Thursday, October 2, 2008

Buckskinners



This year at Fall Trace, Doug and Ryan earned the next advancement step in FCF. They both were awarded their buckskin pins. This has become a very special event for Doug and Ryan to bond with. They have a great time being guys together and spending some quality father son time also.
You'll have to ask Doug how he did throwing the big spear.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Another year at Academy


Another year has come and gone at our Royal Ranger Academy. Ryan graduated from Advanced Junior Training Camp where he was blessed to have Doug, Kyle and Aaron as part of his team of leadership. The weather was perfect and it was a great weekend, not to mention I was able to have some much needed time alone.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Door County 2008






Another year has come and gone for our annual Door County trip with the kids. We opted to rent a condo this year instead of hauling our ridiculously large camping trailer which made us look like the Beverly Hillbillies. It was much more relaxed and comfortable and I think we had a better time with not having the pressure of everything that goes along with camping. With our group getting bigger each year, I'm sure we will have challenges getting everyone and everything just right, but I guess that is how memories are made. We took in a show at the folklore theater which was a hoot. We will definitely do that again next year. We finally made it to the beach this year. The weather was perfect and I think Kaiden had the most fun playing and we enjoyed watching him. We ate enough ice cream to last us a year, had some great food, had to go shopping, took in some of the sites and saw the most spectacular sunset of the season.
The weather was so perfect the whole weekend. We were able to spend our last day enjoying the Cave Point Bluffs and the tower at Peninsula State Park. Kyron was such a trooper in his pilots goggles as Doug would call them. Doug and I are looking forward to going back in October with mom and dad to see the fall colors.
But for now it is back to the grind.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

They're starting to look like little boys




We had so much fun over the weekend playing with our little boys at dads birthday party. They don't look too much like babies anymore and soon enough they will be calling us by our rightful names, Grandpa & Grandma. Oh how the time flies.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Celebrating 25 years














Even amidst the busy schedule we have during the summer months, we still managed to get away and spend some time celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary.

It never really seems like it has been 25 years until we see how old the children are and now they are getting married and having children of their own. God has truly blessed us with a wonderful love and a great family. We were able to go on a sunset dinner cruise which turned out to be one of the most spectacular nights of the whole season. Getting away is always refreshing but never seems to be long enough. This time of year doesn't allow for much time off so I am looking forward to our 2 week vacation this coming winter. I pray the Lord blesses us with another 25 years together to love Him and serve Him.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Congratulations KYLE!



June 1st. Kyle graduated from Lincoln High School. We are so proud of him and all of his accomplishments. It was a really nice service and all the kids from church who have grown up with Kyle were there afterwards hanging out and taking pictures.

Kyle has had a little change in plans now that he is graduated. He knows that being a police officer will always be here for him at any given time. He feels that God is leading him to attend Rockford Master's Commission in the fall. I've always felt that Kyle was called to be in the ministry somehow but now that he has changed his plan so late in the year, he is really going to have to step it up to be ready in the fall. If the Lord wants him to be there then who am I to worry about it.

Anyway, Congratulations Kyle, We love you and support you in what ever it is God is leading you to do.


Love, Dad & Mom

Friday, May 30, 2008

Ryan Earns GMA


Last Wednesday night at our Royal Ranger awards ceremony, Ryan was awarded his Gold Medal of Achievement along with 6 other boys in our Outpost. This is the highest award you can earn in the program and a lot of work went into him achieving it. We are so proud of you Ryan for all you have accomplished. May God richly bless you for all your efforts.

Love, Dad & Mom