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Happy 30th Birthday, Richard

November 23rd, 2008 · 5 Comments


Dad, Richard, Rachelle, Mom


Mom, Rachelle


Mom, Dad, Rachelle, Mom


Charlotte loved Dallas’ watch


Jessica wrote “The Rachelle” then “Rachelle” then “Dallas”


Richard opening his gift: Just For Men


Brewers apron and oven mitt


Gift from my parents: Packers Jacket


Too big for Aunt Sue


Uncle Doug, Dad


Sisters: Wanda, Sue, Mary


Richard & Brian


Rachelle & Richard

Yesterday we went to Wisconsin to go to my little brother’s 30th birthday party. Not so little! There were lots of family and friends. Lots of kids, actually, running around everywhere. We ate tons of food and desserts and drank a lot of beer. For some reason he got a lot of beer as gifts. We brought him Fat Tire and Oberon, two beers he can’t get in Wisconsin. We also got him an Amazon gift certificate. I thought he’d get a lot of gag gifts, but there was just one: a box of Just For Men hair dye from our cousin Kelly. All the other gifts were really nice. After the party died down a bit, the people who were left all played Rock Band, which was a gift from my sister-in-law, Amanda. My brother’s best friend, Brian, bought this random bag of liquor that we were drinking shots of later on. .. or at least I was, Dallas was our DD. It should also be noted that my brother has been growing his beard out for the month of November. You can track it on Facebook if you are his friend.

Question for Photographers: Does anyone know why my flash is throwing such a harsh shadow? Is it something I need to adjust on my camera? Or something that can only be fixed by getting an external flash? I don’t remember it being so bad before, but now it is making be crazy.

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Picking Raspberries at Kelly & Jeff’s

October 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments


Tessa


Stephanie


Jessica


Tessa


Tessa


Tessa


Stephanie helping Tessa get her shoe back on.


Rachelle & Charlotte


Charlotte, Rachelle, Kelly


Charlotte & Dad

My cousin Kelly, her husband Jeff and their daughters Tessa and Charlotte live in De Pere, WI. They were the ones that got us tickets for the preseason Packers game that we went to. Before the game we got to visit a bit at the house. We also stayed there overnight after the game. Kelly and Jeff have a patch of raspberries growing in their yard and all of the kids were out there picking them and eating them. Funny how Tessa was picking them and shoving them in her mouth immediately, whereas you can see Jess was saving them up in her hand and then eating them. It reminded me a lot of when my brother and I were young. We were always outside eating raspberries. Our dog even got into it. I can’t remember my method.. if I was more pick and eat like Tessa or pick and hoard like Jess.

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Wisconsin BBQ

June 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments


Rachelle & Charlotte, Oak Creek, WI


Rachelle & Stephanie, Oak Creek, WI


Back: Jacob, Tessa, Caitlin, Gavin, Brice. Front: Jessica, Kayla

My brother had a barbecue at his house on Saturday. I took the Amtrak up to attend. Amanda and maybe Richard (?) have done a lot of work on their yard these past few years and it’s looking great. They got some new patio furniture and we all sat outside while the kids played on their swing set and slide. The weather was great for a few hours. Then it rained and we ran around picking everything up and stayed inside for a while. And then it was beautiful out again and we played bocce ball for hours.

I was glad Kelly and Jeff made it down for the party because I’d never met Charlotte before. She’s about 2 months old now. We figured that was about how old Tessa was when I first met her out in Washington DC. Now, of course, she’s running around with the older kids and talking like crazy. All of the kids were having a great time chasing each other around and playing.

Saturday night mom and dad drove me back to Chicago and stayed overnight here. We went to brunch at Sola and ran a few errands on Sunday and then they start their drive home. It’s kind of windy and cloudy here now. Hopefully they didn’t catch any rain on the way.

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