Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Deckapalooza
This past week/weekend we along with many friends and family (I will get to them later) have been building a deck! The week was filled with many different activities and here is the run down.
Monday: Dirty Work
The week started off with tilling and moving dirt. The Crandall Clan came over to help with the dirty work. We managed to fill the truck. Did I mention the truck? We borrowed the Davis Ford ’64, 3 on a tree green, manual everything truck to haul dirt. Needless to say we were riding in style. Like I said we filled the truck, and then took it out to Charles to dump. He was quite the lifesaver. Instead of having to shovel the dirt off of the truck he used the tractor. This saved so much time! The day ended with the truck back at our house for another fun filled day of Dirt.
Tuesday: Mud Bowl 2008
Did I say a day of dirt? I should have said MUD. Overnight we received 2 inches of rain. So, all of the nice dry dirt was now Mud Bowl 2008. Korey and I were on our own for this day. We did the best we could, but spent most of the day waiting for the dirt to dry. Finally at 6:00pm we had the truck loaded again to take back to Charles. I think Korey and I never want to see any mud again.
Wednesday: The Green Machine and Rocky Mountains
This morning we headed back out to return the truck to Charles. This time it was a little scarier. We had the truck so full that the tires were “squatting”. Korey drove the green truck and I followed him in my car. We tried to stay on back roads because our top speed was only 30, and as you know in the city that is snail speed. After saying good bye and shedding a tear as we left all of our dirt (NOT) we headed back home to sleep. Later in the afternoon Charles deliver our massive Rocky Mountain of rocks. Well, not really the pile was awful small, but enough.
Thursday: More Rocky Mountains and the EARTHQUAKE…or not
This morning we spread the rock to put under the deck which took no time at all. I think it was due to the fact that Korey had some better help than just me (Dad C, and Mike). Later in the evening (9pm) Ben and Keith arrived to begin the deck madness. Everything seemed to have a snag in it as we (shall I say they) work till 2 am. At that point all of the posts were set and the deck was squared and ready to go.
Friday: Busy Bees
6:00 are the busy bees got started. The entire day was spent working, working, working. It was amazing to see how quickly Korey, Ben, and Keith got things done. Later in the evening Whitney, Randi, Doug, Kathy, and Kristen joined us.
Saturday: The finish line
Today was the finish line. Work started at 7:00am and the deck was done at noon. We calculated that the total “deck time” (not prep) was 26 hours. Pretty impressive! That evening we had a celebration complete with yummy food, fun, fireworks, laughter, and of course the new deck!! We absolutely love our new deck and cannot wait to use in many many more times!
We are so thankful for everyone that came to help....Mom and Dad C (We would still be in Mud Bowl 2008 with out you! Thank you for giving up so much of your time to help), Mike (Many thanks for all of your hard work and entertaining Killian!), Charles (You made our life so much easier, thank you for the use of your "toys", and all of the delivers), Ben (Thank you times 1,000 with out you we would have had no deck), Rachel (thank you for loaning your hubby to us for a few days), Keith (you helped more than you can believe), Whitney (thank you for helping and screwing so well), Randi (also thank you for letting us borrow Whit for a few days), Mom and Dad P. (Once you were here is seemed like everyone was working 10 times faster, Doug you are a cutting machine, and thank you for keeping those boys in line), and Kristen (I am so glad you can even though we had way more fun Saturday than the boys). As you can tell words are just not enough to thank everyone, but here is it is one more time......
I am working on posting all of the pictures, but here is a sneak peek!
Monday: Dirty Work
The week started off with tilling and moving dirt. The Crandall Clan came over to help with the dirty work. We managed to fill the truck. Did I mention the truck? We borrowed the Davis Ford ’64, 3 on a tree green, manual everything truck to haul dirt. Needless to say we were riding in style. Like I said we filled the truck, and then took it out to Charles to dump. He was quite the lifesaver. Instead of having to shovel the dirt off of the truck he used the tractor. This saved so much time! The day ended with the truck back at our house for another fun filled day of Dirt.
Tuesday: Mud Bowl 2008
Did I say a day of dirt? I should have said MUD. Overnight we received 2 inches of rain. So, all of the nice dry dirt was now Mud Bowl 2008. Korey and I were on our own for this day. We did the best we could, but spent most of the day waiting for the dirt to dry. Finally at 6:00pm we had the truck loaded again to take back to Charles. I think Korey and I never want to see any mud again.
Wednesday: The Green Machine and Rocky Mountains
This morning we headed back out to return the truck to Charles. This time it was a little scarier. We had the truck so full that the tires were “squatting”. Korey drove the green truck and I followed him in my car. We tried to stay on back roads because our top speed was only 30, and as you know in the city that is snail speed. After saying good bye and shedding a tear as we left all of our dirt (NOT) we headed back home to sleep. Later in the afternoon Charles deliver our massive Rocky Mountain of rocks. Well, not really the pile was awful small, but enough.
Thursday: More Rocky Mountains and the EARTHQUAKE…or not
This morning we spread the rock to put under the deck which took no time at all. I think it was due to the fact that Korey had some better help than just me (Dad C, and Mike). Later in the evening (9pm) Ben and Keith arrived to begin the deck madness. Everything seemed to have a snag in it as we (shall I say they) work till 2 am. At that point all of the posts were set and the deck was squared and ready to go.
Friday: Busy Bees
6:00 are the busy bees got started. The entire day was spent working, working, working. It was amazing to see how quickly Korey, Ben, and Keith got things done. Later in the evening Whitney, Randi, Doug, Kathy, and Kristen joined us.
Saturday: The finish line
Today was the finish line. Work started at 7:00am and the deck was done at noon. We calculated that the total “deck time” (not prep) was 26 hours. Pretty impressive! That evening we had a celebration complete with yummy food, fun, fireworks, laughter, and of course the new deck!! We absolutely love our new deck and cannot wait to use in many many more times!
We are so thankful for everyone that came to help....Mom and Dad C (We would still be in Mud Bowl 2008 with out you! Thank you for giving up so much of your time to help), Mike (Many thanks for all of your hard work and entertaining Killian!), Charles (You made our life so much easier, thank you for the use of your "toys", and all of the delivers), Ben (Thank you times 1,000 with out you we would have had no deck), Rachel (thank you for loaning your hubby to us for a few days), Keith (you helped more than you can believe), Whitney (thank you for helping and screwing so well), Randi (also thank you for letting us borrow Whit for a few days), Mom and Dad P. (Once you were here is seemed like everyone was working 10 times faster, Doug you are a cutting machine, and thank you for keeping those boys in line), and Kristen (I am so glad you can even though we had way more fun Saturday than the boys). As you can tell words are just not enough to thank everyone, but here is it is one more time......
I am working on posting all of the pictures, but here is a sneak peek!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Mr. and Mrs. Mathias
This weekend we attended Jason and Kate's wedding. Both the ceremony and reception were at Valle Vista Golf Club. Valle Vista is such a beautiful property. The ceremony was held outside on a cute little porch overlooking the golf course. What a heartfelt ceremony. At the conclusion of the ceremony the newlyweds exited on a horse drawn carriage. The reception was just a few steps inside and also overlooked the golf course. Everything was gorgeous from the centerpieces to the cake to the bride. No detail was left out. Korey and I really enjoyed ourselves, and it was so nice to see all of our friends. After the ceremony we headed to Steak n' Shake for a late night snack, and I think we might have eaten them out of house and home :) What a magical night! Congrats Jason and Kate, have fun in Jamaica!
The happy couple
1st dance
Speaches
hubby and I :)
The Bride, Randi and ICheck out the rest of the Mathias wedding pictures
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Lights, Camera, Action.....Kristen's Movie Bridal Shower Weekend
This weekend Kristen had a Movie themed bridal shower. The weekend started off Friday with Ben and Rachel coming to visit before they had a wedding reception to attend Saturday. It was nice to catch up and hear about their lives. Korey and Ben also worked on "stringing" out the deck. Ben will be helping us build a deck the last weekend in July. He mapped out the deck to show us the dirt and sod we need to take out.
Tables all set up
Popcorn machine and movie posters
Shrine to Craig and Kristen
Bethany in her ticket booth
The Bridal Party ready for action!
Sam, Jenna, Kenli, and Ashley making sandwiches.
The Ashley's washing the dishes.
Here they are and our future deck!
Saturday morning we had a lazy morning, and then made the drive down to Holland. Once we arrived there was a lot of hard work to do to prepare for Kristen's shower, and thank you to everyone that had a hand in it! After we had set up the tables and such The Partenheimer posse headed to "Los Dos" with Dana and Kenny, Kary, Kristy and the girls (Kaitlyn and Khole). As usual we had a great meal with great conversation. After dinner we headed back to Mom and Dad P.'s to relax.
Killian and Kaitlyn sleeping in the beds she made.
Khloe and I...what a cutie.
Sunday after church we finished setting up for the shower. We went all out! There were more movie decorations than you could believe. Movie posters, popcorn maker, popcorn buckets, red carpet, superstar bride chair, ticket booth, marquee, and many many more! We had some amazing food including a chocolate fountain....yummy! In addition, we played a "he said, she said" movie game. Both Craig and Kristen were taped answering a question about Kristen. The guests had to decide if it was true of false. It turned our really cute. Kristen and Craig also received some great gifts that will make their Florida home very homey. Thanks again everyone I know Kristen and Craig really appreciated it!
Tables all set up
Popcorn machine and movie posters
Shrine to Craig and Kristen
Bethany in her ticket booth
The Bridal Party ready for action!
Sam, Jenna, Kenli, and Ashley making sandwiches.
The Ashley's washing the dishes.Monday, July 7, 2008
4th of July!
This past weekend we celebrated 4th of July up at the wonderful Lake Wawasee. Our weekend was full of food, fun, and family. Luckily we had beautiful weather and really got to enjoy the water and sun. As usual we had a wonderful, relaxing time.
Korey coming in to dock with help from the "men"
Mike posing for his 1st ride by himself....watch out!
Wave your flag cheesecake
Patriotic Cookies
Korey wakeboarding!!!!
Yeah we bet him a dollar to eat it
Walking to watch fireworks
Totally 80's
Wawasee sunset
Fireworks!
Killian guarding us from the geese
Mike sleeping after fishing
Korey coming in to dock with help from the "men"
Mike posing for his 1st ride by himself....watch out!
Wave your flag cheesecake
Patriotic Cookies
Korey wakeboarding!!!! Yeah we bet him a dollar to eat it Walking to watch fireworks Totally 80'sWawasee sunsetFireworks!Killian guarding us from the geeseMike sleeping after fishing
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