Let's Play Ball!

Benjamin has been putting a great deal of time and effort into training for Disney. He spends three days a week playing baseball for several hours each time and also is weight lifting three days a week for strength training. All told he spends close to 16 hours a week after school and on weekends getting ready for the Disney World Games.

Gobble Gobble!

Thanksgiving was a wonderful celebration with family and friends. We went to Northern Michigan to visit Grandpa Frank and "Grandma" Fran. We spent several days there catching up and as grandpa said " We brought life to this old shack!" I made four pies and Fran made two we also made all the traditional favorites for everyone to enjoy. Gary loved the cranberry sauce and told me that that was his favorite part of dinner. We are so thankful for family, good friends and the bounteous blessings we enjoy!

Winter Wonder Land

We had such a marvelous time with the children playing in the snow. The kids have had little opportunity to go sledding so we made it a family trip. We went to an old ski hill in Upper Michigan. There were three runs for us to go sledding down. Rachel was the first to be brave enough to take the run. The boys soon joined her in the fun. Kim coaxed Sariah into joining him so they went down together. We even took the dogs and they ran along side the sleds as long as they could. The runs were steep and slick for maximum speed! I even got on the sleds and had some Olympic size spills. To which I stood and bowed and waved. The uncordinated can put on quite a show. Kim says he will never forget the sight of me catching air! Enjoy the show!

Fall Colors

This is our backyard on one of the peek color days of fall. My grandfather is a water color painter and was so inspired by this picture that he is painting it! Nature can be so magical and beautiful.