Aubri & Sheena in Chicago...

We got into Chicago LATE Thursday night (July 16th) and only had a little time on Friday to shop/see downtown Chicago and then we were on the road home late Friday afternoon. It was nice to see Maddy, we will definately be going back to stay with her again (but just the girls!)...

Tyler - baseball !!!

We are heading downstate this Saturday, July 18th for more baseball! Tyler's team won the districts...here's an article from The Mining Journal.

Negaunee Juniors take crown
POSTED: July 13, 2009

ISHPEMING - Jumping out to a 4-0 lead, the Negaunee Junior (13-14) Little League All-Stars captured the District 11 championship Saturday by edging Ishpeming, 4-3.

Winning pitcher Dustin Goupille tossed a shutout into the seventh inning, but needed relief help from Tyler Jandron and Dan Brown when ishpeming pushed across three runs.

Tony Zampese and Tyler Romback punched out two hits apiece for Negaunee.

Ishpeming, which outhit the winners 8-6, saw Jake Finegan, Jake Richards and Bobby Zhulkie slap out two hits each.

Sheena's return!!!! finally :)

We will be heading to Chicago this Thursday, July 16th to pick Sheena up from her trip to Germany! Finally, she'll be home from Germany and then thrown right back in to Senior pictures that are scheduled, etc. We head home from Chicago on Friday and then downstate Saturday...should be fun! We were hoping to stay a little longer in Chicago but that's life with 4 kids :)

Gregg & Jenny's wedding (Gregg is my cousin)...June 20, 2009

We had  such a great time! 

Tyler's 15th birthday party...

We had Tyler's birthday party on June 13 (his b-day is the 12th) and it was a beautiful day! We had a BBQ, played ping pong (on our new outdoor ping pong table made by Steven!) and tether ball...it was a blast!

Germany & Austria here we come...

Sheena, Derick and I leave on June 23 for the Negaunee High School Orchestra "Best of Mozart" tour...here's the itinerary (not sure if you can read it!)!

Rummage Sales...

Here are our deals so far this year:

Sat. June 6th...Gwinn wide rummage sales (On KI Sawyer, in Little Lake & Gwinn)

I went with my 2 girlfriends and we left my house at 7:30 a.m. (it was a great day!)

Brown leather Birkenstock sandals for me for .50, great find, actually my girlfriend found them in the bottom of a box, every once in awhile it pays to have big feet! :) (one of my girls will probably take them!)

a couple Pyrex bowls (.25 & .50 ea) I believe I have a bowl buying issue....

2 pitchers and an old tablecloth with orange around the edges (1 is going to camp)

"Halls" small bowl (black & red flowers inside; has a chip inside but that's okay)

3 pairs of jeans, a Rolling Stones hoody & snuggle sack :) for Derick (.25 ea for the jeans & Hoody)

2 video games for our old Nintendo video game system for Tyler (struck out on clothing for Ty)

2 pairs of shorts, tank top & a pair of jeans for Sheena

pj pants & Audrey Hepburn t-shirt for Aubri

Sat. May 30th... Aubri and I went for the morning:
bedspread for my bed (white with yellow chenille)
large glass "candy store" jar with silver lid
2 pyrex bowls (old ones and they are great! $1.00 each)
"Halls" large bowl (blue with flowers inside)
new curling iron for Aubri still in packaging

$5.00 a bag (this is all the stuff that went in the bag):
summer stuff for Aubri
2 jackets for me (one nylon pull over & one fall jacket)
rainbow sheets for Aubri
5 pj pants
Columbia fleece pants for Sheena


croquet set (picked up from the neighbors curb)