Friday, September 09, 2005

I want to ride my bicycle !

Miles took off the training wheels (actually Lisa did that)... And off he went...
He was so proud of himself...and so are we... that you could see that he was trying to not smile the entire time... He was and is absolutely beaming with joy... He started off on Friday afternoon.... And now he's riding all over the place. Growin' up! He was so excited that he called me at work to tell me he had a big surprise and he wanted me to come home and see it... Makes me smile.

Monday, September 05, 2005

Cafe Treats


Cafe Treats
Originally uploaded by mniebuhr.

Miles enjoys a soda in Pella, Iowa

Thresholds....


Miles and Kate
Originally uploaded by mniebuhr.

Miles and Kate - Exploring Pella, Iowa

Lisa and Kate


Lisa and Kate II
Originally uploaded by mniebuhr.

Life is like... sitting around and drinking a soda...Pella, Iowa - Cafe Treats...

Cafe Soda


Cafe Soda
Originally uploaded by mniebuhr.

Lisa, Miles, Kate and I decided to get out and go on a little driving adventure to Pella, Iowa - Why? Because it's there.... It was a good day to sit in an old cafe and drink soda.

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Front Porch Impressions

Front Porch Impression

A digital lensless pinhole image - attempting to capture some shadows that caught my eye...

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Groucho...


Dog
Originally uploaded by mniebuhr.

Sad news to record... Groucho is no longer with us. He had been having some stomach problems and stopped eating.... Miles and I took him to the vet on Saturday and well.. He had a problem with his intestines that we just couldn't do anything to fix. It was hard to handle with Miles and Kate trying to explain that Groucho had died and is now "up in heaven" we guess... Playing around in the green green grass... Almost 2 weeks later now and Kate will still go to the back window and look out and say "where's Groucho ?" in her own inquisitive 2 year old way...Makes me sad and happy that she cares about him... We'll all miss him in our own ways.

Monday, July 11, 2005

My little paddlers....

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I had lots of help loading up the kayak for our trip home over the 4th (Back to visit Grandparents in Aurelia and Storm Lake). Soon enough I see I'm going to have some young adventurers!!

Saturday, July 02, 2005

Cold Sprinkles...

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Cold water on your face in the summer - nothing better!

Friday, July 01, 2005

Still looking pretty...

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After a good slide...it's important to look your best!

The finishing SPLASH...

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Ok...once at the bottom just look as if nothing happened and you don't hurt...

The follow through....

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After you loose it... just go with it... otherwise it hurts!

Kate's a lttle trooper in the Water Slide...

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Whoops....eeeeyyyyyyeeeeee!
Ah - summer, to be a kid again and play in the sprinklers!

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

The Kiss

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"The Kiss" - Miles and Rose get into the act for pictures for Amanda and Jordan's wedding...

Miles and Rose (Amanda and Jordan's Wedding)

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Miles was just asked to give Rose a kiss on the cheek - you can see the reaction !
We all had so much fun this last weekend sharing in the wedding event for Amanda and Jordan... My little sister is now all grown up!

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Park Shelter - Lonely...

Park Shelter

My girls with shades !

Girls with Shades

Watching the water go by...

Watching the water go by...

Miss Kate absorbed...

Salorville Dam outlet

Salorville Dam Outlet

Miss Kate at the Salorville Dam outlet

Miss Kate

One of our weekend outings to the Salorville Dam outlet - the water rushing out of the outlet was fascinating to watch - we all ended up enjoying a short bike ride on the paths near the visitor's center...