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FLORIDA!
It has been a long hard winter. We received plane tickets to Florida as a Christmas gift. Couldn't have come at a better time. We enjoyed getting away while our friends back here in MO got 6 more...
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Erik's first Cardinals game!
Go Cards!A friend gave Joe 2 tickets to the Cardinals for today and since he and Erik have been wanting to do an outing for just the 2 of them, this was perfect. They headed home after the seventh...
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Scout Photography project
Erik's Scout group had a photography workshop last week. Here's what Erik shot!Miss Angie- our instructor!
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First LEGO League Robotics
This fall the boys were invited to join other homeschoolers on a robotics team program sponsored by FIRST and LEGO. They met every week to build a robot and work on a research project.We took 3 teams...
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
I have been feeling a bit like Charlie Brown this year and getting frustrated with the commercialism of Christmas. We decided to forgo most of our decorating this year, and only put out a few manger...
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2011 the year in review
It has been nearly a YEAR since I posted anything. I wonder if I really should be a blogger! I think about doing it a lot, just never get it done. Sounds like a great New Year's resolution! Joe and I...
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January 2011
Hanging out by the fireplace before heading outside for the night.Hot cocoa is a must!The year started out with Adler's scout troop doing a "Freeze-Out". They raised money for a local food pantry and a...
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February 2011
Erik was working on a Boy Scout Merit Badge in Pet Care. This required him to take care of our Dog for several weeks. For the most part, ever since we got Daisy, Adler had been her main caregiver. This...
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March 2011
Happy 14th Birthday Adler!Presents! A summer sleeping bag for Scout camping.Tacos for dinnerStrawberries and Angel food cakeYou are a great young man!Erik the big winner!!At our credit union's Annual...
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April 2011
In April, Joe and Adler were in Fine Linen's production of Seussical the Musical. It was a FABULOUS performance, with a packed house every night for 8 performances. Always great fun hanging out with...
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May 2011
Erik is really into building stuff with Legos. This is just one example of the creations he comes up with.Here is some magic trick fun that Adler has been doing. He reads and studies tricks a lot. His...
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June 2011
We don't have pictures of it, but Erik goes on record as the first one of us to have a broken arm. He was just being a boy and tried to jump on a milk carton that still had the lid on and try to make...
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July 2011
Happy 12th Birthday Erik! Turtle Cheesecake!(there is a little glimpse of the broken arm)This is the cake he had at his cousin's house. He loved having more than one party. We also got to make our own...
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August 2011
August brings us the Hecker family reunion. It is always a wonderful time to catch up with loved ones, but it always goes too fast! Here is a great picture of all the First cousins that were able to...
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September 2011
Erik entered a Lego building contest at a local toy store. He didn't win (it was a Facebook 'Like' contest) but he enjoyed seeing all the other entries. This summer we added on a bit to Adler's room to...
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October 2011
Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! jr.Interplanet JanetThe boys participated in Fine Linen's production of Schoolhouse Rock this fall. They had a great time learning the songs that their dad and I grew up on.Crazy...
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November 2011
Adler and Joe had the privilege of performing in Ozark Actor's Theatre's production of White Christmas this year. It was great fun for both of them. Adler found out he can dance and had a wonderful...
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December 2011
Grandpa John came for a visit this month and we had a good time hanging out, playing rummy and making raised beds for a garden next summer.Adler, Grandpa and ErikAdler was asked to MC his scout troop's...
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Remodeling!
The 'possibilities' with and old house never seem to end! Last summer we added on to Adler's room by building straight up over a flat roof in the kitchen. We didn't finish the inside at the time, so...
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