I feel Pretty

Happy Birthday Gracie

Gracie Birthday Bash!

All the partiers.

Birthday girl and Gabi.

Blowing out the 4 HUGE candles!!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRHTDAY

Dear Angi,

Since I have very limited access to make changes on this blog save it be posts. I am requesting that you put a countdown for our most "spooktacular" Halloween party on the right side of the blog. Thank you for meeting my demands.

Love, Rhi

proper sparkler use and disposal

I've seen that face somewhere before...

As I was unloading some things at my local DI I saw a sign on the fence out of the corner of my eye.

Upon closer inspecion my suspicions were confirmed.

I thought those people looked familiar!

Graduates

Randall Graduated today...hooray.

Addi got to go up and recieve a diploma as well.

I'll do a bigger post on my blog but I just wanted to put this up here today.

The Last Time...

It is always fun to look forward to first times, first day of school, loosing your first tooth, first time riding a bike, first dates, first dances, first kisses, first children. We enjoy these firsts and often their consecutive seconds and thirds. It is harder, however, to anticipate and appreciate lasts. The last time I changed Addi's diaper was probably the millionth time I'd changed her diaper. I was ready to be DONE but even then I didn't know THAT time was the LAST time. If I did maybe I would have enjoyed it more, appreciated it more, I might have even been sad that that little bond between us would be gone. Lasts are often realized only after they're gone...maybe it's more merciful that way.


On September 12, 2009 another last, slipped away. It was the day I left No. 11091 for the last time. I wish I would have known. I probably would have walked around just...remembering...and saying good bye. I would try to remember:



trick-or-treating and passing out candy from the foundation of our un-built house



eating Burger King whoppers on the kitchen floor when it was just plywood while Dad put up shelves in the closets.



making star trek movies in the basement



lining up in the bathroom mirror downstairs making jokes, flexing (the boys obviously), and being reminded to "be quiet! the baby is asleep!"



gathering piles and piles of rocks in the yard before we put all the sod down



remembering Ryan's face when after hollering "FART's ALARM" when we thought Dad was coming, then turning around to run right smack into him.



reading The Great Brain out loud to Ryan and Ash on the water bed down stairs



the times we spent on our knees cleaning the kitchen floor--and just cleaning in general



making up funny songs while we worked



laughing-- especially in the kitchen late at night with whatever nieghbor, friend or exchange student happened to be there



the picture doors


cookie cook-off



the bed upstairs that gave friends and every other Tom, Dick and convict a place to sleep for the night



the many parties/showers/BBQ's/receptions in the kitchen and back yard



this is the where we brought Amy, Jacob, Bridger and Addi when they came home from the hospital



11091 is where we all came to eat, shower, sleep, get ready, play, work...live.

Heard by Mother

This conversation was had between Gracie and Mom.

"Mom, I have some friends that have really bad habits."

"Which friend has these habits?"

"Gabi."

"What kind of habits does she have?"

"She's been smoking."

"Smoking?"

"Yeah, but she's not going to do it anymore, I'm going to help her quit."

Really? A Smoker?

Welcome to the family

We welcome the newest member of the Kleinman family...(she still needs a name)

She is a happy addition to the family and she has much needed seats, safety and miles on her.

Fieldtripers:

Shelli, Gabi, Savannah, Gracie, Izze, Haylee, Veronica, Vincent, Aaden, and Sydney.

10 in all and still 2 seats available.

Please leave a suggestions for a name in the comments so that she/he may have a name.

THANKS!!

alternate universe 2

comment if you can see the changes in this alternate universe.

private "ryan"

thought this pic of ben was cool. comment if you know why i called him private "ryan."

in an alternate universe...

comment if you know what's wrong wrong with this pic.

Addi turned 5!

I took this of Addi for her 5 year-old picture and had a leeetle too much fun with the editing.

Addi's Christmas

Hey everyone, mom wanted some more Christmas pictures of Addi.

Santa has been here!

I know this one is very blurry (I'm going to get a new lens some day) but the expression is priceless.

cousins

Gabi & Izze are so funny, they always want to hold Maeva every time we are at their house.

Izze claps at me & pats her lap, I guess that is her way of letting me know she's ready to hold the baby :) (They are nearly the same size!)

It is so funny how much babies love other babies