15 YEARS

This lastThursday marked a milestone for my wife and I.  We were able to put up with each other for 15 years.  I love more now than I ever did before.  We have accomplished so much.  We have 3 wonderful kids, family and friends who love us, and a roof over our heads.  In our 15 years we have had our ups and downs(seems like more downs than ups) but with our love and God's grace we were able to over come any challenges that came our way.  I love you, Brenda, and here's to the next 50+ years.

Brenda surprised me this weekend by having the kids stay at the Hancock's and Grandma and Grandpa's for the whole weekend.  We had the weekend to ourselves.  We did go to Montana Mike's and to see a movie(American Reunion) on Friday night.  Saturday we cleaned the house a little, went to resale shops, and that evening we DJed at the Sager wedding together.  Sunday after church, we went to Hovey's to eat and after Brenda's boy scout meeting will go out to get our children.  It seems like we may have not planned to do alot this past weekend but the fact we did not have rush around to go anywhere.  We were able to take our own sweet time doing things.  It is good to do this every once in a while.

                                                  LOVE YOU LOTS, BRENDA!!!

Caden's tubes

On Tuesday of last week, Caden had tubes put in his ears.  He has had trouble hearing and fluid behind the eardrums. 

Caden and his friend after surgery!

Everything went OK and in a few days maybe I won't have to yell at him anymore(ha ha)

Easter weekend pics

He doesn't look happy

These are pic to go along with my previous post about Colin's fight with the wire.  He made it through the painful week of not being able to play or run.  Sometimes the pain of not being able to do something is more than the physical pain itself.  He's doing great now that the week is over.


Easter weekend pics:

Caden and his search for the eggs with his cousins.

Kendra and Colin and cousins waiting for Grandma to say GO

so they can hunt eggs.

Looking for the not so easy to find eggs!



The kids got plenty of candy and played with their cousins.  There was 4-square being played and kites being flown after the Easter meal at Grandpa and Grandma Kocher's house.  Luckily there was no school the next day because they would have been grumpy.  And don't worry the Easter bunny did find our house and did hide eggs in our back yard.  Another Easter day successfully came and gone.