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Stateline pictures from the road

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Apartment pics

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Visit with Santa

2009-12-20T16:35:00.003-05:00

We went to Lowell Showboat and visited Santa. It was a nice experience visiting Santa outside of the malls. Emma decided to skip the Santa visit. Just wondering what we did wrong raising our kids!

Have a Merry Christmas to our family and friends, near and far!

Claire's first tooth fairy visit!

2009-10-26T18:47:00.002-04:00

Finally after 6 years, Claire lost a tooth! She has a new tooth growing behind it and it will eventually push its way through. Sunday evening, Jana helped Claire remove a very loose tooth with a Kleenex.

A terrified Claire trying to smile for the picture:

Claire showing her tooth for the picture:

Notice the new tooth coming in already!

Claire was happy to see the tooth fairy stop by last night. She woke us up at 4:30 am to let us know about it!

Notice

2009-08-22T12:11:00.004-04:00

This morning I glanced through the Buyers Guide, a weekly paper that serves Ada, Cascade, and Lowell.

In the Misc. section, there was a notice:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN - Whoever ran over a brown & white Boston Terrier on Aug 12 - I hope I have the opportunity to meet you this fall, in the woods, when I'm deer hunting. Keith James Bueller

Corn

2009-08-22T07:51:00.004-04:00

Yesterday Jana's dad dropped off 22 lbs of green beans and 6 dozen ears of corn. Below are the pictures of us "canning" the corns with the Foodsaver. After we sealed it, we place the bags in the freezer. Today we plan on doing the same thing with green beans.

Edit: We received a bad batch of green beans. So off to the movies we go!

Uh oh...

2009-08-15T19:19:00.004-04:00

This morning we noticed something on the garage ceiling. Above it is the master bath. I poked my finger in and noticed it was soaked with water. In the 3rd picture below, I took it after opening it up with the Dremel...the insulation was like a sponge, soaked up all the water.

So far we cannot find where the leak was coming from. We are hoping it will be a quick fix...but the subflooring is so saturated with water. It's still leaking and the water has been shut off to the bathroom.

Monday we will call a plumber and go from there. We are hoping that we will not need to involve the insurance company. Our builder is no longer in the business!

Fun day at Pine Creek Bay

2009-08-15T19:09:00.005-04:00

Jana and ClaireRachel

Emma on the Sea Doo by herself! She spent a lot of time going up and down near the boat on Pine Creek Bay.

Jana, Leah, and Claire

Jerry with Leah and Claire

Jerry Jr. with Jerry Sr.

Jana and Claire suntanning on the front of the boat.

Rachel in front of Jana, Claire, and Leah on the boat.

Jerry showing Emma how to use the Sea Doo.

Jerry with Leah and Claire on the Sea Doo.

Sunrise in Ada

2009-08-15T19:06:00.001-04:00

A couple of pictures from our doorsteps facing east when the sun was coming up:

Happy Birthday Jana!

2009-07-07T21:49:00.006-04:00

Today is Jana's birthday!

We celebrated yesterday with a family dinner to Sonic's. Leah will be leaving for camp today and will be gone all week. We will have a small celebration tonight.

Jana/Mommy - Have a wonderful day and remember we love you!

Paint project

2009-07-03T09:14:00.003-04:00

Yesterday we painted Rachel's room...she wanted it to be light yellow. It turned out pretty good.

Before:
Putting Kilz on the walls and ceiling:

All done...need to put back the outlet covers and hang up new curtains:

Happy Birthday Chewy!

2009-07-03T09:11:00.003-04:00

On July 2nd, our dog Chewy turned 1 year old. We were making pancake breakfast and made him a special pancakes with dog food in it! He loves it!

Happy Birthday Allison!

2009-01-23T16:23:00.003-05:00

Today is our niece Allison 2nd birthday. We look forward to her party tomorrow. Enjoy your weekend, Allison!

Welcome Chewy!

2008-12-20T14:05:00.003-05:00

We would like to welcome Chewy as the newest member of our family. He is 6 months old. The cats are still adjusting to him by staying in hiding!

It's a Malti-Poo, a cross between Maltese and Poodle. It's not a big dog. So far he's been great around kids, loves outdoors, and loves to chew on his toys.

Happy Birthday Elisabeth!

2008-12-16T17:09:00.004-05:00

Our niece Elisabeth turns 5 years old today! Enjoy your special day!

Thank you for inviting us to your party on Saturday!

Dancing Elves

2008-12-13T06:32:00.001-05:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Leah's birthday party

2008-12-07T07:42:00.004-05:00

Since Leah's party fell on Thanksgiving weekend, we had her party this weekend with some of her classmates. They played outside in the snow, played games inside, and enjoyed lunch picked by the birthday girl. Of course, they ended the party with some cake and ice cream.

Happy Birthday Leah!

2008-11-29T06:47:00.002-05:00

Today our number 3 turns 8 years old! Enjoy the slideshow below!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

2008-11-27T07:18:00.003-05:00

Today will be in the low 40's. It was in the 20's most of the week. So the snow we had on Monday will be gone.

We wish we were in a warmer climate like this turkey:
Where ever you are, have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Starting tomorrow, it's officially Christmas shopping season!

Leaves

2008-11-02T18:44:00.003-05:00

This weekend we decided to go to Pentwater. We haven't been up there since summer, getting tied down with school and soccer games.

Jana raking a pile for the girls to jump on.

Leah jumped onto the pile of leaves.

Rachel and Leah playing in the leaves.

Claire doing her thing.

Jerry showing the family how to jump on the leaves.

Boo!

2008-10-31T20:44:00.004-04:00

Happy Halloween to you! It was a great night for trick or treating in the 'hood! From left to right:

Princess Aurora, Witch, Corpse Bride, Devil

It's the first year that Emma (the Devil) went trick or treating with her friends alone. We gave her a curfew and she came back to the house half hour early!

Happy Birthday Claire!

2008-10-10T05:55:00.002-04:00

Today is Claire's 5th birthday!

(Sorry we haven't been blogging in a while.)

Our skinny dipper

2008-09-02T18:37:00.003-04:00

Claire went for a swim at her friend Avery's house today. She and Avery decided to go commando.

Back to school!

2008-09-02T18:22:00.005-04:00

It's back to school time! Emma is now in the 7th grade. Rachel is in the 5th grade. Leah is our 2nd grader. Claire started in Young Fives!

Emma wanted her picture at home, not at the bus stop!

Leah, Aden (next door neighbor), and Claire walking to the bus. Rachel's bus is in the background.

Rachel walking to the bus.

Labor Day weekend

2008-09-02T17:48:00.003-04:00

The blogger is back! We spent the last days of summer in Holland. Click on the slide show.

Checking out the Air Head tube

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

Grandpa Hunsburger bought a new tube for his grandaughters to enjoy. We checked it out when we visited them on July 4th. The girls had a lot of fun on it. Rachel didn't want to go on it till it was time to go. We didn't have a camera around to take her picture. Enjoy the slide show!

Update on Leah's arm

2008-07-07T19:42:00.003-04:00

On July 3rd, the doctor removed Leah's splint. Now she has a waterproof cast with some autographs on it. Leah will be in cast for 3 more weeks. Leah is still active and happy to have a smaller cast on the lower part of her arm.

Grandpa signing his name on the cast.

Leah showing off her cast after swimming.

Leah broke her arm

2008-06-21T08:29:00.005-04:00

On Friday, Leah was playing on her new bed, the top bunk. Claire moved in with her and Rachel now resides at Claire’s old room. Anyways, Leah was coming down from the top bunk thinking the ladder would be there. It wasn’t and Leah crashed onto the floor below. Jana heard a big boom and then a scream. Leah used her arm to break the fall. Sure enough, her right arm looked bad and decided to rush her to Butterworth ER. On the way, Jana called me at work and asked me to meet them there.

Leah broke her arm into 2 places, near the wrist on her right arm. One is a complete break and the other bone was a hairline fracture. Right now she is in splint and will have a cast on within the next 7-10 days. She cannot go swimming. We will make sure she gets a waterproof cast next week so she can enjoy summer.

Right now Leah is at home resting. She was a brave girl at the hospital.

This is what Leah looked like when I first come into the ER.

Picture of her arm out of place. It's near the wrist area.
Leah getting prepped by the nurses.Leah received a stuffed animal for being brave. It's her new favorite toy. Leah is feeling the effects of the medicine...after the doctors reset the bones.
Leah's arm in splint.
Leah drinking slushie after the procedure.

Time to go home!

Leah's team won!

2008-06-07T12:56:00.003-04:00

Whew! The last game of the season, her team finally won a game! Usually they play good in the 1st half and blow it in the 2nd half. Today they played well all game along. It was a hot day for soccer...soon we will be heading over to Mara's for a swim.

We forgot the camera so I used the BlackBerry to snap some pictures...it turned out pretty good!

Also, school is out for the summer!

Happy Mother's Day Jana/Mommy

2008-05-11T06:40:00.006-04:00

Mommy-

Have a happy Mother's Day. Thank you for all you do for us. We love you. Have a great day!

Love,

Emma, Rachel, Leah, Claire, MoMo, Sulley

Happy Birthday Emma!

2008-05-05T12:01:00.004-04:00

Today is Emma's 12th Birthday! Enjoy the pictures below! Have a good day, Emma!

Spring games

2008-04-19T18:09:00.004-04:00

Today was Leah's first soccer game. She sat down during the first quarter and played the other 3 quarters. Her team lost with a score of 0-5. Leah and the team will need to work on the fundamentals this week in practice!

After the game, I took the girls to Michigan State to watch the Green and White football game. Jana went to a baby shower and to a Silpada jewelry show. We got there midway in the 2nd quarter. We came in Gate B and sat in the student section. The girls enjoyed watching the cheerleaders, Sparty, and the dogs on the field. It was partly cloudy with some sun. The Green team won 23-21.

Happy Birthday Rachel!

2008-04-01T20:00:00.010-04:00

Below are some pictures of Rachel over the years...she has grown up before our eyes! She is now double digits at 10!

Yummy treats from Florida!

2008-03-15T11:51:00.004-04:00

Yesterday we received a shipment from Florida! It's a box of oranges! They look great and tastes even better! Thank you Mom and Dad! Hope you are enjoying your stay in the Sunshine State! See you soon!

Like new kitchen set

2008-03-11T17:50:00.004-04:00

This weekend we bought a like new kitchen set from a co-worker. We got a good deal on it. Finally we can seat our family of 6 with matching chairs! We are not sure what to put in the hutch.

What the Croc

2008-03-11T17:44:00.003-04:00

My wife and girls all wear Crocs. Claire likes it so much that she wears it to bed sometimes. During our trip to Mexico, I wore Jana's Crocs briefly because my Teva's was giving me blisters. It was comfortable and very lightweight. My order from Shoebuy.com came in this afternoon. I got the Army Green color.

Mexico # 3

2008-02-25T19:54:00.001-05:00

Mexico # 2

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Mexico # 1

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3 more days!

2008-02-13T16:48:00.003-05:00

Satuday morning we will be leaving for sunny Mexico. We can use the break from this winter weather. Here are the pictures below of all the snow in our yard.

Snow day!

2008-02-01T15:18:00.000-05:00

Another snow day for the girls...that means no school for the 2nd time this week and the 3rd time in the past few weeks. Last night, Rachel and Leah wore their pajamas backwards and inside out, hoping for a snow day today. Well, it worked! Here are a couple of pictures below.

Welcome home Mom and Dad!

2008-01-26T18:53:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday Allison!

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The wrath of Claire

2008-01-25T18:28:00.001-05:00

What a week it's been!

This week Claire found a pair of scissors and chopped her hair off on the left side:

She also found some nail polish that Emma left lying around. What a mess she made:

Between it all, she helped Daddy shovel the snow:

A few weeks ago, she got out of her pajamas and put on her bathing suit:

Oh boy...I better go check on her and see what she is doing!

Never phone in your cake order!

2008-01-25T18:22:00.000-05:00

I received the following in a forwarded e-mail this week:

Okay so this is how I imagine this conversation went:

Wal-Mart Employee: “Hello 'dis Wal-Mart, how can I help you?”
Customer: “Yes, I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week.”
Wal-Mart Employee: “Whatchu want on the cake?”
Customer: “Best Wishes Suzanne.” And underneath that “We will miss you”.

Sad but true. This actually happened.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! It's cold out!

2008-01-19T17:18:00.000-05:00

At the time of this posting, it's 4 degrees out. As you can see above, tomorrow will warm up slightly!

We called the folks in Florida this afternoon...it's only 84 degrees and sunny! They are doing well and enjoying themselves.

Next month from now (exactly 4 weeks from today), we will be in sunny Mexico staying at the Grand Palladium White Sand Resort & Spa. Here's a few pictures from their website:
We are looking forward to this trip. Only 4 more weeks!

Sledding Day

2008-01-05T16:39:00.001-05:00

We went sledding today at Leah's school. Enjoy the slide show below.

Over the next couple of days, the temperature will get up to the 50's. Most of the snow will probably melt away.

Happy New Year!

2008-01-02T21:09:00.001-05:00

Just before midnight on December 31st, I took a few pictures of the family. The girls wanted to stay up and watch the ball drop. We let them do it if they could stay awake. To our surprise, everyone stayed awake! We all were in bed by 12:10 AM!

We hope that you will have a wonderful 2008!

Have a Merry Christmas!

2007-12-22T10:17:00.000-05:00

Sorry we've been busy. It's been a crzy month so far for the family. Here is a picture of the girls in their Christmas dresses.

Now the girls are on their winter break, we can sit back and relax! We got our shopping done and need to wrap a few more gifts. Jana is continuing baking some goodies. Our weather forecast calls for a white Christmas!

Over the next few weeks, we plan on staying close to town. Remember the reason for the season!

Have a Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday Leah!!!

2007-11-29T18:51:00.000-05:00

Leah turned 7 today! We just got back from her favorite restaurant at McDonald's.

Tomorrow she is having a birthday party at our house with 8 friends! We are working to get the house ready. I cannot image a houseful of girls!

Hope all is well with everyone!

Enchanted

2007-11-15T20:20:00.000-05:00

This past Tuesday night, we all got to see a special screening of Enchanted. It's a new Disney movie coming out next Wednesday the 21st. Bissell has a vaccum in this movie and we were able to see the movie before the general population sees it! The ushers uses a scanner to make sure no one is bringing in camcoders and post it on the 'net.

Here's what I found online: In an animated fairy tale world, a young girl meets and falls in love with the handsome prince of her dreams. News of this romance upsets the prince’s mother, the evil queen, who uses her black magic to send the girl hurtling out of the animated world into the one place in the universe where there is no true love: modern day Manhattan. The now-real girl has to survive in New York City and find her way home again to her true love. It's a bunch of Disney stories bunched up in one movie. If you watch/listen carefully, you'd see scenes from classics such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Pinnochio, Snow White, Anastasia, etc.

We enjoyed the movie and will most likely add this flick to our DVD collection with it comes out probably a year from now.

Halloween 2007

2007-11-04T16:09:00.000-05:00

Here are the girls in their costumes.

Emma = Pirate

Rachel = Grape

Leah = Hanna Montana

Claire = Aurora from Sleeping Beauty (she wouldn't smile for the camera)

Jana = tourist at Disney

Jerry = wearing Claire's wig

Kids' Jack-O-Lanterns

2007-10-29T19:26:00.000-04:00

Tonight we decided to carve the pumkins...Emma and Rachel carved on their own with very little help from us. Enjoy the pictures below! Later this week we will post pictures of their Halloween costumes!

Back from Florida

2007-10-27T11:36:00.001-04:00

We're back in town! It was a nice break from our beautiful girls to go to Florida. Thank you Mom and Dad for watching the girls!

While in Florida we did several things. Here are a few highlights:

We went on an air boat ride on Lake Trafford. It's a huge lake infested with alligators! There were plenty of heron birds along the shore. We left our camera in the car and we rode with Jana's Grandparents. It rained most of the boat trip, the only day that rained all day on our trip.

We also went to Typhoon Lagoon...a huge water park on Disney property. We relaxed on a tube, went down several water slides and swam in the Surf Pool. Every 90 seconds, a huge wave comes down! My favorite part was to swim with Leopard sharks and sting rays. The biggest shark was about 5 feet long. Jana opted out of this! They have a new 'water-coaster' called Crush 'n Gusher. It's our favorite water slide and we rode on it 3 times. It's a fun place for the whole family...next time we will bring the little ones!

On our way back visiting Jana's Grandparents in Punta Gorda FL, we stopped at a beach near Sarasota Florida. We went to the public beach on Siesta Key. It's a beautiful, shallow beach with white sand and warm water. It was a relaxing afternoon for us before heading back to our hotel in Kissimmee.

Of course we took the time to visit Disney. One day we visited 3 parks, focusing on the thrill rides that we couldn't do with the kids. The next day, we went to the Magic Kingdom for the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Many people dressed up in costumes. The park workers passed out lots of candies. We probably brought home close to 10 lbs of candy.

We missed the space shuttle by 10 minutes...we were shopping at an outlet mall. As we left the mall to go back to the car, there were people facing east with cameras. We looked up and saw the smoke from the shuttle. We asked a passerby about it, he said it was from the space shuttle. Here is the picture of what we saw:

We had a great time in Florida but we are happy to be back home. We are looking forward to the big family vacation this coming February to Mexico!

Florida - Day 1

2007-10-17T15:19:00.000-04:00

After a long layover in Detroit, we finally arrived to Orlando shortly after 1:00 AM and go to the hotel after 2:00 AM. Our plane from DTW to MCO had mechanical problems so we had to get off the plane and hop on another plane. Flights were fine otherwise.

It's in the mid 80's and we are enjoying it! It's mostly partly cloudy. Today we went to the Super Target to pick up a few groceries, laid back at the pool, and shopping the outlet stores. For lunch we ate at Sonic...pretty good food! We are still tired from traveling last night. Jana is taking a nap while I'm typing this update. Hopefully tomorrow will be a much better day!

So far we are enjoying our stay in Kissimmee.

Happy Birthday Claire!

2007-10-14T17:57:00.000-04:00

Last Sunday October 7th, we had a birthday party for Claire at our house. It was a hot day for October, only 85 degrees! We hope you had a great time. Enjoy the pictures below!

Chinese toy recall (another one)

2007-10-11T17:32:00.001-04:00

Oh boy! Here we go again!

Labor Day weekend 2007

2007-09-15T10:12:00.000-04:00

Hello all!

Welcome to our first blog! We decided to try it out after my sister sent us her blog.

Below are the pictures of us spending time in Holland and Pentwater over Labor Day weekend. We all had a great time in the sun! Enjoy!