Author Archives: ben

Pregnancy Joy

Head on over to the movie blog to share in the excitement of telling others that we have a baby on the way!

Independence Eve Extravaganza

July 3rd Party Photos! This year’s party was another success. As usual, we had plenty of food, including an oreo-shaped cake with vanilla ice cream (see the photo album). My friend, David, drove in from Ohio for the celebration.  I was thankful that he arrived a bit early because he helped me with some of […]

Cottage Adventures 2010

Go straight to the photo album. It was another fun trip up north.  Jenelle and I made the drive up on the afternoon of Friday, June 25. Janet & Jamie joined us on Saturday.  We spent a few days enjoying the crisp air of the northwoods before returning home on Tuesday.  If you want to […]

Summer in Oregon

We visited Jenelle’s family in Beaverton from June 10-15.  As always, we had a wonderful time.  Here’s all the photos! Some highlights from this trip: The Rose Parade - We had great spots on the curb in Portland to watch the annual Rose Parade, and we didn’t have to get up all that early!  With plenty […]

Bun in the Oven

Most of you should know this already, but we’re expecting our first child, a girl, on or around December 23.  Yay, a Christmas baby!  Here’s pictures from a recent appointment:

Hang in there

We’ve been traveling every other weekend since early June,  and the weekends we’ve been in town have also been busy.  I’m hoping for a little bit of less-busy time next week when I can post a bunch of pictures and stories of our journeys.  Stay tuned!

Longest day of the year

Yesterday was Jenelle’s birthday.  Join us in the annual tradition of listening to the best birthday message ever left on our answering machine.  It was left three years ago, but it still makes us smile. Birthday Wishes for Jenelle

Friendly Rivalry

As you may know already, Jenelle is a Cubs fan, and I prefer the Brewers. Not a year goes by without us attending at least one Brewers-Cubs game. This year, we’ve already attended two, and we’ll be at two more in September. We always have fun regardless of which team wins. Whenever the Brewers manage […]

Place Your Bets

Twice a year, I go with my grandpa to Arlington Race Track in Illinois.  His neighbor, Dick, joined us on our most recent trip, which was this past Thursday, the 20th.  We always have a great time, even if we don’t win much betting on the horses. Grandpa seems to do pretty well.  On most […]

Take Me Out to the Third Row

I jumped online as soon as tickets were available for Cubs-Brewers games at Miller Park, so I was able to get seats just to the left of the Cubs dugout on the third base side for Saturday, April 24.  The Cubs got out to an early lead, and the Brewers were never able to get […]