2nd Annual Lake Trip with the Mondls

Nothing like friends with a lake house!!!  There's a lake about an hour from St. Louis called Goose Creek Lake (we affectionately renamed it Mondl Lake)!  We always have a blast when we get down there!!!

Skiing, swimming, fishing, and relaxing!

So much fun!!!

Summer Fun

Where did the school year go?? 

And silly me, I thought our summer schedule would slow down

but with 4 kids (and a mom with a broken ankle) things were as crazy as ever!

Right after school finished up . . . Aunt Deb, Mike and Grandma G found their way
to St. Louis for a nice visit! 

 A season wouldn't be complete around here without SPORTS!!!
Here we have Coach G with his Cardinal team!!

And Jason played his first year with the Jr. PGA . . . he loved all the tournaments!!!

And just so you don't think the only thing we do around here involves a ball,

here are a few more highlights!!

Kevin went on a Webelos Weeklong campout for Cub Scouts!

The girls went to VBS for the week!

And Jason went on his Grand Teton/Yellowstone Adventure!
Away from home for 9 days!!!  Boy, we missed him!

And that was all in one week!

After that . . .



Kevin tried life as a zookeeper for a day!
He asked for that as a birthday present!
What a great experience!!!

And Daisy got married!  It was love at first sight (sort of)!
Welcome to the family, Trooper!!

Stay tuned for more summer action . . .

More May . . .

Here are some odds n ends from May . . .


Kevin reached double digits - the Big 1-0!!!

Lucy performed in her first gymnastics competition/show!



She earned a first place ribbon on balance beam!

She also had her first horseback riding lesson . . . here she is with Ted!

And then we wrapped up the school year!

Jason ran in the 4x800 relay in the Rockwood School District Track Meet!

He had a solo in the Middle School band concert!

Lucy went with her 1st grade class to the Magic House!  Fun!

Kevin's class finished 2nd in the 4th grade Kickball Championships!

Anna, BFF Kasey and their Preschool teacher, Mrs. Kenkel relax after the beach party!



 

Lucy got soaked at the UV Field Day Sponge Bob Relay!!



Kevin also got soaked at the Sponge Bob Relay
(it was right after this that Mom broke her ankle rescuing the turtle that was just to the left of this photo)



Let summer vacation begin!!!!!!!





I'm speechless . . .

There's not much to say about this series except

it must have been a rainy day with not much to do!

Well, I did it again!! (con't)

Okay, moving on, April 2010 . . .

Lucy turned 7 years old!!!

And had a Penguin Pajama Party!! 

We enjoyed a blessed Easter 2010!

Lucy was crowned our 2010 Egg Boxing Champ!! 
Way to go, Girl!



And then there was ALL kinds of school stuff . . .

Kevin learned to square dance on his 4th grade Pioneer Days field trip!

Anna chose Kevin as her special guest to her Preschool Math Night!

Kasey and Anna (preschool BFF's) posed by their self-portrait!

Kevin and Lucy finished up at their Chess Tournament (Kevin won a medal!)

And Kevin proudly showed his art piece displayed in the Rockwood School District Art Show!

Well, I did it again!

I waited almost a year for a new post - what is it with me??  Ummmm, maybe I'm too busy?!?!?!?!?!?!  So let's see, where did I leave off . . .  March 2010, I believe . . . 



Lucy played flag football for the first time this year!  Those boys didn't know what hit 'em!! 
She scored her first career touchdown (and 2nd and 3rd and so on)!!  She LOVED it!!

      

We had an amazing VIP tour at the zoo - behind the scenes! 

Supersized golf cart, tour guide, inside the children's zoo!

Wow!!

Complete with a close encounter with the sealions - Mmmwaaaaaa!



Anna turned 4!!
She celebrated with a fabulous princess party with all her friends!



And Lucy was a hound dog in her school's 1st grade musical!!  Woof-Woof!

To be continued . . .

Shreddin' It Up!

For his birthday this year (January), Jason asked to go snowboarding . . . so Gary took Jason and 3 friends out to Hidden Valley (the only St. Louis ski "resort") but the first available date for all invited was early in February.  Anyway, the boys took a snowboarding lesson and then attempted to "shred-it-up" on the slope!  Kevin was supposed to go too but got sick :o(  Soooo, Lucy used his pass, took a ski lesson and had a blast learning to ski for the first time . . . she even made it down the "big hill"!  They all had a GREAT time!!!  And of course, it made Gary homesick for the "real" mountains of Colorado!!  Enjoy the photos!

Teenager!!!

Well, it's happened . . . we've officially hit the teenage years! 

So far so good (since today was only the first day) :o) 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASON!!! 

We can't believe you turned "13" today . . . .

2 more years - driving permit; 3 more years - license; 5 more years - college, okay . . . I'm crying now!!!

Seriously, We love you, Jay!  And we're so proud of how you're growing up!!!  Enjoy the rest of your day and have another piece of ice cream cake!!