I'm Back!

I finally got a new camera so I tested it out yesterday and today,here are the samples! I had the wrong setting on for Leah playing VB so it's a little blurry! Nonetheless, it looks like Leah is following in her big sister's footsteps playing VB!
Dana got her braces off yesterday finally-so here's a smiling picture of both!

Cams sitting on some equipment at Munster Park. The town of Munster had their equipment out for kids to sit and play on so we met Mel and Aimee and Grandma Betty there. The kids loved the trucks and ambulances!

Leah and the Bee!

I will have a boring page to look without pictures for a while. Some thug stole my digital camera so until I replace it, everyone will have to use their imagination!

On a nicer note-Leah won her school district Spelling Bee last night! She is so excited and so proud of her accomplishment! She was competing against the other 2 schools in our district. I could barely look at her when she was spelling so I missed it when she won b/c I had my eyes closed! Leah gets a plaque with her name on it-no Jan Brady syndrome for her! Ha,ha!

Yesterday was also a big day for Dana also, she had her soccer banquet and received an award for being All Conference Honorable Mention, which means she's recognized in the area conference league as being one of the best players! And she received the award for having the ugliest toes since 3 out of 7 nails have fallen off from her soccer shoes! That was a fun award! So all in all it was a great day for us! I would be just as proud if they didn't receive any awards-they both work hard!!

Tomorrow we get to see Blue Man Group in honor of Len's 40th b-d-I can't take pics so just imagine Blue Men!! :) Should be fun!

Last Annual Picnic!

Pam and Brooke fight for the ball!
It looks like Todd is throwing Cams in this one!
Quite the server!
Paul and Sharon throwing bags! They came back from a 17-0 score to win!

This Saturday, we had our last annual Good Neighbor Day picnic, since we probably won't be in Lansing next year! The weather held out for us and we had a perfect day! We had a ton of great food and lots of volleyball games and bean bag games! We wrapped up the night with a bonfire and the kids played Ghost in the Graveyard! We will really miss our Lansing house!

Prom Night!

Last Friday, Dana had her prom. They had a great time at the dance, then they all went to the Hard Rock Restaurant. They went in a 25 person Hummer Limo-Fun! Her flowers were beautiful and so was she!

Soccer!

Here are some long awaited soccer pics! It's hard to find Dana when all she does is run back and forth for 80 minutes! It looks like the same picture, but it's not. I'll try to get more action shots at the next game, maybe she'll head hit it!

Easter

Leah coloring eggs!
Dana trying to wake up to see what the Easter Bunny brought her! This year I bought edible Easter grass! Yummy!
Leah at Uncle John and Aunt Judy's looking for eggs! Too bad that I put her special gold egg with $ in it in a tube leading to the furnace! And they had to pay $80 to get it out! Oops!
Cam's also searching for eggs!

The gang coloring eggs with Josh, our cousin!

Awww, they Do like each other! Leah checking out her loot!

Cams, too! What kid requests Altoids above any other candy for Easter-Cameron does! Weird!
Dana found her Gold egg we think her other egg with McDonalds $ in it was in the other pipe also leading to the furnace-never got that one out, we hope it blew out when the furnace went on! Let's hope it's outside somewhere!

SPRING BREAK!

This year we went to Wisconsin Dells for Spring Break, kind of a last minute idea since we didn't go to Florida. Dana couldn't go because of soccer but I think she liked having the house to herself for a few days (and this time no patio furniture went into a bonfire). We missed her but managed to have fun anyways! Paul and the kids can always find arcade games!
Us at Moosejaw, Leah's favorite place to eat!

Cam's splashing down!

Paul and Leah goofing around!

While Paul was in this wave pool (major waves!) he managed to save 2 people from drowning, some how the lifeguards missed them! One was a grown man and then a little girl later on! I think he needs the Wilderness trophy! He didn't even get a thank you!

Leah before the waves started!

A Dream Come True!

Scratch another thing I want to do in my lifetime off my list~I got tickets for The Police when they come to Wrigley Field!! I am so excited! I went thru a little crush on Sting back in my day-Actually it's not over yet! I used to have a guest appearance in my dreams by Sting asking me to marry him, this went on for a few weeks. Now what if he sees me in the crowd and remembers he used to ask me to marry him? :) Paul will be there and it will be so awkward! I know, I being silly but I am a little giddy at the moment!!

On a more realistic note-Dana is kicking some soccer booty this season. Her team is 4-0 with all wins being shut-outs! It's alot of fun to watch her play so well ( and to cut out the clips of her name in the papers)! Watch out Mia Hamm! I'll take some pics this week!

Crazy Hair Day!

Last week our school had spirit week with fun things to do on each day of the week. This day was crazy hair day-so we spray painted Cam's hair with red stripes and Leah's was put in all pony tails!

Ed Debevics Again!

Leah is so talented!


Us with Grandma

We thought we would try Ed D's again last Sunday-it was so nice out and we wanted to go downtown! Leah suggested Eds again which sounded good to us except Cameron! He just doesn't get the humor there! But after he sufffered thru his meal we went to his favorite store-The Lego Store! Then to Garrett's popcorn-yum! We had a great day (with no bathroom needs this time on the way home!) The only bad part is that Dana couldn't join us, boo!

GO COOLIDGE COUGARS!!!

Leah had her 1st basketball game yesterday! I was so proud of her! She got to start off the game with the jump ball! Then she made a basket when we had 2 secs left! I think she found her sport! She played great defense! Very aggressive! They won 14-10! Way to go Leah and the Cougars! P.s. Notice her shoes, they match her uniform (of course) :)

Prizes Galore!

Last nite was the TF South Fashion Show and some of you will remember that I won our trip to Florida at it last year. So this year I entered the raffle again and won a boat load of stuff! The Florida trip was not a prize this year, too bad. but I won a bunch of valuable gifts! Actually, After the sixth basket was brought to me I got a little embarassed! No really I did! One of my prizes was a basket filled with dog treats and stuff to give your dog a bath. A great prize if you own a dog, which we don't! I guess I should have bought a dog so I could use the stuff but instead I gave it to my good friend, Maggie Seufert, a golden retriever! Enjoy, Maggie! I love raffles!

Workout Update

No, there will be no pictures of me working out ever! I will spare everyone the grossness. But I just have to say that I found the key to working out!
I bought an Ipod (no,that's not the secret, I think everyone knows that) but I put Chris Tomlin's cd on it. I had to stop myself from singing and shouting out loud while on the treadmill! It made the time go so fast and relieves my boredom. Iwas a little sick of watching the man in front of me on the bike. I almost had to raise my hands, and I would have but I haven't mastered the treadmill without hanging on yet! I have no coordination! Today I loaded Sting on it so we'll see if that's just as good as Chris Tomlin!

I had to laugh at Dana yesterday digging out her car! She had her Coach purse on her arm the whole time! And the way she was holding her shovel was hilarious! She better marry a man who knows how to shovel! She finally got her car out! We had a fun snow day around here! Leah was outside the whole entire day! She has a snowball maker and a snow brick maker to make igloos! She made an awesome fort! I took the kids sledding the nite before so I was in for the day! Dana also surprised me with a gorgeous bouqet of flowers! The kids also got me candy and some lotion! My mom took the kids to Beggars Pizza for a heart shaped pizza while Paul and I went to our favorite-Hi-Fi! It's pretty sad when the waitresses know you and bring out a cafe of Diet Coke right away for you!I think the waitress has a little crush on Paul! We don't usually go out for V-day but I have working Midnights this weekend!

Watch out for the new Heidi Klum!

Not really, I will never look like Heidi Klum, but I did join the Eisenhower Fitness Center today! Paul, Dana, and I all joined so now we have to keep each other accountable! I am way to cheap to not go now that I spent the $ to join! Now I all need is new cute workout clothes! Maybe a new bag, and a new water bottle to match my work out outfit, a new towel, new shoes,etc,etc,etc!! This will be fun!!

GO BEARS! GO FREE TICKETS!

This is my last ditch effort to go to the Super Bowl! I sent this pic into the Ellen show to win tics for Sunday! I didn't realize what Dana looked like until I uploaded the image! Paul last week decided to call his 2nd or 3rd cousin who just happens to own the Miami Dolphins (not to drop any names or anything) and ask for tickets! They wanted $700 for each ticket and with 5 people in our family we decided that $3500 was alot for one day and one short weekend! I know, we are real cheapskates! So I am hoping that my entry will be drawn this week for Ellen's show! We aren't the most creative people but I am desperate enough to get out of these single digits weather days! Plus a chance to see the Bears kick the Colts bootys! Go Bears!

Now I've been tagged!

A- Available or married? Married- 16 Years
B- Best Friend? Paul
C- Cake or Pie? Wolf's Bakery Lemon Fluff Cake (otherwise known as Dutch funeral cake, even when we are sad, we still need to eat something with our coffee! :)
D-Drink of choice-Diet Coke (does it come in a IV form!)
E-Essential Item-Duh, Diet Coke !
F-Favorite Color- Red
G-Gummi Bears or Worms? Both! and lots of them!
H- Hometown? West Palm Beach,Fl
I- Indulgence? My mother in law's 10x15 pan of apple slices!
J- January or February? February
K- Kids & names? Dana -17, Leah-11, and Cameron- 8
L- Life is incomplete without? Family (and a tan :)
M- Marriage Date? Sep 1st,1990
N- Number of Siblings? 2
O- Oranges or apples? Apples (as long as they are covered with a pie crust drowning in cinnamon and sugar!
P- Phobias/Fears? Clowns, and any person with a mask on
Q-Favorite Quote? If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much! (actually I hate that saying, I just had to put it!) Really it's-"Dad's down there"-by Arnie Grape
R- Reason to Smile? Summer is almost 4 months away!
S-Season? Summer
T- Tag three people! I will spare three people this time!
U- Unknown fact about me: Sometimes at work when no one is looking I dance down the hallways to the overhead music! (It's usually to Love Train)
What happened to V?
W- Worst habit? Nagging (per Dana) the kids about their room.
Y- Your favorite food? Right now, Jimmy John's subs
Z- Zodiac? Stupid!

Crazy Ed Debevics and Deelicious!

For Dana's birthday we took some of her friends to Ed Debevics! Our waiter was named Ralphie! He was pretty funny until he called Cam a midget. Cam did not think that was so funny and proceeded not to talk or even look at "Ralphie" all nite! Dana assumed the name of "Deelicious" So when they sang to her, the waiter yelled out her new name! Quite hilarious-only Dana would think of changing her name! We had a great time (except a member of our family had to have an emergency number Two stop on the side of the Dan Ryan in the pouring rain on the way home!) I sent Paul out to handle that one! Always eventful! Sorry no pictures of that, I am sure everyone's disappointed!