SNOW

Hi everyone,
Just a quick hi. The kids and I just out to play in the snow and to shovel some. Some there seemed to be 2", some spots it seemed more like 4". It was wet and heavy, which I'm sure alot of you already know. But Ken does have a birthday on Sunday, and we always seem to have snow on or around his day. And, of course, we never have nice weather on Good Friday.
Had a hard time getting the kids to go out, they just wanted to stay in, but after we got out, I had a hard time getting them to come inside. Conrad kept wanting to walk in the deepest snow, so I had to keep pulling him out, he loves being outside, especially if he can have a "hat" on. For those of you that don't know Conrad very well, he LOVES to have a hat on. Wants to wear them inside and out!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you all have a great week-end, and a Happy Easter!!!!!
Plan on seeing some of you on Sunday
Love to all
Mary

Snow Goose

Hi All
Bob went snow goose hunting over the weekend and here is what he got. I have been trying to download some pictures of the antelope that he got last fall, but there seems to be something wrong with my memory card. I may have to take it to town and see if I can burn a disc from the memory.
Not much else going on out here. Just waiting for the weather to straighten out so we can start to get outside and have some fun.
Bob and Julie

March birthdays and anniversaries

Sending best wishes to Dave and Jenny for their 2nd wedding anniversay(it was on the 4th).
Birthday wishes to Alan and Kaden on the 7th, Mark on the 8th, Alexander on the 14th, Dale on the 19th, Ken on the 23rd, and Roger and John on the 24th. Hope I didn't mess this up or forget anyone!! Love to all

Pics from Mexico

Here are some pictures from our trip to Mexico. I realized as I downloaded them off our camera that there aren't many of Shawn and I and none of all of us together. I am thinking there might be some on my parents camera. Oh well, the kids are what is important I guess anyways!

The view from our room!

The kids with one of the workers, Flor, from the Kids Club

Every night they had games for the kids and at the end, they always did the Chicken Dance.

Knitting

Hi everyone,
I can't believe there haven't been any posts lately..........I just read that a blog is a weg log, so come on in and do some logging!!!
Anyway I have decided that I am going to knit and do it all year long, and get good at it. So if anyone out there has any ideas on good projects...........or good patterns, let me know. And Barb, how was the knit out at MOA. I had heard about it, but didn't know what it was. Just found some pictures of it on the web. So what fun things did you do? Did you get any good ideas that you are willing to share?
Hope to hear from lots of you soon.

On a different note, Ken and I went to Cedar Radips to see his family on Sun. His mom is now living in a nursing home, and is having lots of problems with memory. It was really nice seeing and visiting with his sister and brother. I think we and his brother and wife are going to get together sometime in the next month or so, just to get together and really visit and have some fun away from home. We are thinking about meeting somewhere between here and Des Moines. Anyone have any good ideas/suggestions of a fun place?
Have a great day..............love to all

shout out from Chicago

this is our shout out from Chicago
cause mom and dad are here don' t you know

Saturday the Field Museum was awesome
it was a free day so we all could come

Sue the T rex is the main attraction
but the Fields so big we only saw a fraction

we walked and walked for quite awhile
and made sure we hit the magnificent mile

after a day of clear and sunny
we watched No Reservations, it was funny

the game of Quartile was fun for the beginner
and Sarah Jane was the winner

we got tired so we slept on the floor
but our mattress don't hold air no more

but lo the weather is turning nasty
so we have to get home real fasty

the trip was short, but we had fun
cause being together is # 1

so this is our shout out from Chicago
and now is the time to stop, we gotta go

Mexico

Mexico We just got back from a family trip to Mexico. My parents go every year and were kind enough to take us with them this year. So, we packed everyone up and got on the plane for a 4 hour ride. Anyone that has a 3 (almost 4) year old will be able to sympathize with us. Jordyn was so excited that it was her first time on a plane, so she was full of questions and very hyper. We landed in Mexico about 1:30 and headed to the resort. That first night, Alex woke up with an ear that was hurting really bad. We figured he had an ear infection, so we went to the pharmacy and bought some antibiotics. By Monday he was feeling better and able to have some fun. Sunday was Jordyn's 4th Birthday, so it was special that she could spend it in Mexico. Each day the kids went to the Kids Club that was offered at the resort. They both had a lot of fun playing with other kids. While they were at the Kids Club, Shawn and I were able to lay on the beach with a drink and read or do whatever we wanted. It was nice to be able to just relax and we both were able to read several books while we were there. So, Friday night comes and we are getting ready to leave the next day. That night, about 1:30 AM, Alex woke up throwing up. Every hour, him and I were in the bathroom. Poor guy! Gpa made yet another trip to the pharmacy to get more meds. By the time we went to the airport, he was feeling a little better, but very tired. We got him drugged up for the flight home and he was able to sleep a lot of the time. We landed Saturday night at 7PM, got through Customs with all our baggage by 7:30. That was really good timing! So, we are all back and healthy and back to the grind. I will add some pictures when I get them off the camera.