Here are some cute pictures of Max sledding for the first time. This was at my Mom and Dad's house.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Post Christmas Post
Well I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, we had a great time with our families in Ames. The weather was not the best, but everyone made it safe and sound - even if their luggage didn't. It was great seeing everyone and the time seemed too short. I wish we could have stayed until New Years! Thanks to everyone for all their help and effort making every one's schedule mesh - I know that isn't easy! I hope we can do the same next year.
Here are some cute pictures of Max sledding for the first time. This was at my Mom and Dad's house.
Here are some cute pictures of Max sledding for the first time. This was at my Mom and Dad's house.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Ice storm
So another ice storm is hitting Iowa. It makes everything look beautiful - like it was dipped in sugar. But you know looking at it that it is also dangerous too. It's not that bad to drive since the plows have been out all day- but when we went to get groceries the store was out of power due to ice on the lines. Most of Iowa City is out of power, but we are fine since our powerlines are buried out here. Sometimes I think we must be crazy to live here.
Saturday, December 08, 2007
The great escape
So Max is in love with Gwen Stefani and the Great escape song. Check out the song here. And enjoy Max's version. Sorry about 180.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Getting ready for Christmas
Well today's the day we put up the Christmas tree at the Dieter house. Jered and I both had the day off, and it was about time to deck the halls so to speak. Max loved all the lights of course and was a very good helper. I just don't know if he can resist those presents.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. Jered, Max, and I ate (and cooked)dinner at the Pregitzer's this year. We went a little bit nontraditional with the food but it was a great success! The biggest hit was a chipolata gravy and smoked turkey. After the food settled we all went over to Grandma Jo's house a brought an apple pie to share. Clare and I helped put up the Christmas tree and this year Jo got a new prelit one so it was super quick. It was a great time together and really put you in the spirit. We are truly lucky to live near to our families and we can spend time with them on the holidays.
Monday, November 05, 2007
New Look
So I gave our site a new look for winter. Boy - it is cold outside! It was nice a few days ago and now it's 30 degrees! I'll be surprised if we don't have snow for my birthday. Well at least it is snowing on our website. Enjoy!
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Halloween Night!
Max was spider-man for Halloween this year, though he was reluctant at first to wear his costume. Once he figured out that he got candy dressed this way- there was no problem. We went trick-or-treating with my friend Tracy's girls in their neighborhood. As you can see by the pictures he got an amazing haul! (bad for mommy and daddy!)
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Happy Halloween!
On Saturday we had a little get together with the people from our neighborhood to celebrate the holiday season. Halloween is one of the best holidays in my opinion since you get to dress up and eat lots of candy. Here are some cute pictures of the festivities. Enjoy!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Max Cooking
Now don't get worried, it's just pretend. I made Max a little oven out of a cardboard box. He wanted a little oven so bad! You can tell he just loves to cook - like his dad.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Max Painting
I thought I would try out some of the new features of blogger so here is a video of Max painting. Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Royal Tyrrell Museum
Yesterday we went to the Tyrrell Museum which has one of the largest working labs in Canada. You can watch the people working on the bones and putting them together. They also have a huge collection of dinosaurs skeletons that were found right in the Drumheller valley.
The Star Mine Suspension Bridge
After the museum we all went to the suspenion bridge which was built in 1930 for coal miners. Alberta government now maintains the bridge and you can walk across - if you dare. Max ran across with no fear at all, of course. The tiny people on the bridge is Max and myself. Jered took this picture from the hill on the other side.
HooDoos
After the suspension bridge we went to see the HooDoos which are really cool sand formations caused by wind and rain. They're alot harder than they look.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Lake Louise
We went down to Lake Louise - very lovely section of the range. The water is clear and cold. We had gone there when we were kids - there were alot more people there then I remember. We also went up to the hotel and walked through the lobby and checked out the views.
Johnson Cayon
Friday, August 17, 2007
Mt.Baldi
Hello from Canada! We are on vacation in the Canadian Rockies. Yesterday we (Jered, Shauna, Damion, and Craig) climbed Mt Barrier. It has an elevation of 6500 ft above sea level. It was a "medium scramble" - aka sort of tough but so worth it. Here's some pictures just to rub it in - enjoy!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Terrible Twos
Witness the destructive power of one two year-old. Max managed to spread this crap from one end of the house to the other in about and hour. I put it altogether in one place so you can see just how powerful he is. Can you image what he could do in one whole day?
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Happy Fourth of July!
We took Max to the fireworks this year. He did pretty well considering - He jumped into Jered's arms when they started. He calmed down as long as Jered was covering his ears and I was holding his hand.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
My Garden
I thought I would post a picture of my garden since it is in full bloom. I have nasturtiums in the front, the tall ones are sunflowers, and the little orange ones are marigolds, of course. The tall spindlely ones are cosmos.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Before
Well we finally gave Max his first hair cut! Wow. It was rough, but worth it. He looks soooo cute and is a lot cooler for summer.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
HappyBirthday
Max turned 2 on April 14! We had a great time at the party. It was a lot of fun and thanks to everyone for all the presents. The funniest moment is when Max howled like a puppy while we sung "Happy Birthday". Enjoy the pics.
