tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244238332012-02-16T04:15:20.107-05:00news and notes about our familyMattnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-11538188448358701382012-01-15T22:25:00.002-05:002012-01-16T07:00:47.025-05:00

We've only had 9 visitors to the blog in the last quarter.  Is anyone even reading this any more? Oh, you're suggesting it's my fault because I've been lazy and haven't uploaded any photos in that time? Sure, it's always easy to blame someone else. Well, here you go! October Novemeber December January

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We hope everyone had a great summer.  Ours was busy, but full of fun.  Between camping trips and our Shelby trip, to swimming, splash parks, baseball games, and just playing in the yard, we had a lot of fun. Now we're in back-to-school mode.  Michele is back to teaching.  Jake is loving his new kindergarten class.  And, Samantha seems to enjoy spending her days at The Learning Tree. It's been

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We are having a great summer so far.  We've had a camping trip.  We've gone swimming in lakes, Great and small.  We've gone swimming in pools.  The Pruss family came in for a great visit that included a Tiger's game.  Michele and I celebrated our 9th year of marriage!  Samantha was Baptized.  There's been lots going on, and you can see lots of pictures from May, June, and July.

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Mother's Day / Michele's birthday have both flown by.  Our little girl is now 3 months old!  Our 5-year-old is beginning his training to one day become the best US born soccer player to ever have touched the turf. Otherwise, time is just flying by at the Anderson household.  Click here to see more pictures.

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It's been quite a while so I'll just try to hit the highlights here... Happy one and two months for Samantha.  Happy 5th birthday for Jake.  Happy Easter. I think that should just about cover it. Few people care what I write here.  What they really want are the pictures.  There are lots of pics, most with descriptions, so without further ado, just head to the March and April albums.

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Sorry for the extended hiatus, but we had to take time out to welcome our daughter to the world. Samantha Grace, in case you hadn't heard through facebook, family, or friends, was born on 2/14 and weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces, and was 19 inches long. She's already passed her birth weight since being home from the hospital, so things are tracking well. Please click here to see more photos of

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Jake should easily remember his first trip to the North American International Auto Show.  He got called up on stage to help with a demonstration of the new Ford C-MAX.  After being in the demonstration that was broadcast up onto several big screens in the Ford area, they gave Jake a really cool toy car similar to the set that he got from the Pruss family for Christmas. The previous weekend

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We had a great Christmas.  Per tradition, Christmas Eve was celebrated with Matt's side of the family, and Christmas day with Michele's. Jake was spoiled by us, the family, and Santa just like in years past. The big difference was we got to wake up on Christmas morning in our new house! Here are pictures from around Christmas. We also have a few videos to share as well. We hope everyone has

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* except at our house, since it doesn't make sense to setup the Christmas tree only to take it down and move it. Jake and Michele met up with GnGT, DLCnM (-D), and the Faust family (- Mike) at the Moose for their annual Christmas celebration.  It looks like they had a really great time. Tonight, we headed over to the Livonia City Hall to take part in the lighting of the city tree.  They sang

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We are very thankful for all our family and friends. We are thankful that the baby seems content to stay inside Michele for a while longer.  We are thankful that we were able to sell our house and buy a new house (both official now).  We are thankful that Michigan State has a share of the Big Ten Championship.  We are thankful that you want to click on this link to see photos from this fall

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Jake had a really fun Halloween this year.  On Friday they had their helicopter drop at school, and then after pre-k, we got to go hang out at Mommy's school for their Monster Math night.  Then, on Sunday, we celebrated Pete's birthday and then came back home to trick-or-treat and pass out candy (and pretzels) with Meme and Papa. Click here to see Halloween pictures and a few others including

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We had a great time last night when we walked up to Wilson Barn.  Jake got to ride a pony, jump in the bounce house, and go through a haunted house.  Thankfully we were able to request that the monsters were friendly instead of scary.  Otherwise, I'm not sure even Mommy would have made it through OK.  Instead of getting jumped at, the monsters said boo pretty quiet and Jake was able to give them

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We've had a very good, but very busy fall so far.  We've had several birthdays to celebrate, football to tailgate for and watch, and are in the middle of selling and buying a new house (more on that if/when it actually goes through). I think you'll get more details from the picture captions, so without further ado... September and October. Jake has decided that he really likes taking photographs

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Back to school is in full swing here at the Anderson house.  Jake is loving his new Pre-K classroom.  He's had awesome drop-offs each day, and that is a HUGE improvement over a few months ago. Michele is stressing out, per usual, over getting back into her routine.  I'm sure it must be tough to get ready for two classes full of new kids. This past Sunday, we headed up to Huron Valley (HVSH).  

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August has been a very busy month for us. We got to celebrate Alison's ninth birthday which was a joint celebration with Brooke. We made a big announcement. We got to spend lots of time with family and friends. And now... Michele is back to setting up her classroom and Jake has a new haircut for school (pre-k) which he'll start on Tuesday. Click here to see all sorts of fun pictures.

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We had a great week last week.  The Pruss family came to visit.  Jason and Jo stayed at our house for a few days with Elle, Zach, Obie, a Macbook, and Jason's new iPad.  We had a great time hanging out and catching up.  Michele and Jake got to go to the zoo with them one day while I was at work.  We all enjoyed a delicious meal at Mario's (just like the old days) and had a great dessert at

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We had another great year in Shelby on Lake Michigan.  We did all the usual activities: swimming, body surfing, laying on the beach, putt-putt, go-karts, ice cream, Whippy Dip.  I'm sure I'm forgetting a few things. Unlike other years, the guest list dwindled as the week went on leaving Pete and Teri to enjoy their last night by themselves. Lynette abandoned us first to make it back to her

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Last week, Michele and Marie took the kids up to Alpena for a visit with the Meinhardt family.  It sounds like everyone had a great time, and Jake and Reid really played along together well.  Reid even let Jake borrow a little Jessie (Toy Story) toy for a while! While the wives were away, Jeff and I met up for some dinner and a went and saw a real chick flick... A Team.  We both had pretty low

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We had a great Independence Day weekend.  We started off on Saturday by going to the parade in Fenton and then spent the rest of the day out on the water either boating or swimming.  We then wrapped it up by watching some fireworks that were shot off from the island in Lake Fenton.  It was a great display and being so close to it helped make it even better. We then spent Sunday with Meme and

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Can you believe we've flown through June already?  We had a fun month celebrating Father's Day, the end of school, and most importantly to Jake, Toy Story 3!!! We all had a great time watching it in 3D.  Jake was very quiet and focussed through the whole thing.  Afterwards, when I asked if he thought it was funny, he said yes, and was able to mention about a million things.  When I asked why

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Jake had his last swim class this weekend.  He did really well, but he still needs some work, so hopefully we'll get to spend plenty of time this summer in Meme's and Papa's pool and Grandma's and Grandpa's lake.  Then, maybe he'll be able to pass out of this class next time and move onto the next one.  Here are some photos from his last class. Also, congrats to Katy who had her Open House

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We had a pretty busy month of May.  I'll see if I can recall some of the cool things. We got to celebrate Mother's Day with both sides of our family together.  We had a great meal and had a beautiful day to fly some new kites and play a few thrilling rounds of Cosmic Keep Away. We helped Michele celebrate turning 30+.  We celebrated some on Mother's Day and then again on her actual birthday

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We had a busy, but very fun weekend.  Saturday started off with Jake in a new swim class.  This is his first class where he goes in completely without parents.  The last class had him try it in the last week, but there are no Mommies or Daddies in the water with them this time.  He told Michele that he was a little nervous when it started, but then he remembered that swim lessons were a lot of

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For Spring Break, Michele and Jake drove with Grandma and Grandpa down to the Smoky Mountains.  They had a lot of fun climbing trails, hanging out by the hotel pool, going to restaurants, and visiting an aquarium.  Michele said that Jake did a great job in the car, which is important on a 10 hour drive.  Their hotel room wasn't quite what they were expecting since there wasn't a separate

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We hope everyone had a great Easter.  For Michele and Jake, today was a great way to kick off the beginning of their Spring Break. We had a nice brunch with the Trosko and Herman families at the Fenton Hotel.  Then, the cousins got a chance to play together until the lack of naps started to set in for the little ones. You can find our last photo from March here along with the Easter-related 

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Our little boy turned four years old today!  We had a great birthday party for him, at our house, on Saturday.  A lot of family was able to come by to help us celebrate.  Jake got spoiled with all the presents, most of which were related to Cars. Then, this morning, we had to hustle to let him open our gifts before Church.  After Church, we headed over to the Detroit Zoo.  It was amazing how

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March is a crazy month for us with birthdays, so I figured I'd better get a blog post in while I can.  To be honest, with the amount we post on Facebook, it's pretty much making this obsolete.  Still, it probably makes for an easy spot to find our latest photos since I don't feel like uploading them all both to Picasa and to Facebook. We have two birthdays down in our immediate family.  Meme

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We celebrated the New Year with the Herman family again this year.  Then, the next day, we got to celebrate Maiya's third birthday. Backing up a bit, the week before we rang in the New Year we had a great visit from the Pruss family.  We had our final Christmas celebration as the kids opened their gifts.  The kids all played together the whole day and then the adults got to hang out and watch

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We headed downtown tonight for dinner and ice skating.  Meme, Papa, Alison, and Aunt Missy all joined us as well.  We had a great dinner at Hard Rock, and then walked across the street to Campus Martius. The smallest skates they had were a bit too large for Jake, but for his first time, it was tough to gauge if it really made a difference or not.  He had fun skating between our legs and kept

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We had a great time celebrating Christmas with all of our family.  The celebration started early in December when Jake and Mommy went up to the Christmas party at the Moose.  It continued on through a party last weekend at the Herman's house, Christmas Eve at the Husted's last night, and the Christmas Day at home. Jake was a lot of fun this year.  He knew exactly what to do to get gifts out of

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We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We sure did.  This year, besides all the usual suspects, we were probably most thankful that we had all finally gotten over the Swine Flu.  It wiped us out pretty bad for about a week. Our celebrations started on Wednesday when we got to see the Pruss family who was up from St. Louis.  Jake, Elle, and Zach all had fun playing together.  The adults

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This post is coming in a bit late, but in case you were worried, we did celebrate Halloween in the Anderson household.  We started off by going to a function at Michele's school earlier in the week where Jake got to wear his costume and go to a few different rooms with different activities.  Then, with Halloween falling on a Saturday, it was actually busier than normal.  Jake had both sets of

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We've had quite a busy fall with something going on pretty much every weekend.  At a 1,000 foot level, here's what we've kept busy with.  As usual, there are more comments with the pictures, so you can get a better feel for everything.  You can find bigger versions of the pictures below along with a lot more here. Jake got to see his first movie at a theater, and it was a double feature!  He

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We had a nice relaxing weekend. We spent Saturday hanging out around the house. In the morning, after playing some foosball, Jake and I built the biggest tower out of Tinkertoys that we've ever attempted. It went all the way from the floor to the ceiling! After his nap, Mommy took him to the park where he got to play until it started to rain on them. We then lit a fire in our outside

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Jake is really enjoying his new classroom. A lot of his classmates "graduated" this past week, which means he won't be one of the smallest kids come next week. It also means that his friend, Lincoln, should be coming up to be with him again. I hope their teacher is ready!!!We had a great Labor Day weekend (at least the first 2/3rds). We spent Saturday hanging out with Meme and Alison. They

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We spent the weekend, wet, in Port Austin. We thought Friday was bad when the rain sprinkled and misted pretty continuously at Port Crescent State Park. Then, Saturday brought the torrential downpours and we realized Friday wasn't so bad after all.Even with all the rain, we still had a great time. There were a lot of us camping together this year. Besides the regular crew of us (3), the

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We sure did a good job of saving our summer trips until right before Michele had to start getting ready to go back to school. We've had a busy couple of weeks, but they have been well worth it as it meant we got to see some new sites and spend time with family and friends.We got to visit and have dinner with MPnA at Camp Dearborn. They took their first trip in their new "hotel on wheels". It

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Michele spent the past weekend in Chiago with her girlfriends from college. They packed quite a bit into their three day trip including a show, brunch, and some sightseeing. It sounded like they all had a really nice time. I'm very jealous because I've been wanting to go to Millennium Park since the first time I heard about it. Maybe I'll get to see it eventually if they make a Midnight Club:

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July has really flown by. From celebrating the 4th to our annual trip with the Trosko family to Shelby, we've been cramming in about as much fun as possible.During the weekend of the 4th, we got together with MPnA at MKnE's house for a cookout. Meme had bought the kids matching sweatshirts so we all tried our best to get a good shot of all three kids. The experience makes you really appreciate

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So, it's been a little while since the last post. The weather has changed drastically from being cool and comfortable, to the point where Michele gets too hot after being outside for only 5 minutes. Yes, you read that right, Michele got too hot. Of course, she also recently bought a kiddie pool for the backyard, and the neighbors don't seem to mind her being out in it with Jake. If they saw

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It's Wednesday, and I still don't feel recovered from our Memorial Day weekend. It started off with a get together with some friends. They had a bounce house which Jake barely left. While he was bouncing away, we got to just hang out like adults and even catch up with some friends we hadn't seen in a while.On Sunday we headed North and met Meme and Alison for breakfast after going to Holy

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On Sunday, after Church, we headed down to Eastern Market for their annual Flower Day. It was very cool to see all the different flowers and plants that were available. There were a ton of people, so it took a bit longer to get parked and move around, but it was definitely worth it. The weather was on the cooler side, but it was great for walking around. Jake had a great time, especially when

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In the past week we got to celebrate Mother's Day, Michele's 31st birthday, and Emily's Baptism.  That means we also got to see a lot of family and friends!Michele is getting anxious for the end of the school year.  If Jake realized that means he got to stay home with Mommy for the summer, I think he'd be even more excited!I'm really going to have to sort through all the movies that Michele has

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Jake has been looking forward to Saturday and hoping that it would be a sunny day. All through the week, including Thursday when Mommy and Daddy both went to his school for their art gallery, and Friday when it was so nice he got to run around in shorts, he knew that Saturday was "the day". Luckily for him, Saturday did bring a sunny Morning, so our day's plan was put into action (regardless of

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First of all, we'd like to wish everyone a Happy Easter.  Easter Sunday finished off a whirl-wind week for us.Our week started on a very sad note when our Aunt Vickie passed away after a 14 year battle with cancer.  With Michele out on Spring Break, we were able to re-arrange and work around the busy week she already had planned to get up to Flint to be with our family for the viewings and

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Last weekend, Michele took Jake to the Hands-On Museum in Ann Arbor. They met up with Melissa, Steve, and Jack. Michele said that Jake had a lot of fun, and can't wait to go back. Hopefully, next time, I won't have to work and will get to join them. You can see the pictures here.Jake had his three-year check-up today. He was so excited for his "big boy check-up". It made his day when he got

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Jake turned three years old last Saturday.  We had a great day with a fun birthday party.  Jake was very into opening his gifts this year and showed genuine excitement with everything!  You can see some photos including the birthday pictures here.We shot the following video the night before his party.  I'm hoping that posting it here will help the Spartan's to win in their game later tonight!  Go

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We were finally healthy enough to make it over to visit with Mark and Kelly (MKnE from no on) and meet our new niece/cousin, Emily.  It's amazing how much changes in just three years, and how you forget how small a new baby can be!  I was reminded how cool it is to have a baby that doesn't move that will just sleep on your chest, but also how much those little babies are also like little

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On March 7, 2009, Mark and Kelly welcomed Emily Marie into their family.  Emily was born weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce and measuring 20 inches long.Because our whole family has been sick since she was born, we haven't gotten to see her yet, but everyone says she's adorable or an angel or both!  We can't wait to meet her, but don't want to give her anything that's floating around our house currently!

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I just wanted to put up a quick post about how proud I am of Michele for being selected the Teacher of the Year for her school.  As part of a process for recognizing the best teachers in the county, each school nominates a single teacher.  The nomination includes letters from the principal, a colleague, a parent, and a student.  Please click here to read a portion of the submitted packet.Along

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February has been quite a month.  Some parts seemed to drag by while others flew right by.For anyone that doesn't already know, we've had some sad days.  Our friend, Jen, lost her husband earlier in the month.  Jake spent some time with both Grandma and Grandpa and Meme and Papa while Michele and I were over in Holland.  We told Jake that he got to take a trip by himself like Mommy and Daddy have

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-63811299674436294412009-02-08T19:10:00.002-05:002009-02-08T19:37:10.502-05:00

On Saturday we headed downtown to check out the Winter Blast. Jake was surprised when MP&A met up with us! The weather was gorgeous for early February. While that was great for us, it wasn't so good for the ice rink. Please click here to see the photos.Jake learned that while he IS indeed getting bigger, he's still got some growing to do. He wasn't tall enough to ride on the ice slide with

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-82716285240339622642009-02-02T07:04:00.003-05:002009-02-02T07:17:47.118-05:00

You know it's a great weekend when you get the best weather of the month, a happy child, and the Super Bowl all packed into two days!We've been trying to teach Jake that if he goes to sleep right away (instead of talking or singing or playing) that he'll be a happier baby the next day. He seems to be getting it. This weekend went very well. He got to play with tons of stuff in the house, and

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-49475445006579598882009-01-29T19:01:00.002-05:002009-01-29T19:28:03.935-05:00

Last weekend we bundled up and headed over to Plymouth for their annual ice sculpture competition. I think we were initially disappointed as we were expecting something on par with Frankenmuth. But, considering the area that they were displayed in, they had quite a few scupltures, and some were pretty extensive.With how cold it was, the smaller size of the exhibit was probably better. We all

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-75301486701309801242009-01-22T19:24:00.002-05:002009-01-22T19:35:49.387-05:00

With the bitter cold that we've been having lately, we've been playing inside a lot. That means Jake spends most of his time playing with Lincoln Logs, Lego's, and puzzles. We've also started downloading some demo kids games on the PS3. He's starting to get the hang of one game where you tilt a "tub" to help the momma rubber duck collect the babies. His favorite part is keeping away from the

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-62911587168446648192009-01-02T09:36:00.004-05:002009-01-02T09:52:30.146-05:00

We hope that everyone enjoyed their New Year's celebrations. This year found us over at the Herman household. The kids all got to party early before going to bed. We had fun with umbrellas, hats, and noisemakers. All three kids were down around 8:00, which gave the adults several hours to talk and play some Wii Fit before the big countdown.On January 1, we had to convince Jake that he should

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-44562016770136274032008-12-31T01:48:00.004-05:002008-12-31T01:59:43.232-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures).2008 sure did seem to fly by, especially the last few weeks. We have quite a few pictures for you to see revolving around Christmas. Jake had an awesome time opening gifts on Christmas Eve, but by the time Christmas Day rolled around, it proved to be a bit too much for him. Add to that a new medication for a cough, and we had a pretty fussy

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-84608242893632762992008-12-06T23:20:00.003-05:002008-12-06T23:37:45.174-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Over the past week, we've been able to get the house decorated for Christmas and really get into the holiday spirit.Last Friday, we got the tree setup while Jake was asleep. That let us surprise him, and then also open our ornaments the following day to get those hung.We spent the rest of the weekend getting all the other stuff put out along with

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-14355823257313231292008-11-29T12:21:00.003-05:002008-11-29T13:01:43.502-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures).We got to celebrate Thanksgiving twice this year. We started off the weekend before, when Jen and Bret hosted a dinner at their house. Adam, Erica, and Haven joined in along with Harlen, Jessi, Isabelle, and Helena. Steve, Melissa, and Jack had to miss out, unfortunately, as their family had come down with colds. We fried a turkey which turned

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-26802152945247094712008-11-20T21:41:00.004-05:002008-11-20T22:46:21.009-05:00

(Please click on the picture to see more photos.)It was really hard to type that title without feeling a little sappy.Tonight, we got to test out our new web cam as we talked to the Pruss family. Neither Michele or I had done much, if any, video chatting since back when she went to Korea. The technology has come a long way, and I'm sure having an Internet connection that is 100 times faster

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-66152427488582764812008-11-16T23:23:00.002-05:002008-11-16T23:40:12.471-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)You've got to love Michigan weather. A week ago, I got in nine holes of golf. Tonight, Michele and Jake made a snowman.Here are few photos from the course of about a week showing a fun fall afternoon, followed by a rainy evening, and then a snowy day.To think we were all in swimsuits yesterday. Granted, we were swimming and playing at the Rec

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-82842676534427563442008-11-01T20:04:00.004-04:002008-11-01T20:39:37.731-04:00

(Please click here for September photos or here for October photos.)You know the saying, "time flies leaving little time for blogging". Or something like that.In the last month (or so) since I posted, the following things have happened.Lots of friends had babies. Craig and Kari added Aubrey to their clan. Harlan and Jessi welcomed Helena. And, Dana and Mike popped out (more Dana than Mike)

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-22294369061480096712008-09-22T22:51:00.004-04:002008-09-22T23:15:43.451-04:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)We had a very interesting weekend. Last week, Oberon sniffed out a litter of kittens that were left in our yard. Over the next few days, the mom moved 4 of the 5 kittens. Michele took it upon herself to find the fifth one a good home. After a quick checkup at the vet, she found out that the kitten was only a few weeks old. Her parents agreed

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-12010162808076018152008-09-13T18:47:00.004-04:002008-09-13T19:36:47.995-04:00

Jake said something that cracked us up this morning. After kneeling at the dining room table to play with playdoh, he got down and we could tell his legs were asleep. He paused holding onto the chair, and then, when he walked to the kitchen, he said, "Jake legs go boing boing."Michele definitely got more use out of the video mode on our camera this summer. Here are all the videos that have

Mattnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-78224308414742920542008-09-12T06:30:00.003-04:002008-09-12T06:47:59.829-04:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)After losing one of the three trees on the side of our house to a storm, a while back, the city agreed that the other two should be taken down. We got excited in the early spring when they were tagged because we thought they'd be coming down soon. As the summer wore on, we were beginning to think maybe someone thought that the blue spray paint

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-57684432582203765252008-08-31T00:09:00.005-04:002008-08-31T08:00:30.131-04:00

Looking back, it looks like this could be the worst month for blog posts. In my defense, we've been pretty busy. We've had birthday parties, camping, and all kinds of other things to cram in before the summer comes to a close.Way back in July we were able to make it up to Alison's 7th birthday party. It had everything from a Hannah Montana cake to a ton of Webkinz to a pinata! Then, in August

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-25112442524141933502008-07-24T20:30:00.002-04:002008-12-11T03:55:16.033-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see an insane number of pictures.)Last week was spent with the Trosko family in Shelby, MI. It was nice to get away from things and get to spend some time at the beach. The weather was much better for us this year, and the water was quite comfortable. I could go on and on, but they say a picture is worth a thousand words, and clicking on the photo above will get

Mattnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-64147707937421008092008-07-12T01:15:00.003-04:002008-12-11T03:55:16.177-05:00

I noticed we were actually putting a dent in our storage on the digital camera, so I figured a transfer was called for. This post also keeps me from hitting the one month mark between posts. I'm sure my Aunt Margie would never let me hear the end of it if that happened!Please enjoy the photos from June and July. Michele and Jake are really enjoying their summer together. They've even gotten

Mattnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-54544831115625063802008-06-17T21:28:00.002-04:002008-06-17T21:36:42.109-04:00

I try not to post too much tech stuff on this blog so that I don't bore everyone, but this is something that's actually pretty cool. Firefox is an Internet Browser similar to Internet Explorer. With the release of their 3rd version, they are trying to set a Guinness World Record for most downloads. To be part of the "magic" just make sure you download it before 2:16 PM on 6/18/2008. Then,

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-33796648202415554352008-06-17T21:20:00.003-04:002008-12-11T03:55:16.355-05:00

(Please click on the photo for more pictures.)On Saturday, we headed up to Flint so Michele and I could be Baileigh's Godparents at her baptism at St. Pius. Baileigh was an angel during the ceremony and actually smiled when the priest poured the water on her head. After the Baptism, Russ and Jen had everyone over to their new house in Swartz Creek for dinner. Jake had a blast chasing the girls

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-390324175237591982008-06-13T23:13:00.004-04:002008-12-11T03:55:16.750-05:00

(Please click on the photo for more pictures.)While Jason and Jo took Zach up to a going away party for her sister, Michele, Jake, and I got to hang out with Elle. The kids play really well together and had a blast playing with blocks and then watching Dora. Jake was very bummed when it was bedtime and Michele had to take Elle back across the street to get her settled in. There are a few

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-20496403218971084272008-06-02T23:41:00.003-04:002008-12-11T03:55:16.909-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Jen rallied some of the girls together to participate in the Race for the Cure in Detroit this weekend. Due to some sickness and a pregnancy, Michele and Jen were joined only by Michele's mom and sister for the walk. Tiff was able to fly in later, however, and Melissa and Jessi each drove over as well after the race.After playing outside with the

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-16238874421430416272008-05-31T12:01:00.002-04:002008-12-11T03:55:17.070-05:00

(Please click on the photo for more pictures.)The summer is really getting into full swing. It seems like we have something coming up every weekend, and we don't even have that many weddings this year!Any way, enjoy all of the photos, and the two videos below. The first is Jake showing off how Mommy taught him to sign "I love you" and the second was my attempt at capturing one of the Red Bull

Mattnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-3472786161903384422008-05-11T20:31:00.002-04:002008-12-11T03:55:17.233-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)It's hard to believe, but that beautiful young lady in the picture above turned the big Three-Oh today!We spent the weekend up at our folks' to celebrate both Michele's birthday and Mother's Day. After swim class on Saturday, we headed up to Grand Blanc. We had dinner at Don Pablo's where Michele wanted to go primarily because she was craving a

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-84298754560872291322008-04-26T23:01:00.004-04:002008-12-11T03:55:17.469-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)So, I guess I should start off by apologizing for the long delay between posts. With the weather getting nicer we've been spending more time outside, and with work seeming crazier for both of us, time just seems to have been slipping by. I'm sure the Tiger's season and the Wings in the playoffs hasn't helped with anything either.Grandma and

Mattnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-28504852812092678822008-04-02T20:07:00.002-04:002008-12-11T03:55:17.662-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Last week was Spring Break for Michele's school so she spent the week with Jake. While I still had to go to work, they had fun playing with various other kids and breaking in some of Jake's new birthday stuff.They capped off the week by meeting me at work on Friday for lunch.If you follow the link above you'll find photos from Easter morning and

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-18402521760277123482008-03-22T21:55:00.003-04:002008-12-11T03:55:17.787-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)While yesterday seemed to be Jake's lucky day, today balanced out and threw us a curve ball. Jake woke up this morning with an irritated eye. By the end of his nap, we were certain he had an infection (likely pink eye). Luckily, we still had drops left from last time, so we treated it all day, and by early evening it was hard to tell there was

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-74475691872443334842008-03-22T09:05:00.003-04:002008-12-11T03:55:17.890-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures).Jake had a very lucky birthday this year. First, it was Mommy's first day of Spring Break so he got to spend all day with her. Second, he got his picture taken at a cool new studio by us called Portrait Innovations. This is the first time he's really enjoyed having them taken professionally, and it shows. Next, he got to go to Trader Joe's.

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(Please click on the photo for more pictures.)Today we colored some Easter eggs. Since we were out of town at this time last year, Jake didn't get a chance to partake in this tradition. To be fair, he still hasn't colored an egg yet, as he really just watched Mommy and Daddy do all the work this year. He thought it was fun picking the colors and watching us drop and then fish the eggs back

Mattnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-53230265788474902922008-03-04T23:06:00.004-05:002008-12-11T03:55:18.252-05:00

We had a lot of photos that I wanted to get uploaded and shared out. Most are from hanging around the house, but a few are from a trip up to GnGT that Michele and Jake took while I was watching MSU lose to UM at the Joe.Here are the photos from the end of February, and here are some from over the weekend.

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(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Jake seemed very happy to be home after our trip. We got to settle back into things by playing around the house, and visiting with the Pruss family.The first few photos shows Jake playing with my boots after I got done cleaning off our driveway. The rest show him playing around the house and then having fun in the shower. Michele still gives him

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-38757772600107658782008-02-17T22:43:00.003-05:002008-12-11T03:55:18.531-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)WARNING: There are going to be a lot of links in this post. Remember to either open them in a new page/tab (CTRL + click or middle-click in most Windows-based browsers) or click your Back button to find your way back to this post to continue reading.Jake just got done spending a few days with MPnA and GnGT while Michele and I took a short trip. (

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-49297039872227570692008-02-08T22:59:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:18.748-05:00

(Please click here for a few January pictures, or on the photo for newer pictures.)Last weekend, Anna and Reid came down from Alpena to visit with some family. While they were here, she planned a get together at Chuck E Cheese for several of the Salem teachers that had all been pregnant at the same time and their kids. There was a great turnout, and it was a lot of fun to see all the kids and

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-61320374278558427302008-01-29T19:27:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:18.908-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)If you hear "cheese" in our house, it probably doesn't mean that our little one wants some dairy, but rather that he saw the camera on the counter.Jake moved up this week from the Transitional Toddler room to the Toddler room at day care. Once again he's the little fish in the pond. Luckily some of the classmates that he's been going to day care

Mattnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-53595828660901825012008-01-14T06:21:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:19.103-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)With Jake just getting over another ear infection, we decided to just take it easy this past weekend. We did manage to get Jake out to get a hair cut. I thought his hair looked cute before, but he looks very handsome now. An employee at Trader Joe's commented that he looked "so grown up" and we're guessing it's all in the hair. Oddly enough, he

Mattnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-2760126986094161832008-01-08T22:46:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:19.309-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Before anyone gets the wrong idea from the title, NO, we are not expecting. We have, however, been spending time around a lot of babies lately.Before I get too far along, Happy New Year. We had a great New Years Eve with Mark and Kelly and MPnA at Mark and Kelly's house. We had a delicious meal followed by several heated rounds of "Catch Phrase"

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-13334573485692061032007-12-29T23:04:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:19.702-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Dan and Lynette had people over this afternoon to celebrate Maiya's first birthday. Both sets of grandparents showed up along with several sets of friends as well. Maiya was all decked out in a cupcake dress with a cupcake bib, cupcake cakes, and, well, cupcakes.

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-12485371000561407302007-12-27T22:17:00.001-05:002008-12-11T03:55:19.940-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)GnGT came down and met Lynette and Colin for the HAT party (Herman/Anderson/Trosko). Dan stayed home with Maiya who is suffering through her first ear infection. Hopefully she'll be all better in time for her birthday on Saturday.We had great appetizers, food, dessert, and drinks. There was also more gift giving, which by this time, didn't

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-1603008547705729312007-12-25T22:00:00.001-05:002008-12-11T03:55:20.084-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Here's the post that I promised yesterday. All our photos are up and commented on.We got to have Jake open all his gifts from us today, and he seemed pretty worn out by it. So, we figured the best thing to do would be to get the Pruss family over so Jake and Elle could exchange gifts! Jake got a very cool wood block from them that shows all his

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-67471295317308851842007-12-25T21:47:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:20.198-05:00

(Sorry... uploads are slower than Mark's stream,so, no pictures tonight...They should be up tomorrow though!)I'm sure there are many questions about the photo above... it was taken through the top of the wall in the newly remodelled basement at MPnA's house. Mark said they should leave it unfinished. I think this proves that it should not. I'm sure Meme will be horrified that this made it to

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-82392430392800130072007-12-21T07:41:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:20.420-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Well, we're winding UP to Christmas, and we just got our Christmas gift to each other delivered a few days ago. Michele and I decided we should finally buy our first set of living room furniture. Michele's parents were generous enough to let us take some of their furniture way back when we first got married. We've been dealing with slip covers

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-18893539822657512652007-12-17T22:35:00.001-05:002008-12-11T03:55:20.590-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Jake had a pretty fun set of weekends bookending a brief fever. Two weekends ago, Jen, Jessi, and Melissa visited with Jack and Isabelle. The kids had a pretty good time playing with each other. Their naps seemed to go in phases so it was usually just two at a time.Jake then got to spend three more days at home, one with each of us, and a final

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-62417229268699973042007-12-04T05:31:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:20.766-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see a few more pictures.)Shortly before Thanksgiving, Michele's '02 Malibu that she bought from her Grandma Remenicky started to have some problems. After an overnight stay at the dealership, we found out that the laundry list of issues was going to cost a few hundred dollars less than the car was actually worth. We only had a few payments left, so we had to make

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-7464404420021574782007-11-28T20:10:00.001-05:002008-12-11T03:55:20.911-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We sure did. We spent Thanksgiving day up at GnGT with DLCnM and Great Grandma and her friend, Gloria. We all ate way too much food, except, of course, for Jake who is attempting to survive on bananas, raisins, and cereal bars.On Friday we headed over to MPnA's and spent the day with them. They

Mattnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-35627151298360542982007-11-04T20:50:00.000-05:002008-12-11T03:55:21.087-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Regardless of how much fun we have traveling locally or far to see friends or family, sometimes it just feels good to stay home. That's what we did this weekend. We still go to see family as my parents and Alison came down to watch the football game on Saturday. We were very excited for a little bit in the fourth quarter, but eventually UM came

Mattnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-79489562681221651932007-11-01T09:35:00.000-04:002008-12-11T03:55:21.217-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Jake had a lot of fun in his costume this year. Like Michele has told anyone that would listen, the $20 was definitely worth it. Not only are we not as creative as Nez, but in the fall Michele doesn't have the time to make a costume either. Jake looked so adorable it was totally worth it.We took him to a few neighbors houses where he got a

Mattnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-54879425787661956782007-10-28T23:58:00.001-04:002008-12-11T03:55:21.319-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)We got back today from a weekend trip down to Gahanna. We were visiting Mike, Melissa, and their 6-month old son Eli. We had a great time even though we had to watch MSU lose to Iowa (I'm still pretty sure Mike jinxed them by calling for a loss when Iowa started to come back) and then later watch OSU beat Penn State. MSU needs to win at least

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-51298260141995378882007-10-21T23:30:00.000-04:002008-12-11T03:55:21.483-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Time sure does fly by once the Fall Season starts on TV. Work has been crazy for Michele and I as well, so we seem to alternate late working nights with picking Jake up from day care. We've got a few busy weekends ahead that should afford some more photos, so hopefully there will be a bit more regular posting in the near future.Jake seems to be

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Blog Functionality Alert: I will no longer force links to open in new windows/tabs. If you want to do that, either press CTRL when you click on the links (should work in most browsers) or you can try using your middle mouse button (also pushing down on your scroll wheel typically works). I hope this doesn't cause too many people too many problems. If you fail to open in a new window or tab,

Mattnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24423833.post-10018503867549461182007-09-30T22:55:00.000-04:002008-12-11T03:55:21.779-05:00

(Please click on the photo to see more pictures.)Tonight, we headed over to DLCnM's house for Colin's 4th birthday party. GnGT were there as well, but Bill and Joni (Colin's other grandparents) are travelling out of town and were not able to make it.It was fun to see the kids and how active they all are. Maiya is crawling around with ease. Jake, is walking and coming close to running. And

Mattnoreply@blogger.com0