August 09

Our kids came home after a week with Gapa & Gama in Toledo, and we enjoyed a day with them, the Rooneys and Rob as well as Mom Wooster who visited while Dad W & Elizabeth are in Africa on another mission trip. We revealed Dave's bday trip surprise (the hat is courtesy of Dave's cousins Dirk & Rachel) this weekend too. Nate decided he wanted a mohawk for the trip, so we gave him a mild one that can be remedied before school starts! Went to DRCC for church and saw our cousins Dana, Brittany and Hunter.

Lacey Anna Turner is born!

I had the privilege of meeting Chad & Tonya's new baby girl on the day of her birth after taking care of Joe (who turns 2 this week) while they were at the hospital. She's beautiful and all are doing well!

July: Canada

We spent a week in Canada at a house on Lake Consecon (Ontario) with our family from Columbus and Chicago. Niagara Falls was one of our day trips with the "Maid of the Mist" boat ride and "Journey Behind the Falls". Also enjoyed blueberry and raspberry picking on the drive to and from Canada and a boat ride through Alexandria Bay at THOUSAND ISLANDS, NY as well.

4th of July Weekend

4th of July w/ Turners & Rooneys for pool, BBQ and fireworks. Sunday at the lake with the Smith family on their new boat.

Steve Faehner's Surprise (Almost) 40th Bday Weekend (Click on picture to enlarge)

Hollie did a fantastic job of pulling off a surprise birthday celebration weekend for Steve who is (almost) turning 40 (in December). It was wonderful to be with these old friends again and to see our kids enjoying each other as well. It was a memorable weekend for sure!

Sabrina learns to ski

We tried once at the end of last summer, but she got her courage up to try again this weekend at the river for Steve's 40th bday party. She popped right up this time! Notice Nate's (not so) encouraging comments?!

May 09 / Haiti Mission Trip

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The Disgruntled Graduate

Nate was not a happy camper when he arrived at preschool and had to wear a graduation cap and gown for the ceremony which he absolutely refused to participate in (other than being a "line leader" while each other child performed their own individual songs). Oh well. The middle picture is how I'll remember that day!

Nate's 5th Bday

Nate had a fishing birthday party with his friends/family on the weekend, followed by breakfast in bed, Chuck E. Cheese, and Chick-Fil-A on his actual bday, along with cupcakes at school, and a steak dinner at home at his request the day after.

Spring Break in Florida

40th bday celebrations in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Our day started out with GREEN egg omlettes (with green spinach too) and ended on a sweet note with the kids making cloverleaf cookies. Hope everyone had a HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

The kids try skiing for the first time at WISP near Deep Creek Lake, Md

Kids learn to ski

We took the kids to WISP near Deep Creek Lake on Sunday to learn to ski - they had lessons 1/2 day then tried out their skills on a few different hills. They had a blast!

Football fans on Superbowl Sunday

On a warm February day, Dave took the kids fishing.

My not-so-Filipino kids in their traditional Filipino shirt ("barong tagalog") and dress for International day at church

February 2009

December 2008

We went ice skating on Saturday night with the Rooneys and Turners at Reston Town Center.

One of our family traditions at Christmas time is to decorate a gingerbread thing...house, tree...this year it was a train!

Sabrina & I went to see the Nutcracker at the Weinberg Center in Frederick, this is a childhood tradition of mine and Sabrina's 5th year going.

Joseph's Tree

The Turners gave us a tree to plant in honor of their son Joseph's dedication to the Lord. We look forward to watching Joseph and his tree grow!

Christmas comes to the Tejeda Family

Our friends, the Tejedas, told us they don't really decorate for Christmas or put up a tree, so we played ELVES brought Christmas to them instead! The kids had a ball and the Tejedas were so surprised!

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

DRUMM FAMILY

Our family's favorite show is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition which recently came to the area to build a house for a family with an autistic child. Together with our friends Ashley & Joshua Rooney, we were able to see some of the process and even one of the designers, Didiayer Snider. The kids had a ball and took home tee shirts as a memento which they now wear for our weekly viewing of the show. Sabrina's pink shirt is hard to read but says "Move that bus!" The show is scheduled to air in January - it is the DRUMM FAMILY in Chambersburg, PA. Watch for us in the crowd when the teachers are being interviewed, we were standing right next to them.