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Devil’s Head Trip – Snowboarding 2010

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:20:28 +0000

When I was in high school I used to practically live at Rib Mountain aka Granite Peak during the winter time. I started skiing at 14 and switched to snowboarding at about 16. After getting married I didn’t spend any time riding (hard to do that in Hawaii), but now that we’re back in WI I decided it’s been long enough.

I got the boys up to Devil’s Head Resort located in Merrimac, WI (about 30 miles north of Madison) this last weekend for a day of riding with my sister and her boyfriend.

I was a bit nervous, after such a long break, but it was just like riding a bike, it was awesome to be back in the saddle!

Have to mention that the boys have caught the bug and everyone can’t wait to get out again

Pics below:

School Photos 2009-2010

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:47:31 +0000

This year all 3 boys are in school. Ashten’s in 8th grade, Tanner’s in 3rd, and Ryan is in kindergarden. Huge differences there!

Below are their school pics for this year.

Christmas 2009 – Part II – Chula Vista

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:33:40 +0000

Another Christmas has come and gone. For us this means that Ashten and Ryan are also another year older.

We went to Chula Vista in Wisconsin Dells this year and were joined by my father, my sister Vanessa, and her boyfriend Jeff. Then Brad’s father’s family, had their annual Christmas there as well, so we had all kinds of extended family and it was awesome!

Christmas Photo Slideshow

Tanner and the Mountain O’Bubbles

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:33:22 +0000

One of Tanner’s gifts was a HUGE bottle of Spongebob bubble bath. He decided he wanted to take a bath in the jacuzzi tub, and of course used the jets.

Enjoy the pics below.

Christmas 2009 Part 1

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:29:34 +0000

For Christmas this year we are heading out of town to Chula Vista in Wisconsin Dells, so we had our gift exchange with Brad’s brother’s family early. The kids got a lot of cool stuff, you can tell we’re turning into a family of gamers (shock!).

Ashten and Ryan also received their birthday presents since they both have birthdays this week.

Slideshow

Tanner & Ryan Christmas Program 2009

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:28:27 +0000

This year the two elementary schools in town did their Christmas program together. Because it was so large it was held in the high school gym, which coincidentally use Orion Energy Systems’ lighting fixtures. For those that don’t know, I work for Orion as their web developer.

The program was really cute and the boys did well. Unfortunately as soon as we got there, Brad was called into the plant for an emergency ERO test…what timing!

Slideshow

Ashten’s Knee vs. a Metal Door Frame

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:36:39 +0000

On Monday, Dec. 14. 2009 Ashten was running late for the bus (socializing you know) after school. He ran to catch the bus, slipped on the wet floor and smashed his knee into the metal frame of the doorway spraining it badly.

Below are the photos.

Blizzard Allison 2009 – Snow Day!

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:46:57 +0000

On December 9, 2009 we had a huge snowstorm across the entire state of WI. Schools were closed, traffic was bad, etc!

At our house the roads had not been plowed yet, so our driveway was also not plowed (we have someone do it for us). The power went out shortly after 8 am, which also meant we had no water. The plow came through around 9:30ish and cleaned out the driveway, but with no power it also meant we couldn’t get out of the garage (the door is HEAVY). The power came back on around 2pm, it was cold in the house by then around 62. We still did not have cable for a couple more hours after that.

At any rate the boys and Cleveland had a great time in the snow. View the pics below.

Christmas Cookies with Ryan 2009

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:21:43 +0000

Ryan really enjoys helping out in the kitchen, so this weekend he and I made Christmas cookies. Definitely lots of fun.

View the rest of our Christmas cookie photos

We used the following recipe to make the cookies Mary’s Sugar Cookies

Mary’s Sugar Cookies

Rated:

Submitted By: Pat

Photo By: What a Dish!

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 8 Minutes

Ready In: 2 Hours 25 Minutes

Servings: 60

“This is an old fashioned sugar cookie with a hit of almond flavor. Cut into your favorite shapes with cookie cutters and sprinkle with colored sugar for special occasions.”

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/4 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions:

1.	In a large bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; blend into the creamed mixture. Cover and chill for at least two hours.
2.	Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Divide the dough into two parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece of the dough out to 3/16 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle cookies with plain or colored granulated sugar.
3.	Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Halloween 2009

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:47:57 +0000

This year was a ton of fun. Ashten was a “Scary Jester”, Ryan was “Yoda”, and Tanner was a “S.W.A.T” team member. Elke used Selene from “Underworld” as inspiration and was a gothic vampire, winning the contest at work for the best group costume.

Slideshow