Below are a few pictures:
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| Berm Scarcrow |
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| Planter Scarecrow |
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Pumpkin Triplets  |
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Fall in the Backyard
Last week I snapped a few pictures of our backyard. It just looks so pretty in the fall and the scarecrows and pumpkins just make it a happy place to view.
Below are a few pictures:
Below are a few pictures:
Meeting theTwins
This week Lou and I took a vacation to Wisconsin Dells. We left the Dells and headed to Merrill to meet Victoria and Nicholai and visit with Jim, Jackie and the boys.
We brought the little ones a Halloween hat, and were amused how big those "little" hats looked on the tiny babies.
The boys were very good at taking care of their little brother and sister. Victor amused us by kissing Nick three times and then letting Nick suck on his nose.
Of course, I got to hold the babies for quite some time. I was fearful that they would cry, but Victoria fell asleep while I was holding her for at least 30 minutes... so cool.
Trying to get Nick to smile at me was challenging-as soon as he smiled-he looked away. But, he is such a cute little guy with red hair and bright blue eyes.
Since Dad is growing a beard, I asked him to get close enough to see Nick's reaction. The picture below speaks volumes.
Vince is getting ready to go off to college next Fall. He continues to be a very popular bagger at Dave's County Market.
Although we really wanted to visit with Roman, he spent most of our visit napping. Oh, to be young again.
Dad has been busy getting ready for the long winter. Along with making several different types of beers, cooking and dealing with the day to day activities of 9 children, he has been chopping wood.The woodpile below should last them until March.
Hope to see them again in Spring.
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| Mom, Victoria and Nicholai |
The boys were very good at taking care of their little brother and sister. Victor amused us by kissing Nick three times and then letting Nick suck on his nose.
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| Eddie, Jack, Vince, Victoria and Victor ( lots of "V's" here) |
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| Roman, Eddie, Tony, Victor and Jack |
Of course, I got to hold the babies for quite some time. I was fearful that they would cry, but Victoria fell asleep while I was holding her for at least 30 minutes... so cool.
Trying to get Nick to smile at me was challenging-as soon as he smiled-he looked away. But, he is such a cute little guy with red hair and bright blue eyes.
Since Dad is growing a beard, I asked him to get close enough to see Nick's reaction. The picture below speaks volumes.
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| HELP ME............................................................................PLEASE |
Vince is getting ready to go off to college next Fall. He continues to be a very popular bagger at Dave's County Market.
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| Bearded Vince-taking after Dad |
Dad has been busy getting ready for the long winter. Along with making several different types of beers, cooking and dealing with the day to day activities of 9 children, he has been chopping wood.The woodpile below should last them until March.
Hope to see them again in Spring.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
China Lights Exhibit-Boerner Botanical Gardens
Tonight Lou and myself along with Mom and Jeremy visited the traveling China Lights exhibit at Boerner Botanical Gardens.
This is an amazingly beautiful display of Chinese Laterns-which come in many different types of shapes and sizes and are crafted from silk and wire and lighted.
This exibit has been known to bring 2000 to 3000 people per night. It was very,very crowded, but we were lucky enough to park on the Golf Course and get shuttled to and from the exhibit.
Each display was carefully arranged within the Gardens and was stunning. Relaxing music was piped along the way and created an almost surreal affect. Mom remarked that she felt she was in a dream.
Below are some of the beautiful pictures.
This is an amazingly beautiful display of Chinese Laterns-which come in many different types of shapes and sizes and are crafted from silk and wire and lighted.
This exibit has been known to bring 2000 to 3000 people per night. It was very,very crowded, but we were lucky enough to park on the Golf Course and get shuttled to and from the exhibit.
Each display was carefully arranged within the Gardens and was stunning. Relaxing music was piped along the way and created an almost surreal affect. Mom remarked that she felt she was in a dream.
Below are some of the beautiful pictures.
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| Flowers in Bloom |
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| Peacock and Butterflies |
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| Latern Gallery |
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| Lighting Fish |
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| Zebras |
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| Chinese Dragon |
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| Dragon |
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| Chinese Palace |
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| Giraffes |
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Happy Birthday: Laura & Linda
Yesterday, Lou and I hosted my twin sisters' 5X? birthday party.
Because they were born in October, many, many years ago, we went with a Fall/Halloween theme.
We had the family over and celebrated with lots of good treats. In honor of us older folks, our background movie was " The Ghost and Mr. Chicken."
The girls always want candles for their birthday presents, and they got plenty of them. I imagine each girl had about 10 lbs. of candles!
My sisters usually have lots of "inside" jokes and stories that they share between themselves. The shirt that Linda gave Laura indicates that below.
Of course the girls are a little older now, so it was fun to watch them whip out their "readers" when it came time to read their birthday cards.
Mom was there looking as good as usual. Jeremy is her buddy and is making sure she doesn't eat too many snacks so she will have room for ice cream.
We had an abundant amount of birthday desserts-a chocolate decorator cake, a lemon meringue pie, and a chocolate trifle. Needless to say, everyone was very full when we finished.
It has been awhile since we have all been together, so it really was a special time. The most priceless picture of the night is shared below. The girls are reacting to the fact that they are a year older!
Because they were born in October, many, many years ago, we went with a Fall/Halloween theme.
The girls always want candles for their birthday presents, and they got plenty of them. I imagine each girl had about 10 lbs. of candles!
My sisters usually have lots of "inside" jokes and stories that they share between themselves. The shirt that Linda gave Laura indicates that below.
Of course the girls are a little older now, so it was fun to watch them whip out their "readers" when it came time to read their birthday cards.
Mom was there looking as good as usual. Jeremy is her buddy and is making sure she doesn't eat too many snacks so she will have room for ice cream.
We had an abundant amount of birthday desserts-a chocolate decorator cake, a lemon meringue pie, and a chocolate trifle. Needless to say, everyone was very full when we finished.
It has been awhile since we have all been together, so it really was a special time. The most priceless picture of the night is shared below. The girls are reacting to the fact that they are a year older!
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