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Katie Michel
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Where have we been?
Oops! This is out of order.... Oh well---
I can't believe it is March and I have not blogged for soooo long! Weekends seemed to fly by with winter sports basketball & ice skating for the kids, running for me (getting in shape for the Shamrock Shuffle next month) and kite-boarding for Ed.
We celebrated the CNY in February with a local group of families with kiddos from Taiwan. It was great to spend the evening with these 50 people and see some familiar faces and meet some new families. We are so lucky to have this groups and the west suburban FCC group close by for these fun events! Here were our CNY decorations and an activity at home. Kyle & I also went to a dumpling making class this year and the family had dumplings at home for CNY.
And some other random pastimes...
I can't believe it is March and I have not blogged for soooo long! Weekends seemed to fly by with winter sports basketball & ice skating for the kids, running for me (getting in shape for the Shamrock Shuffle next month) and kite-boarding for Ed.
We celebrated the CNY in February with a local group of families with kiddos from Taiwan. It was great to spend the evening with these 50 people and see some familiar faces and meet some new families. We are so lucky to have this groups and the west suburban FCC group close by for these fun events! Here were our CNY decorations and an activity at home. Kyle & I also went to a dumpling making class this year and the family had dumplings at home for CNY.
We also had the blizzard with two snow days for the kids. This was the best kind of blizzard because we had so much warning that offices closed early and it came during the night so no three hour commutes or anything like that! Ed brought out his new cross country ski's and toured the neighborhood. The kids built a snow fort- yes a good blogger would have photos but I do not.
And some other random pastimes...
Friday, March 18, 2011
Surprise Disn@y trip!
Two weeks ago we surprised the kids with a (short) trip to Disn@y. They had never been to Disn@y and we asking to go. We did not tell them until the night before the trip and they were very excited. We have video of this but it is still on the camera. Maybe I will post it later but Kyle was so thankful he cried, Danny was clueless but like the Mickey t-shirt and play phone that came with the play phone and Paige was excited she was going on a school day.
Here are some photos. Thanks to everyone who provided suggestions on where to go. Since I had not been there since I was young, it was overwhelming to plan it before I had help.
The trip was exhausting and the kids and Ed were sure we should be spending more time in the room and at the pool and less at the parks. Next time (when Danny is old enough to remember) we will add in a pool day and more downtime.
Here are some photos. Thanks to everyone who provided suggestions on where to go. Since I had not been there since I was young, it was overwhelming to plan it before I had help.
The trip was exhausting and the kids and Ed were sure we should be spending more time in the room and at the pool and less at the parks. Next time (when Danny is old enough to remember) we will add in a pool day and more downtime.Kid Favorites (ages 6 & 8)- space mountain, thunder mountain, splash mountain, Buzz lightyear and Lilo & Stich.
Danny (2) - seeing Mickey from afar (no characters close up) swimming pool, fruit snacks
The best thing we did- got to Magic Kingdom when it opened at 8. We rode more rides the first two hours than the rest of the day with short lines or no lines.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Two years ago...
Two years ago tomorrow we saw the photo of Danny for the first time! WOW! It seems so long ago and just yesterday at the same time.
I was at work when I got "the call" and since we did not think we were "close" it was a COMPLETE surprise. What an amazing day! That call has changed our world. Ed refers to our decision to adopt as the best decision we ever made and I cannot disagree. Danny is quite a blessing to us and completes our family.
Here is that photo when he was one month old...
And here is our boy at two..
Just for fun here is one more photo of the kids with their favorite toy, the I-pad. Actually it is a favorite for everyone and I typically don't get to use it at night until Danny is in bed and Ed is feeling guilty for hogging it.
I was at work when I got "the call" and since we did not think we were "close" it was a COMPLETE surprise. What an amazing day! That call has changed our world. Ed refers to our decision to adopt as the best decision we ever made and I cannot disagree. Danny is quite a blessing to us and completes our family.
Here is that photo when he was one month old...
And here is our boy at two..
Just for fun here is one more photo of the kids with their favorite toy, the I-pad. Actually it is a favorite for everyone and I typically don't get to use it at night until Danny is in bed and Ed is feeling guilty for hogging it.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Christmas photos!
Finally some photos from Christmas and the cookie making...
My girl and her oldest cousin making cookies.
Danny with his helper..
Tired and ready to head home on Christmas Eve..
Cousins earlier on Christmas Eve- looking cute!
Our clan before church.
Paige on Danny's toy..
Kyle's favorite gift..
Danny liked the coloring book, sip cup and Elmo!
My girl and her oldest cousin making cookies.
Danny with his helper..Christmas photos totally out of order. If I blogged more, maybe I would remember how to get them in the right order..
Tired and ready to head home on Christmas Eve..
Cousins earlier on Christmas Eve- looking cute!
Our clan before church.
Paige on Danny's toy..
Kyle's favorite gift..
Danny liked the coloring book, sip cup and Elmo!
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