Our Journey to Jordan and Israel

                                               The entrance to Petra

                                                      A very nice Bedoin man

                                           A Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

                                            Muslim women at the Dome of the Rock

                                                  Wading in the Mediterranean Sea

                                            An Othodox Jewish man with phylactery and
                                                       prayer shawl.

                                             A view of the Temple Mount

More January Birthday Girls!

Fun roller coaster cake, Carrie whipped up!           

Lizzie's 7th birthday

 

 

Grandma Gubler's 89th Birthday!

Isn't she cute?

 yes!  We went skiing!  It was cold and fun.

One more...

In answer to Brooke's question (in her comment of the last post) of whether or not I have any normal pictures of Kate...

 

 

 

maybe I do...and MAYBE I DO!!!

 

(but these are SO much more fun to share!!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATE!!!!

 

This video is 5 years old!

 

 

 

 

I also found some Kate "classics" in my photo backlog...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't remember what Kate was playing here but I'm willing to bet it was Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven"!

 

 

Namaste.

 

Once, when Kate visited us, we went to In-N-Out and ordered hamburgers...then we put on hats and went through the drive through and ordered AGAIN!!!

 

Kate is fun, funny, smart, full of wisdom (seriously!), is my little ray of sunshine (also, seriously!), and is awesome in every possible way.  Happy Birthday, Kate!!! We love you!!!!

 

Why do you love Kate??

Favorite Christmas Pics!

                                    Parker helping with the gingerbread house.

                                             Nora and mom,  Parker and mom

                                             Hey Haley,  wanna sit by me?

                                                      Okay, but not too close!

                                                              Merry Nora!

                                                              The  cousins

                                                        State park walk!

                                                        Haley did about 10 miles!

                                                      She has her mother's love for chocolate!

                                                       Singing Rulolph at talent show.

                                                 Nora, not pleased with her first present!

                                                 But she loves the fetching hat!

                                                           Christmas morning.

                                                         Reindeer Haley

                                                      At the REALLY lit house display!
                                   We had a great time, but missed the Whittles!

Abby's new do...

Abby's kid #3, but she's the first to do this...

 

 

 

I did my best to fix what was left!...

Sleeping bird?

                                   I came up to go to bed the other night and this is what I found.
                                  Your dad goes to sleep in some odd places, but the bird hat?
                                   He said it kept his head warm.  Thanks Owen and Karen!