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Off to Pittsburgh

Joel — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:57:05 +0000

It’s been too long since we were last in Pittsburgh, so while I was sick with the flu, Kate and Blake hitched a ride with Alyssa and the kids for the long drive out east. Though I was finally able to fly out to meet them a couple days later, I did miss Blake’s second birthday shindig. The trip went by too quickly, but we did manage to have some quality time on the playground and took a day trip to Cucumber falls.

Blake turns ONE!

Joel — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:48:46 +0000

Crazy how time flies. We had a fun, intimate, family birthday part with cake, backyard pool fun, and hot air balloons.

Balloon Festival

Joel — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:41:05 +0000

Gardner was the hot stuff for a couple days this year with our annual balloon festival. Here’s some shots from our first night there with Kate’s extended fam.

Blake is on the move

Joel — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:27:25 +0000

For you Blake fans out there…

On mothers day Blake started walking. Like for real walking. We were skyping with my parents for about 45 min and mom was trying to coax Blake to walk, but he wasn’t into it. Five minutes later, this is what happened:

Hopping into Spring

Joel — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:37:43 +0000

Spring has been a pleasant change from a long Midwestern winter.
This weekend, we had a family picnic at the park where Blake practically had a whole burrito by himself. That little oinker.

The majority of Kate’s family was in town for Easter, so we had a laid back Sunday of tons of food, egg hunting, and kickball (no picture of the latter… I was too busy winning).

Ski Trip with the Millers

Joel — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:49:40 +0000

We had a great week on the slopes with the Millers in our lovely “home” or Breckenridge, CO.

We’re too big to fit into any of our vehicles, so Greg rented a Suburban for the week. Ended up being a great way to travel.

I took Abby down her first black diamond run which she handled quite well. Only hit two trees.

The view from our home for the week. Doesn’t get any better than this.

Blake came to visit us on the mountain.

On our last day, we took Blake for a couple rides down the sledding hill. He didn’t quite know how to react. Next year buddy… you’ll love it, I promise.

Alll-star Kirby

Joel — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:48:00 +0000

Cousin Kirby had a basketball game this weekend, and though it ended up being a one-sided game (rigged I tell ya), it was fun to watch.

The Sweigarts Visit

Joel — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:15:21 +0000

In town to pick up a new truck for Kansas Electric, the Sweigarts make a weekend out of it.

Blake’s First Christmas

Joel — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:27 +0000

This year was definitely a white Christmas, with over 14 inches of snow falling in KC over the holidays. Aunt Abby came to town and we ended up basically hanging out at the Millers in our pj’s for a whole week… hanging out and playing Super Mario Bros. Blake didn’t really know what to think of all the snow, and was rather perplexed about his first sledding experience (which was his first time to use the sled the Nelson’s gave us over a year ago).

Maddox Is Getting Big

Joel — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:21:02 +0000

We ALWAYS go to Newton… so it was no thing to hop over there for Maddox’s sixth birthday. Did I mention he’s getting old? Here’s some pics from the wild party: