a wonderful time.
Our team captain, Meghan Ritchey, not only organized us, but trained and ran the 5K! John, Pasha, Kaela,Colin, Burke, Kevin, Malik, Alexis, Kaitlin,all went to post-prom until 4:00am and then came to the race! Pasha and Colin ran---not sure what to say about any of that! Sometimes they just amaze me!

Prom 2010

Pre prom pictures of John & Kaela...Kaela's family, then at the Reinmann's and at school in the 'tech crew' room. Didn't they clean up well?

Fun at the Park!

We finally got some sunshine back and could go outside to the park and the backyard! Let's hope it stays for a few days!

Rainy Days and Chuck E Cheese...Oh, my!

Well, that sunshine was shortlived on our Spring Break in Michigan. We had lots of cold and rain and even some tornados during the week. That meant finding more indoor things to do than we had planned.
These are pictures of Chuck's place with our Wheeler friends. We also went to a hotel with an indoor water slide/equipment & stuff. That was great fun for everyone.
Yesterday we took in a movie---How to Tame Your Dragon...thanks to John, Kaela and Burke. And today, the last day of break, it's warm and sunny again! So we are setting up the new trampoline! Happy Happy Spring

Easter Fun!

I hope all of you had as much fun as we did on Easter! Ours was warm and sunny with lots and lots of chocolate! It was a beautiful day to begin our Spring Break!

Lilly's Birthday Celebration & Final Four!

Last Saturday was great fun celebrating Lilly's 10th birthday with the Wheeler's, the Reinmann's, Aunt Kate & Uncle Rick and watching are beloved Spartans play in the final four game. While the outcome of the game wasn't what we had hoped, we sure all enjoyed the run and the day! Thanks Spartans! We love you Lilly!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLY!!!

Happy 10th Birthday to our beautiful Lilly! She is celebrating today by cheering the Spartans on tonight at 6:00 in the final four! She tells everyone that the last time they won the national championship was the day she was born, so she is counting on a win tonight!
These are pictures of Thursday nights festivities. Lilly had friends over for a sleep over to begin her birthday celebration. They all had a great time---and even went to sleep after a couple of movies!
Happy Birthday Sweet Girl! We love you! Sparty On!