Spring is in the Air! Speyer update

Hello Hello, Tim and I are back from Florida for good! Tim Graduated and got a job a tower marine in saugatuck. It's a huge blessing to already have a job especially because....

Yes my eggo is preggo ... We are as shocked as you are!









My due date is November 13 the news is still sinking in but we are both very excited!! We found out the day after we got back from Florida (nothing like a welcome home present)

Ross & Ashley; ENGAGED!

We just returned from a trip to fetch Grandpa & Grandma back from Florida! Tim & Andrea visited for a couple of days because Tim graduated (yea!!!!) and Andrea was done at work (they return home this weekend)! Just thought I would share a couple of pictures.

Siesta Key Beach






The Ocean is on one side of where they stayed and the inlet where Tim and David put the kayaks in and paddled out to sea is on the other side!

Lumberjack Country....

As As you can see, we've had the lumberjacks invade our woods this weekend. And I must say, they were experts!! Okay so maybe just one true lumberjack, but Dan willingly agreed to assist...and when he heard 'look out' he didn't need to be told twice!!! Adam looked pretty 'studly' (Lindy's words not mine!) with all his gear on. There were outside a good part of the day on Saturday working on getting all the trees Dan wanted taken down. However, now we have fallen trees everywhere and Dan has lots of work ahead of him to get it all chopped and hauled away! It's all good though because he has a new chainsaw that he's been itching to break in!!! =) I was a little nervous about Adam being so high in the tree...when the top of one of them came down I just kept yelling 'hang on Adam'! It was really fun for all of us to watch...we went from window to window with the kids so they could watch their daddies. Dan did call us outside at one point to watch so we piled on the snow gear (it was FREEZING!!)! That was when we looked out to find Adam sky high in the air!!!

Needless to say we had some very lovely guests this weekend! It's always nice to have friends/family come visit!!! The kids got along awesome...little Izzy was such a great addition to the group! We plumb wore her out though....I think her mama and daddy will be glad to get her home with some a good nights sleep again! (Adam and Lindy - we love you dearly!!)

Also, Brent and Brenda were here a couple weekends ago too so we've had lots of fun hosting people at the Velderman B&B!

The kids are doing great, Makayla and I went to a ballet for a Valentines date. That her first time and she loved it!!! We also went to a new resturant and then got to get some cosmic golf in. She's doing great in school. We're through the alphabet so next is reading!!! She's really excited to start because she wants to be able to read things so badly. TEACH starts again this week and although it's only twice/month she always looks forward to going.

Cam is....well Cam! He says mama, dada, his version of hi and he will say nana sometimes too. He's always making some sortof noise....Lindy said she thinks he oughta be running around beating his chest cuzz he's always grunting like a monkey!! Uncle Brent calls him squeaker! =) Auntie Beena gave him his second haircut while she was here so he looks so much older now!

Well, I think that's about it - we love you all!

The Stickneys... :)

Uriah Wayne Stickney is here!! 8lbs 6oz, 20 inches long! He needed a "jump start" b/c he was very pale and not crying when he came out but all is well and he is a healthy baby! The delivery went really well! and he's crying so I've got to go! :) Thanks for your prayers! Tina

THE THELENS

hi everyone! tina let us know how everything went!! Not much going on here. gavin turned 9 on Feb. 22. he got lots of good gifts. i think his favorite was his hunting coat and pants well... maybe his sharktooth necklace from Florida!! Evan is getting big. he is trying to do everhthing his brothers do, so cute! he has this fedish with pockets and when he doesnt have pockets he use his onsie. weve found spoons, combos, cars, you name it weve found it!! pretty smart really! caden... well caden is caden. he calls me good mama, and ya know, i got to thinking, we should speak life right? so , i call him good caden. pretty neat huh! brent is taking a class , along with my dad, to learn how to do cement countertops!! They are BEAUTIFUL! they are going to replace my mom and dads ancient tile countertops with one. so if you are thinking about new countertops, you should really check them out!! i am still doing daycare i have 3 fulltime and 2 partime, along with housecleaning, laundry, meals and playtime i guess you could say i stay busy!!! our boys gave iceskating a shot. in our back , back yard we have some water and it froze, so... we thought we would put it to good use. they had a blast!! alright thats all for now. oh i almost forgot to tell you.... there is going to be one more Thelen in the world somewhere around Oct. 3!!! SURPRISE!!! kinda feeling like the brady bunch!! good thing they have minivans now!! i would HATE to drive a station wagon like my parents!! that back seat, facing back was a KILLER!! love you all!! brenda

Greetings from Grandpa and Grandma in FL

Hello Family,
Grandpa and Grandma are still in FL and having a WONDERFUL time! Grandma wanted to let everyone know that if you have a February birthday she is not sending birthday cards, but loves you all very much! : )
They are thoroughly enjoying themselves in the warm weather!

Love to All!

The Stickney's... update

Hello Gang,

Well, I am still dialated to a 2... bummer!! :( So this weekend will be me doing whatever I can to irritate my uterus! ehehehe... that sounds hilarious! The dr. is going to enduce labor early Monday morning. Please pray that all goes well, that the baby would be healthy and that I wouldn't have to have a c-section!

The pictures are:

Cory and Ava made a tent - this is after it collapsed

Graham and Ava - best buddies!

Ava (in her flapper dress) w/ Harley (our dog)

Lisa and our girlfriend Krista Broene (girl's night out!!)

Much love - Tina

Happy 27th Birthday Stacey!

Happy 25th Birthday Ryan!

AND OUR BLUEBERRY IS.........

Hi all...I don't have long to write but I just wanted to let everyone know that I couldn't wait and we found out Tuesday that Isabelle is going to be a big sister to a little BROTHER! Yeah! Adam has a little fishing buddy! Everything looked great and is right on schedule for June 28. We aren't telling a name..its a surprise. Isabelle is excited..she thinks I'm having a kitten. Meow.

Ummm... Stickney's again...

Well Hello Again!

I'm going to be brief because - I want to go to bed! :) Cory and I went to the Dr today and he did the ultrasound and estimates that baby boy is about 7lbs 10oz... not bad..!!! There is no extreme amount of extra fluid in there.. so I'm just huge and measuring 3wks ahead because... that's just the way I carry. I am now dialiated to a 2 so.. we're slowly getting there.

The current plan is we'll do a reck next week Thurs. 19th and if things are favorable (dialiated to 4+ and cervix is cooperative) then he'd like to enduce me Friday - 20th. Otherwise, he won't let me go past the 23rd b/c the baby would be about 8.5 lbs at that point and I had plenty of difficulty getting an 8lb 3oz'er out.

Long story short.. we'll see our baby boy within the next two weeks... :)

Love you all... keep praying! - Tina

The Stickney's.... again... :)

Hello all!

Here's a cute picture of Cory, Ava, Graham and Grandpa Stelelma w/ Cory's 8pt this past year!

Well... now I am at the beginning of wk 38 (and still dialated to a 1) in the pregnancy and measuring 3wks ahead. So, next Thursday the Dr. is going to have an ultrasound done to make sure baby boy#2 isn't getting too big.... :)

Prayer request: Pray that I would be able to deliver this kiddo w/out being enduced. I was enduced by choice w/ Graham and we BARELY avoided a C-section and thought Graham could have needed recetation. So... to say the least neither Cory, the Dr. or I want to go that route if possible. However, there is concern that if this baby gets to 9 or 10lbs that I would have serious difficulty delivering due to my body structure. So, thankfully I'm not in control but God is! :) Thanks for your prayers!

Tina

The Stickneys...

Hello everyone!

We are doing well in our neck of the woods! My pregnancy is wrapping up and I am getting... well, huge! :)

Cory is busy being a wonderful hubby, an amazing Dad and of course buying, selling, and talking on the phone... :)

Ava is brilliant, quirky, fun and so much company for 3 yrs old! Graham is so adventurous, sweet and competative. So... not that I am not busy now - but I'll be busier very soon!

Here are some updated shots! Feel free to laugh! Kristina (Tina) Stickney

I needed to see something new on the blog, so here you go. A joke from http://www.cleanjokeoftheday.com

An elderly lady called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car had been broken into. She was hysterical as she explained her situation to the dispatcher: "They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!" she cried.

The dispatcher said, "Stay calm. An officer is on the way."

A few minutes later, the officer radioed back.

"Disregard, she got in the back-seat by mistake."

Mark :)

Andrea & Tim's new address:

PO Box 136770
Clermont, FL 34713

The Shrontz's

On Christmas day my dear Aunt Ruth informed me that I haven't posted in a while. She told me that she would be checking everyday to make sure I posted an update. So Aunt Ruth, this is for you, because you are the "favorite Auntie!"

Jason and I finished the first semester of the school year. Although Jason finished a little bit stronger than I did! I'm just ready to be done.

In the fall Jason started his Masters of Fine Arts degree, where he will concentrate on Fiction writing. While taking classes, reading a TON of books, and writing, he also taught a freshman level composition class four days a week and worked at the local co-op two days a week.

I also continued with school, all be it begrudgingly. In my "free time" I babysat 3 days a week for one of the English professors while she was in class and when she needed to write for her own projects. I also work at a local pizza place here, making and delivering pizzas, which is actually a great job despite all the boys I work with, and feel the need to mother!

After the semester finished we had a week or so in Marquette and then we headed down to Grand Rapids for a couple weeks with the fam. It was a great trip home despite all of the snow that hampered driving, and the 24 hour flu after Christmas.
I always love coming down to GR, but I love coming back up to the UP.

We took Jason's cousin Katie up north with us for New Years, and we also had another friend stay with us, so it was the Shrontz Inn for a week or so. But we had a TON of fun, and were sad to see them go. Now the house is empty and we are enjoying our last day of quiet before we start work again on Monday, and school in a week.

Below are some pictures of Jason and I, and some from a hike/walk we took on Friday around Presque Isle, which is a mile from our house.
The pictures of Jason and I were taken by his cousin Katie.

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY KURT!

I love you and I am so blessed to call you my husband!!
Love,
Lis

Levi, Stacey & Ryan

THELENS

hi family, hope everyone is done shopping. not much happening over here. we havent been able to get down our roads the last couple days. the snow plows obviously leave the country roads for the last of the laast!! we have had several farmers with there tractors plow them so we can get out!! ya know i never really thought of tractors as COOL but i think ive changed my mind. they have many uses and in my book are considered COOL!! we are having lots of fun pulling the boys with the quad. caden falls off on purpose! gavin is hunting with brent and hoping to get a doe. no deer yet this year and we are craving daddys homemade jerkey! it is nice to be on vacation WITHOUT my daycare kids. just to spend time with my family is awesome. a sure needed break! i went with gavin on his class trip to the plantitarium(spelling?) we had fun! first we went to the symphany-- now who in there right mind would take a bunch of 3rd graders to a symphany!!!!!!?? the kids were totally bored!! they were putting there coats on there heads and figiting the whole time!! i wanted to put my coat over my head too!! not a smart choice for hyper kids!! it was the first classtrip i got to go on with him so we were just excited to spend the day together! alright caden took evans diaper off his and hes running around saying "wee, wee!" i think i better sign off before there is a serious problem!! love to all, merry christmas! the picture with brent is , he bought gav and cade a new hat and they wore them all night! i guess its the simple thing in life!!!