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Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Ready Set GO!
I know, I know it has been like FOREVER! Here is the low down on the Family
Kevin: Is off protecting the country on the other side of the pond for the next 6 months give or take.
Liz: Really enjoying my new job. You could not ask to work with a better group of people. I don't think there has been a morning yet that I did not want to get up and go to work.
Cassie: Has had a very busy and exciting summer. It started with our family vacation to WI for 3 weeks where she learned to shoot a b.b. gun & 22.
Then it was directly off to Operation Purple camp for 9 days, then summer camp at school. Things have slowed down a little now that she is hanging out with the best daycare provider around! Soccer practice starts this week, and then it is school already next week. 3rd grade here she comes!
Kira: Had an extra special trip to WI, as it was her birthday while we were there. All her cousin, aunts, uncle, Ba & Grammy were able to celebrate with us, fireworks and all.
Her present was a girls day out with Grammy, Auntie Kelly, Cassie & Mom. We had pedicures, lunch and to top it off she got her ears pierced. She has also had a blast at the summer camp and is also enjoying the best daycare provider! Soccer will also start soon for her and them 1st grade here we come!
Josiah: What to say about Josiah, he is growing like a weed. His highlight from our vacation was riding the four wheelers or Motor Cycle as he called them.
He loved our two night camping trip and just being able to run free and be a boy out in the country. He loves being able to spend time with that awesome daycare lady also. He is our little boy who is always sick, no really at least once if not twice a month. We are trying to figure it all out, but that is a whole other post that maybe some day I will tackle.
I think that about covers it, we have had a great summer and it is very quickly coming to a close and the new season of our family has started.
Kevin: Is off protecting the country on the other side of the pond for the next 6 months give or take.
Liz: Really enjoying my new job. You could not ask to work with a better group of people. I don't think there has been a morning yet that I did not want to get up and go to work.
Cassie: Has had a very busy and exciting summer. It started with our family vacation to WI for 3 weeks where she learned to shoot a b.b. gun & 22.
Then it was directly off to Operation Purple camp for 9 days, then summer camp at school. Things have slowed down a little now that she is hanging out with the best daycare provider around! Soccer practice starts this week, and then it is school already next week. 3rd grade here she comes!Kira: Had an extra special trip to WI, as it was her birthday while we were there. All her cousin, aunts, uncle, Ba & Grammy were able to celebrate with us, fireworks and all.
Her present was a girls day out with Grammy, Auntie Kelly, Cassie & Mom. We had pedicures, lunch and to top it off she got her ears pierced. She has also had a blast at the summer camp and is also enjoying the best daycare provider! Soccer will also start soon for her and them 1st grade here we come!Josiah: What to say about Josiah, he is growing like a weed. His highlight from our vacation was riding the four wheelers or Motor Cycle as he called them.
He loved our two night camping trip and just being able to run free and be a boy out in the country. He loves being able to spend time with that awesome daycare lady also. He is our little boy who is always sick, no really at least once if not twice a month. We are trying to figure it all out, but that is a whole other post that maybe some day I will tackle.I think that about covers it, we have had a great summer and it is very quickly coming to a close and the new season of our family has started.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Vacation!
This was our day at the Zoo. It rained for the first half of the day but then the sun came out and dried us out! Even in the rain we had a great time, just not as many pictures.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Always looking to save a penny or two!
I am doing some research on San Diego CA for a family vacation. We are hoping to take a long weekend and head south to San Diego. Being a Military family does have it perks at times. There are tons of opportunities for us to get in free or at a discounted rate to many of the fun things we hope to see while on vacation.
The main research I am doing is a place to stay. I can't decided if we want to just stay at a hotel or try to rent a condo of some short. Hotel may be cheaper per night, but if we rent a condo we have more space, a kitchen where we could do some cooking and packing of lunches. The question I keep asking myself is would we really use the kitchen, would we really cook, and pack the lunches? The condo would give us more space, possibly two bedrooms so kids could go to bed at a decent hour and Kevin and I could enjoy the evening together without going to bed at the same time as the kids, which usually ends up happening when we stay at a hotel.
Is your head spinning yet? Mine is! So if anyone has a favorite place they have stayed or heard of any fabulous deals, please let me know!
The main research I am doing is a place to stay. I can't decided if we want to just stay at a hotel or try to rent a condo of some short. Hotel may be cheaper per night, but if we rent a condo we have more space, a kitchen where we could do some cooking and packing of lunches. The question I keep asking myself is would we really use the kitchen, would we really cook, and pack the lunches? The condo would give us more space, possibly two bedrooms so kids could go to bed at a decent hour and Kevin and I could enjoy the evening together without going to bed at the same time as the kids, which usually ends up happening when we stay at a hotel.
Is your head spinning yet? Mine is! So if anyone has a favorite place they have stayed or heard of any fabulous deals, please let me know!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Merry Christmas
I know it has been forever! I did not realize how long it had been since I posted, SORRY :(
It has been very busy and crazy around the Isenberger house. From birthday parties to getting the house ready for Family! It has been a great few weeks. The best would have to be listening to my oldest take over the tradition of reading the Christmas Story on Christmas Eve, OK so for time sake she only read a few lines, but it still was one of the most precious moments yet.
As we prepare and plan for the season, we try hard to remember the true reason we celebrate Christmas. That God would send his only son to the earth for us, to save us all from our sins.
The other important part in our planning is to hold on to our traditions. It is important for our family that even if a member is not able to be with us (this year Kevin) we hold on to those traditions we started as a family. So thing like having Cassie and I read the Christmas story since Kevin is not with us, baking the cake or cupcake to celebrate Christ birth. Holding on to tradition help make it feel like that person is with us even when they are not.
Here are a few pictures from our house. I hope you all enjoy!
Christmas Cookies for the neighbors
Cupcake to help celebrate Jesus Birthday
Christmas Eve Picture time
Christmas morning stockings and gifts
Hand made(everything was painted using there hand or finger prints!) gifts from Cassie - best presents ever!
It has been very busy and crazy around the Isenberger house. From birthday parties to getting the house ready for Family! It has been a great few weeks. The best would have to be listening to my oldest take over the tradition of reading the Christmas Story on Christmas Eve, OK so for time sake she only read a few lines, but it still was one of the most precious moments yet.
As we prepare and plan for the season, we try hard to remember the true reason we celebrate Christmas. That God would send his only son to the earth for us, to save us all from our sins.
The other important part in our planning is to hold on to our traditions. It is important for our family that even if a member is not able to be with us (this year Kevin) we hold on to those traditions we started as a family. So thing like having Cassie and I read the Christmas story since Kevin is not with us, baking the cake or cupcake to celebrate Christ birth. Holding on to tradition help make it feel like that person is with us even when they are not.
Here are a few pictures from our house. I hope you all enjoy!
Christmas Cookies for the neighbors
Cupcake to help celebrate Jesus Birthday
Christmas Eve Picture time
Christmas morning stockings and gifts
Hand made(everything was painted using there hand or finger prints!) gifts from Cassie - best presents ever!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Blessings
God is Good! Our Family has been blessed tons this last week and I wanted to share them with you all.
We are home safe and sound after a wonderful time in Grand Rapids, MI with my family. The flight home was not as good as the flight there. Josiah was in my lap for both legs of the trip, but it could have been worse. Cassie and Kira were great, they have become pretty self sufficient when it comes to flying. Cassie even sat in the row behind me for part of the flight, she orders her own drink, took a nap and even went to the bathroom on her own! Kira's stomach as bothering her so we took a few trips to the bathroom, but we made it home without any puck or poop on any of us! After hear some of my complaint words coming from Cassie and Kira, I realized I must have been doing a lot of complaining, so after reminding all of us that I choose not to pay for a seat for Josiah so we could not complain about him sitting on my lap as it was my choose to not buy him a seat. (We are big on living with our chooses around our house these days!)
I came home to a very clean house. Cleaner then I had left it, I try to make sure things are picked up so that when I return from a vacation it is not to overwhelming but it was really clean. A missed placed toy here, a bed made there, vacuum marks in my bedroom, no dust on my dresser, things that made me go hmm? Someone has been in my house? My new friends are the best, they cleaned my house for me while I was gone. Thank you fellow Mall Walkin Mommy Mobbers!
While on vacation I got an e-mail from my commanders wife telling me about this wonderful nursery that was giving Christmas trees to Military Families with Deployed spouses. WOW a free Christmas tree! So after church on Sunday the kids and I went to Green Acres Nursery & Suply in Roseville, CA and got our free tree and poinsettias! Thank you so much Green Acres you are AWESOME! They wrapped it all up, cut the end off and even tied it to the top of my van!
My wonderful neighbor from across the street came over and help me get the tree down from the top of the car and into the house. We got it up and sitting straight in the stand. So nice to be in such a wonderful neighborhood.
Before I left I notice a slight squeak when I would step on my brakes of the van. So I had it in my plans to have them looked at when I got home. Well as luck would have it the sliding door on the van also stopped working, so no excuse to not bring it in now. The wonderful people at the dealership take such good care of me. I was bracing for the worst and ready to pay BIG money. Well the brake are fine, actually the guy said they look very very good! And the door was something very simple and I only got charged labor! On top of all that, they have a wonderful van shuttle that brought me home and then pick me up this morning when I needed a ride(see next blessing), they even drove by Kira's school so I could drop her off.
Having brought the van in yesterday and not knowing it would be done in a day I was planning on using Kevin car to bring the kids to school today and all the other stuff I do! I got all the car seats in the car and then loaded the kids in. It would be close to getting to the bus stop on time but we just might make it. I put the key in and the car won't start, it is dead as a door knob! Great neighbor #2. The family next door also has a son that goes to Cassie school so they brought Cassie this morning, he also brought his battier charger over and we got Kevin car going!
God is so Good even in the mist of bad/hard things he send blessing.
We are home safe and sound after a wonderful time in Grand Rapids, MI with my family. The flight home was not as good as the flight there. Josiah was in my lap for both legs of the trip, but it could have been worse. Cassie and Kira were great, they have become pretty self sufficient when it comes to flying. Cassie even sat in the row behind me for part of the flight, she orders her own drink, took a nap and even went to the bathroom on her own! Kira's stomach as bothering her so we took a few trips to the bathroom, but we made it home without any puck or poop on any of us! After hear some of my complaint words coming from Cassie and Kira, I realized I must have been doing a lot of complaining, so after reminding all of us that I choose not to pay for a seat for Josiah so we could not complain about him sitting on my lap as it was my choose to not buy him a seat. (We are big on living with our chooses around our house these days!)
I came home to a very clean house. Cleaner then I had left it, I try to make sure things are picked up so that when I return from a vacation it is not to overwhelming but it was really clean. A missed placed toy here, a bed made there, vacuum marks in my bedroom, no dust on my dresser, things that made me go hmm? Someone has been in my house? My new friends are the best, they cleaned my house for me while I was gone. Thank you fellow Mall Walkin Mommy Mobbers!
While on vacation I got an e-mail from my commanders wife telling me about this wonderful nursery that was giving Christmas trees to Military Families with Deployed spouses. WOW a free Christmas tree! So after church on Sunday the kids and I went to Green Acres Nursery & Suply in Roseville, CA and got our free tree and poinsettias! Thank you so much Green Acres you are AWESOME! They wrapped it all up, cut the end off and even tied it to the top of my van!
My wonderful neighbor from across the street came over and help me get the tree down from the top of the car and into the house. We got it up and sitting straight in the stand. So nice to be in such a wonderful neighborhood.
Before I left I notice a slight squeak when I would step on my brakes of the van. So I had it in my plans to have them looked at when I got home. Well as luck would have it the sliding door on the van also stopped working, so no excuse to not bring it in now. The wonderful people at the dealership take such good care of me. I was bracing for the worst and ready to pay BIG money. Well the brake are fine, actually the guy said they look very very good! And the door was something very simple and I only got charged labor! On top of all that, they have a wonderful van shuttle that brought me home and then pick me up this morning when I needed a ride(see next blessing), they even drove by Kira's school so I could drop her off.
Having brought the van in yesterday and not knowing it would be done in a day I was planning on using Kevin car to bring the kids to school today and all the other stuff I do! I got all the car seats in the car and then loaded the kids in. It would be close to getting to the bus stop on time but we just might make it. I put the key in and the car won't start, it is dead as a door knob! Great neighbor #2. The family next door also has a son that goes to Cassie school so they brought Cassie this morning, he also brought his battier charger over and we got Kevin car going!
God is so Good even in the mist of bad/hard things he send blessing.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
First day's of Vacation
We are in MI safe and sound. We got to my parents late, late Wed. night. Our flights could have been worse. We flew from Sacramento to Chicago, about 4hrs. It was full to the gills! So needless to say I had to hold Josiah, which I knew was a possibility as I did not spend the money to buy him a seat. Kira got to sit by the window and Cassie sat in the middle. The girls did great, I had bought them new coloring books, colored pencils and each a new travel game. Josiah was also very good, he played peek-a-boo with everyone women on the plane, he is such a flirt! He did take a little nap and of course they all ate just about all the snacks I had packed for them! Once in Chicago we had about 20min before we boarded our next flight. We found a little supper and check in at our gate. I was very pleased to find out that there would be plenty of room for Josiah to have a seat! So for our last flight, which was only about 1hr gate to gate, Josiah sat by the window I was in the middle and then Kira. Cassie was queen of her row, she got to sit all by herself! She was loving it! Over all it was great, my kids are such good travelers.
It is much colder here in MI, but I am not minding it. The kids are also doing great with it. We have been out for a walk every morning, down to the bakery for bread & coffee, the book store for a new book, the deli for lunches, or just to Auntie Amy's store. The kids have spent time with their cousin and me with my sibling.
I am enjoying just relaxing and having a few extra hands to hold, wipe noises, feed hungry mouths, or whatever! I am sure there will be more to come.
It is much colder here in MI, but I am not minding it. The kids are also doing great with it. We have been out for a walk every morning, down to the bakery for bread & coffee, the book store for a new book, the deli for lunches, or just to Auntie Amy's store. The kids have spent time with their cousin and me with my sibling.
I am enjoying just relaxing and having a few extra hands to hold, wipe noises, feed hungry mouths, or whatever! I am sure there will be more to come.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Vacation!
Just an FYI, if I don't update this much in the next couple of weeks, it is because I am having to much fun at my parents! Yep, the kids and I are headed to Grand Rapids, MI for a couple of weeks! I told Kevin this summer that I was not going anywhere this deployment but oh well. The kids and I both need it. I will try to update some while I am gone or at lease give you a trip report on how I did with the kids by my self! I am a little nervous as Josiah has been sick for the past three days. But I know that with God help all things are possible, even flying with three kids! Plus I know as soon as I land in MI there will be two grandparents waiting to hold and love on my kids!
Monday, August 4, 2008
Monday Mommy Moments
This is a tender mommy moment for this week.
While we were on our vacation in WI, we had a couple really good thunderstorms, which we (Kevin) miss and love to sit and watch. During one of the storms the thunder was very loud and the lighting very bright. The kids had gone to bed before it started and where dead to the world so we thought. Sometime during the middle of the night, in the midst of the thunder I hear this small little voice "can I sleep with you?" how could I resist such a sweet request as this. Who was it you ask? CASSIE! So not much sleep was had by me as I lay snuggled up with my 6 year old next to me, but I would not change it for the world.
While we were on our vacation in WI, we had a couple really good thunderstorms, which we (Kevin) miss and love to sit and watch. During one of the storms the thunder was very loud and the lighting very bright. The kids had gone to bed before it started and where dead to the world so we thought. Sometime during the middle of the night, in the midst of the thunder I hear this small little voice "can I sleep with you?" how could I resist such a sweet request as this. Who was it you ask? CASSIE! So not much sleep was had by me as I lay snuggled up with my 6 year old next to me, but I would not change it for the world.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Surprise Vacation
So where have we been? Well we surprised Mom and Dad Ruis on Thursday. The siblings knew we were coming but Mom and Dad did not. That is why we have been a little sparse on the blog. It is hard to blog about what you are doing when you are trying to surprise someone. So with that said we are now in Princeton MN at our family reunion/60th wedding anniversary for Grandpa and Grandma Ruis. We will blog more about our adventure with pictures later. Just wanted to update you a little.
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