Spring Break 2009

Spring Break flew by. We did manage to get to do some things:

Terry, Faith and I went to a retirement luncheon for a fellow State Police Officer. Kaitlynn and Sarah stayed at my mom and dads house. Mom and Dad are in the middle of some house renovating, so we decided that Kaitlynn and Sarah would be more of a help, whereas Faith would make it a little more difficult for them to get things done. Kaitlynn and Sarah came home on Tuesday.

HAPPY RETIREMENT T.L.!

That same Tuesday, I went to dinner with some dear friends of mine. We met in Plymouth because one of our friends had moved to Ft. Wayne...It was great to spend some time with these lovely ladies!

We took the kids to the park {2 different parks} in the same day. The first park we had never been to, but after about 20 minutes of playing there, Kaitlynn and Sarah decided it wasn't that great. As you can see, this playground is mostly for younger kids. There are some really tall slides but the older two of our kids got bored quickly. Faith loved it!

After the girls had thier fill at this playground {about 20 minutes} we went across town to the bigger playground and let the kids play.

Even Mom & Dad had some fun...

THE END!!!

A Lesson In Being Thankful

We have been having some flooding in our basement since last Sunday {March 8th} so we knew that the water table was pretty high. Non-stop water coming in from the corners of our basement had us really upset. Saturday evening Terry's NOAA weather radio went off and stated that a 40 ft. piece of levy along the Kankakee River had broken. Sunday was a pretty nice day, so Terry, the girls and I decided to take a ride and see some of the flooding that's been going on locally. That car ride taught us a lesson in being thankful! Some of the roads were closed because of the flooding. Backyards literally looked like lakes! We even saw a man fishing from his back deck! The Kankakee River is still at 3 feet above flood stage! We are still getting water in our basement, but nothing like what we've seen around here. I took some pictures...

While we were driving around looking at all of the flooding, we saw 3 deer hanging out on the side of a gravel road. We crept up beside them and I got some amazing pictures of these beautiful animals! They even allowed me to get out of the car and snap some pictures... we were amazed! They were as curious about us as we were about them:

The deer are actually in this picture... see if you can find them!

We also decided that we would stop and let the kids play at the park in our town. The kids {and Terry and I} had a blast!!! I'll close this post with what I believe is the sweetest picture!

Sarah's Brithday Celebration

On Saturday, March 7th, Sarah turned 9. How it seems like only yesterday she was just a baby! Time has certainly flown by. I often find myself wondering where all the time has gone... and how did it pass me by so quickly? I think that's a question that everyone, at some point or another, has asked themselves.
Anyway, we had Sarah's party on her actual birthday and I managed to get some really good pictures!

Here is a picture of Sarah's cake, she decided that she was too "grown up" for the Disney Princesses this year and opted for more of a "big girl" cake:

Sarah blowing out her 9 candles + one to grow on...Faith and her BFF Mackenzie!


Sarah and her BFF Briana!

Kaitlynn being a sweetheart:

Me and my dear friend Corrine:

Terry and his 95 (soon to be 96) year old Grandma Olebos:

Grandma Olebos:It was such a wonderful day to spend with family and friends! Thank you to all of you who took the time to share in Sarah's day. Much love to all of you!

Locks of Love

Sarah decided that she wanted to donate her hair to Locks of Love for her birthday this year. We went to see a very good friend of ours who also does hair... {she's awesome}! Anyway, Lori measured Sarah's hair and Sarah donated 10 inches! We are so proud of her for thinking of others and wanting to donate on her special day (or at least the day before her special day). Of course, I am posting pictures for all of you to see.We are so proud of her for doing something so wonderful!

HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY, SARAH!

WE LOVE YOU!!!