Just for Kelly

Hey Dude, since you have been begging for more photos of the kittys....

this was actually takin in our house, (in the laundry room). Cookie dough was freaking out today since it was so hot outside, she decided to carry two of her babies into the garage, and then into the back of the van, which was probably 10-15 degrees hotter than her house outside. SMART. So the kids and I decided she and the babies needed to cool off a bit, so we set up their bed in the house. and we brought in the fan to blow on her too.

Cookie Dough has babies.

6 New Little Babies. Kinda strange that my last 2 entries are about animals since I don't really love animals. But this is really exciting for our family. Cookie dough had her babies on Easter Day. 2 boys and 4 girls. This was taken after they were only about 1-2 hours old. Perfect timing as we are on our spring break this week so the kids can watch them all week.

Meet Max

Max - the timeshare puppy.

Well look at this super cute puppy! Papa got a "timeshare" dog recently and he wants our kids to help him train him and care for him. What is a "timeshare" dog you ask? He went halves with another family (Jim and Janet Lamb) to share the cost of the dog and to share caring for the dog too, as both are busy and like to travel. The kids love Max already and they just met him.

March 1st Grade Student of the Month

Courtney was chosen out of 120 first graders to be the March student of the month at her school. She got to go to the School board meeting and receive an award from the principal and her teacher. We are so proud of you Courtney! Keep up the hard work!

Fishing with Papa

One Saturday in March the kids got to go fishing with Troy and Papa out on the lake in Papa's boat.

Visit with Great Grandparents!

It sure was great to see Grandma and Grandpa Ortlieb doing so well after 65 years of marriage and still going strong. My kids enjoyed visiting with thier great Grandparents while they were here for 3 weeks staying at my parents house. They had to go back to Wisconsin but my kids are still talking about them.

Mr. Brett as Brett Favre

Brett had to do a biography book report at school and he chose to read and do a report on Brett Favre's life. Brett really enjoyed reading the book, and then presenting the book report orally to to his class dressed up like Brett. The night before it was due Brett needed to do a trial run in front of family, so he presented it to his Great Grandparents who were in town from Wisconsin. They thought he did a wonderful job and really enjoyed hearing about Brett Favres life. Great job Brett Jones.

Family Bowling ....

Grandma and Grandpa Ortlieb and my dad.

My mom was actually the winner of the whole thing with a score of 145 and she had 3 strikes in a row! She's a competitive one!

It was a super rainy Saturday morning and we were looking for something to do yesterday so we headed to Reddings finest entertainment. BOWLING! We actually had a really good time, and the kids all improved from last time bowling. My Grandparents are here from Wisconsin and they even came along to watch. My brother and sister in law Eric and Rachel also came to town to see Grandma and Grandpa. For some reason we didn't get a photo of them. After bowling we went to Anderson to check out the logging show at the Shasta Fairgrounds in the pouring down rain. The backhoe rodeo was pretty entertaining. Then we went to Circuit City to check out the going out of business sale and to see if we could find a new t.v for my dad.