Reunion at Wartburg

Oh, how the campus has changed! Saturday two college friends and I reconnected and reminisced about old times and caught up on each of our lives. We had so much to share.

This is where it all began. I lived in the central dorm (Centennial) and my senior year I lived in Vollmer. During the summer months I lived in Hebron. Velda and I were roommates my senior year.

Oh, the fountain!! How many times was it filled with kids being pushed in - or kids falling in - or filled with suds!!

While it does not seem as though we have changed, I have to admit I did not recognize Velda when she purposely stepped in front of me at a Lori Line concert. Dorothy did not know me on Saturday (she did not know I was coming). It has been forty years, and I did catch her off guard.

Before parting we decided to go to the "Den" for something to drink.. You Wartburg graduates - can you believe they had not heard of Brownie Goops!! We have already made plans to get together in a couple months.

Grandparents Day at Daycare

Brett is sharing his alphabet book with Grandma Patti and "Papa." They made this book at daycare.

Brett is busy finding the letters that spell his name so he can autograph his picture in the frame. It was his gift to us.

He has them both done - that took alot of work - those letters were small and sticky.

Time to get out the snacks. Brett set the table for us and all of the other children had to wait patiently for their snack until we were served. That is the polite thing to do!

Addie is in the background - she is Brett's good little friend.

Patti has a lapful of kids! The little ones love the attention and they all get to share grandma's at Grandparents Day.

After we took Brett home we stayed for a sandwich and the boys had to get out their fake teeth - aren't they disgusting!!

Brett looks a little like Bugs Bunny in this picture!

Bikin' Like the Big Boys

Drew comes out of the garage and is all decked out in a helmet and bike that he found in there.

The helmet is a little big but he knows he has to wear it - good thing for training wheels

Could we get any closer to the red car? He didn't add any new scratches to it, however!

And we are off to the races - so what if the helmet is a little big!

Fun On Wheels

I"m thinking Dane was a little heavy on one end!! He laughed about it though.

Brett is determined to use the bungy cord to strap Drew and the trike to the grill.

He isn't very happy because he can't get the job done!

Back to the drawing board - and Drew just sits patiently letting Brett give it one more try!

Dane does fill up the wagon - but Drew thinks Dane is pretty funny.

Brett gave up on the bungy cord so now he is using it to pull Reagan and give her a ride.

The kids loved riding their bikes, trikes, scooters in the new shed. They even played "bumper cars" and had a ball.

Freimuth/Schroeder Wedding

Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 2:00 in the afternoon, Tiffany Schroeder and Josh Freimuth exchanged wedding vows. The ceremony was held at the home of Mike and Debbie Holtapp and Jerry Schultz officiated at the wedding. The weather was gorgeous for a lovely outdoor ceremony attended by family and close friends. A reception for the newlyweds was held later in the afternoon. Tiffany's sister and Josh's twin brothers were attendents. Music was provided by Stacy Johnson (now Aunt Stacy) and Dane shared his singing talents with "Jesus Loves Me." He did a great job. Clay seated the grandparents - and how fortunate the bride and groom have all their grandmothers' yet. Josh escorted the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom to their seats. I'm not sure who Tiffany it visiting with but it looks like she is enjoying the conversation.

Tiffany and her mother sharing some time together.

Brian and Linda Heide have just arrived. Linda and Tiffany share the responsibilities of teaching third graders at RCL this year. I have a feeling third graders are not uppermost on Tiff's mind today!

Looks like parenthood will suit them both just fine - although this baby is just a guest at the wedding!!

Big TOWN Celebration

The Amvets are still having theire two day celebration in August. There were a fair number of rides for the kids and carnival games for them to play. The evening meal at the community building is always well attended and everyone goes over to the mini-mall to play Bingo afterward. Brett and Dane each won at Bingo. In fact, Dane won two different times, so they pocketed a little spending money.

Brett liked riding the motorcycles, but he was a little camera shy and refused to look at anyone as he was going around. I got his picture anyway!

The dragons were kind of like the tilt-a-whirl, but not quite a fast. Brett wanted to ride but couldn't get his parents to go with him. Stacy went last year and had a headache the rest of the night. So Grandma went - and the ride was fun - it was stopping that made me dizzy!!

Where, but in a small town, would one find swinging bathtubs! Dane really liked this ride.

Everyone wins a prize with the duckpond! Brett got an inflateable pitchfork and Dane got an inflateable airplane - and Dad got to carry them around until it was time to go home. It doesn't beat Adventureland, but no one ever gets lost at the Amvets celebration - everything is confined to one city block!

Baby Shower

What a fun morning we had getting together and getting excited for Mishelle and Steve, Eric and Luke on the pending birth of baby daughter and little sister. We had a baby shower at Maureen's with Rockwell City elementary employees, grandmothers' and close friends in attendance. Doesn't Mishelle look good!!

Grandma Karen (Mishelle's mother) and Grandma Kay (Steve's mother) were both there. They made some comparisons of how many grandchildren they had and Grandma Karen is expecting a great grandchild as well.

Maureen looks over the serving table which she had so tastefully done in pink while Deb is getting some quality visiting time with her.

Maureen and Cathy had fun planning the shower and especially enjoyed seeing everyone again. Maureen will be at Pocahontas Catholic this fall and will be teaching second grade. We miss her at Rockwell City.

The next few pictures are of some of the guests - Rachel and Andy sitting between the two grandmother's.

Pam, Linda, Deb and Linda look pretty comfy - and they are taking time to admire the really cute gifts Mishelle received.

What posers!! You two have had your picture taken a time or two!! Sherry and Rachel - both blonde - and Sherry has shorter hair - how cute!!

Friends from Pomeroy and "future babysitters" looking forward to the new baby

Nicole just landed a new job with AEA (and we are so happy for her, although we will sure miss her) Emily will really miss her - but we are excited that Emily is back full time! Nicole gave the baby the cutest little onesie - and on the front it said, "Does this diaper make my butt look big!" I just loved that little gift - it just keeps going round and round in my head.

Nora got there a little later than most. She just found out it was going to be a little girl so she had to exchange what she planned on giving and buy something pink - and it was CUTE!! She made up for it, though, she was the last to leave - but it was fun sharing stories with her. And Nora, we do miss your cookies!!

Sharon, Maureen and Stacy got caught for a photo

Deb, Kris and Karen - sorry about the light exposure -