Today Zack and Andy did their testing for their purple belts. They did a fantastic job! But 2 and a half hours is a long time to watch a bunch of people kick stuff and beat each other up… LOL
Waiting…
Tricks
Waiting for test results
Getting his certificate
Shaking hands
The group (well, some of it)
Way to go guys! We are so proud of you! And I feel much safer shopping at night when you’re around… :o)
My mom loaned Will one of her old photo albums from when I was only 4 years old. The pictures were so much fun that I just had to scan some to share. This brought back some really old memories!
Playing Candyland and Uncle Wiggly with our Grandpa Ide. Summer 1976.
This totally explains why I want goats so badly! I loved them even when I was a kid! Victoria, BC Summer 1976
Riding on a log with my dad and Uncle Rick on Scout Lake. Summer 1976
Summer birthday party. 1976 Celebrating Gerhard, Mom, Dad, Grandpa & Grandma Rohrer, Uncle Roddy and Uncle Rick.
Gerhard came to visit Oregon in the summer of 1976
This is our new dog Rufus. We didn’t have Rufus very long. I don’t remember him very well but I do remember that he drug that wheel around the yard, destroyed my mother’s plastic sunflower whirlygigs and ate our little arborvitae plants. I also remember that when we got rid of him we gave the family the dog house, too. We didn’t have another dog for a long time after that… :o)
Me & Amy sitting in the back of Grandpa Ide’s truck after woodcutting. Summer 1976
Woodcutting with Uncle Rick in the fall of 1976. We did a lot of woodcutting growing up! Maybe that’s why I still love it so much?
Carving pumpkins with Dad. Halloween 1976
No Amy! Don’t lick it! LOL
The Easter Bunny & a gypsy getting ready to go trick or treating. Halloween 1976
Trick or Treating at Grandma Rohrer’s house. She always went all out on Halloween!
Grandpa & Grandma Ide came trick 0r treating to our house. Halloween 1976
Celebrating Chad’s first birthday with all the cousins. November 1976
Amy and I in our new Christmas dresses. It’s so weird to see my old bedroom and all the stuff I loved so much! I still have my dad’s old stuffed puppy (in the highchair)…
I was a bell in the Christmas program. Christmas 1976
Amy wanted to try the gingerbread man costume. She just wasn’t quite tall enough…
That Christmas Amy and I got matching knitted Ernie vests with Sesame Street corduroy pants! I remember wearing those vests…
I was a flower girl in my Uncle Dennis & Aunt Nancy’s wedding in March 1977. My mom and I had matching yellow daisy print dresses.
Being in a wedding inspired Amy and I to play wedding quite a lot! (I love the daisies in Amy’s hair) :o)
Helping build the scarecrow for our garden. Spring 1977
Playing in the sprinkler. The place has changed so much since then! I remember having SO MUCH GRASS and SO MUCH SPACE! Except that we mostly played in the play area in the pea gravel or on the swingset… Man that metal slide got HOT in the summer! :o) (See there’s our scarecrow in the garden!)
The co-op teens had a get-together on Saturday night. They had a fantastic turn out and, as usual, had a SUPER TERRIFIC time!!!
Hangin’ out!
What a gorgeous night!
We are so thankful to God for the tremendous blessing that Friday School has been to our family! We could not have asked for a better bunch of friends!
