Holiday Photos

Here are some Holiday photos I took in our living room. Ava is three and Aiden and Addison are one and a half years old now. Aiden was a bit fussy and would only take a photo if I sat with him. The kids had a great Christmas.

We moved in!!!

After as few months of home remodeling, we finally moved in just in time for Santa to come down the chimney. We gutted the kitchen, added new cabinets, granite counters, and all new plumbing. We also refinished the floors, added new lighting through out. The house looks great. Amanda and I owe great thanks to my dad and brothers for all of their help. My sister also did an outstanding job with our interiors. We are also very thankful to all the grandmothers for watching the kids over the last few months. Here is one shot of the main living room. We really love the character this 1950’s house has.

We bought a house!!!

After a long sit on the market, our home in Missouri finally sold. We are relieved. We quickly found an older home in town that was built in 1957. We are currently making some updates to it and will hopefully get moved in before Santa comes. The house has a lot of character including hardwood floors in every room, a nice fireplace with built in book shelves, and a laundry shoot to the basement. The home was owned by Helen who is 87 who lived there with her husband Roy for nearly 50 years. She was very excited to see the house sell to a family with young kids! Photos to come…

Garwoods Orchard

Granny invited us out to Garwoods Orchard on Sunday. It was a great day, and the kids had so much fun running around! Uncle Brandon, Jackie, Mason, Kai, and Brooklin came along. We picked out pumpkins, picked apples and raspberries, and listened to the Middle Of the Road band play.

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1st Day of School

Ava attended her first day of school at Step Ahead Preschool. Amanda and I are both proud Alumni of Step Ahead and they even still have our class photos hanging on the wall. Ava did great and loves going to school!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Smiling faces, presents, cake, sack races, water balloons, and laughter… the high light of our summer! Aiden, Addison and Ava all had one huge birthday party. The babies turned one and their big sister turned three. God blessed us with a beautiful day and we received very nice gifts from everyone which we appreciate. Special thanks to my wife Amanda for the huge effort she put into the party to make it as great as it was. Also thanks to Mike and Rondi for letting us party at their house. Thanks everyone for coming. You made both their day and ours!

Got the Blues…

After having a fever and stiff neck for a day, we took Ava into the Doctor’s office for a check-up. Her blood test revealed that she had Strep throat and the Strep bacteria had made its way into her blood stream along with another bacteria called Viridins. She spent 12 days in the hospital with an IV drip in her arm to receive antibiotics. She was a trooper. Our days consisted on plenty of Barney DVDs and rides around the 4th floor in a wagon while pulling her IV machine behind. She also had manyvisitors which helped pass the time. Thanks everyone! She is feeling well now back at home being her old self.

Baptism...

The babies were recently baptized in St. Josephs Church where daddy went to school.

Scary neices...

Poodle Skirts and Hulahoops...

Grandma Rondi took Ava and all of her cousins to the LaPorte Sock Hop. The kids danced the night away and had a great time. THANKS Grandma Rondi!

Faces...

The kids are growing like weeds...