MOM CELEBRATES NINETY-ONE YEARS

Today Mom is celebrating her 91st birthday.  Five years ago we brought my parents to Hutchinson to live with us. This has provided a unique opportunity to be with them in this stage of their lives. Dad went to heaven in 2009. Mom continues to live with us and we are grateful she can be close to family in these days.

She is still walking most every day and tries to get some exercises done each day. Recently she has gotten back into reading books - she loves reading and has plenty of time now to enjoy it.  She attends church with us and even gets on her computer to keep up with the latest activites on facebook:)

We are glad we have you here Mom and trust you enjoyed your special day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

OUR DEAR HUDSON TURNS 4

Hudson is our youngest grandson and is a very active boy. He is such a great help to his baby sister Alivia and adores his big sister Ella. You are such a happy guy Hudson and we love you very much. Hope you have a really fun day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

TREVIN IS TWELVE

Today Trevin is celebrating his twelfth birthday. Trevin has a wonderful sense of humor. He is an excellent student and is becoming a fine young man. He is a delight to be around and thoroughly enjoys his cousins.

We love you Trevin and trust you have a wonderful birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

DEE DEE CELEBRATES ANOTHER YEAR

Today is Dee Dee's 43rd birthday. In the picture below she is running in the KC Marathon 5K with her hubby. This was her first time in competitive running and I think it has given her the bug to keep on running.

Dee Dee keeps busy with  3 children at home and lately has been decorating her home. She is so talented in decorating and very creative.

We love you Dee Dee and hope you have a wonderful birthday.

Happy Birthday!

MICAH IS ELEVEN

Today is Micah's 11th birthday. Micah is a fine young man that enjoys homeschool and is also enjoying a new community school they have started and attend a couple of days a week.

Above, Micah is pictured with his cousin Trevin. The love when they can spend time together and with the other cousins.

We love you Micah and look forward to seeing all that God has in store for you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ETHAN IS SIX

Ethan is 6 years old today. What a fun grandson, full of energy, ready to take on any challenge, but most of all loves Jesus and wants to be an obedient kindergarten boy. You see him with his backpack and ready for his first day of school. Today they celebrated his birthday at school with treats that he brought to school.

We are so proud of the nice young man you are Ethan and we love you very much. We hope you have a wonderful and fun birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

MALIA IS NINE TODAY!

Our granddaughter, Malia Veer, has her ninth birthday today. She is a very fun-loving, energetic sweetheart. Malia loves school and plays soccer. She is becoming a fine young lady and we treasure the times we can spend with her. We love you Malia and hope you have a very special birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

JULIE IS 42 TODAY

Our firstborn daughter has her 42nd birthday today. Julie has always been a joy. She is a wonderful wife and mother. These are busy days for Julie and Phil with their children's activities. We love your family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE

MY BROTHER JIM IS 69

That's Jim, second from the right, at our cousin reunion this summer. We had a lot of fun together as you can probably tell. God rescued Jim from a horrible accident as a child. I am so grateful that God spared him, because he is one fine brother. Jim and Sondy help us out when we need to be away for a time, even though they live in NE Iowa. It is hard to imagine how God could have gven us a better brother, We love you, Jim

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ONE THOUSAND MILES ACCOMPLISHED

Sorry, but I'm a little slow getting this on my blog. Yes, I have finished my 1000 miles for the year 2011 and am excited to reach my goal. I enjoy running and walking so this has been fun. I am continuing to walk/run until December gets here so we will see how many miles I will have in the end.

MERYN IS 8 YEARS OLD

Our sweet granddaughter Meryn has her eighth birthday today. Meryn is a beautiful, caring girl. We are delighted that she lives close to us so we see her often. She loves the Lord and her family. Meryn, we pray that you will not miss any of God's plans just for you! We love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ROGER CELEBRATES #43

Our firstborn son turns 43 today. Roger has been such a blessing to our family. From the time he was young he always was wanting some kind of business, whether selling watermelons or going door to door selling subscriptions. It is not surprising that he is a successful business man. He is always fun and ready to help wherever he is needed. We love you, son Roger, and treasure our many memories over these 43 years. We pray God will bless you with "the desires of your heart."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

OUR GRANDBABY IS ONE

Our dear little Alivia is one year old today. That year has gone by quickly. The smile you see in the picture below is there most of the time. She is one happy little sweetheart. She started walking a month ago I think and keeps everyone on their toes at home. We were with her a few days ago and she was eating almost anything they gave her. She is a lovable little girl and we are enjoying watching her grow. We love you Alivia and hope you have a fun birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

MY HUBBY IS ANOTHER YEAR OLDER

       Today is Rog's birthday and he is 69 years young. I'm so thankful that he prayed for his wife long before he met me and that he found me. I am so thankful for his life and his walk with the Lord.

We went away for a couple of days and were able to see most of our grandkids. We love our grandkids so much and value the time we can spend with them. Of course we love their moms and dads as well.

God has been so good to us and today I am reminded to thank Him again as I do every day for his faithfulness and for the wonderful husband He has given me.

I love you Rog and am so thankful for your life and pray God will give us many more years together.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Raegan & Brooklyn with grandpa

RAEGAN HAS A BIRTHDAY

Today Raegan is celebrating her 4th birthday. She is a sweetheart and a bundle of energy. Where Raegan is, there is always something going on. We love you Raegan and are anxious to see the young lady you will become one day soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART!

THE TREE HOUSE - GRAMMA'S PERCH

I know my grandchildren will be excited about this because I am excited about it. Yesterday grandpa told me that he had decided that my street money should be used for "gramma's perch". That is what he calls the tree house. For those of you that might have questions about the street money, we have challenged our children and grandchildren to run/walk 1000 miles this year and while we do our walking/running, we pick up any street money we see. So far that has amounted to almost $300. It is simply amazing how much is out there.

So we are using that money for this special project for our grandchildren. We had a very large pine tree that died in our back yard so we had to have it taken out but left a large part of it for a tree house. So far they have mounted the floor on top of the tree. Now we need some enclosure. You can see from at least one of the pictures that it is up in the air a ways. Overlooks the back yard.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN!

Today Susan is 35 years old. I don't think she looks a day over 25 but I'm her mom. We really enjoy having Susan & Greg and their family so close.

Susan keeps very busy working nights as an ob tech at the hospital and works several days for a doctor. She also keeps very busy with their 4 children.

I caught a picture of her going down the zipline at camp gramma 2011 a couple of weeks ago.

She seems like she has a no ending amount of energy and we appreciate her willingness to help us with many things. We love you Susan and hope you have a great day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

JULY MILES - NOT FAR TO GO!

July is gone and my miles are on the calendar - 935. Sorry I was a little slow in reporting. We were in Colorado the end of July and the beginning of August. I still managed to keep doing some walking here and there. I am excited that I will soon reach my goal of 1000 miles walking/running and I will probably keep on walking/running the rest of the year just to see how many I can possibly do. It is fun - I do enjoy the exercise and it has been very good for me. I'm also enjoying watching to see how all my grandchildren are doing as well as some of my children. God has kept Rog & I healthy for which we are very thankful.

MELANIE TURNS 30 TODAY

Melanie is 30 years old today. We love Melanie and are grateful that God brought her into our family. She is a very busy mom with her three children. She is a great help mete to John. She sees to it that the children always look nice and gets them involved in many special opportunities. We love you Melanie and trust you have a great birthday!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIE!

ELISA IS 37 TODAY

Elisa has her 37th birthday today. She has been such a joy to our family! We use to accuse her of being an angel (which she always refuted). She has always been concerned for others and has been very giving. She is very busy being mom to four special children and a help mete to John. Our family is blessed with Elisa. We love you and pray you will have a wonderful birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELISA!