I know, I know this is a very late post.....but you know the sang..."better late than never" But like I have wrote before..this is a blog to share my life and also a journal for me to keep track of my life.
One Sunday, after my Dad's party....all of us Kids & Grandkids headed to Wendy's. We had a great time together...laughing and redesigning the dining room. It was hard for me to get everyone in...so here is my best shot.
Here is Grandma Elsie & (bil) Tod...nice of him, not so nice of g-ma. She was in fine form that day!
On Labor Day we took over Arnie's in Rockford. They were so great at accommodating us! Half the crew had come from a fun day at Craig's Cruisers and half at come from the mall...you figure out who!!! Another great time together..love my family!
Here is Eric (Hannah's boyfriend) and Trent making Batman Eyes. Trent fell in love with Eric (along with Hannah). Eric had to leave that night to head back to Uof M. The next day, when we were heading over to Dad & Linda's, I was telling Trent to get ready to head over..he asked...who was going to be there? I told him Eric had left to go back to college....Trent said he didn't want to go over...lol!! 
We were also able to squeeze in a cousins lunch! We meet my cousins Denise and Diana at Russ's on Alpine. It's always fun to relive some of your childhood with family.
LOVE IT!!!
Here is Grandma Elsie & (bil) Tod...nice of him, not so nice of g-ma. She was in fine form that day!On Labor Day we took over Arnie's in Rockford. They were so great at accommodating us! Half the crew had come from a fun day at Craig's Cruisers and half at come from the mall...you figure out who!!! Another great time together..love my family!
Here is Eric (Hannah's boyfriend) and Trent making Batman Eyes. Trent fell in love with Eric (along with Hannah). Eric had to leave that night to head back to Uof M. The next day, when we were heading over to Dad & Linda's, I was telling Trent to get ready to head over..he asked...who was going to be there? I told him Eric had left to go back to college....Trent said he didn't want to go over...lol!! We were also able to squeeze in a cousins lunch! We meet my cousins Denise and Diana at Russ's on Alpine. It's always fun to relive some of your childhood with family.
LOVE IT!!!
And again..
Is that legal Tyler???
Brother's discussing the game..maybe they do like each other???
Fan Club....Grandpa & Grandma came to a game.....
Our 3rd grader Trent..isn't he the most adorable kid!! Just love him to pieces!
The granddaughters with Grandma Elsie.....
The party goers...I was a little concerned about the weight limit of the deck...good news... it stayed attached to the house...but we definitely put it to the limit!
From the yard...
The chef..BIL-Tod..flip burger and rolling hot dogs
More partiers...
A birthday hug for the birthday boy. Trent had a special gift he had gotten around (unannounced to me or Steve) for G-pa....He knows G-pa likes golf so he found a golf ball and he re-gifted a clippy he had gotten at Christmas time. He put it in a gift bag and made a card. He was so disappointed when we couldn't find the gift the day of the party....he was insistent we find the gift and give it to him at his party...no worries, we found it....Troy had hidden it....don't ask!!!! He sure loves his Grandpa!
And Linda...she is such a special blessing. The best part is, she loves my dad! She is so good to all of us! She welcomed all of us in to their home to hang out all day and half the night. One night they had 15 extra people spending the night...WHOA! She never gets rattled (at least she doesn't let us see it!) She is a wonderful women that loves the Lord too....Thanks you Linda for loving all of us! We Soooo Appreciate You!
And my Grandma Marian...some call her Marian...some call her 'Aunt Marian'...But I get to call her Grandma! She is a wonderful women, she has given her life to ministry over the years...she is 91 years old....doesn't she look great! 
and the pooped out Birthday Boy! I guess he can't party like he used too!
Euchre at the kitchen table...Tyler & Troy with their cousins Arie and Andrew
On night we held a Euchre tournament. Here's Dad, Hannah, Joel and Carissa...finishing up there game. Linda was the winner of the night.
We had camp fires by the lake...we cooked giant marshmallows, our family favorite...pie irons, hot dogs and warmed hamburgers. Dad shared some of his teen/college and years in the service with us.
So, I have a few more pictures to post...like 1,500...I think that is how many pictures Tod copied for me! Okay, I won't post alllll of them! Check back to see what else we did!
We got to our destination...Arnie's in Rockford..it's a beautiful town...very quaint! We had a bit of time before our reservation so we walked the boardwalk next to the river....
We snagged a innocent bystander to take our picture, here is about half of the group....
We had a great time laughing and getting to know some of the ladies I didn't know so well! Then we had to ride back to 14 mile road! Ummmmm...it was a slow incline upward! Which I realized as we were riding on our way there, that I was coasting a lot....Hmmmm....something tells me we are going to have to petal up hill to our cars! We did have to petal.....I'm proud to tell you that I made it without getting off! I wanted to..but I didn't.