Sunday, February 27, 2011

Week ending 2-27-2011

Grant and Rachel hanging out in Jacob's room building things with Legos.
Took all four kids to Fareway on their day off to check out the lunchable selections.


Rachel and Grant enjoying all of the books that we just got at the library. Everytime books come home from the IC library they think it is Christmas. They LOVE new books.

Grant hanging out with Yousif and Jacob at their classmate Zoe's birthday party.



Rachel doing some magic tricks for Grant and I.

Friday night fun

Supper at Leonardo's with the kids - Fisher, Jacob, Grant and Rachel.
Some green guys hanging out with Rachel and Grant before the hockey game.

I ran into my cousin Julie's husband Paul at the hockey game too.


My cousin Julie and her kids Andrea, Sidney and Sam with Rachel, Grant and the Roughriders mascot.

Wild and Wacky Day

Grant, Rachel and Abbie getting ready for the day at school.
Wacky Day means Wacky Faces.

Like mother like daughter. OH YEAH - the lunch lady got into it too. I felt like I was back in high school and it was homecoming week at MV. The only thing missing was my friend Mary looking just as crazy as me.


Monday, February 21, 2011

Surprise #1 - Lunch at Country Junction

SURPRISE!!!!! We are all here for your birthday Mom. Even the Everman's came from Ohio for the big day.
The two birthday girls - Mom and Kim.

Dad having a nice chat with the Everman's.


Ice cream cone cupcakes for dessert for the birthday girls.

Time to play a game called - How well do you know your Mom/Grandma.



All of the grandkids giving Grandma a big hug.



Paige and Grant sharing some hot cocoa before the next party.

Surprise #2- Library with friends/relatives

The banner that was the library that Kim made of Mom.
Bob working on the balloons - I wonder how many balloons he popped - I think a lot.

All of the goodies we had at the party.

The library room all decorated for the event.

Bob's childhood dream came ture - he FINALLY got to be a peanut and balloon man BUT not at the circus but he was savoring the moment he had.


Bob hanging out with the staff - aka Danaman.


My cousin Sherry and I hanging out before the party.



Family and friends that came to the party.


Rachel having some fun before the party.

SURPRISE!!!!- Gotcha again Mom -

Some of Mom's friends at the party.

The backrow - where the grandkids hung out snacking and playing on their iTouches.

Surprise #3 - Catered Meal at the house

The kids yelling SURPRISE to Grandma AGAIN for the third time. It just never gets old.
Here comes Mother Bear......................

The grandkids all raising their glasses to toast Grandma.


Cheers to Mom on her big day.

Vernie decided we all had to take a shot of some lemon stuff before the cake. Here I am just like the old days - throwing back a shot with my brother-in-law Eric. OH YEAH - I felt that burn all the way down. Thanks Dad


Mom with her memory book that everyone helped with by returning their questionaires about MER.

Mom had a lot of reading to do last night but I think she LOVED it. Thanks everyone for helping us celebrate our Mom's birthday.


Sunday, February 20, 2011

Other events of the week

This is the runner I made for the lunch room this week for Valentine's Day.
Grant has graduated to having Albert in the snuggle sack - he thought it was pretty cool and he really likes it when Albert tickles him.

We celebrated Shirley's 75th Birthday at work this week. Here I am with my lunch ladies - OH YES - we LOVE our hairnets - they ROCK!!!


Rachel, Emily, Bryne and Rylee all ready for the birthday party at the Gym-Nest.



Jacob had a sax quartet on Saturday and got a 1 rating - he did a great job.


Fun with Danaman at TJ Max. Always fun to shop with her.


Which shoes look like something the lunch lady should wear?


Making ice cream cone cupcakes for Grandma Recker's party.

The finished ice cream cones - look pretty good don't they.



This is how I transported them to Dyersville. YES - I used some papercups and cut out the bottoms to put the cones in. Worked GREAT!!! Thanks for trying to help me out Lynne.

Valentine's Day 2011

The kitchen island all decorated for the holiday.
Rachel and Emily at her class party.


Abbie's class party with her friends - Molly, Annika, Sydney and Isabella.

Matisse and Grant wondering what snack to have first at their classs party.

Abbie and Grant cutting out hearts for decorations in the dinning room.

Even Albert wanted to give everyone some love on Valentine's Day.

The table all decorated for our fancy Valentine's Day meal. Thanks to Abbie and Grant.



Here we are enjoying our supper.

Rachel and Abbie waiting for Rachel's wham-o balloon to POP!!!



Abbie reading one of her Valentine's Day note from our Valentine's box. Everyone in the family has to write at least 2 nice things about each family member and then we read them on Valentine's Day. It is alway fun.