Bibelhauser Family reunion 2012

I took Ellie and Owen to Louisville last weekend for a family-packed weekend. Katelyn stayed home with her daddy so she could attend her first travel soccer tournament. We were blessed to spend the morning with my Grandma Libby, who was recently moved to a nursing home. It is a very nice place, but it still makes me sad to see her there. My heart is heavy thinking about her. That will have to be another post.

Our second stop was the Biblehauser reunion in Elizabethtown. It was at my cousin's working farm. They have their own pond, stocked with fish. The kids LOVED it. Together, they caught six with the help of their Grandma Karen.


Saturday night was my 20th high school reunion.. . . Enough said.

Sunday we were able to bless my cousin Liz with a Baby Shower for her upcoming little boy. It was great to spend the afternoon with the Coombs Family, including Grandma Libby.  As you can tell, when we hit Louisville, we cram in as much family as can fit. I feel so blessed to have such a large family that shows me and my kids with love.

 Country version of train ride.

 Owen and his "favrit" cousin Dylan

 Between Owen, Ellie and Grandma Karen, they caught 6 fish.

 Picture of the pond in E-Town. It was beautiful, and the kids loved it. You wouldn't even have to go camping. Everything you need is right there including the outhouse :)

Go Lions!! Football hits the Den

The kids brought out their uniforms to cheer on the Lions last night. At the yearly Little Cheergirl night at CPA, girls kindergarten to 5th grade take the spotlight on the field and showcase a couple of cheers. My girls were no exception and exuded an exhilaration at being there with all of their friends. When Ellie first made it to the field, she gleamed and said, "All those people are up there watching us." She was so consumed by the crowd, that it took her the first quarter of the cheer to even realize they had started.  Katelyn is now old enough to do stunts (unfortunately, my picture turned out blurry). She informed me before the game that she had a very important part, holding the other girl up.

And Owen. . . .he seems destined for football already. He wore his little football jersey and hung out on the field with his buddy Wright. They each had a football in hand as they watched the big kids run out. It gave me a little glimpse of what is to come and the friendship in store for them. Then the put away the footballs and proceeded to sweep the steps for a quarter with their pom poms.

Katelyn finally received her official uniform for her travel team last week.  Notice that the club is affiliated with Chelsea and has the Chelsea logo.  Of course, that merely means that we pay more in club dues to pay some money to some team in England that we truly have no connection to.  Regardless, I think the uniform is quite sharp.

Precarious nap location

Owen took a nap while I was out running errands last weekend. This is what I found when I came home. Apparently, he did not want to nap in his room. The real dilemma was whether to wake him up or let him sleep. I'll let you guess what we decided.

For the record, he was not home alone, just escaped his room and the watchful eye of his daddy.