2005 YEAR IN REVIEW:PHILLY-DC-NYC-PLYMOUTH TRIP Every year my aunt from Germany comes to the States to pick up my grandma to take her to Germany for 3 months. This year my aunt had a trip on the east coast so we packed everyone up and met her there! It was …

2005 YEAR IN REVIEWOCT, NOV, DEC We had an early fall snow that was very wet and heavy. You can see how all of the tree branches are bent over from the weight. Tim couldn’t work so the kids bundled up and went out for a sled ride being pulled …

2005 YEAR IN REVIEWJULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER Harvest Church 4th of July celebration. Nathan is looking at a balloon that has floated away and in the next picture he’s wearing my cap… trying to find a little shade. Here Josh is enjoying a round of boxing which was one of the …

2005 YEAR IN REVIEWAPRIL, MAY, JUNE Missoula Children’s Theater: Emily and Josh both had parts in the Pinnochio play which was performed in April. PROM:Amanda was invited to go to the prom with one of her friends from youth group. She had a LOT of fun shopping for the dress, …

2005 – YEAR IN REVIEWJAN, FEB, MARCH EASTER:Nathan and GG are enjoying a little conversation. No doubt, he’s trying to convince her to play some game. Tim’s videoing me taking pictures (LOL).BIRTHDAY:Emily turns 12SKIING:This was my first time skiing! I wouldn’t exactly say it was fun, but I enjoyed it …

YEAR IN REVIEW – JANUARY 2005 – VACATION PART 4Miami, Everglades, Ft Lauderdale, and heading HOME! After disembarking the cruise ship, we met some friends from Miami at the Miami Zoo and enjoyed an afternoon of fun playing, sightseeing, riding a train around the zoo, and eating! Above Nathan is …

YEAR IN REVIEW- January 2005:VACATION PART 3 EXCURSIONS:One of the best things about cruising is waking up each day in a different location with all new excursions awaiting you. Our first full day of cruising was spent at sea so we were definitely ready for a little off-ship adventure by …

YEAR IN REVIEW – January 2005: VACATION PART 2: CRUISING:From Key West we drove to Miami where we stayed at a hotel over looking the cruise ship port. The first glimpse at “our ship” was as it came in to dock early in the morning on the day of our …

YEAR IN REVIEW – December 2004: VACATION Part 1 THE KEYS:We left home a few days after Christmas to spend a week exploring the Florida Keys. I found a “keysee” place in Key Largo via the internet called The Hungry Pelican. In a strange sort of confirmation that this was …

JEEP SAYINGS: It’s A Jeep Thing – You Wouldn’t Understand and It’s A Jeep Thing – Life Is Good are two of our favorite sayings these days. Here’s why: Whenever my family tries to explain something to me and I just don’t get it they say “it’s a jeep thing” …