Honey Creek Resort

A few weekends ago we spent the weekend at Honey Creek Resort at Lake Rathbun. Grandma and Grandpa came along with gigi (my grandmother - the kid's great-grandmother). We had the most amazing time. We rented a two bedroom cabin, that has a full kitchen, fire pit, grill and a cute sitting porch. We boated all day and cooked great meals by night. At the lodge on Sat. night they had a cover band Jennifer Lynn and the Revolutionary Band. So we put the kids to bed and gigi was having a date with John Wayne and headed up to the lodge. It was a beautiful night, great band, comfy Adirondacks chairs and a few beers!

So I forgot my camera along with a half dozen other things..so this is the only pic I have of the kids playing at the playground. Check out Honey Creek Resort at http://www.honeycreekresort.com/

Not the best blogger....

ok, well I had good intentions of blogging again, but that darn facebook is giving me huge competition right now. Im not even sure that people still check my blog anymore, but after reading some of the old posts....I used to write alot and it is so fun looking back and reading it now. I wonder if I can print off this blog,mmm. I might have to look into that.

the kids are great, Penn had his 3rd soccer practice this week and the girls start gymnastics on thursday. Kurt and I have figured out that our lives are no longer our own, our saturdays will be filled with early morning soccer games. well i guess that is what being a parent is all about and i guess that is what being a kid is all about.

Pics to come soon....new pics of everyone!!

Love T

Im Back!

I have finally decided that I am going to try and blog again!! Whoo. whoo. Now, keep in mind that is a goal. The definition of a goal is : aim: something that somebody wants to achieve. WANTS is the key work...has time for is another.

Well to get everyone up to speed. I am back to work at FBL Financial Group full time and have been since July of last year. At FBL they have an amazing state accredited daycare that the kids love. They are just two floors down and I love the chance to go see them when I can. They are growing like weeds. I am so glad that summer is here because Penn has grown out of all of his pants!! Learning a routine that helps get 5 people out the door by 7:30 every morning has been challenging, but we are doing well.

I will try to post some new pictures in the next few days! Please keep checking back! Love T

MY FIRST 5K!!

This past weekend I ran my first 5K (3.1)miles. Des Moines has the "Dam to Dam, Iowas Distance Classic" every year. My time was 26:41...I place 10th in my age bracket and 102 overall out of 2600 runners!

Going into the race on Saturday (with my friend Karla who ran 25.50), I was thinking to myself all week "this is just going to be my first one, just a bench mark...dont feel bad if you cant keep up with Karla etc.... Well Karla was in my sights the whole time and she was my pace car! Thanks Karla!!

I think I am going to go back to Cedar Rapids in two weeks and run another 5K for the flood victims. I am so excited to be back running again! Everyday I pick up the kids from school, I see the girls track team running, wishing I was running again. So about 3 weeks ago, I decided that I am going to run again! My first goal was the 5k in Adel in Aug. but then I decided, why wait that long....

I want to thank Kurt, for supporting me in this new venture! And my mom and dad..they drove 2 hours to watch me race, stayed for lunch and margaritas and then drove back home! THANK YOU so much, I love you all very much and thank you so much for your support!! And to my brother Caleb who has been my personal trainer through this!! THANKS Bro!

Happy Easter

Hello!

Hello, we are alive! Things have been so crazy for the past 3-4 months. I am a working girl...and I will tell you, I don't know how working mom's do it. The kids are loving school and I am loving work. I am working for a communications company with my position still evolving. I had to go shopping for all new clothing..that was painful. We are really looking forward to spring. I am going to dig out some new pictures of the kids and post them...I do apologize for not posting for so long. I will be back soon....

Thank you for visiting again....

Welcome Beckham Lewis Kolbe

Beck was born on Friday November 7th, 8:17 am...ealry riser unlike his mom... 8 lbs. 20 1/2 inches. He is so cute...he has cheecks to last you till next week and he has tons of black hair. He looks like a little indian papaous (sp). I was there two hours after he was born and then we brought the kids to meet him the next day. Penn was the first to ask to hold him...Penn handed me his fruit snacks and said "here mommy, I hold baby"...it was so cute and for Penn to give up his fruit snacks...that is big....

Elle with Beck...

Kate giving kisses...

Penn was so excited to hold him...

mom & dad with all of their grandchildren....

Just two hours hold...

TRiCk or tREat

Here is the trick or treat group....first Penn (pulling the wagon) Kate sitting in the middle, and Elle. In the back is cousin Will the Cereal Killer...so cute...Jacob from Pirates of the Caribbean and Justin his pirate sidekick....we had a great time...great weather. They had some great loot...but I am a mean mom and threw it all away...maybe next year!! Halloween morning, going to school for our Halloween Party....

with breakfast in hand...gotta love waffles....