Flashback Friday!

With all this talk of GOLF with Rich's big HOLE IN ONE, I found this cute picture of Max and Rich when Max was only 4. Rich would take him golfing to ride in the cart, and then Max would putt when they would get to the green. Daddy left this morning for the weekend to golf in his buddy, Levi's golf tournament up in Flagstaff! Go Daddy Go!

Hole-in-one!

This past weekend, I went to Denver to play 54 holes of golf with my buddy, Jeff Colvin. He is a member at Blackstone Country Club in Aurora. It is a great club! We had a blast!

We were on the tee at the par 3, 6th hole. The tee box measured at 166, the markers were actually a few steps back, so the official shot was from 174. The pin was up front on this long narrow green...I chose a 7 iron. I hit the ball, and my exact quote to Jeff was, "This might go in the hole for my first hole in one." 2 hops, and in the hole! We had a great view to see it drop! We screamed, jumped, hugged, high-fived, and screamed more! There was a foursome on the next tee that witnessed the hole in one, and about 10 people came out on their decks from houses along the left side of the hole...they heard the commotion! One person at a nearby house called the clubhouse, and reported the hole in one! See the video of the hole below.




We finished the round, and headed in the clubhouse where they were waiting for us. They had the form for me to fill out for the info to be in the paper, etc. I was also the first official hole in one at Blackstone Country Club...they will be making a plaque for the locker room.

Then we headed to the bar to celebrate! The golf course took care of the first round of drinks, and then I did the traditional "drinks on me" at the bar. It was a small group of people, so my tab was only $88.09. Could have been worse!

We had a great day, and great weekend! Thanks Jeff for having me at your club! I will never forget the fun that we had together!

Here is the scorecard...click on it to make it large.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DAD!

Here's to you, Dad, you're one of a kind!

You're such a great man, and I hope you don't mind...

If I go on and boast, 'cuz I think you're the best...

You're fun, sweet, kind, and have a lot of zest!

You're my #1 fan, and that means a lot...

Always encouraging...cheering me along when I'm feeling distraught!

You're always there for me in good times and bad...

Always there for a hug when I'm happy or sad!

Thank you for being a great Grandpa as well...

Max, Luke and Sam think you are especially SWELL!

I love you Dad, and wish you the best....

I think that I am especially BLESSED!

Happy Father's Day, I love you!

love, Anne

Flashback Friday!

Here's a picture from the first ever COUSIN TRIP 5 summers ago when Uncle Adam took Annika and Max to Sea World!

The kids had such an awesome time this year at the resort. The boys can't stop talking about how much fun the water slides were, the fun restaurants they went to, and the fun they had in the hotel room! All the cousins and Uncle Adam were sweet enough to go to "build a bear" and make Sam and Lesia their very own bear since they weren't able to go on the trip. When the boys got home, Sam just kept walking around with his new bear (a puppy dog named "Puppy") saying, "Thank you my present!" and "I missed you, Max.....I missed you, Luke".

...and they're off!

For the past 4 summers, Adam has taken the cousins on a summer trip! They have been to Sea World, the beach in San Diego, Legoland, Knots Berry Farm, and this year it is The Pointe Resort here in Phoenix! You have to be 5 years old to go on the "Cousin Trip", and this is the first year Luke is able to go!
What a wonderful tradition Uncle Adam has with the kids. The boys were BURSTING with excitement waiting for 12:00 to come (when they left)!

Summer Haircuts!

A huge THANK YOU to Grandma Joan for cutting Max and Luke's hair! We like to buzz it off for summertime! There was a lot of hair blowing around in the backyard!

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Flashback Friday!

Here are the boys with their buddies, Grayson and Hunter

at Vacation Bible School last year...

And here they are today after another fun week of VBS together!
Such special friends....they are moving to Florida on June 30....WE ARE SO SAD....

Happy Anniversary, Mark and Jenni!

Today is my brother, Mark, and his beautiful bride, Jenni's 13th Anniversary!

I'll never forget your beautiful, FUN wedding 13 years ago...

We love you two, and can't wait to join you on that boat (see picture above)

up at the cabin in Minnesota in July!

Have a wonderful day of celebrating eachother!

Flashback Friday!

Here's Max and his buddy, Cedric on the last day of 2nd grade...

Last day of 3rd grade.....growin' up!

What a great season, Cubs!

We had a great time at the end of the season party for Max's baseball team! We had yummy Mexican food, each boy received their trophy, and then played a FUN game of kickball!

Way to go, CUBS!!!
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Max's 1st Round Playoff Game!

The Cubs Win! Max's team, the Cubs, won their first round playoff game! They won with a walk-off run in the bottom of the last inning! Max is learning so much and getting much better at baseball. Enjoy the pics!

Our Sunday Summer Tradition Started Today!!!

We started our Sunday Summer Tradition today of Souper Salad and serving in Sunday School! Every summer we serve in Children's Ministries teaching Sunday School. We also eat lunch at our favorite restaurant, Souper Salad on Sundays! What makes THIS summer EXTRA special, is that we get to ALL teach in SAM'S Sunday School class! We are teaching 19- 36 month olds at the 4:00 service - a very WIDE range of ages of toddlers! We learned very quickly that a sit down "lesson" wasn't really going to work - so we are just working on the children grasping that GOD MADE EVERYTHING! If they can say that by the end of the summer, we will have succeeded! The children were PRECIOUS, and we had so much fun with them (it was like herding cats most of the time!).

Sam just LOVED having mommy and daddy as his teachers; and Max and Luke as his helpers. It was really fun to meet the other teachers helping us out, and all the kiddos we get to teach!!

It's going to be a GREAT summer!

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Welcome to the world, Ty Thomas!

My cousin, Tricia had a baby boy yesterday!

Ty William Thomas

May 28, 2009
8 lbs. 10 oz.
20.75 inches long
2:20 pm
Congratulations to Tricia, B.J. and big sister, Audrey!

Last Day of School!

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!!!

Yippee! Last day of Kindergarten and 3rd grade! The boys got to break the school dress code today and wear sleeveless shirts and flip flops...very exciting! It was an early release day (11:30). We did our Friday tradition of a trip to Sonic for our favorite drinks! We then took Max to a swim party! I scrounged up all the quarters I could find, and found old tickets we had kept, and took Luke and Sam to Peter Piper Pizza for some fun!

I can't believe I have a 4th grader and a 1st grader!

FUN DAY!

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Flashback Friday!

First day of Kindergarten and 3rd grade...

Last day of Kindergarten and 3rd grade...

Rich's FUN birthday day...

Free lunch at Joe's BBQ on your birthday!

The Bragelman's threw a GREAT birthday party for Uncle Rich!

Everyone LOVES Uncle Rich...
Thank you SO much, Lynn for the delicious dinner (fettuccine alfredo) AND she made his FAVORITE cake, German Chocolate!

Sweet Baby Katelyn!

She's finally here!

The sweet baby girl my dear friend, Lynn has always wanted arrived on Tuesday...

Katelyn Elizabeth

7 lbs 7 oz

20 inches long

May 26, 2009

8:11 AM

Look at beautiful mommy with her new baby girl!

Sweet Katelyn!
Lynn has 2 boys, Hunter (9) and Grayson (5); both boys are good friends of Max and Luke. We are going to miss the Cornwell family as they are moving to Florida on June 30!!! We sure do love them and pray for many more wonderful blessings ahead!

Happy Birthday to my Richie...

You are my Richie, I love you so much...

You are my funny husband always telling jokes and such!

You want what's best for me and the boys...

With you in my life...I have many, many JOYS!

You love Jesus, and that shows to all...

You guide us daily, and cause us not to fall!

You are a great daddy, the boys love you to pieces...

Watching you interact with them...my love for you increases!

You love crazy, unpredictable me; and that says a lot...

Thank you for blessing my life, Rich...what a "catch" I've "caught"!

I love you, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

What a wonderful FAN BASE we have!

It is SO wonderful to have our family right here together in Arizona for days like today...

My precious niece, Kirsten had a ballet recital today. We were ALL in attendance for it to watch our sweet ballerina shine! She was WONDERFUL! We then all hopped in our cars for the next event...Max's baseball game! The Rasmussens and Papa and Grandma joined us for that, AND we were greeted with a whole new set of relatives to cheer Max on (Granna, Grandpa and the Bragelmans). What a BLESSING it is to have everyone here so we can all enjoy pleasures like today...

Here's sweet Ballerina Kirsten

Such a sweet girl...

Aunt Annie thinks she was hands down the best one in the class...
So proud of you, Kirsten!

We love you! Congratulations!

Onto Max's game! David and Luke had a great time!

Luke's school friend, Maddie was there (her brother played on the opposing team!)!

We love you, Max! Way to go!

Max and his "sports glasses" buddy, Kaden...

What a wonderful FAN BASE we have!

Happy Memorial Day and Happy Birthday, Rich!

Happy Memorial Day! We celebrated at Granna and Grandpa's house with Joan, Richard, and the Rasmussens! The Bragelmans are having fun at a resort in town (we missed them!). Granna told everyone to wear their red, white and blue and then we were given a SURPRISE! Everyone got a nice little gift for wearing their colors! The kids had such a great time swimming and we all had fun hanging out! Richie's birthday is on Wednesday, so we celebrated with a DELICIOUS cake made by Joan (Rich's favorite, German Chocolate!) FUN DAY...

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