Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Grandpa Stenz's Birthday Party!!

We helped celebrate Grandpa's Birthday last Sunday. He asked for LOTS of presents and he sure got them!! We all know he has a sweet tooth!! We love you Grandpa!! Here's to another wonderful year!!






















Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Kids 1-10-09

Here are a few new photos of the kids!! That seems so strange to say "kids" I have been saying Ariana for 5 1/2 years that it seems strange to change... anyways. Ariana built two little snowmen and had a great time. Then she came in to warm up and decided to snuggle with Jackson!!


















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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Home...where your story begins

When we decided we wanted to adopt I took these photos of our house so that a potential birth mom could see our house. I had been looking at other family profiles and they always showed a huge house with the perfectly cut green grass and I knew I wanted to do something to make our house stand out. When I left for work last February 2007 it was frosty and I knew that was the perfect photo- I could see it in my head before I even took the photo. I just wanted to share this with you today as I go through all my old photos!

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Longing for spring....(2007 photos)

Minnesota winters are so long...


Last years buds shooting up out of the ground!

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Baby Fox Spring 2007

This summer we had a fox den up the road from our house. On two nights Ariana and I took the 4-wheeler out and got a few photos of the baby fox!! We both thought they were adorable!!



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Last Winter 2007

The little evergreen that greets you at the beginning of the driveway.


On my drive home last winter. I have always liked this tree so I finally just stopped on the side of the road and took a few photos!!
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Sturgis 2008 (Aug 1-5)

The Badlands of South Dakato



Chad and Leann @ the Badlands

Main Street Sturgis


Waterfall @ Spearfish Canyon





Scenic Photos on Needles Hwy.


Rams near the side of the road on Needles Hwy.
Danette, Jon, Leann & Chad

Lake in Custard Park
The Whole Group
Travis, Rick, Jessica, Audra, Jesse, Danette, Jon, Leann & Chad




Keystone

My favorite Photo from the whole trip - Deadwood at Dusk