Friday, March 30, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Grandma Jean!

 Debbie set the tables so beautifully


 Grandma greeting her friends, both long-time and new







Grandma praying before our meal




Grandma Jean and Doug (with Schaeffer on the flute) signing old-time show tunes



Stacy (holding Jane) and Sara (holding Hattie)


 Grandma blowing our her candles


 Grandma and her BSF buddies: Bertha, Gert and Frankie


 Adam, Stacy, Hattie and Grandma


 Grandma and her life-long friend Nadine


 Sara, Scott, Eli, Jane and Grandma


 Grandma and her great-grandkids


 stair-steps


 The whole family


 Grandma's kids: Gayle, Doug & Deb



Myself, Griffin, Schaeffer Jo & Grandma

Great Wolf Lodge 2012

 Pajama story time with at the tree house


the 'buffalo view' from our balcony in the morning


Griffin and his sweet girl playing in the water



Schaeffer, MeMa Laurie and Me coming down the large tube slide


 cousin Tobi in the cover-up MeMa Laurie made for him


Aunt Nikki, Uncle Josh & Schaeffer Jo shooting out of the large tube slide



Every winter the Schaberg family heads to Great Wolf Lodge for a weekend of waterpark fun. As the kids get older, it gets better and better and this year was no exception. 

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Groomer ride!

 My partner in crime, Jen 


 A close-up view of the teeth



 Our groomer driver, Josh


 the gorgeous view as we crested the hill






Griffin and I stayed at Crystal Mountain in February for a happy combination of work and catching up with old friends.

I was able to x-off one of my life-long bucket list items: a groomer ride. It was exhilarating!

the cousin ballet


 Eli & Schaeffer Jo putting on a tres' chic ballet


Eli in his tutu


We had the great fun of having Eli & Jane off and on for a few days while Sara and Scott were out of the country--and got into all kinds of shenanigans, like ballet!


Happy Valentine's Day!



Schaeffer worked so hard to handwrite her name on each valentine



One for each classmate, schoolteacher and BSF teacher


Valentine's Day party


Can you guess which heart craft belongs to Schaeffer Jo? 




Happy Birthday, Sara (Iron Chef Style!)

Griffin prepping food for 'battle'


The women's team with the birthday girl


The men's team 'plating' their food


The men's plate


The girl's soup


All the yummie eats


The birthday girl


Griffin and I were able to celebrate his sister's birthday with an Iron Chef-style battle at the Chopping Block in Lincoln Park in Chicago. It was great fun, and great eating. 

Happy birthday, Sara!


Sledding at school

Schaeffer, Cody & Paige


Schaeffer flying on her saucer



SJ conning her classmates into giving her a 'ride' back into school



Wednesdays during the winter months at Christ Lutheran are student favorites because the sledding hill is open. Schaeffer loved hitting the sledding hill with her friends and playing in the snow with her friends. 




Schaeffer, the snow bunny!


 Schaeffer coming down the bunny hill


  SJ learning to turn and stop





on the magic carpet