Days with The Ober's

My New Niece.....

2010-05-20T08:15:00.000-07:00

SHE HAS ARRIVED! I can't wait to show you pictures of my new niece.....Kailani Reece Madara born last night about 1030pm. She was 8lbs, 8oz and from the pictures I have seen she is gorgeous, just like Bode. I haven't been able to meet her yet but hope to do so today sometime. I was babysitting Bode through the night while Kailani was entering this world. I will post pictures soon!!!! YEAH :)

I AM BACK........

2010-04-20T19:27:00.000-07:00

I apologize to you all for not being here for so long, but honestly things have been so crazy around the Ober's that to have a moment to update this blog has been REALLY diffcult. However, tonight while I had the chance to sit and watch Biggest Loser and my new favorite show Parenthood, I figured I better get some new pics up here and let you all know where we are. The kids are all in different sports right now, so being home is a rarety around here. Matthew decided to play spring soccer so we are running him Mon and Wed and games on Sat. So far they tied one and lost one, but we are hoping for a good win this Saturday in LS. Mason is playing Pee-Wee ball and has offered to be the catcher. He loves it and is super excited that he actually gets to play a game rather than just hit off the tee all the time. His first game is Thurs. I enjoy watching him get all that gear on and catch, it's just too cute! Makayla is still doing her baton and getting better by the minute. We just had Regionals and she did an AWESOME job. She caught her first 2 spin on the floor for the judge, which is a great thing for a 5 year old. Since then she is catching them like crazy! I can't wait to see how good she looks going into Nationals because her practices in the parking lot are going to great for her. Matt is still working hard and enjoying his time fishing and me well it hasn't changed, work, teach and run the kids, that is what I do!!!!! I am looking forward to a weekend next week at our annual race trip with friends. It will be a great weekend!
I hope you can all enjoy the few pics I posted tonight and I promise to keep up on this when I can and post more soon! Enjoy :)

Makayla and Christine after she won Spring Regional Majorette 4-6
My new catcher for the Pirates. The same team as his Uncle Mike use to play on all those years ago!

My new family picture at Easter!

Another GOLD!

2010-02-23T05:52:00.000-08:00

Mason had another tournament this past weekend in E-Town and won GOLD again! He won his first match 13-3 and then his second match he got his first pin!!! He was super excited. Enjoy the video below of his pin. Watch closely because it happens fast!!!

Mason's First Pin

2010-02-23T05:50:00.000-08:00

Mount Calvary Match

2010-01-28T19:27:00.000-08:00

Another successful weekend!

2010-01-24T19:32:00.000-08:00

We had another great weekend at the Ober house with Mason winning another gold medal in wrestling. He pinned his first wrestler in 1:45 and the second match he won 7-6. I was so excited I could be out there to see him, but boy is it stressful on the parent side of all of this. I think its easier being the coach and even the person competiting. I am working on trying to get the videos downloaded so check back soon!

Mini Nationals 2010

2010-01-18T18:23:00.000-08:00

Our weekend was long, but it went well. Makayla had a rough day on Saturday with some routines that didn't go so well, but not everyone can have a great day all the time and she is 5 so we don't stress to much about that. She got 3rd in the Advanced title overall, and 5th in the Beginner title overall. However, Sunday was a new day and we came home with a "America's Most Beautiful Minature Majorette 2010." She received her first "silky" banner which is so exciting in the world of baton twirling. This is the highest modeling title you can win in the 4-6 age division, so it turned out to be a GREAT weekend!!!!!

This was 5:30am on Friday with the start to our trip to Tennessee! Anna, Sophia and Makayla the "best buddies." Getting ready to do solo on Saturday morning!
Makayla posing in her new costume!!!! How precious!

This was Sunday before the modeling event. From L to R: Morgan, Kendra, Kylie and Makayla

The top 3 finishers in the modeling!

America's Most Beautiful Minature Majorette 2010

Posing with Queen Kelsey

Our Most Beautiful winners from PSOB posing with Kelsey (Adriana, Kendra, Brooke, Kelsey and Makayla)

One of Makayla favorite idols Brook. How gorgeous!

On another note, Matt made it home safely from his trip to Lousiana for mission work with church. He said it was a great experience and he was worked hard since a plumber down in that area is hard to come by! He will be going again next year and only wishes he could have stayed to get more done. So much needs to be done still in those hard hit areas. Thanks to group like this, eventually it will all be rebuilt. I hope to load some pics of his trip soon!

Our start to 2010....

2010-01-09T18:35:00.001-08:00

Today was a great day in the Ober House. Mason attended his first wrestling tournament and brought home a GOLD Medal for the 49lb bracket. His first match he won 10-0 and in the final match he won 17-6. We are so proud of him and Matt said he did a great job!!! He will be wrestling in the Donegal Tournament the end of the month which I hope to get a video of. Congrats Mason!!!!!! 2010 also started out with a new addition to the Ober Family. I know what you are all thinking, "I thought Jamie said no more pets." Well Matt agreed to getting a cat for the kids over New Years. My co-worker had 2 cats which were born in August who needed a home. We didn't take both, just one. Original name by Makayla was "Mittens" until this past week when we realized the cat is a boy so we all agreed on "Mossy." Of course we had to go with something hunting related in this house. Enjoy our pictures. We are loving him, and he has been great thus far!!!!
This is Makayla at Barb's when we first picked up the cat!
The boys being introduced to the new addition.

Of course Makayla doesn't leave Mossy alone and tends to think its a baby!!

Even traps it with her in bed for naps!

We have a busy week this week. Matt leaves tomorrow for his first mission trip with church. He is heading to Lousiana to re-build a home from hurricane Katrina. He is very excited for this experience, what a great thing he is doing and how nice it will be to have someone so talented down there to help. I wish him a safe trip!

Makayla and I leave on Friday morning for Mini-Nationals. Makayla will be competiting for the Beginner and Advanced titles as well as Most Beautiful. Good luck Makayla! Of course we will have lots of pics to post after this week. Hope everyone is having a good start to their year.

Write soon!!!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas......

2009-12-30T15:47:00.000-08:00

What a FANTASTIC Christmas the Ober Family had! It was wonderful to be able to spend time with family and friends. The kids of course got a TON of presents but were grateful for everything they received. Enjoy our pictures from our holiday season thus far. More to come from New Years! Hope you all had a Merry Christmas as well!

Makayla's present from Grandma and Papa...The Barbie Dream House Mason loves his Lego's
and his Hess Truck. This is a tradition to receive this truck each year!

My kiddos

I love my hubby!

Chirstmas morning Mattew read the note Santa left for the kids. He enjoyed the cookies and milk very much and left a bunch of presents for the kids!

New beanie

DEVASTOR... the 6-in-1 transformer! That is going to take hours to transform that is why Matt is on top of helping with those presents.

Makayla got her 1st American Girl Doll..Julie. She just loves her and she goes wherever we go!

Matthew got his own laptop....since he loves being on the computer so much!

Wow look at that new leather jacket... goes great with the silky lepoard pj's! What a girl!

You CAN'T pass up this face......I was waiting to get this pose for days! I just love this little guy!

Nanny's grandkids!

A new TV from Nanny for her bedroom....now she can watch movies on a real TV not a portable DVD player.

And the XBOX for the boys from Nanny and Pap! That is the hit of Christmas for sure.

Now Bode is ready to help his daddy.....

More Legos

Want to go for a drive!

Even Matt was getting into his present opening...he loved all his gifts!

Matt and Michael enjoying Matt's new tent for hunting...in my mom's living room.

Thank you Ana for my new Build A Bear...from Makayla!

The grandkids and great-grandkids!

Matching PJ's with her doll Julie, how neat is that!

Cookies with Aunt Cathy!

2009-12-28T18:23:00.000-08:00

The kids were asked to help Aunt Cathy make her delicious xmas cookies again this year. It is a tradition and we love to keep that going. Their favorite to make is the red & white candy cane cookies. Here is Mason and Makayla starting the baking for the day!

Matthew was helping too. None of them lasted very long this year since the snow storm came, they were headed out side to sled. So thanks to me and my mom, we were able to make 9 different kinds of cookies for Aunt Cathy! What a great day!

The First Snow......

2009-12-28T18:08:00.001-08:00

Our time with the first snow fall of the season! I stayed indoors most of the time and took pictures from the door, but the kids had a great time, and Matt did too!

Mason and Makayla having their snow throwing fight!Matt thought it would be a great idea to bury Mason in the snow, all but his face to scare me!
My snow princess!!

The Ober way of sledding, pulling the little one's on their sleds using a rope and the 4-wheeler. I am sure we had some heads turning driving down the road like this!

Mason and Makayla

Matthew getting a ride, he held on for dear life!

My snow kiddos!

MeRrY cHrIsTmAs!!!!!!

2009-12-24T04:52:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has been a few weeks, but this time of year for the Ober's is VERY busy. I will be posting a bunch of holiday pictures from our first snow storm of the year and the "Ober way of sledding," along with pictures of our holiday festivities! Check back soon.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with health and happiness!!!!!

Fall Classic 2009

2009-11-16T18:34:00.001-08:00

Wow, WHAT A WEEKEND Makayla and I had! It was wonderful. We headed on Friday to West Virginia for Fall Classics. Makayla was not feeling well this weekend but did a GREAT job and came home a winner! Matt and I are so proud of her.

Here she is with Kelsey reigning "Majorette Queen of America." We love you Kelsey and Makayla wants to be like Kelsey someday! Mommy and Makayla
Brooke and Makayla. Another one of her idols!

Her best friends, Anna and Sophia

Here she is. She won not only her first crown as "Mid Continent Most Beautiful Majorette" but then turned around and won "Fall Classic Sweetheart". Two banners and two crowns in one day, can't be more proud!

All of her winnings for today!

Morgan and Makayla on the way to the eat. Two princess in our car!

But.....she didn't make it. Fell asleep with her crown and banner. Just two precious!

Birthday Celebration

2009-11-15T18:45:00.000-08:00

We were able to celebrate the kids birthday's together this year. It was a great time and the kids had a fun being with their family and friends. Thanks to all who joined us in celebrating Makayla's 5th, Mason's 7th, and Matthew's 13th Birthday's!!!!!

Makayla showing us one of her presents for her dollhouse. Matthew wanted all Phillies stuff, so he got plenty. A new championship shirt!
Bode and Christy joined us and Bode had such a great time in the playroom and dressing up with Makayla's stuff.

Mason wanted transformers, so he too got them and was super excited!

My beautiful children.

Thanks again to all who came to celebrate with us! We love you :)

Halloween 09

2009-11-01T10:31:00.001-08:00

Another year of Halloween is over. It is amazing how time goes by so quickly, as it is now time to start thinking about xmas.

We had such a fun Halloween. The little one's went trick-or-treating on Friday evening with Ryan and Brandon, and Bode. Matthew walked along but is now officially to old to be participating in collecting the candy. Below are my pirates this year! Mason was Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean and his pirate women (as Makayla was telling everyone). Such cute costumes this year.
Meeting at Nanny's before heading out. Even Shane Victorino showed up to trick-or-treat!

The gang-"Snack Eyes" (Brandon) and Pirate (Ryan) along with Mason, Makayla and Bode.

The little mother hen helping out!

Loving to collect candy!

Saturday night is our traditional Halloween party at The Hoffmaster's. Jon and Kate and their 8 babies joined us! (Steve and Kim)

And my Biggest Loser!

The Biggest Loser green team before (Matt) and after (Ani)!

Us as the Purple team, before and after!

The teams!

"Nobody puts Baby in a corner!" (Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey)

Kim, Ani, Tara and I at the party before heading into Mick's and Bube's halloween parties!

Dancing at Mick's, showing us their moves!

We were able to meet up with Miss Strawberry Daquari and her pimp! (aka Lisa and Nic)

Another great weekend with friends and a great Halloween. Can't wait for next year's costumes, better starting thinking!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!!!!!

2009-10-28T11:27:00.000-07:00

I am officially a mom of a teenager! 13 years ago today, Matthew entered this world. As we all know it didn't come easy and there were many weeks of tears, nerves of the not knowing, and then he was all fixed up by the caring hands at SJH and Hershey. What a joy he is to have as a son, so caring, loving, warm-hearted, free-spirited and intelligent young man he is! I couldn't have asked for this to turn out any other way! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTHEW, hope you enjoy being 13!

I AM GOING TO BE........

2009-10-22T09:44:00.000-07:00

I AM GOING TO BE AN.............. AUNT AGAIN!!! I have been dying to post this but just got the final word I am officially allowed to announce it! I am so excited for Michael and Christy :) Things are going great so far and this little peanut below looks great! Congrats to them and Bode too for becoming a big brother!!!!!!!!!!! Love you guys!

WE ARE.....PENN STATE!!!

2009-10-15T18:18:00.000-07:00

My first trip to Penn State, what a great day! We went to the cabin Friday night and headed right to bed. Woke up and on our way to PSU. Arrived about 9am and went to the Bryce Jordan Center to see the band's pregame show. It was great to see Kelsey with the Blue Band. Here is Matthew inside the Jordan all ready for his day at PSU!
Visiting with Kelsey before she marches over to the stadium. Weather was holding out for us, no rain but it was cold!

And game time. Great game, PSU killed them. It was amazing to be there, the fans were great and I would go back anyday! Mom and I had the seats way up but they were great to see the band performance. Below is one of the positions the band did during their show, "ROCKY." See the two guys boxing???

Matthew and I after the game. We tailgated with the Garner's which I felt right at home, a lot like tailgating at the races!

On our way home. Can't wait to go back and sure do hope Matthew goes there someday. I could definitely get into going and cheering on the Nittany Lions!

Makayla's 5th Birthday

2009-10-05T18:45:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY GIRL!!! SHE IS 5 :)

I know she isn't a baby anymore but she is the last of my kids so she is my baby, although now she is 5. Where does the time goes??? Everyday she does new things, says new things, and just shows how special she is. I know, I know, sometimes Miss Makayla can hold her own and tend to push my buttons a bit but she is such a special little girl and I am so happy to be her mom!

She had a great birthday. We took her friends to Build A Bear and then back to our house for some playtime, snacks, and ice cream cake! Enjoy the pictures of her special day. By the way per Makayla she is now as tall as Mason because she is 5!!!!

The girls enjoying their snacks! The girls and their new bears
What a great bunch of girls

Opening her presents

Lots of barbie things to add to her collection

Enjoying her card from Nanny

Hanging out having girl time

Blowing out her 5 candles

Another Potter Weekend.....

2009-10-01T18:58:00.001-07:00

We headed out on Thurs evening for a weekend of fun again with the Buckius family to Potter County. This was the first time visit for the Buckius family, and guess what they want to come back! They had a great time, as we did too. We did lots of four wheeling, playing games, and enjoying each others company. It was quite cold up there so we had to do some bundling up to four wheeling but we were still able to enjoy it!

Ryan and Makayla on the first ride Matthew and Brandon
Mason ready, of course!

Heading out, Aunt Hope is loving it already! Only 2 more days of riding to go!

The older boys Matthew and Ryan were able to ride by themselves on the four wheeler. They thought that was great. Here they are thinking they are cool :)

Aunt Hope ready to go again!

Took the Buckius's to the famous Big Foot place in the woods. Famous kids picture we take with anyone we take there for the first time!

My silly girl

This was on Saturday, and burrrrr it was cold. We had to dig out the Ober's gear to stay warm.

The famous "red ball hats" that Ryan and Mason enjoyed wearing. The little ones getting a ride in the bucket

Helping Daddy stacking wood. Uncle Scott was missing his gym time, so he asked for some physical labor work to do. Never had that asked at the mts before?????

Since Matt doesn't like to play games with the adults, the kids begged him to play with them. He isn't that good at Memory either!!!!

After a weekend of four wheeling, and games, they just couldn't last anymore.

And Matthew well, he couldn't even stay awake to watch his pathetic PSU Nittany Lions loss to Iowa. He was bummed!

Baseball, Baseball

2009-10-01T18:39:00.000-07:00

We decided to take a bus trip with the Buckius family to a Orioles vs Red Soxes game in Baltimore. It would be the first professional game for the boys, and it was great! A hot day in Baltimore it was, but it was great. The boys loved it! Enjoy some of our pics from the day!

The boys strolling around Baltimore waiting to head to the stadium. Ryan, Brandon, Mason & Matthew

We had awesome seats, right beside the bullpen. We were able to see the pitchers and catchers up close which was great for the boys.

Catcher for the Red Soxes, Varitek (sp?)

Me and my hubby

The Red Soxes bullpen

Enjoying the game before heading to seats that were out of the sun. The little guys got hot so we found them seats in the shade for the remainder of the game.

Matthew and I lasted in the heat. I know I had to wear Uncle Scott's Pirates hat, it got too hot!

Enjoying drinks after the game at the ESPNZone before heading home. What a great day :)

Makayla's First Day of Preschool

2009-09-14T18:49:00.000-07:00

Her final day of year of preschool has begun! She would much rather go to Kindergarten but unfortunately she isn't old enough yet so one more year of preschool it is. Enjoy her pictures from this am. I will post some of the boys first day but I accidentally deleted them so still waiting for them to come then I will post them.

Labor Day 2009

2009-09-07T18:35:00.001-07:00

Well after much talk that I need to update my blog for my family members and friends, I finally took sometime tonight to do so. So I sure do hope you enjoy some new pictures, especially from our great weekend in the mountains.

August was a very slow month, not much going on. A month off of baton, no soccer, no swimming, so not much to blog about. Matt has started tobacco cutting again, so he isn't around much right now, but its okay it's all worth it in the end. Only a few more weeks to go but we then enter hunting season! School has started this past week, thought I had pictures but accidentally deleted them so I will try to post something soon if I can get them back. Matthew has started the 7th grade at the middle school. He enjoyed his first week of school, likes having a locker and boy does time fly! I can't even believe he is a 7th grader, getting too big too fast. He has chosen not to play soccer this season, but was asked to help with the Junior High football team as a manager and is LOVING it. He goes to all practices, helps the coaches with the team, fills the water bottles, etc... He is excited for their first game and hope he can continue to do this and be a part of a football team, even if he can't play the game. We all know how much he loves FOOTBALL! Mason has started 1st grade this past week, and LOVES being at the "big school." Big adjustment going to school all day long but we are working to getting bed early each night, etc.. He loves his teacher and is excited to have a good year. No sports for him yet, swimming is over. Wrestling sign-ups are soon, so I think he may be trying that again this year. Makayla has yet to start baton again. This week starts her lessons again, no competitions until November. She is on the Tiny Tot team again this year with her friends. She also will be competiting more this year so she will be doing a talent and getting some harder routines. She had such a good nationals this year receiving runner up to her title at the age of 4! Wow hope she keeps up the talent!

This weekend we went to the mountains for Labor Day. It was so nice to have Justin home from CA and to meet his new girl friend Kelsey. She is really nice and fits in well with our crazy family :) We had very nice weather, time to relax, and enjoy each others company. Hope you enjoy the pics below from the weekend.

The men were practicing their bow hunting shots this weekend at the target. Matt says only 27 more days til hunting starts!

All the men walking out the trail to get their arrows. What a crew. Hopefully one of these guys brings home a deer after all the practice shots!

Mason and Mommy

Makayla and Mommy

My two little sand bugs. Nothing like playing the sandbox all weekend (aka horseshoe pits)

Our night of a warm fire, smores and hotdogs! Matt and Mason spending quality time together.

My family, minus Matthew who was inside watching college football all day! Hard to get him away from the TV up there, that is his relaxation, so I will let it slide!

Makayla making her smores

Mason roasting his marshmellows

Oh my gosh he came out of the cabin away from football to have a smore! (hahaha)

Enjoying Justin's company

Take note to Matt's cheek (look closely). He came up Friday night and looked like he got beat up. He took at tobacco lath to the face that evening. It looks pretty good in this pic but he was lucky he didn't lose an eye!

Our ladies trip to Walmart, came home with a Barbie pool

Our new cabin game, "Ladder Golf." Had a blast playing it, even the kids joined in. Mason was great when he had to be preventing Uncle Jere from getting another win. Concentrating hard on a toss.

Mason's partner Makayla. She too did her best!

Sometimes, we had some pouting when she didn't score! Surprised?????

Pap and Matthew

Matthew joined us in the tournament. He was Pap's partner

It was good for Nanny to be up and moving around so she wasn't in pain. We kept her busy with the game. We will know of my mom's test results this week, so keep her in your prayers.

I will try to get some school pics posted tomorrow night before the crazy running around begins again. Hope you all enjoyed a great long weekend.

DMA Nationals 09

2009-07-28T21:31:00.001-07:00

Wow, what a week so far!!!! It is yet another Nationals, currently half way through the week and it has been great. It's Makayla's first real Nationals competing for a title and what does she do, RUNNER UP!!!! She caught all her one spins in her routine and had 3 silly drops but looked awesome! We are so proud of her :) We are still waiting for the results of the Advance and Elite titles which will be in the next few days, so I will try to post again soon. Enjoy the pics and continue to check our PSOB website!

Below is our showteam who got 2nd place with their routine! They did a great job for the first time having a show team! Here they are, our 3 time National Outstanding Twirl Team! What a great bunch of girls :) They did a one drop for their winning performance and then were asked to perform at the Opening Ceremonies and there did a NO DROP! It was amazing. Please watch their performance on our web page at www.paulasschoolofbaton.com

First day of competition for Makayla was Sunday morning where she modeled for her title! She won first in modeling and looked absolute beautiful!

Opening Ceremonies with Anna, her best friend!

PSOB private students!

The 4-6 age group contestants!

Her idols, Kylie and Kelsey Garner

Her best friend, Morgan!

Kendra and Makayla

Brooke and Christine Ressler, how gorgeous you all are!

Olivia Best and Makayla

Kelsey and Makayla

My little princess! I am so proud of you!

Outstanding National Twirl Team Champions, 3rd in a row!

After a great strut!

The Elite contestants getting ready for their interview. After a hard days work!

My new costume and posing after my great solo! Of course, a few seconds after this picture Makayla was stung by a bee on the face! She still was able to pose for great pics :) That new costume is just beautiful!

My new trophies!

Our Beginner and Intermediate winners! Best year yet and hopefully more titles to follow!

Sophia Lutz and Makayla.

Keep watch for futher results!

Last night swimming....

2009-07-10T08:59:00.000-07:00

As some of you may or may not know, Mason has started swimming for the Mt Joy Lions Swim team this year. He is loving it and is doing really well for his first year on swim team. He has been swimming exhibition freestyle, backstroke, and a live relay heat. Each time he swims he gets faster and is decreasing his time. At last nights swim meet against East Petersburg, he was able to finish his backstroke race without being disqualified. In the past meets he has been DQ'd because he can't make the whole length of the pool and stops to take a break. If you get off of your back, you are DQ'd. It was big milestone last night for him to make the whole length without stopping. He doesn't use his arms much yet but will continue to practice. He will be participating in the Divisionals next Sat! Enjoy the videos of his races from last evening! GO MJ LIONS!!!!

Mason Swim @ East Pete

2009-07-10T08:55:00.000-07:00

Mason Swim @ East Pete

2009-07-10T08:52:00.000-07:00

4th of July weekend

2009-07-10T04:59:00.000-07:00

What a great 4th of July weekend we had in the mts, with all of my family and friends. The boys went up with Nan and Pap on Wed evening. Makayla, Matt and I arrived Thurs eve with Matt and Ani. We were greeted with smiling faces and a round of drinks and relaxation! Friday the men got up and had some outdoor projects to work on, while us ladies did our yearly excursion to Walmart. We did however find a place in Huntingdon that sells Vera Bradley so we were set. Here is some pics of the human monkey (my husband of course) climbing the tree to be cut down. They had lots of trees to cut down and Matt was in charge of tying the rope at the top of the tree! Go figure!
On Saturday, we headed to the lake for some sun, while Mom and Dad went to a wedding in Pittsburgh. We had a great time at Raystown although the sun didn't stay out to long. That's okay we made the best of it!
Makayla and 4th of July bathing suit!

My kids

Aunt Christy's famous 4th of July glasses! They match your suit well Makayla!

Playing in the sand

My precious little nephew Bode had a great time swimming as well!

After some of the gang headed back to the cabin, some of us stayed to get some rides on the jet ski. Cousin Nic was great to take the kids out on rides before we left to go home! Makayla loved going fast!

Mason and Nic

Matthew got the last ride and helped load the jet ski on the trailor.

Sat eve we had our fire with roasting marshmellows and hot dogs and our wonderful display of fireworks (from Walmart) put on by our men!

What an adorable face!

Lisa and Ani

Sparkler time

It was a late night with lots of good times, and the glasses were out again! I think they became the infamous "drunk glasses" that evening! Christy and Lisa being silly! What a great weekend!

Living in Fast Forward...

2009-06-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

Me and You by Kenny

2009-06-30T08:47:00.000-07:00

LOVIN COUNTRY MUSIC!!!!

2009-06-30T08:31:00.001-07:00

What a great weekend! I had the privlege of heading to Philadelphia to see the one and only KENNY CHESNEY!! AGAIN! This is my third time, but each time he gets better and better and I get closer and closer. Next time, maybe I will be right at the stage to touch him :) Normally Ani and I are the country girls, however we were able to bring our newest country music fans along, Kim and Kelly and they too are now on the Kenny bandwagon! He is something to see in concert, could be why he is country music's entertainer of the year! Anyway, here are some great pics from our concert at Lincoln Financial Field and our tailgaiting festivities!

Kim and Kelly when we arrived! They are excited :) Kenny's favorite fans!
The gang!

Soon time to head into the stadium. We FINALLY were able to wear our Kenny Chesney football jerseys!!!! We fit right in!

Miranda Lambert opening for Kenny!

Inside and patiently waiting!

Montgomery Gentry

Sugarland, who always opens for Kenny! They are great!

It is finally time! He usually rises up from the middle of the field before taking the stage. This time he surprises us and is able to be right over us singing his opening song. It was great!

Signing autographs at the end. I hope next time that can be me getting an autograph!

We had a great time and hopefully get to enjoy him again! I would recommend the concert to anyone who loves country music :) GOOD TIMES! Oh and I can't but thank my wonderful husband for staying home and doing fun things with the kids while I had my girl time! I love you and appreciate it!

Lots of Updates!

2009-06-11T10:06:00.001-07:00

Well I know you are all probably wondering why I haven't posted in ages, but we have been SO busy and I just haven't had time. Between running the kids and being crazy busy at work, I haven't had any extra time to post. I decided during my lunch today that I needed to update you all what we have been up to the past few weeks in the Ober house. We had a busy Memorial Day weekend with picnics and seeing family. The following weekend was Makayla's recital, which she did great! The weekend after that was our trip to the mountains with the Ginder's, so only now do I have a moment to show you some pics from the past few weeks. Hope you enjoy :)

Friday of Memorial Day weekend, we went to eat at Mick's with my parents. Makayla loves her wings and gets them everytime we are there. She wanted to show me just how much she loves them in this picture. The boys!

Saturday, I was able to sit and watch Mason's t-ball practice. I wasn't able to watch the first couple of practices, so it was nice to see how well he is getting. Mason is playing for the Maytown Reds this year and is enjoying it very much. He is doing really well and is even working on hitting without a tee. A couple of action shots!

Saturday after the parade, we went to Mary and Leo's picnic (friends of the family). They have a hot tub and every year they want the kids to play in it. Even the "big kids."

On Sunday we went to Devon and Brandon's new house for a picnic. We had a ton of fun and the kids had a great time. Makayla found some new buddies to hang with. Here is Makayla with her friends Chloe, Tyler (Brent Wolf's kids) and Braden.

Mason enjoying his ice cream cone.

The last weekend of May was Makayla's recital. It was a great night and she really had a great time showing off for her family and friends who came to watch. Since she is a private student this year and won a title, she was allowed to dress up for the beginning of the show and hand out programs. She thought she was hot stuff like the big girls!

Makayla and her best friend Hailey!

Mason didn't make it.....

and neither did Makayla afterwards!

We had sometime to hang around the house since it was the only weekend we didn't have much planned. It turned out to be a great weekend. The kids were showing me their art skills. Mason wanted to draw an ocean, so we did half the driveway with ocean animals!

Makayla showing her art. That would be Cami our old dog that she is drawing and missing so much :(

We took Ani with us and went to the pool for the afternoon. It was a nice first day at the pool and to open the swimming season!

Being cool!

The last week of school, Mason had his Kindergarten program. He did great with his songs!

This past weekend we took the Ginders and went to the mountains. We had a blast and the kids were very excited to be there! We had some visitors while we were there.

Mason and his 4 wheeler. He was ablet o ride ALL weekend long so he was in his glory!

The whole gang on riding!

The kids!

We wanted to take the kids for a long 4 wheeler ride and do a picnic. On Friday it was sprinkling off and on so that picnic was sort of quick. The still had a blast and we were able to do it again on Saturday when the sun was shinning!

A taste on the Friday trying some "muddin" with the 4 wheelers!

Evening of relaxation.

On Saturday it was a beautiful day! We took the Ginder's to "Big Foot's Cabin." A popular place in the hills of Potter County when you are riding 4 wheeler.

This was a taste of the true "muddin" we did on Saturday! It was hysterical and messy!!!!!

Our campfire evening the night before we had to go home! Daddy and Matthew hangin out!

Best Friends!

The kids making their smores!

On Sunday we came home early so we could go see Mason play in his baseball game against Marietta. He did a great job and had some great hits off the tee as well as good throws to first base!

States, Banquet, and More!

2009-05-22T05:30:00.000-07:00

This weekend was a very busy one, but then again lately everyday is a busy one in the Ober house! Makayla had her state baton competition this weekend. She did very well, and almost caught her one spin on the floor! Now she is actually catching them almost all the time, yesterday she started a harder routine. Now we have lots of practicing to do before Nationals :) Matt was home with the boys this weekend. They had T-ball and a picnic and then a boys night to the movies! This week has been nuts. Soccer practice, banquet, working, swimming, it goes on and on. Hopefully soon we will have a little break and we are certainly looking forward to a nice long weekend!

Makayla and her friend Anna before they were ready to model at competition. They looked so pretty! And here they are with Sophia there other best friend.
All of the PSOB private students!

Makayla and Morgan had my camera!

Anna, Erin Wilson, Makayla, and Morgan

You girls look tough!

Strike a pose!

On Tues evening, we had the Paula's School of Baton banquet. Here is Makayla with her tiny tot team before they received their trophies.

Kelsey and Makayla, what a great pic

She just loves Kelsey!

On Wednesday late morning, Makayla had her preschool picnic since it was her last day of school. They had games and ice cream sundaes and we packed a lunch. It turned out to be a great morning. Here is Makayla playing the fishing game.

Makayla and her buddy Aaliyah.
Hope everyone enjoys the Memorial Day weekend. Have fun and I will post pictures from the weekend for sure!

Makayla's Routine

2009-05-13T08:18:00.000-07:00

Great weekend and more to come....

2009-05-13T08:03:00.000-07:00

This weekend was great! Friday night I was able to enjoy some fun with the ladies after experiencing the birth of the Ober calf! We got a call on Friday night while Matt was mowing that the cow was going to have its calf out at my in-laws, so we all hoped in the car so we could see the birht. It took about 2 hours but the calf did come that evening and the kids were so excited. It was amazing to see, even the kids enjoyed it. I had to answer a few questions but nothing I couldn't handle!!! (hahahaha) I will try to get a picture but I only had my phone with me and I don't know how to get my pics from my phone to the computer!

Saturday after a long day of practicing at the studio for State competition this weekend, we went to a picnic for Todd and Olivia. Todd is a great friend from high school who we don't get to see all that much so it was great to visit. The kids had a great time. The boys played baseball while Makayla did the girly stuff. Below is Makayla with Izzi, Paige and Caris playing playdough on the carpet right inside the door to the VFW. You can tell the husband's set this up! Not a good place to play but they loved it anyways! It was a long night and my kids started to get really sleepy. The decided to make their own beds out of chairs. My kids are great, they are used to sleeping wherever, even on chairs!!!!!!!
On Sunday, I was able to enjoy a great time of SLEEPING IN! All I wanted for Mother's Day was to sleep in and not get up with an alarm. It was awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Matt made breakfast for the family then he helped me clean the house. I ran some errands with Makayla and Mason and then my parents, Michael and Christy, and Deb and Jere came over for steaks on the grill. It was delicious.
Makayla was entertaining Bode with a ride in her jeep! HE LOVED IT!!! They drove it so much the battery died.

Mason making sure things are going okay and Bode isn't trying to climb out :)

Last evening was Makayla show at the studio. It is like a practice run for the kids to see if they are ready for the recital in 2 weeks. Here she is doing her tap routine to "FABULOUS" from High School Musical 2. She is a ham!!!!!!

Another busy weekend coming up! Makayla and I have State Competition in Lebanon all weekend. Good luck Makayla and catch your 1 spin! Matthew has a soccer game, GO FIRE! Mason has T-ball practice. Lots of running but its all worth it!!!!! Enjoy your weekend!

RICHMOND RACE 09

2009-05-08T04:20:00.000-07:00

So it is that time again to report on our annual trip to the NASCAR Richmond Race 09. We had a smaller group this year but still had a great time. There was concern for some rain and we did experience some. Throughout the day on Sat we had some showers (maybe twice) and at the time of the race it was raining. However, it stopped and they were able to dry the track and run the race! It was a great time and enjoy our pictures from our trip this year. Next year's race will be on again, so let us know if you are interested in joining us. We hope to have our original crew back next year!!!

This is Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn. We decided to leave on Friday AM this year to save ourselves the cost of a night in a hotel. We arrived to Richmond around 12:30pm. We stopped at the store to stock up on supplies and food for tailgaiting and then headed to the hotel. Since we couldn't check in till 3pm we did our traditional tailgaiting in the parking lot of the hotel before we head to dinner. Amanda, Lisa and I hanging out! This year we had a new member to our bunch. Kim had to do her motherly duties this year and was not able to join us (YEAH MADISON'S CHEERLEADING TEAM), so Steve invited his dad "BIG DADDY MARK (aka BDM) to join us. Unfortunately Mark worked the night before we left so he was working on no sleep. He did however enjoy a nice nap in the parking lot!
Matt and his famous barstool racer!

Amanda trying out the racer and loving it of course!

Lisa and Nic "our roomies" this year!

Lisa and I on the racer, looking ready. However we had a little spill but we survived and got back on. Sorry Lisa!

Saturday we headed to the track for a day of fun. We set up tent in our normal parking lot and then enjoyed the day. There was a lot of baggo games, washers, and of course riding the racers. However as you can see below Steve had a problem with the chain and his foot. He had to be the accident this year, however thanks to Amanda we had a great first aid kit to help get us through! Kim will probably not allow Steve to come alone again :)

Amanda, Nic and Lisa during a passing shower!

Steve and I

My hubby

The men this year, NIC, STEVE, MARK, and MATT

Great friends

The annual group picture before the race starts!

During one of the 15 cautions we had during the race! It definitely was an exciting race.

It was another great trip and can't wait until next year!!!! Hope everyone can join us next year!

The Powell Wedding

2009-04-27T15:08:00.001-07:00

What a great weekend for the Powell wedding. Enjoy the great pics below from our great weekend!

The girls starting to get their hair done. I was in charge of making Ani and the bride beautiful! What pressure :)

Ani's finished do!
And the bride!

What a gorgeous bunch of ladies!

Ani and I

Christy and I

How handsome Brandon looked!

How precious little Bode looked!

I don't think Devon was very happy!

What a great bunch of girls!

Great time dancing, ALL NIGHT!

Regional Competition

2009-04-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

Well, I know you all have been wondering what has been going on with the Ober's. It has been VERY crazy at our house, and not much time to spend on the computer. However, since my boss is out of town, I am going to take a few minutes this am and update our blog with new pictures. This past weekend was great fun. The boys went with their grandparents to the mountains in Potter County. They had a great time riding lots of 4-wheeler. They saw deer, coyotes, turkey, and even a mama bear with her cubs. What great weather they were able to have for a fun filled weekend. Matt headed off with Brandon Powell and his friends for a bachelor weekend of fun. It sounds as if they may have had TOO MUCH fun from the stories I have heard. They did lots of fishing and I am sure they enjoyed a few drinks, but only a few! HAHAHAHA

I stayed home with Makayla this weekend because she had Regional Competition in Lebanon. Saturday was individual competition. It was a long day and unfortunately we were not able to enjoy what I hear was great weather on Saturday but that is okay because we had a great day and Makayla did a great job! She ran for two titles this time, Special Beginner and Beginner. She got runner up to both of those baton titles, but won PA's Most Beautiful 4-6.

Here is Brooke Ressler giving Makayla her banner, trophy and flowers!

Makayla and her friends waiting for awards.

The PSOB title winners from Saturday. It was a great day for the girls!!!!!!!

After we arrived home showing off her banner!

This weekend is the Imhoff/Powell wedding. I will post lots of pictures after the weekend. I hope to get some of the boys as well, at their sports if I can! It always seems like I have so many of Makayla, but the boys are only starting to get into their spring sports so I will keep you posted on how they do!

Everyone enjoy the nice weekend weather! It will be a beautiful day for a wedding!!!!!!!!!

Easter Sunday

2009-04-22T06:10:00.000-07:00

Our Easter was great. We woke up early on Sunday Am and the kids got their easter baskets from the bunny! The bunny made the kids go on a scavenger hunt to find their easter gift. They loved it. We went on our easter egg hunt in our pj's which is the Ober tradition before getting ready for church. Below are pics of the kids looking for their eggs outside!

After church we went to the Ober's for a little to get more easter candy and presents. I was able to take a moment and get some good family pics!

The kids got kites from their grandma and papa, so being that it was such a windy day, we were able to fly them right away. It was great kite flying weather and the kids LOVED their kites. They did take some help getting them started and until the got the hang of it but it worked out great and they didn't want to stop but we had to get to Easter dinner at the Hoffmaster's.

Below is daddy helping Matthew get his started.

Mason and Papa

Makayla doing it by herself, after we got it in the air.

The kids loved their first kit flying experience!

After we were done at the Ober's we went to the Hoffmaster's for easter dinner. It was delicious of course and we then just hung out, took naps, and then had a great time going through old pictures of my mom and Uncle Jere and the relatives. It was really neat to see those old pictures... boy has things changed in styles over the years!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great time being with family :)

Trip to Ohio.......

2009-03-25T12:26:00.000-07:00

The past two weekends have been crazy with baton for Makayla. Two weekends ago we were at a local competition. Kelsey was home from Purdue on spring break and was able to compete. Below is a great picture of Makayla and Kelsey. Don't they just look fabulous!!!!!! This past weekend, Makayla and I headed out to Ohio for a competition. Another road trip with PSOB!!! It was of course a lot of fun as trips with Paula usually are. I had the pleasure of driving this time, and I got stuck with a van full of girls! They were great and they came in handy helping out with Makayla while I was driving. Below are the girls (Morgan, Makayla, Amanda, and Kylie) watching and singing to High School Musical. I am not sure if it was 2 or 3 as we watched both of those movies at least 3 times or more thorughout the trip.
Makayla already to model!!

At the end of a long day, she just couldn't stay up to see what her award would be.....

It turned out to be great! She won her age division "Lake Erie Starlet 4-6." Below she is being crowned by Hunter. She did a great job and was happy to win another banner. Daddy made her a shelf for her room and all of her trophies, since she needs it already. How many more years of trophies..........

Anna and Makayla (best friends) FINALLY won a banner together at the same time. It always seems that they win at different contests and never together but this weekend they did it together. Great job girls!!

Well we left for home immediately following the competiton on Saturday. This is about 10pm watching HSM 2 or 3 again!

And this is about 1:30am still driving....... Makayla kept waking up saying she was hot. That explains the unbuttoned shirt, hahahahaha

And this is about 2:15am on Rt 283. I was really struggling to make it home but thanks to the girls for singing and keeping me awake, we made it home safely. Thanks for a great trip girls! Good luck at Regionals coming up in a few weeks.

I will keep you posted on the rest of the family. For now, we are crazy busy running around from practice to practice, etc.... I don't have any current pics of the others but will start to work on that soon. Matthew has started soccer, so pictures of his games will follow. He is VERY ready for school to be over. It has been a stressful year for both him (and me) adjusting to the life of a middle schooler. As for Mason, he is still going with the flow. He loves Kindergarten, and is ready for baseball to start. Matt is not real busy at work but hoping it will pick up soon. He is ready for fishing to start, and I am ready for summer!!!!!!!!!!!

I will keep in touch, have a great rest of the week everyone!

Great News......

2009-03-12T08:18:00.000-07:00

Well I am..........going to be an Aunt again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH, I am so excited. Michael and Christy just found out, so we have a while to wait until the next Madara baby arrives! She is due around November 15th, maybe she will have it a week early on Mason's birthday :) Congrats to you both and to Bode who will be a big brother.

In other news, not much going on with us. I haven't blogged lately because I haven't had much to report. Still busy as always. Matthew started spring soccer practice last night, so that will be running now 2 days a week. Mason is signed up for T-ball again and thinks he wants to do swim team. We will see about that! Makayla is still doing her baton thing, competition this weekend. As for Matt and I we just do all of the running. Matt is ready for the fishing season to begin and I am just ready for school to be out, and summer to be here!!!!!

I will keep in touch with you all, if anything new comes up! Have a great weekend :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.........

2009-02-27T04:57:00.000-08:00

Happy 1st Birthday Bode!!! You are so special and that smile of yours just melts my heart!

We love you :)

Uncle Matt, Aunt Jamie, and your cousins- Matthew, Mason, Makayla

Exciting News......

2009-02-24T16:36:00.000-08:00

This evening was very exciting at our house. Mason was playing with Daddy, and as he was walking up the steps he said "my tooth" and ran to the bathroom. Here he lost his upper front tooth. Of course we were excited because we thought it was the loose one that was way crooked for quite sometime. Needless to say it was the tooth beside it! So 20 minutes later, guess what?????? The crooked one came out!!! Yes with a little help from Mason wiggling it and Daddy doing some tugging, it popped out!!! Now he has NO FRONT TEETH!!! To cute and such exciting news of Mason's that we had to share some photos :)

Nice Weekend

2009-02-22T18:44:00.000-08:00

This weekend was very nice. On Friday we went for our evening supper to Gimmie's with my parents. Then I decided to try Giant for my grocery shopping this week. I have been trying to follow the latest guidelines of shopping cheap and with coupons, making meals based on what's on sale, etc... so I thought I would give Giant a try. I am a die hard Darrenkamps shopper, however I do have to say it was much cheaper and I really liked Giant. I will probably be going back there this week. Takes time to plan suppers around what's on sale and cutting coupons but hey, any amount of money saved is well worth it! Saturday I got up and headed to the studio to teach for a few hours. Once done, I cleaned my house with the help of my children. We then headed for a nice dinner at Damon's. We met one of my patients from years ago who has became a great friend. I met Shannon when she came to be a part of my study back in 04. I was able to help her and her husband get pregnant with Ellie who is a few months younger than Makayla. They just had a little boy Cayden, who we haven't been able to meet yet until now. We don't get to see them much because they live pretty far away, but once or twice a year we try to make sure we meet up. Dinner was great, the kids were well behaved and it was a great night. Today we headed to Sunday School and then church service, came home put on some sweats and chilled the rest of the day. I took the time to clean out my messy closet of junk at my house. Since our house is so old, there is limited closest in the house so we seem to have made a junk closet which was in need of a cleaning. With the help of my mom, I was then able to go through all my pictures I have printed of the kids and put them in date order to start scrapbooking again. I have thousands of pictures to do. I stopped at Matthew age 6 so I have lots to do but at least I am organized and ready to get started again! Now I just have to find the time :) Watching the race with Matt and getting very sleepy. Ready for bed and a busy Monday at work! Great weekend, hope you all had a good one.
FYI: Wasn't able to post the video of Matt in the tree stand, can't rotate it! Sorry :(

Valentine Mountain Weekend

2009-02-17T17:27:00.000-08:00

This weekend we were able to head to Potter County with friends for a fun weekend. We left on Friday around dinner and stayed until Monday. Pretty uneventful trip up except for Matt breaking the back window in his truck. He hit a bump and his 4-wheeler hit the window and shattered the whole thing. Needless to say it was Friday the 13th so something was bound to go wrong. Once we arrived we settled in and hit the sack, at least the ladies did. The men on the other hand stayed up until all hours.

Matt and Brandon on Sat am collecting fire wood for the fireplace. The guys (Brandon, Matt B, and Matt) heading out to work on hanging Matt's new homemade tree stand. Us ladies, we enjoyed the warm indoors watching movies till they returned.
It was starting to snow and the guys wanted to get us out of the house so we went for a 4-wheeler ride. Devon and Brandon below all bundle and ready to go!

Matt and Ani

On Sunday we decided to not stay in the house for the day. Us girls went along with the guys to finalize the hanging of the tree stand. We parked the 4-wheelers and hiked into the woods where Matt will be hunting in the fall. Needless to say there was about a foot of snow in some places. Devon had some trouble walking in the woods, and couldn't figure out how to stay on her feet.

The guys doing the tree stand.....

while we sat and watched!!!!!

Matt in the tree! Video to come of the final project.

Our guys!

After finishing the tree stand hanging, we wanted to take our friends over to BigFoot's place. This was built years ago in the middle of the woods. It is a popular site in Potter County and once you arrive you have to sign the book saying you were there! Matt and I at BigFoot!

After a very long 4-wheeler ride on Sunday, we came home to relax. Ani cooked us a wonderful dinner and then we were planning on playing some games and just hanging out. Needless to say from the cold wind and weather and the long ride, none of us made it very long that night! We all crashed on the couches!

It was a great weekend and I thank our friends for a great time. I especially want to thank my mom for watching our children. We can't thank you and dad enough and we love you!!!

Our Valentine Princess......

2009-02-09T07:24:00.000-08:00

What a great weekend we had. Sat night we spent it at Michael and Christy's Bar Party. I was able to sit and catch up with old friends, which was great. Michael and Christy have done such a nice job on their house,

looks good guys :)

Sunday Makayla and I had competition.... and she won her 1st baton title. She is now "Valentine Princess Special Beginner 4-6"!!! Yeah Makayla :) She got 3 firsts and 1 second out of 5 girls in her division. She had such a good day and is so excited to wear and show everyone her first banner!!!!!!!

Here she is getting her banner and trophy from Brooke. Brooke (Petite Majorette Princess of America) and our Valentine Sweetheart!

All of our winners from yesterday with our reigning queens Hunter and Brooke!

Here she is.....so excited!

Showing Daddy her banner and all her trophies from yesterday!

WAY TO GO MAKAYLA!

Happy 100th Day!

2009-02-06T05:08:00.001-08:00

On Thursday, Mason celebrated the 100th day of school with his class!! He was so excited. We had to send in 100 things in groups of 10, so Mason made 10 Lego cars with 10 pieces of Legos = 100 things!!!! What a neat day at school for the kids. Below is Mason displaying his 100th Day of School hat. I couldn't resist taking a picture of him, he is just too cute!!! (No he is not wearing it upside down either, I thought that at first, but he is wearing it correctly. How silly he is!)
Here are my kiddo's after baths, getting ready to do Valentine's for their friends. We decided to NOT wait until the last minute to get them finished.

They did a great job and both wrote them out themselves! Even Makayla signed her own name which was quite impressive!

Kids Sledding!

2009-02-05T09:59:00.001-08:00

Matt's sledding abilities!

2009-02-05T09:57:00.000-08:00

Makayla sledding by herself!

2009-02-05T09:54:00.000-08:00

Sledding!!!

2009-02-03T12:32:00.000-08:00

Sunday before we had to get ready for our SuperBowl gathering we headed out to the elementary school to do some sledding. The kids desperately wanted to go out and play in the snow and before it melt we thought we try to see if we could still sled since everything was iced over. The elementary school has a very big hill which was still iced over and we were able to sled for 2 hours. The kids had a great time!!! Here are some pictures, videos will come in the next day or two :)

Matt and Makayla getting ready to go down the hill together. She wasn't sure about going down the hill by herself the first time but after a few times, she was able to do it by herself with no problem. It was so icy, Mason was able to go down the hill on his butt.
Wipe out Matt!!!!!!!!!!!

We invited Brandon and Ryan to join us.

Matt was the best snowball maker, the kids didn't want to even make their own, they just weren't as good as daddy's!

Mason and Ryan

Makayla just being cute :)

Celebrate Good Times!!!!

2009-01-26T18:12:00.000-08:00

On Saturday evening, Matt and I had the chance to be out with friends to celebrate Mike Leety turning 30!!! We went to Shenk's Tavern and had a BLAST!

Matt and Mike during their singing! Mike and Carrie with his birthday cupcake, blowing out a candle!

My best friends, Matt B and Ani, and Kim!

The ladies.......

Heather Henry and I

All of the gang singing, it was something to see that is for sure! (L to R: Justin, Hessy, Mike, Matt, and Joe)

Us girls with Hessy trying to ruin the picture!

Matt and Kim, after she had some wine......

My hubby!!!!!!!

Matt getting a little crazy on the microphone singing "Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy"

What a great night to be with our closest friends! Happy Birthday Mike. Thanks to Nanny and Pappy for watching the kiddos so Matt and I could enjoy a night out :)

Mini Nationals 09

2009-01-19T10:36:00.001-08:00

So we are back from our VERY long trip to Mini Nationals in Cleveland, TN. We left on Friday about 5:30am and returned last night at about 8pm. It is to only take 12 hours by bus, but unfortunately we hit really bad ice and a tractor trailor accident about 33 miles from Bristol, so we sat on the bus for 6 hours at a stand still. It was a very long trip home (18hours) but we made it safely and that is what is most important. I had lots of sleep to catch up on so I did that at home today. Back to work tomorrow. As for the weekend it was a very good weekend, we had 7 winners so that is great! Makayla did the best she has ever done this year so far. Enjoy our pictures from the trip.

This is Anna and Makayla on Friday before we pulled out from the studio. Anna and Makayla enjoying a movie together.

Together as friends!

When they got bored, they would look out the window watching for tractor-trailers to honk at them. Unfortunately they didn't understand that the drivers couldn't really see them, but hey it kept them entertained for at least a little while.

Awards night after a long competition day.

Here is my little winner. She placed 4th in her twirling, 2nd in her fancy strut, 1st in basic marching, and runner-up to Mini National Starlet age 4 to 6. She competed against 6 girls and did very well. Especially because she is the youngest!

Her "biggest" trophy yet!

During the long ride home!

Disappointed....but Determined!

2009-01-14T05:51:00.000-08:00

Well as some of you may know or heard, the Donegal School District community voted against the $114 million referendum last evening which would have provided our children with new schools, which are long overdue. The amount of money being asked for from the tax payers dollars was just to much. I am very disappointed that the outcome couldn't have been a better one but hope that we can recover from this and in 5 months the school board can come back with a plan that will suite all the needs of the community. I just hope the cost to build doesn't increase in that time, or the amount of children in our schools doesn't increase any further (as it has been) or they could have a real problem on their hands! It is a real shame for the kids in this district and right now I would say I am not proud to be a part of this community. I will keep an open mind about the upcoming months, but its hard when you have small children who will ultimately be affected by this decision in the end!

With enough said, there has not been much going on in our house hold this past week. Makayla and I are getting ready to head to Tennessee on Friday am with Paula's for her upcoming Mini Nationals. She is VERY excited about the bus ride there, can't say I am though:) I will be posting her results and pictures as soon as I get back. Good luck Makayla and the girls at PSOB!!!
Matthew started indoor soccer this week. He has his first game on Friday evening. He really likes it so far, easier to kick, no off sides, what more could he ask for! Mason had his first wrestling practice last night, and LOVED IT! He came right home and showed me his drop step and how to hold the wrists. He is more and more like his dad everyday!
Other than that the Ober's are doing well. I will try to get some new pics posted soon!! Wish you all a good rest of the week!

Mason Hunting

2009-01-06T11:21:00.001-08:00

Take a close look and you will see Mason sitting in the tree!!!!! This was at Aunt Cathy's on New Year's Day after our dinner. He wanted to play outside and we all just happened to look out the window to see Mason sitting in the tree with his bow and shooting from the tree into the grass. It was hysterical. Boy what am I going to do with him when he is old enough to hunt. I will definitely have a hard time keeping him out of the woods!

Happy New Year!

2009-01-05T17:43:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year to you all!! Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday season, just as much as we did. We had a great time New Year's eve. We started our festivities at the Leety's house with friends, and then headed to Matt and Ani's to end the night. (sorry I have no pictures as I forgot my camera). I felt great the next day because I was DD, but Matt on the other hand felt horrible. Yes, some was the night before affects, but he was also sick with a horrible cold. We headed to Aunt Cathy's and had a nice New Year's dinner and then spent the rest of the day watching PSU and playing games.

Here is Mason on New Year's Day right before we were ready to leave. He had been outside "hunting" for awhile and was bundled from head to toe in all his new camo attire, with his new bow! Matthew was fully prepared to cheer on his PSU Lions however they were not successful in a win and Matthew had to hear it from all about the loss. It's okay he is ready to cheer them on again next season.
This past Saturday evening, we had a little gathering with the Ginder's and Matt and Ani. The Ginder children and my children do a small Christmas exchange each year. They came for dinner and some "hang out" time with us. The previous day the kids wanted me to take them to Toys R Us to spend all their gift cards. Matthew is a lot like his mother and will hoard gift cards till he has a ton. He had enough money to buy Guitar Hero for Wii, the entire band. So Friday night and Saturday evening were mainly spent enjoying the new "toys." Here are a few pics of the guys entertaining us with their skills. I did of course have to go buy "real" drum sticks the next day, as Matt B was a little to excited on the drums and busted them both! Now we have real drum sticks for the next set of players to join the band. It was a great weekend full of fun!

Matt B on the guitar

And singing since he gave up on drums. Matt on guitar and Steve on drums

And my Matt giving us his best singing voice. Needless to say that voice wasn't there the next morning. Maybe shouldn't have sang so hard while being sick!

Fun Times!!!!

2008-12-30T10:51:00.000-08:00

Before Krista and Dave left, we had them over so Payton could play with the new toys. Her and Makayla had so much fun together this past time. Here they are playing dress up. Payton is obsessed with High School Musical so when she found out we had a gabriella costume from Halloween, well she just had to put it on.

The girls singing the song Fabulous from HSM 2!

After Christmas........

2008-12-30T10:22:00.000-08:00

Our after Christmas day festivities start with Christmas with my parents on Friday. We started around 1pm as Matt had to work that day, and ended that night late. We like to make this an all day afair as we like to take our time opening presents, and then mom makes a delicious dinner for all to enjoy. It is the one time during the year that she gets to use her dinning room table, so we all love that!!! My adorable nephew Bode was the first to start as he is the youngest! Here he is opening some presents from us. What better way to start eating table food then with a camo plate set! Then we got him a toy bucket with his name on it from the Lititz Craft fair. My kids have these buckets and they are great. Not just for toys but for little boys named Bode too!!! hahahaha
Here he is helping Daddy to put together his new rocking horse.

Matt and Mason posing for the camera

Presents from Nanny and Pappy to Makayla

A new portable DVD player

Presents to Mason

and to Matthew

Mason's new camo coat from his Aunt Christy and Uncle Mike. Goes perfect with his new bow and now he wears it ALL THE TIME!

Bode was excited to help Matthew with his presents.

A new PSU blanket made by Nanny

This year both of the boys got new bikes from my parents, as did Nanny from us kids. Now they can all ride together!!! We had to go try them out that night and they did great!

Matt trying on his new camo gear from my parents. He is just like my sister in law, Christy has to try everything on. Unfortunately my camera died so I don't have a picture of her but it was great watching these two try their new stuff on IMMEDIATELY! It's a tradition for them :)

Finally our Christmas holiday ends at my Nana's Christmas on Saturday. My cousin came in from Ohio, and my aunt and uncle from Florida. We had a great time eating, exchanging presents, and of course our tradition of playing games!!!! Makayla wanting a picture with Bode although he doesn't want to sit that still. Oh well, she made him anyway!!

All the kids! L to R: Sage, Makayla, Mason, Matthew, Brandon, Ryan

Front: Payton, Bode

The boys!

Nana's kids! L to R: my dad, Aunt Lynn, Nana, Aunt Gail, Aunt Hope

and Uncle Mark

I want to take this time again to thank everyone for being a part of another great holiday season. It was great fun and we thank you all very much for everything you have done for us this year and holiday season. We are so grateful to have such a wonderful family! We are looking forward to a great 2009 and wish you all the best and joyous New Year! We love you all :)

Christmas Day.......

2008-12-30T08:35:00.000-08:00

The morning of Christmas was SO much fun!! We awoke at 8:00 am to find the kids still sleeping (long night at Nanny's the night before). I decided I would be the first up to shower and get somewhat dressed while we left the kids and daddy sleep a little longer. No sooner did I get out of the shower Mason was ready to go and was in the process of waking up the other two. This was now close to 8:30! As much as my kids love Christmas and are extremely excited about Santa coming, they NEVER get up early!! They like their sleep, so I guess I can't complain:) Looks like Santa came to the Ober's. Hard to see the presents to Mason, as they were wrapped in Camo paper!!! Mason was curious as to how Ruldolph got in our house last year and left a foot print on the letter from Santa. This year Santa was gracious enough to explain how he did that and Ruldolph even left a foot print on mommy's carpet!!!! Look closely and you will see!!!! The kids thought it was great, but mommy wasn't too happy (daddy drawing on my carpet with washable marker). Thank goodness it comes out!!
Matthew reading the letter from Santa to Mason and Makayla. He was very in on the secret this year and wanted to see "how its done." He just couldn't believe the big secret we kept for 12 years, although he was very good about helping!

Matthew opens his "real" cell phone. Very excited and was so excited to send his first text message.

All he really asked for was Playstation and Wii games. This was one of his favorites on his list!

Mason got what he wanted, the geo air set for his train set. Now we have a town set up in our basement for the trains and the airplanes!!!

As many of you know, Makayla kept changing her list to Santa but one thing she did ask for consistently was potty baby.

Her new Fisher Price Loving Family Dollhouse

The one and only thing Mason wanted was a new bow! A real one like daddy's.

Matthew opening up his big present which is a pool pass to the Mount Joy pool this summer so he can go with friends!

A new CD player for her music!

A bow case for the new bow

Ready to support the PSU lions, as they make their way to the Rose Bowl!

Daddy and his new camo hat

After we were done opening our presents, we had Grandma and Papa and Nanny and Pappy over for breakfast, and so the kids could show their presents! Mason had to show how to shoot the new bow. He did a great job and can even hit the target! He is in his glory!! In case you are wondering he is NOT shooting arrows with tips, just no tips right now!

Around 1pm we headed over to Aunt Cathy's for the rest of the day. We had our Christmas dinner and then opened presents once everyone arrived. Bode had the privlege of going first this year since he was the youngest!

He wanted so bad for his cousin Makayla to wake up from her nap. It was her turn to open!

She did and she got another Barbie!

New camo shirt from Aunt Cathy and Uncle Jere

A new PSU jersey #17 Darryl Clark for Matthew to wear. He has it already planned he will be wearing that New Year's Day for the game, for good luck!

What a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day we had. We thank everyone for the gifts and the time spent with one another. We love you all.

The Start of the Holiday Season.....

2008-12-30T08:13:00.000-08:00

Christmas began this year on Tuesday, with a daycare Christmas at Nanny's. The kids were so excited to open the first of many presents this holiday season with their friends at Nanny's daycare...... Displaying their new games and toys from Nanny..... L to R: Brandon, Makayla, Mason, Ryan , Matthew Front: Aalyiah, Xavier
Our next celebration was with the Ober's on Christmas eve. The kids are showing some of their gifts they received from Grandma and Papa. Makayla got a barbie who's hair you can dye and then dye your own. Makayla was a little bummed because I wouldn't allow her to try it on her own hair, because I didn't think going to Christmas eve service with blue hair would be very appropriate! She thought it was a great idea of course.

Mason and his Hess truck. These were extremely hard to find this year, but thanks to Grandma, she got one right when they came out so he was lucky!

Matthew's REAL football!!!!

Before Christmas Eve service at church

Arriving at Nanny's for the annual Christmas Eve party. It was great fun as it always is!!!!

And who other than SANTA CLAUS to drop in at my mom & dad's. Now the kids know this Santa as a "helper santa" because the real santa is preparing the sleigh, but they were still excited to visit with him and receive some pre-Christmas presents.

Makayla's Tap Program

2008-12-23T10:27:00.000-08:00

Last evening Makayla had her Christmas show at the studio. She performed a little Christmas tap number. Enjoy!

Makayla's Preschool Christmas Program

2008-12-23T10:24:00.001-08:00

Makayla's Preschool Program

2008-12-23T05:13:00.001-08:00

Last week Matt and I joined Makayla for her preschool program. Her class delighted us with some singing and snacks. Makayla wasn't feeling the greatest that day, but she did her best to enjoy the time with her friends, teachers, and of course Mom and Dad. Here she is getting ready to sing. She insisted she wear her Christmas hat since it was a Christmas program.

Makayla with her teachers, Mrs. Brubaker and Mrs. Deaver.

Having some cookies Makayla???

The month of December thus far.......

2008-12-15T13:07:00.000-08:00

So it has been a few weeks since I have been able to update our blog, so here you go for all who have been checking and patiently waiting for new pictures. Lots of things have been happening since Thanksgiving. We are patiently awaiting Christmas, the kids are ready for Santa to come and I am ready to be off work! YEAH :) We have been extremely busy during the past couple of weekends so I have attached some newest pictures for you all to view and catch up with us!

As most of you know, we are slowing starting the process of building a new house. The first step is drilling our wells. They have finally began the process and here is a picture of the "driller." We will have a total of 4 wells, 3 for a geo-thermal system and the other for regular use. Matt has been busy also starting the moving of dirt for the barn we will have on the property as well. It is exciting to report that we are moving forward. The first weekend of December, we attended the Mount Joy tree lighting. Below are Makayla and Mason petting the reindeer. They were able to meet and talk with Santa and Mrs Claus as well. Hopefully they were able to take notes for the elves in the north pole.

On Sunday the girls also had their next competition. Makayla did well and will have her next competition in January for Mini Nationals in Tennessee.

This past weekend Matt and I were able to get away to the mountains in Potter County for a long weekend. We were joined by Matt and Ani, and we had a great time. We left Thurs around 4pm and unfortunately hit bad weather, snow!!! It took us longer than expected but we arrived safely, unpacked, relaxed for about an hour but then headed off to bed since the men were getting up early to hunt. They awoke at 4:30 to more snow, while Ani and I were able to sleep in and just relax ALLDAY!! It was great. Below is a picture of the guys returning from the morning hunt.

They decided they were hungry and wanted to help Ani and I with breakfast.

The guys getting ready to head back out to the 20 degree cold after warming up in the toasty cabin.

This is a picture from out of the cabin standing on the porch. Our view throughout the day!

The guys doing donuts on the 4 wheelers after returning from yet another unsuccessful hunting expedition. They had to come together and make a new plan for finding deer on Saturday.

Friday night after going out for dinner the guys took us on a 4 wheeler ride. It was freezing cold out so we bundled up good!!!

On Saturday while the guys were making one last effort to find a deer on the mountain (since they weren't able to find any), Ani and I decided to go 4 wheeling ourselves and maybe stir the deer up for the guys. This is Ani at the entrance to the cabin.

I took Ani down Hemlock Hollow and this was the view. It was GORGEOUS!!

Thanks so much for an great weekend with friends! Now looking forward to a great holiday season. God bless you all with a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year 2009!!!

Fall Classic Competition 08

2008-11-18T08:08:00.000-08:00

What a great weekend we had! While the boys went with their dad to the mountains, Makayla and I headed to West Virginia to her first individual competition! We had such a great weekend with all the girls, and Makayla did AWESOME for her first time on the floor by herself! She remember all of her routines and placed well. She received one 1st place, two 2nd places, one 4th place, and one 5th place. I couldnt' have been more proud of her. She really wants to earn a crown and banner now that she saw what that is. We as a studio had 15 title winners which is most we ever brought home to Paula's School of Baton. Way to go girls!!!! Enjoy our pictures from this weekend below.

This is Makayla and Anna after a day of traveling and shopping on Friday. We ate dinner at Texas Roadhouse! All 40 of us :) Makayla's friends, Anna and Hunter being silly while Makayla took their picture!
Some of the girls, still waiting on the rest of the party!

Makayla and Peyton

The gang of girls after dinner.

After we settled in at the hotel, we set hair and the girls were able to play for a little before bed. Here is Anna and Makayla wearing their matching pj's they picked out earlier in the day!

And here she is all dolled up! She wore her new dress this weekend and looked absolutely beautiful. I did not tell her to pose, I turned around and this was how she was sitting waiting for her event to be called. Priceless!

Anna and Makayla

The girls with their buddy Adrianna.

All the girls ready to model! Say cheese girls :)

Makayla showing me her 1st place trophy in modeling.

The girls waiting for awards to begin.

All of our private students. Again we had 15 overall title winners, which is the most ever! It was great!

Makayla showing me all of her trophies from the day!

And finally at 12am that night while we were all at Eatin Park, she crashed! She didn't even eat she was out cold on the floor. What an exhausting day for her. I couldn't have been more proud!

Our weekend!

2008-11-10T06:23:00.000-08:00

What a crazy weekend we had. It started on Friday, with Mason turning 6 years old. He was so happy that he finally was 6. He didn't understand why we celebrated him turning 6 the weekend before and not on his birthday. Either way, he was excited. He went to the mountains with his dad. While daddy hunted Mason was able to play with Papa and Grandma, stack wood, ride 4 wheeler and play hunting. All the things that make him so happy, so it was a great birthday weekend for him!
Makayla went to her friend Anna's for the weekend while mommy was away. They went to Disney on Ice on Friday, Saturday they had their first private practice for competition, and then yesterday they went to see High School Musical 3, which she fell asleep because she was so tired from her busy days!!!!! She too had a great weekend.
Matthew got to spend the whole weekend with Pap. They went to the WVU game with Tim on Saturday and he was so excited. Even though WVU lost, I got to hear all about the game and how he got to see Amanda, etc... Yesterday he got to spend part of his day with his soccer team playing Laser Tag at the Laserdome. He LOVED it! I do have some very exciting news, Matthew got ALL A'S his first marking period in 6th grade. He reached his goal and Matt and I can not be more proud of him!!! WAY TO GO!!!!!!
I went to the beach this weekend with some of the girls. We had a great time and did massive shopping. We started at 9am at the outlets in Rehobeth and shopped till they closed 9pm on Sat. Yesterday we got up packed the car and headed out to finish any remaining places we didn't get to or wanted to go back to yesterday. We got home about 5pm last evening. I was a little tired to say the least but we had a great time. I don't have any pictures from our exciting weekend, sorry!
Keep posted as this weekend Makayla and I head to West Virginia for her first competition that she will be competing in individually. She is very excited and I think she is pretty ready. Our goal is for her to remember her routines and have FUN!!! That is what it is all about when you are only 4 years old :) I will take lots of pictures and keep you posted on what happens!
Have a great week :)

Halloween and Boys Birthday Celebration

2008-11-04T08:33:00.001-08:00

This past weekend was quite busy at the Ober house. It started with Friday being Trick-or- Treat in Mount Joy. We went and saw Grandma and Papa Ober and then went into my mom's to trick-or-treat with Bode and the Buckius's in my parents neighborhood. The kids got lots of candy which they don't need of course! Below is the kids in their costumes. Makayla was Gabriella from High School Musical, Mason is Bumblebee a Transformer, and Matthew was a dirty laundry basket since he decided to go only a few days before Friday. Bode after his dinner and prior to getting his halloween costume on! He is my little peanut!!!!
All the kids dressed up and ready to go to get some goodies.

Michael decided to dress up for the festivities as well, so he was the Man in the Yellow Hat along with Curious George.

On Saturday we had the Millersville Homecoming Parade that Makayla marched in. Then we stayed with Mom and Dad to watch the game for a little. Needless to say, they don't play like they used to when Michael and his teammates were there! Saturday night, we had the annual Hoffmaster Halloween Party at Trent and Tara's. It was a blast as it always is! Below you can enjoy some of the pictures from the evening. Michael and Christy (aka David and Victoria Beckman)

So this year, Matt refused to do something with me as a couple for Halloween. It took me forever to find or think of a costume but at 6pm Sat eve, Mason picked a costume for me, and it was on Sale. Matt of course found and ordered his costume awhile ago, because he thought it was the best!!! Now you can see why?

All the girls from the party!!

Tina and Ollie (aka Batman and Batwomen)

Tara and Trent (aka Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo)

Michelle and Eric Herr (aka Robin)

And the winner of the costume party this year, Brian Hess, or shall I say Grandma!!! Check out the orthopedic shoes he was wearing, and the beer holder on the front of the walker!!

Nic and Lisa

On Sunday, we celebrated the boys birthday's! Mason will be turning 6 on Friday and Matthew was 12 on Oct 28th. We had all of our family and friends over for the party, it turned out well. Below are some of their gifts they received!

One of Mason's favorite gifts was from Justin, a camo hood to wear in the woods (aka our backyard or trees) for hunting! It was leaves hanging off of it and he absolutely thought it was the best gift ever!!!

Makayla and Hailey dressed as twins, without planning it. What best friends!

The boys blowing out their candles. Matthew has a Jeff Gordan cake, while Mason had a transformer! Of course they were made by our very own Aunt Cathy!!!!

This was my favorite pic of the night! He didn't want to take the thing off!

Matthew's Halloween Party

2008-10-30T04:57:00.000-07:00

On Saturday evening, we held a Halloween/Birthday party for Matthew and his friends to celebrate him turning 12 years old. We had the party out at the Ober's barn. It went GREAT!! With lots of help from my friends and family, we were able to turn the barn into a great Halloween haven for the kids! We played games, had a haze maze, took a hay ride and had lots of fun. Below you can enjoy some of the fun :) Thanks again to all of you who helped make Matthew's birthday special!Here is the gang before party began. We gathered them in the downstairs of the barn until everyone arrived. Then we took them up and into the barn, so that Matt and Matt B could do their scary stuff to the kids. Receiving instructions on the first game of the night.
The object of this game was to grab a partner and find as many pieces of black and orange yarn as you could and tie together your pieces within 10 minutes. Of course it took a lot of teamwork and the kids had a great time. They are measuring their pieces to see who had the longest. The game following that was a scavenger hunt. This was of course to be outside but with the non-cooperating weather we had to set it up inside. It still went well. Here the kids are collecting their teams colored spiders from the big web!
Kayla bobbing for apples!

Climbing in the hay!

Matthew blowing out the candles on his cake!My husband being ridiculous with a pumpkin on his head.

The hay ride with friends.
Of course the little kids weren't allowed to go with the older kids so they got their own hay ride later on. They too had fun!

Great weekend, with unfortunate events!

2008-10-21T06:50:00.000-07:00

This weekend I traveled to South Carolina to visit Brittany Detz, a former Paula's student who I have known for many years. She is a freshman at Clemson University where she twirls for the band. We had a great weekend after the long drive, but it was only a short time visit. That is okay, hopefully we will see her again soon. I traveled with Michelle (Britt's mom), Kendra (Britt's best friend from the studio) and her mom Kathy, and myself. We left Friday after work and came home later Sunday evening. I was exhausted but it was great seeing Brittany. She is very happy down there and it makes me smile. Below is Kendra and I on Sat am after only 3-4 hours of sleep, heading to the University to see Brittany for the first time since August. Brittany after we just said our hello's with happy tears of course. She had band practice that morning from 8-9 so we stayed to watch her.
We had some time to kill before the pep rally so we ate breakfast and walked around the bookstore. Kendra wanted to become a "true" clemson fan.
Kendra and I waiting for the pep rally to begin.
Brittany and the Clemson Tiger Twirlers. After the pep rally, a picture of us with our favorite twirler.
Brittany introduced us to her new boyfriend, Joey, who is from SC and is great. What a nice guy for Brittany especially with his southern manners. He was nice to meet and makes Brittany very happy.
The start of the game. This is the student section, where they sit on the hill!

It is tradition that the team is escorted to the stadium by coach buses at the start of the game to "touch the rock." This is the team waiting for their grand entrance.
Once they announce the team, they let hundreds of balloons go!
Now the student section during the game. You would have felt out of place if you weren't wearing orange that day, that is for sure!

Brittany twirling at half time. (She is the last one on the right of this picture, in that awesome back bend of course)
It was the celebration of 75 years of IPTAY which was explained to me as like a booster club and you get special things if you are a member. The band did a tribute to the IPTAY.
The band making the word "Clemson" as part of their show. Brittany, Kendra and I after the game meeting at the paw, the center of the field.

Brittany and Kendra, the best of friends.

Brittany had to get a picture with the hall queen of course.
We took Brittany and her boyfriend out for dinner to Texas Roadhouse for a good meal. We had so much fun, and took lots of pictures!

Brittany and Joey
Kathy, Michelle and I!
As you can read in my title, we also had some unfortunate events also happen over the weekend. I received a call on Sat night from my mom that Makayla fell....... so we went the doctor on Monday morning to find out...............she had a buckle fracture of the right arm AGAIN! Yes this is the 4th time she has broken her arm. She was ordered to have a bone survey, which was xrays of all the bones in her body to be sure there were fractures that may have happened that we didn't know about. Thanks to A Hope and her patience with Makayla during all those xrays, they reported that she looks fine and her bones look good, must just have really bad luck. She was currently placed in a hard splint, similar to a cast, until we go back next week for an xray and at that time they will decide if she needs a cast again or not. It was a very stressful day for all, especially Makayla but she is hanging in there and is doing great. She crashed last night as expected so I wanted you all to see that she is okay and I will keep you posted of the results from the xray next week. Please keep her in your prayers and hope for better healing of her arms so this doesn't happen again.

Makayla's Party

2008-10-14T06:17:00.001-07:00

Saturday evening we had a party to celebrate Makayla's 4th birthday. It was so much fun and we thank everyone who attended and brought her all those nice gifts. Please enjoy the pictures from the night! Makayla's new dress for school from Uncle Mike and Aunt Christy and Bode. Isn't it adorable?
Her present from Matt, the boys and I. She asked for her first barbie, the one with the "dogs"!
This is her opening The McAdoo's gift, a Nintendo DS Super Mario game just like Mason has. Now we don't have to fight over who is going to play it, they both have one now!
Another DS game "Cooking Mama" from Grandma and Papa.
Wow a Barbie car from Nan and Pap!
Here she is with all of her friends. Kloey, Kylie, Sage, Brandon, Makayla, Mason, Madison, Ryan, Hailey, and Bode!
Check out the Hannah Montana cake made by our own Aunt Cathy herself. Every year she gets more and more creative!!!! It was delicious.
Blowing out the 4 candles!!! Happy birthday Makayla!

Soccer Tournament

2008-10-13T09:36:00.001-07:00

Friday night, while my mom, Ani and I were preparing the food for the birthday party, Mason and Makayla asked to get a bubble bath. We normally don't have time to do this, but occasionally when we do they love filling the tub with bubbles and sitting in there forever playing with the water and bubbles, and coming out so wrinkled. Here they were just being silly!
On Saturday we awoke bright and early and headed to Cocalico for a soccer tournament. Below are a few action shots of Matthew playing during the first game. Needless to say they ended up losing that game but turned it around and won the last 2 games to take 2nd place at the tournament.

During the 2 hour breaktimes we had between games, the boys were playing a pick-up game of football. Matthew was the QB and actually had a pretty good arm! Coach Jim was getting on his case because he was showing some good running skills during the football game and commented to him "why don't you use those running skills during the game." Matthew just smiled as usual!

2008 Donegal Fire

Manheim Parade

2008-10-10T06:30:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday, Makayla had her first parade of the season. This year Paula decided to do a competitive team group to march in the parade, consisting of any student is currently on teams, followed by the class kids. The team kids got new outfits, different then the class ones. The girls did great for their first parade of the season, and they marched the whole way, doing the routine over and over again. It was a lot of fun! Look for us in the Columbia parade on Thurs Oct 23rd and the Millersville Homecoming Parade on Sat Nov 1st. Makayla with her buddies Peyton and Anna
Peyton and Makayla being silly

Her competitive parade group
Our National winners, Hunter Miller Minature Majorette Princess of America (Advanced 4-6) and Brooke Ressler-Petite Majorette Princess of America (Elite 10-12)! These girls rode in the parade in the convertible mustang. The joys of being baton royalty!

Makayla's 4th birthday!

2008-10-10T06:02:00.001-07:00

Last week on Wednesday, Makayla took a treat to school to celebrate her birthday with her preschool friends. We made Ice-Cream Cone cupcakes with sprinkles, which were a hit! Here she is after school, showing us one of her treats. Saturday October 4th was her actual birthday. She woke up at 6:45, bright and early, and very much excited. I gave her a big birthday kiss and she said "put me down mom." Of course I gave her an odd look and put her down as she wished. She turned to me and said "don't I look taller now that I am 4?" Oh that girl, some of the things she thinks of just crack me up. I like to give my kids a gift on their actual birthday and then another at the time of their parties. Here a few pictures of her opening presents from mom and dad and one from her best buddy Anna on her birthday. Enjoy! Check back next week as I hope to have pictures from her party to show you all!

Mark and Dani's Wedding

2008-09-30T07:53:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we attended my Uncle Mark's wedding. We had a great time and would like to share some pictures with you all from that day! Mason, Ryan, Peyton, Matthew, and Makayla all waiting patiently for the wedding to begin.
Brandon who was the ringbearer, with the kids after ceremony was over.
Matthew and Makayla waiting for dinner to start!
Matthew and Ruby
My cousin Krista and her husband Dave with adorable little Peyton, and another one on the way! We wish they could be with us all the time, but we will take a weekend spent with them anytime we can!
My cousin Brad and his girlfriend Ruby with Matthew

Matthew and Mommy

Hard to see but that is Uncle Mark looking handsome in his tuxedo and Dani looked great in her dress. This was their first dance together as husband and wife.
Michael and Christy enjoying a night out, while Bode was with Aunt Cathy
The kids thought it was great that they could take pictures. So here is Nanny and Pappy getting their picture taken by Makayla
Makayla busting a move on the dance floor!

The boys
Mason getting a little sleepy, just sitting very contently playing his Nintendo DS
And then the cupcakes arrived!
Brad caught the garter and Ruby caught the bouquet so maybe another wedding sometime in the future?????
Matt with Peyton on the dance floor

Makayla taking more pictures!

The cousins and their spouses.
The gang before they crashed!
This was the finally picture of the night, each of the boys got some chairs and crashed. Makayla was asleep on nanny's lap and Matthew was going strong still dancing! What a fun day:)

Watching Bode

2008-09-30T07:48:00.000-07:00

So about 2 weeks ago, the kids and I had the pleasure of watching Bode for a few hours in the evening. It was kind of crazy around our house that evening with the kids all getting showers, getting ready for school the next day. As I told Michael I would give Bode a bath, I wanted to keep that promise. Well all of my kids loved to get baths in the sink. I used to clean it out good, fill it with water and bubbles and let them splash away. So the kids and I wanted Bode to have that same fun...... Here he is enjoying his sink bath!!!! He laughed and giggled the whole time. It was absolutely adorable :)
He loved playing with my clean dishes and was just making a good time of his experience!

Makayla's First Day of Preschool

2008-09-16T05:03:00.000-07:00

On Monday September 15th, my little baby started her first day of Preschool! Can you believe it?? She was so excited and walked in the room without a care in the world. It was a hassle to say good-bye to mom because she was already getting her name tag and wanting to play. She loved it so much and will have a great year I am sure. To all you parents of young kids out there, just enjoy every moment you have with your kids and cherish it always. Time flies and sooner or later they will be all grown up! Before we left for Nanny's we needed the first day of school picture. Here she is with her brother!
Makayla and her friend Aalyiah. They are in the same class together.
Right before we left, we had to get the stand alone backpack picture as I have ALWAYS done with all my kids. Makayla had the pleasure of going to her fist day of school with a cast on her arm but another week yet and she will be cast free. Yeah!!!

Hersheypark

2008-09-16T04:42:00.001-07:00

On Sunday we had our yearly trip to Hersheypark! It was a very HOT day with temps in the 90's and no breeze, but we were able to stick it out and enjoy ourselves. The kids had a blast as always. Matthew made the "Twizzler" height which meant he could ride ALL the coasters and he did by the end of the night and loved them all! Bode was a trooper with the heat and being "too small" to ride but just wait till next year, we will really have some fun then! Enjoy our pictures from our day:) Mason and Makayla standing in the first line of the day!
The first ride, the "Balloons" which was the only thing Makayla really wanted to ride. Her favorite!
Nanny and Matthew on the carousel.
Mason and Makayla
Driving the fire engine!
And the helicopter in the air!
Christy and Bode watching the ride. Bode was dreaming of what he will be getting on next year.
Daddy and Matthew on the Scrambler.
We were even able to get mom on the Scrambler, something other than the carousel which is all she will normally ride.

The buzzing bees!
Pappy and Mason on the "Whip" the ride from the 1950's and still running!
This is one of the favorites of the kids, the Hopper. It takes them up and then drops down. As you can tell Makayla loves this ride.

The convey trucks, one of the other favorites!

Even Bode was able to sit on the trucks, even though it was only a minute. The mean lady told Christy he wasn't allowed on because he can't walk. She was trying to ruin his fun!!!! Just wait till next year lady!
The airplanes!
Bode at dinner, with Makayla entertaining him with her dancing, which he loves to watch!

One of our last rides of the day, the classic cars. I was in with Makayla while she drove and following behind us was Matthew and Mason driving daddy!

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