Universal Studios

Here we are, the happy couple!


A shot of us with Jaws! I roasted the whole time we were there because I thought it would be FALL, it was October after all. But it was in the 90's every day we were there!

The highlight or Rowan's trip was the Barney show we went to at Universal


Here is one happy little girl with her new Barney cup!


The kids showing off with some Egyptian paraphernelia!

More Disney

Mickey at the beginning of the Parade of Dreams


Cinderella, Prince Charming, and Fairy Godmother


Me and the kids in front of Splash Mountain


One of the many times we had to take cover under our trusty rain ponchos!


Look at this happy little camper! She was just the best baby on the whole trip!

Trip to Disney

This year for fall break we FINALLY made it to Disney World with our kids!!!! And it was the best time ever! I absolutely LOVE Disney and cannot understand people that don't love it. The kids had so much fun and we were so wore out after all our theme parking! We were there 7 nights, rented a house w/ a pool and just had an awesome time. We hit all the Disney Parks...MGM, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and the highlight...Magic Kingdom!!!! We also did Universal Studios which was great too. The kids were just great and it was a trip we will never forget!

The Magic of Disney

Here's the beginning...we were ready to pee our pants when we saw the sign!


Connor and Lauren with Belle (before she became a princess)


Kurt and the kids on Main Street USA


Kurt and Lauren at the beginning of one of our $300 meals at Disney!(Just kidding! Private joke for me and Kurt!)


Here's the best part of Disney as far as I am concerned!
Cinderella's castle...

Panama City Beach, Florida

A view of our hotel on the beach in FL


This is the view of the beach from the pool at our awesome hotel, aren't I such a photographer?


A shot down the beach


A kinda weird looking pic of the two beach babes! Burnt after day one at the beach!

Miscellaneous Photos

Here's a random shot of Miss Rowan, it is rare that she will actually pose for a good shot of her!



Connor, a big 6th grader, looking pretty cool...



Lauren and her best friend, Princess, on her way to school on picture day. Isn't she cute? (Lauren, I mean, not the dog!)


Check out my haircolor

More Nashville Shores pics!

Teri and Doug posing reluctantly!


Mattie and Sydney, looking great! That really looks like Mattie's hair flowing!


The babies taking their turn, too funny!

Nashville Shores

Sydney and Rowan enjoying a nice refreshing Icee


Look at these bathing beauties!! Teri and Doug will love me for this one!


There is some serious Icee slurping going on here, Carson, Syd, and Row


Connor and Mattie "killin' it " at Kayaking! They were awesome!


And as always, a nice photo op to end the day! Lauren and Connor


This past weekend we made a pilgrimage to Nashville Shores, a terrific water park, thanks to our wonderful Pepsi connection, Doug Callahan!! Thanks Doug! We had a great time after the parking lot "incident"!! The kids thought it was the "best day ever!!"

Miss Tennessee!

At the "Back to School Bash" Lauren had the privilege of meeting the current Miss Tennessee, Grace Gore. (Wonder if she is related to Al and Tipper?) She was very gracious, very beautiful and very tall!! The unfortunate thing was that she didn't have her crown on when we had our photo op! Too bad, because you all know how Lauren is all about the crown!!

Farming, Canada Style

Step one, swathing the hay field...


Step 2, baling the hay...


(Step 2b. a bale being finished!)


Step 3. Wrapping the bales in plastic wrap which turns the bale to silage which will feed the cattle in the winter. Isn't this interesting?


Step 4. Finished product! All that remains to be done is hauling bales and let the snow fly!! Just kidding, much more ranching and farming needs to be done before the snow's all0wed to fly!

This is what my kids LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to be a part of when we go home to Canada. My nephews both are born ranchers/farmers. This is what Hayden lives for! Amazingly all of that equipment is my dad's and it was all running at the same time in one field!

The "Great White North" ...Our Canada Trip!

Look at these cutie pies!


Rowie and her cousin and archenemy, Grayson!


Connor and Great Grandma Schetzsle, my paternal Grandma.


Gramps (my dad) with my cutie nephew, Grayson, farmer extraordinaire!

Ok everyone, believe it or not....I am blogging!! Yippee! I will have to make some retroactive entries to catch up! Right after the 4th of July, the kids and I loaded up and made a 2300 mile trip to Grampa and Gramma's in Veteran, Alberta, Canada! A great place to visit! Not much to do unless you enjoy family and farming, but we love it.

I Have the Best Friends!

I have the most wonderful friends I must say. My friend Maxine from Las Vegas sent my sweet girl, Lauren, this ADORABLE shirt from Gymboree! She has 2 little cutie pie boys, but NEEDED to buy this shirt I guess, and we were the lucky recipients! Lauren loves it and wore it to school the next day, for her last day of school, and she came home so mad because somebody bumped their pizza into the bow on her shirt and left a mark!!! My friends rock! They love me even though I suck at returning their phone calls! Love you Mac!

My Grown Up Girl

I don't know if anyone noticed Rowans dark eye in the berry pictures, but here is a pic to explain that. She is into everything, and while I was watering flowers the other day, she proceeded to apply some of my mascara to herself!!!

More Berry Pics...

The berry farm makes their own popsicles from strawberries and honey and they are to die for!! Here are the kids enjoying them... That is Grace with Lauren, the baby is Cary (Tricia's baby), and the last one is Kenneth with Connor! Good times!

It's Berry Season

Look at this...Is there anything more beautiful and YUMMY than fresh picked strawberries? We headed off to Valley Home Farms in Wartrace, Tennessee to pick berries last night. Me, Lauren, Rowan, Connor, and trusty best friend Kenneth, met my friend Tricia and her kids, Grace, Violet, and baby Cary. It was a beautiful night, and this farm is just amazing, you could not even dream of a farm like this, it looks like it's from the movies.

Computer Madness!

Just so you all know, that is not how I arranged the entry in the last post. My arrangement was different and when I previewed it , it did not have the pictures run all together. FRUSTRATED!!! AAARRRGGHH!

Plus here is a pic of the boys, they were outside playing football in a downpour,... they are so funny. They think they are total NFL players!

The Birthday Celebration

Alright, the big 11th birthday party is officially underway. There are 4 rambunctious boys in my bonus room having a marvelous time, preparing to NOT sleep at all! They are so funny, the silly stuff they think is funny! Weird kids! Connor has his friends Levi, Kenneth, and the ever faithful BEST friend...Jacob! He is in heaven tonight!