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2009-06-27T19:02:00.001-04:00

The blog has suffered since I found facebook. Sorry. I will try to update ever once in awhile.

2009-04-12T12:44:00.000-04:00

Happy Easter !!

2009-04-12T12:42:00.001-04:00

Happy Easter !!

so much has happened.

2009-04-12T12:40:00.000-04:00

So much has happened since I last posted. Alexis has been to a few cheer competitions, of course they won. We had a blast with our team at Dance Marathon. I have been hooked on facebook. We are just busy all the time. I will try to keep things more current.

GLCC in Novi

2009-02-04T01:54:00.004-05:00

On Saturday Alexis' cheer team The Pride of Trilogy performed in Novi. All the girls seem to have a good time. As a team they received an exhibition trophy.

Alexis was surprised by the Dance Marathon team. It was great to see them and it really made Alexis' day. Team EE had made sings and when the girls came out to perform Team EE yelled for Alexis and you could see her light up and smile.

It was also great to see Uncle Danny and Aunt Dawn. We do not get to spend enough time with them.

Our next performance is on Saturday Feb 21st in Cobo. The event is free to those that want to come out and see. I will try to post what time we go on closer to the date.

Cheer Performance in Novi

2009-02-04T01:54:00.002-05:00

candybar cake

2009-02-04T01:46:00.001-05:00

So here is a picture of the candy bar cake I made last week. Easy, but kind of costly.

Performance

2009-01-23T18:26:00.003-05:00

For those that want to come out and cheer on The Pride of Trilogy on the 31st of Jan, here is the address and cost. Than you!!!!

Saturday, January 31, 2009

The Rock Financial Showplace
46100 Grand River
Novi, MI. 48374

Adults: (18-54) $12
Seniors: (55-up) $8
Children: (5 - 17): $8

GIRL SCOUT COOKIES !!!

2009-01-06T21:31:00.001-05:00

There is still time to order girl scout cookies...call or email me with yours orders. Thank you !

2009-01-04T21:09:00.001-05:00

These are players from the Chicago Throwbacks. The played against the Detroit Panthers tonight and were gracious enough to take a minute so Alexis could get a picture with them. They were a pretty good team. Thank you guys for your time !!

Detroit Panthers Basketball

2009-01-04T21:08:00.003-05:00

Alexis and I went to the Detroit Panthers game in hopes of selling fundraising tickets for the Pride of Trilogy. We were selling raffle tickets for either a notebook signed by the Pistons or a Signed Calvin Johnson Detroit Lions Football jersey. The tickets are 1 for $10 or 3 for $20. The drawing will be in early April. Unfortunately I only sold 2 tickets in 2 days. Still way off from the fundraising goal of $23,000.00. The money is going for uniforms, hotel , and travel for the Pride of Trilogy (special needs cheer) to be the first special needs team to perform at U.S. Finals in Virgina this May.

Well the Detroit Panthers are great !! They took time away from their half time practice to get a picture with Alexis. Well she is hooked and wants to go to their next home game, but this time she wants to sit in the bleachers. Alexis also got to go on the court and dance with the Panther girls. She knows some of them from cheerleading. All in all Alexis had a good time, and I am hoping she will sleep all through the night.

Cheer Update

2009-01-02T15:00:00.002-05:00

Alexis will not be cheering on January 11th in Lansing. We just found out today that the pride is not performing on the 11th. see you at the next event.

2008-12-31T18:08:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T10:40:00.002-05:00

SNOW DAY !!!

2008-12-19T08:57:00.003-05:00

So, how do you spend your snow day? Well Alexis and daddy have spent the day outside shoveling and snow blowing. She has wanted to shovel since 6am. We gave in around 8:30am. She is having a blast. Enjoy the snow day.

Girl Scout Cookies

2008-12-06T17:40:00.001-05:00

Alexis is selling girl scout cookies. They are $3.50 a box. If you want any please call or email. Here is the link to see what cookies are offered this year. http://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/cookies/cookies_main.html

Everyone loves the Entertainment Book!

2008-11-30T16:23:00.003-05:00

Now, All-Star Trilogy can have a great fundraiser using the
Entertainment books! The Entertainment® book pays for itself in just a few uses. There are
literally $1000s worth of 2-for-1 and 50%-off savings on dining out, shopping, travel and much more. All-Star Trilogy is doing an Entertainment Book Fundraiser, perfect for the holiday season! Go out and enjoy some 2-for-1 dinners after a long day of shopping! Or, enjoy coupons for many of the local attractions. This book is good for Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties. Any profit that is made will go towards The Pride of Trilogy (Alexis' cheerleading group). Help us to support this great group! We have lots of books in stock in the office. Buy one…buy several!
Each book sells for $20.00.

Call me or email me if you want to purchase any. Thank you

MRI today

2008-11-25T15:00:00.000-05:00

Alexis had an MRI today. She did great. Because of her age she had to be sedated, that is why she is sporting such a cool outfit . Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving

More accident pictures

2008-11-20T18:39:00.002-05:00

Here are pictures of my mom today. She still she is feeling good, she just looks bad.

My family has a fuuny way of getting a new car

2008-11-17T18:16:00.005-05:00

Here are pictures of my mom today and of her car. She is doing well, just a headache.

My mom's car accident

2008-11-16T20:18:00.002-05:00

Well my mom was in a car accident on her way to church. Some guy heading east on Big Beaver ran the red light and slammed into my moms car. She said her car is totaled but she is not. The hospital is holding her for observation. She is going to be sore for a long time.

Parade Company tour

2008-11-07T13:56:00.004-05:00

Last night Alexis and her brownie troop went down to the Detroit Parade Company for a tour. It was pretty cool. We even got to take a sneak peak at a new float that will be reveled next week. At the end of our tour everyone received a red clowns nose and a cute parade company coloring book. We can't wait to watch the parade and see the float we were looking at in motion.

Ronald McDonald

2008-10-28T21:15:00.002-04:00

So Ronald McDonald was at McDonald's tonight. What a blast !! He did a very funny magic show and was super great about pictures. For those of you that missed him, he will be back on December 9th. Hope to see you all there.

Pumpkin Carving

2008-10-27T09:12:00.002-04:00

Yesterday we went to Ann Arbor to meet our Dance Marathon team. Team EE. They are great. Alexis had fun meeting everyone and getting to carve a pumpkin. She also had fun helping pod 6 (team ee is in pod 6) win by doing he best at a limbo game. On a side note when we met or team they were dressed as penguins, which was cool because that is what Alexis was dressed as. We can't wait to meet up with are team again.

Sterling cheer off

2008-10-19T19:30:00.002-04:00

Alexis and the other girls had a good time on Saturday performing to the crowd. They did a fabulous job. The only low point was that the owner/coach Angela had to have an emergency appendectomy on Thursday. She is doing good, just in lots of pain. Hope everyone is doing well. Enjoy the pictures.

Yankee Candle Fundraising

2008-10-12T21:51:00.002-04:00

Alexis is selling Yankee candles for cheer leading. All orders and money need to be turned in to me by 10-19-08. thank you very much. orders should be in before Christmas. Also Alexis will be in her first cheer exhibition this Saturday @ Stevenson in sterling hts. I will post pictures if I can remember to take any.

Tree Climbing

2008-09-28T19:42:00.004-04:00

Today Alexis and daddy went tree climbing. They had a blast. We will definitely do this again.

RAH RAH RAH

2008-09-21T20:18:00.003-04:00

Alexis started cheerleading today. It is special needs cheer out in Shelby Twp. The link to the Cheerleading center is ion the right. Her group is called "The Pride of Trilogy". The first competition is October 18th. Although the special needs team never really competes, they do perform. We are very excited. I will keep you updated on her cheering.

Our first pumpkin

2008-09-21T20:07:00.002-04:00

Daddy and Alexis had quite the garden this year. There were lots of strawberries, green beans, corn, potatoes and carrots. They even managed to grow a pumpkin. We are sure the squirrels will be very happy to have this on the porch. Next year we are going to try for more.

Mom watch 2009

2008-09-19T21:15:00.004-04:00

The first 2 pictures are from Thursday. The last one is from today. Mom went to the Doctors for her ER follow up. She has been in little to no pain in her face and head, but has had massive pain in her knees. It has been very hard for her to either stand or to sit. The process of having to bend the knee (mostly the right) has been awful. The doctor took knee x rays (which were never done in the ER) and found what looked like a fracture. We were about to get into an Orthopedic Surgeon within an hour of her x rays at the family doctors. The findings are that she has a fractured patella. Thankfully it is not a through and through break. She will have to wear a brace/immobilizer for the next six weeks. She says the brace has already made it feel better. Also the Surgeon thinks there is close to a pint of blood in her knee. I think this should have been checked in the ER since she is on blood thinners, but what do I know.....

I will up date with any other news.

On a different note Alexis lost another tooth today. She lost one about 2 weeks ago and has lost a total of 4 teeth in 4 months. She has just made it difficult to eat apples and corn on the cob. Oh well, such is life.

My mom's fall

2008-09-16T23:19:00.002-04:00

Well tonight my mom went out to dinner with a friend. On their way in my mom tripped over the parking block and landed on her knees and face. She is doing pretty good. Her knees are VERY sore and she is feeling tremendous pressure in her face. These are the pictures I took in the ER. I will update with others as she bruises more.

Weighted Blanket

2008-09-08T21:14:00.005-04:00

Well I finally made Alexis a weighted blanket. I am hoping that this will her her to stay asleep all through the night. She usually wakes up about 4 + times a night, so we will see.

On another note...fundraising has started. Alexis is selling from the Frankenmuth Fundraising company. Anyone that is interested in buying something needs to let me know by 9-21-08. Thank you !!

On Saturday Alexis lost her last front tooth......so we celebrated at chuck e cheese. At this rate it would have been cheaper top do the whole tooth fairy thing.

State Fair 2008

2008-08-29T13:13:00.005-04:00

We all went to the state fair on Thursday. We had a great time. even though there was the possibility that it would rain, it didn't and we had fun. We spent 7 hours there. I think we fed and touched every animal that was at the fair. We also got to go fishing in the outdoor area, Alexis got to sit in a fire truck, and she even got to bowl. In one of the buildings there was a sports area. Alexis was able to bowl. She had a blast....and for the low ,low price of only 55 thousand we, or you could own the 2 lane Canadian type bowling alley for you house. We passed this time. Maybe next year....yeah right lol.

Company Picnic

2008-08-25T20:33:00.003-04:00

Well today was McDonald's Company picnic. There was lots of food, games, music, and prizes. Alexis had fun at the dunk tank, she tried 3 different times. On the third attempt she hit the bulls eye and dunked the poor person inside the tank. At first Alexis wasn't sure if it was OK, but when everyone cheered she became very excited. Alexis also managed to move 3 rungs on the monkey bars all by herself. What a day. Alexis had a blast and got to meet Ronald McDonald. She was very excited. BTW....Ronald McDonald will be at the Troy McDonald's on Livernois on Tuesday October 28th. He will do a magic show @6:00pm and there will be a meet and greet before the show. Please come out that night and have lots of fun.

Before the picnic Alexis was able to go up to her school and see her teacher and check out her classroom. We are very excited that school will be starting in a week.

Hold on to your seats....

2008-08-18T20:39:00.004-04:00

I actually found a few pictures from Dawn & Danny's wedding !! It is almost their first anniversary, but I think I have 3 pictures.

Dreams and Wings 08

2008-08-09T19:57:00.002-04:00

We attended our 3rd dreams and wings in Ann Arbor. What a great time we had. Alexis and daddy got to fly in a Cessna with Captain Dick. Alexis even got to be in the front seat , the co- pilot. On top of flying Alexis was able to sit in and check out a fire truck and the U of M Survival Flight Helicopter. What a day !!!! We always look at Dreams and Wings as the kick off to a new Dance Marathon season. We can hardly wait for the new teams and all the fun that follows.

what fun

2008-08-01T23:06:00.002-04:00

We have been doing so many things this summer. On Thursday we (Chris, Alexis and myself) met Sara and the boys Hunter, Josh and baby Owen at the Detroit Zoo. This was a great day, the kids all got to go and feed the giraffes. We then had a picnic lunch, and finally rode the train back to the front of the zoo.

Car Accident

2008-07-18T20:44:00.002-04:00

Well early Thursday morning Chris was in a car accident. He is OK, but the car is a goner. He was going into work when his tire blew and he lost control of the car. He drove up the embankment, the air bags deployed and the flew over the guard rail and landed with a mighty thud. He landed so hard that the radio popped out of its home, and the windows on the passenger side were both pushed out of the doors. The windshield was smashed by an orange barrel he hit going up the embankment. He also shattered the rear view mirror. (now between you and me, I think he just wanted a new car).

BIKES, CARS, & GUITARS

2008-06-29T21:17:00.002-04:00

Today at out church they had the first BIKES, CARS, & GUITARS event. It was lots of fun. There were of course bikes, cars, and wait for it................yes guitars. After the service, which was put on by the Bowman family (link on the left), there was food, music, blowups for the kids, and a chance to vote for you favorite bike and/or car. Again, we had a great time. If you are ever in the area of 14 & Van Dyke on a Sunday morning say around 10 ish, stop in and check out the church.

cranbrook

2008-06-29T21:06:00.002-04:00

Well, we finally went to the Clawson Library and checked out 2 of the many passes they have there. We (Chris, Kristen, Alexis, and Myself) all went to the Cranbrook Science Center. We had a good time and there were not a lot of people there. They had a Bat experience downstairs which was pretty cool. When we got to the end there were real bats that you could see and watch them eat and fly around. Alexis said that the bats were the best part of our trip. So, if you get a chance....go check out the pass and enjoy.

We lost a tooth

2008-06-12T19:09:00.002-04:00

Alexis had a tooth that she was hoping to get out before school was over. Well that did not happen. It finally came out, but at Little Caesars. Thank goodness Ms. Smith gave us the tooth necklace before school ended. The necklace was the real reason Alexis wanted her tooth out. So here are her new toothless smile pictures.

Teachers gift

2008-06-10T20:36:00.002-04:00

Well for the teachers gift I asked every child to color a picture on a square of fabric. These are what they did. I made one quilt for the teacher and one for the parapro in Alexis' class. They both seemed to really like them. So now I need to start thinking about what to do next year for the 1st grade teacher.

We went to the zoo, zoo, zoo.....

2008-05-29T19:16:00.002-04:00

Yesterday the Schalm kindergartners went to the Detroit zoo. We had a great time, and the weather was perfect. All of the animals were out and we got some greats pics.

By the way...only 8 1/2 more days of school. WOO HOO !!

Happy Birthday!!

2008-04-29T21:36:00.002-04:00

Alexis is now 7 years old. She had lots of fun at her party and received lots of books for the school's library. For those that don't know, we asked everyone that came to Alexis' party to bring in a book to be donated to the school's library instead of a gift. I think we got 40 books.

Mrs. McDonald, the school's librarian, was very happen to get the books. So to those of you who where there.....THANK YOU !! Alexis' party was at Bounce U. She had a super duper great time !!

Webkinz

2008-04-25T21:05:00.002-04:00

Well, Ms Cramer has created a new addiction. Alexis is now turned on to Webkinz. These are the first Webkinz Alexis owns. Ms Cramer got Alexis the duck and black bear for her for her birthday. She insisted she had to sleep with them. Oh well.......at least they are cute.

Alexis and Daddy paint

2008-03-25T19:39:00.002-04:00

Alexis and her daddy painted her room today. On Monday they tore down the border that was in her room and got everything ready for painting. After lunch Alexis and daddy painted her room pink with a blue ceiling. The ceiling will have clouds and stars on it very soon. Today we just wanted to get everything done so Alexis could sleep in her new, cool room. Grandma said we could paint as long as Alexis helped. Daddy said Alexis was a super painter. Way to go you two.

And the total is...............

2008-03-18T22:52:00.002-04:00

The awesome group of people involved in dance marathon raised an incredible $428,109.79 for the kids of Mott and Beaumont ! WAY TO GO !!!!

Yeah UMDM

2008-03-17T20:38:00.002-04:00

WOW !!! Another great year at Dance Marathon !! I think this was by far the best year for us at dance marathon !! We had 2 great teams....team Y and team NN. Alexis had a great time, she sang Jesus Loves Me and You are my Sunshine on stage in front of all of the Dancers ! we are so proud of her. UMDM also had a great team leading and organizing the event. A huge Thank you to them all.

Marathon

2008-03-11T19:38:00.003-04:00

Well we are counting down to the dance marathon.......yeah!!

Here is Alexis in her shirt from team NN. She said it made her look like a super star !!

Advocacy Training

2008-02-24T20:50:00.001-05:00

Below is the link to what I think will be a great training for special needs parents. I look forward to seeing you there.

http://gekidslearning.googlepages.com/wrightslawadvocacytraining2

more pocorn

2008-01-21T19:28:00.000-05:00

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Well I just wanted to make sure that our Dance Teams know that even our puppy supports them and their school.

The last photo is where popcorn likes to sleep/hide. It is under our reclining chair.

The newest addition

2008-01-20T20:28:00.000-05:00

We would like you all to meet the newest addition to our family. We have named him popcorn. He is about 8 weeks old. He is part Maltese and part Bischon. The cats are not to sure about him yet, hopefully they will all become friends. We wil post more later!!

We are looking for a dog

2008-01-08T19:23:00.001-05:00

We are looking for a hypo-allergenic puppy/dog. Anything with doodle, poo, maltese, yorkie, shih tzu, or any mix of those. Alexis has asked the birthday fairy (what Alexis is calling me) for a puppy for her birthday. So we are currently looking. Our price range is free to close to nothing. So if anyone knows of a puppy/dog fitting the above description please let us know.

Thank you !!

My poor baby........

2008-01-05T19:17:00.000-05:00

OK, so I send Alexis back to school on Thursday after a great SAFE Christmas vacation. I send her back expecting her to be in good hands and I get a call at 2:45pm saying that during gym class Alexis and another child ran into each. Alexis got the worst of it, as you can see. The first 2 pictures were from Thursday, the others are from today. She is doing good, just complains that her eye really really hurts. Well duh!!! On the bright side she still wants to go to school. I am just waiting for her to retaliate. I will post it if it does happen.

awsome job......you go girl

2008-01-01T20:07:00.000-05:00

Well as many of you know Kristen was home for Christmas. We had a great time. Just before she left she decided to be creative. Kristen decided to go through my fabric and pick out some fat quarters she had pick out awhile ago. I showed her how to measure and how to use the rotary cutter. Next it was upstairs to sew, it only took her a minute to catch on. She cut and sewed the top for a quilt. She did a fabulous job. Next time she comes home she will finish it with batting and a backing. I will post her finished quilt then. For now just enjoy hoe the quilt top looks.

Pigs must be flying

2007-12-25T18:43:00.001-05:00

For those of you that know how I feel about hair, please have a seat before you finish reading this. I gave Alexis her first haircut on Christmas Eve. It was only a small section, but Alexis now has bangs.

I cut my bangs on Thursday and Alexis said they were cool and that she really liked them so ..... she now has bangs. I did not even pass out or anything.

Alexis' EEG

2007-12-25T18:34:00.000-05:00

Alexis went in on Sunday for a 24 EEG. They are checking her brain waves and looking for seizures. She was a good sport about it and even asked to go to Mc Donald's.

PFK

2007-12-13T20:12:00.000-05:00

We had a great time at the Pilots for Kids party at Beaumont. Alexis got to see Mrs. Clause, Baldy, and SANTA !!!! Every year we have fun eating cookies, making crafts, visiting with the pilots and even getting gifts. It is such a blessing to see the love and generosity of the Northwestern pilots that come every year to hang out with special needs kids. It was also great to see so of the UMDM dancers. Thank you all so much for your time. I hope you all have a great Christmas.

Happy Holidays!!

2007-12-04T21:39:00.000-05:00

This was our attempt at getting a family photo. Pictured are Chris, donald(girl kitty), Alexis, Nancy, and king(boy kitty). Enjoy and Merry Christmas.

P.S. for those of you counting down, there are only 10 days till my b-day!! YEAH !!! 35 !!!

UMDM PJ party

2007-12-01T19:19:00.000-05:00

Alexis and I had a great time at the pj party today out in Ann Arbor. Alexis had a blast with the members of teams NN & Y that showed up. She played so hard that she slept most of the way home.

We just wanted to wish both of our teams a safe and happy holiday!! We hope to get together after the holidays.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2007-11-22T11:02:00.000-05:00

We just wanted to wish everyone a very safe and
Happy Thanksgiving!!

Unreal

2007-11-02T09:45:00.001-04:00

OK, this was too unbelievable !!! Alexis and I just had lunch at Taco Bell and were heading home. We turned off of Main Street (Livernois) on to School Street in Clawson and his is what we saw..... A deer in the middle of the road. I stopped, got a photo and then it jumped into a yard. As Alexis said "I can not believe it!!" Wow a deer just off the main road. What is next?? Oh well it just added to our Halloween adventure.

UMDM Pumpkin Carving

2007-10-28T21:06:00.000-04:00

We had such a great time at pumpkin carving today. We met our 2 teams NN and Y. They are awesome!!!!!

Alexis loved the attention and said she had a super time. She also said she thought her teams were "such sweetie hearts" We really hope to connect with our teams and maybe even meet up with them between events (school and schedules permitting). Thank you teams for such a great time!!!

UMDM Teams

2007-10-22T08:59:00.000-04:00

Yeah !!! We found out who our team is this year for Dance Marathon.....it is.....actually they are.....Teams NN & Y !!!!!!!!!!! We have 2 teams this year. We will be going to pumpkin carving and hope to get to meet the teams. We will get photos and post them soon. For those who don't know what Dance Marathon is, there is a link to it on the left.

Clawson Fire Station Open House

2007-10-16T20:42:00.000-04:00

On Sunday we attended the Clawson Fire Station's Open House. We had lots of fun !!! There were doughnuts, cider, fire info, and even a blow up. The fire men put on quite a show by showing us how they would rescue someone and cut open a car. It was loud but very cool. They even removed the roof. After the open house we went to Clawson park for the fall festival. What fun...more blow ups, a taste fest, animals, and a hayride. We finished the hayride just before the rain. It was a great day !!!!!!!!11

Update

2007-09-28T08:49:00.000-04:00

There for those of you who have nagged me(Kelly)...... my blog has been updated. Well at least there is a new date at top.

Things here are going good. Alexis is doing pretty good at school.

Our big news is that Alexis has slept in her own bed, in her own room 3 nights in a row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So , because she has done such a great job grandma bought her a TV/DVD combo. Tonight we will watch a movie on it in her room. YEAH !!!

FUNDRAISER TIME !!!!!

2007-09-08T22:54:00.000-04:00

OK, OK, I know that everyone who reads this has been wondering when Schalm would be starting their fundraising. Well the answer in now!!

The first one is Frankenmuth fundraising. you can go to their web site at:
http://www.frankenmuthfundraising.com/
make sure you enter the school code #1767 so Schalm gets credit.

For Alexis to get credit you need to enter her name, Alexis Forster, and her teachers name,
Ms Smith. All online orders must be completed by Sept.24.

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The next fundraiser is on going. It is Market Day.

You can go to http://www.marketday.com/ and search around. In order for Schalm to get the credit you need to enter the schools account # 12005

Both of the fundraisers our COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. I am only posting them on here in the event you want to do it. I am not expecting anyone to buy anything.

If by some chance you do purchase something please either call me or email me so I know if there are things to be picked up.

Lastly.....thank you for taking the time to read our blog !!!!

First day of school

2007-09-06T21:29:00.000-04:00

OK so today is really the 3rd day but the first full day......oh well here it goes.

Alexis' kindergarten teacher is Ms. Smith. There are 24 kids including Alexis in the class and so far I think it will be OK. Her teacher is very open to trying different techniques and methods to make this a successful year. Yeah teacher!!! I will try to keep updates on Alexis' progress.

I hope to have wedding photos from Dawn & Danny's wedding posted soon. I am just waiting for someone to send me some.

2007 Michigan State Fair

2007-08-26T20:58:00.000-04:00

Daddy, Alexis, and I went to the state fair today. We had so much fun. We saw sheep, goats, pigs, cows, ducks, bunnies, quail, turkeys (both baby and adult), and horses. We not only saw all of those animals we made sure we touched every single one. Alexis and her daddy both got to ride an elephant. It was very cool and bumpy says Alexis. Of course while at the state fair we had to have the following "snacks".... funnel cake, cotton candy and our favorite...lemonade. Lemonade is the drink that goes on forever. We drink it, then Alexis eats the lemons and daddy eats the ice. True family fun. While at the state fair we met Rover, he taught us "code red rover, grown up come over." This was a tour of rovers house where we learned about safety.

Alexis practiced milking a cow on 2 pretend cows before finally getting the chance to do it on a real one. She had a great time and was very brave.

The main reason we went to the state fair on Sunday was that our church's choir was going to perform. It was great to hear the choir, youth choir, and gospel choir perform outside of church. What a great way to share about Jesus. I think they did a good job representing Zion Christian Church.

We did not do any rides because the price was outrageous, but we still had a super time.

McLane Family Picnic

2007-08-26T20:51:00.000-04:00

We had a great time Saturday at Chris' work. They had a family picnic with lots of food, prizes and fun. It did rain but that did not stop Alexis from playing on all the blow ups. Thank you Ralph(general manager) and McLane for a great day.

Hannah Montana sighting?

2007-08-18T23:15:00.000-04:00

No that is just Alexis who was treated to a "secret celebrity Libby Du" She got a wig, a cool microphone, a very special guitar makeup compact, a neat backpack, and she got to pick 5 thing off the "pick a mix" wall. It was lots of fun, but I think next time we would go without the wig and just get our hair done up.

Do you want fries with that?

2007-08-17T19:09:00.000-04:00

OK, no one laugh....
I got a job...I will be as of 9-11-07 an employee of Del Taco. I should be working a few hours a day while Alexis is in school. We shall see how this goes. The link to Del Taco is over to the left. I will let you know how it goes.

intro to new school

2007-08-16T20:15:00.000-04:00

Alexis and I are going to check out her new school tomorrow. We will post the pictures tomorrow.

Were going to the Zoo, zoo, zoo......

2007-08-14T22:42:00.000-04:00

Alexis and I went to the zoo today and had a great time. The day was beautiful and the animals were out and about. Hey, if you have a membership....get out they and use it !!!!

2007-08-12T00:10:00.000-04:00

I know, I know.... nothing for so long now I can't stop. After Dreams and Wings (see below) we stopped off at IKEA. They were doing free face painting. Isn't she just the cutest? The painters were awesome. They were so fast and did such a great job on everyone. I did get their card and do know what they charge if anyone needs a good face painter.

2007-08-11T23:53:00.000-04:00

Here are a few pictures from our Dreams and Wings adventure Alexis had today (8-11-07). Alexis and daddy got to fly in a plane where the pilot let her steer the plane and put down the landing gear. After her plane ride Alexis and daddy took a ride in a hot air balloon. It was loud but a lot of fun.
For those who don't what Dreams and Wings is, it is a program where pilots donate their plane and time to take special needs kids for the ride of their life. We participate in the program through UMDM which stands for University of Michigan Dance Marathon. UMDM is one of the largest student-run non-profit organizations on the University of Michigan’s campus. Conducting events throughout the year, UMDM strives to raise both monetary support and awareness for the needs of pediatric rehabilitation programs. The creative and interactive therapies we provide through the allocation of funds to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan enrich the lives of children in our community.

2007-08-11T23:12:00.000-04:00

Ok, so here we go. I am going to try and keep everyone updated on what is going on here in our neck of the woods.

Lets start with our latest family photos. This was taken a few weeks ago when Kristen was here in Michigan.

FYI Kristen now has her permit and is eager to drive....look out !!