My Favorite pictures of the week

My parents before the wedding on Saturday.

Vern and Mary Ellen looking very good for a day out.

Me with my very handsome and beautiful parents.

Week ending 8-28-2011

Uncle Paul came for a visit - we had a hot dog roast at Oma and Pops for supper.

Rachel and Grant started piano lessons. Rachel is helping Grant with his new songs.

I made some mint cow cake pops for my cousin's wedding in Dyersville.

Greg, Grant and Jacob playing some football in the backyard this week.

Such beautiful weather this weekend we had our pizza on the deck.

Jacob with his birthday presents. Hoping that 4 alarm clocks will get him up on time for school. We decided to set each one 1 minute apart so he will HAVE to get up.

My cousin Molly with her new husband Kurt at their wedding.

My cousin Lindsey and I hanging out at the wedding reception.

The "cool" table at the wedding. All of the Tauke's hanging out.

Rachel and Grant helped Greg and I celebrate our wedding anniversary. Here is Rachel giving us our salads before our main meal.

Grant did a great job of pouring us water during our dinner.

Grant found some new books to read at night BUT he couldn't wait until bedtime to start reading - I found him up in his loft reading a book by himself.

We visited the McBride Raptor Center this weekend - This is one of the owls named Otis.

Hanging out by the reservior with Rachel and Grant.

Rachel and Grant seeing how long their wing span is compared to a bald eagle.

Everyone enjoying some ice cream to celebrate Jacob's 14th birthday today.

Happenings week of 8-15-2011

Picnic in front of the Old Capitol downtown Iowa City.

I decided to try the Elvis sandwish - it has peanut butter, honey, bacon and a banana.

Grant and Rachel watching Abbie do her lock combination to get her school supplies in her locker.

Grant and Rachel having fun being football players at Scheel's.

More fun at Scheel's - they decided to try a shooting game to kill some wild boars.

Abbie helping Grant put labels on all of his school supplies before the ice cream social.

Grant hanging out in his new classroom.

Last lunch out before school started on Thursday.

Rachel putting her birthday party invitations together for her slumber party. She came up with the whole idea of making them look like sleeping bags. I know her Aunties will be so proud that she came up the with idea all by herself.

Grant showing off his marigold that FINALLY bloomed that he did last year in school and I got in May - yes it did bloom Mrs. Hubbard - took all summer but we have a beautiful flower.

I decided to get some feedback from the kids on their first day of school.

How my table was set up for the Iowa City Farmer's Market.

This time I sold - apples, owls, monkeys, pirates, clowns and chicks.

Nothing like seeing your friend at the market - thanks for coming Danaman.

The kids made it towards the end of the sale to work the table. We sold out of ALL of the 125 cakes pops I brought - good day at the farmer's market.

Abbie, Rachel and Grant working on some new experiment called smelling stones. Once they get hard they put them in their dresser drawers to make their clothes smell good.

First Day Of School 2011

How I had the island decorated for the first day of school. Have a HOOT at school.

My wonderful sidewalk chalk I did the night before. Jacob - WHS.

Abbie at Northwest Jr. High.

Rachel, Grant and the BESTEST lunch lady at Weber - AKA Mom.

The two that have to leaver early. Jacob ready for 9th grade and Abbie ready for 7th grade.

There goes Abbie to catch the bus down the street.

Jacob biking to West High School to start his freshman year.

And then there is Grant and Rachel ready for Weber.

Grant with his 1st grade teacher - Mrs. Ferrel.

Rachel with her 3rd grade teacher - Ms. Vanderveer.

Day in Dyersville

Meet up with my Godmother Norma and my cousin Sherry for lunch when we were in town.

Group shot at the Dyersville Family Resturant.

Nothing better than buying school shoes at Reicher Shoes.

Having fun with Grandma/pa Recker while were in town to visit.

One more stop to see another cousin. Rachel and Grant hanging out with Lindsey at ACE.