Geiser Family Blog

Gunslingin’ AJ

2010-01-22T05:00:00.001-06:00

Aunt Susan & Uncle Eddie
got AJ a gun for Christmas
He figured it out pretty quick

Point Blank Range

I’m a Cowboy

A good cowboy is always ready

If you are viewing this in Facebook, the video will not load. Go to mo-geiser.blogspot.com to watch it - it's worth it!

Makin’ Up Mama

2010-01-19T05:00:00.003-06:00

Green was the theme recently when Christy braved having our girls put make-up on her. They seemed to focus on the green eye make up with Christy. They also took it very seriously.

It was a tag team affair…

Loving it…

Green…Green…Green…

Focus…

Working on the eyes…

Focused on the eyes

The finished product

CRAZY ORANGE HAT HEAD

2010-01-17T05:00:00.001-06:00

Here’s AJ helping Daddy sanding
some wood for Mommy’s bed…

Yes the sander was actually on…

Once the hat was on,
AJ wasn’t taking it off.

I love his smile

He is a goof ball too

A Taste of Christmas 2009

2010-01-14T20:57:00.002-06:00

Yes, it is the middle of January, but we thought that we would share a few of the pictures of Christmas. Remember…Josiah was born on Christmas Eve and these pictures are from Christmas afternoon – it was a hectic time for us! But it was a memorable Christmas! Here are some of the highlights!

Christy with a little book of Elisabeth Elliot
transcripts that I made for her for Christmas

Tatum & Greta with their new slipper boots

AJ with his new “Cars” books

American Girl seems to be a Christmas tradition around here

AJ with a sucker from his stocking
that made EVERYTHING green!

Greta with her new sweater

You have to love kids that are THRILLED
with the littlest things!

Fancy new winter hats

The Tie From the Kids Gift
has officially begun

A couple pictures of the infamous train table

This table was consistently used
for the last 3 weeks

Hope you enjoyed the pics!

I Know That Christmas is Over, but...

2010-01-05T21:57:00.002-06:00

I know that Christmas was over almost two weeks ago, but you have to watch this video of our daughters and nieces singing "Up on the Housetop". It was an instant classic and an encore was demanded... It might just have to become a tradition! Enjoy!

Anthony's Thoughts on the Sower and the Seed

2010-01-01T05:00:00.000-06:00

See Anthony's new blog on Seed Musing
at http://seedmusing.blogspot.com/

This blog will focus on Anthony's thoughts
from his study of the Bible beginning
with the Parable of the Sower -
the catalyst for the name
of Anthony's new blog.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell - AJ Edition

2009-12-28T05:00:00.001-06:00

Just some random pics from the past
few months that AJ will someday
ask us to hide away forever!
TOO LATE! It's on our blog!

Wearing sis' swimming goggles

Sweeping the steps in the buff!

Covered in flour helping Mama!

Daddy's fault! Everything's a hat!
I taught him that!

Introducing… Josiah Lucas Geiser!

2009-12-24T16:36:00.001-06:00

Josiah Lucas woke his mama up around 3:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve and kept it up until he finally arrived at 10:42 a.m. As some of you know, Christy and I were up pretty late last night finishing up some Christmas stuff. So, we ended up with about 2 hours sleep (max)! Christy did great despite the lack of sleep and was very strong as she always is! I am very proud of her!

He weighed in at 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long. (After AJ was so big, Josiah is pleasantly small and his mother thanks him!) His head and his chest both measured 13-1/2 inches around. We are thrilled to have this latest addition to the Geiser family! Here’s some pics for you!

First shot out of the womb.
I believe he wasn’t even
totally out yet! As soon as
his head was out, he was crying!

Ready to be cleaned up!

Cute stocking hat from
the St. John’s volunteers!

Beautiful Christy who worked
so hard to bring Josiah
into the world!

Big sisters are impressed with
their new little brother!

Tatum gets first dibs on holding
little Josiah Geiser!

Greta takes her turn
with her little bro!

AJ’s turn holding little “Jo-Jo”

A Proud Daddy & his new little man!
Resting peacefully after
a hard day’s work!

Thanks for all your prayers! The delivery went very, very well! Merry Christmas to all!

Do Not Open Until Christmas

2009-12-24T12:01:00.002-06:00

We’re eagerly awaiting Josiah’s birth…
Please pray for a safe delivery and
Have a Merry Christmas

from Anthony, Christy,
Tatum, Greta,
AJ & Josiah…

Merry Christmas from the Geiser’s!

2009-12-23T21:53:00.001-06:00

Here’s a collection of recent memories and sights from the Geiser household for Christmas 2009. We start out with pictures from a recent evening with friends where the girls prepared bags of goodies to place on cars at the local hospitals as gifts. Then, they headed to Starbucks for hot cocoa and then on to the Way of Salvation light display in Carthage, Missouri. Then, we show you some random shots from our December including Silver Dollar City, Christmas cookies and a peek inside our house for our Christmas decor. Enjoy!

Rylee, Tatum, Dylann, & Greta
getting ready to deliver their ”Secret
Santa” gifts to the local hospitals.

A Carthage tradition – The Way
of Salvation light display!

AJ, Tatum & Greta
in the tea cups
at Silver Dollar City

Tatum & Greta with their
Christmas cookies for Santa

Geiser Christmas Tree 2009

Close up of Ornaments

Stockings Hung with Care in hopes...

Peace

For 10 years, this angel has
sat on top of our tree.

Dining Room Light
decorated for Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM THE GEISER’S

AJ's 2nd Birthday!

2009-12-23T05:00:00.001-06:00

On December 5, 2009, AJ turned 2!
He had a barn-yard themed party.
He's an amazing little boy
who is always finding a way to make us laugh!

AJ diving into his "firetruck" tent!
The Spiderman ATV was a big hit!
It's moves up to 2 mph!
Grandma & Grandpa gave AJ his first belt!
He wanted his belt on right away!

Christy made the cake complete with...
(l-r) a pig, a chicken, and a sheep
(bottom row, l-r) a cow and a horse.

A pretzel fence kept the animals
from getting out of the barnyard.

Daddy helping AJ blow out the candles!

The boy loves the cards that he received...
He still picks them up 2 weeks later
and makes us read them to him!

Let the Potty Training Begin

2009-12-21T05:00:00.000-06:00

With the impending arrival of Josiah Lucas,
it is time to begin potty training AJ.
His favorite part of the process is wearing
what he calls "Dada pants".

AJ in black "Dada pants"

The boy has a great smile
but we have to teach him
to keep those eyes open!

AJ in blue "Dada pants"
Blue is his favorite color
and he calls nearly every
color "blue".

Ok, this is not just a little shot
of AJ's feet...
This literally is AJ
attempting to step
on the camera!

He is a mischievous little boy,
but we love him!

Christy's Big Adventure

2009-12-17T05:00:00.001-06:00

For 2 years in a row, Christy has had some pretty good birthday plans. Last year, I surprised her with a trip out west to see one of our few faithful blog readers and our good friend Robin and her husband Ben. This year, our friends in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Dave & Kim helped to bring Christy and the kids up there for a week. So, with kids in tow, Christy set out on her week-long adventure in late September. (this is what happens when we don't update the blog!) Here are a few shots from their special week with the Colemans!

Tatum loving the lake lifestyle

Hanging out at the lighthouse

The Geiser & Coleman Crews
(l-r) Christy, Hannah, AJ, Wil, Lizzie,
Greta, Tatum & Kim

AJ helping Dave captain the boat

Hanging out by the lake in Kenosha.
Kim & Christy sailing - they're sailing!

Wil & Greta - Ready for Anything!

Silly kids on a picnic

AJ loved looking at the sailboats

AJ in the blueberry field.

A celebration of old friends with a toast!

Funny faces at the Jelly Belly factory.

Jelly Belly "Bamboozled" Beans
including "dog food", "centepede"
"booger" & "skunk spray"

Decorating the Tree

2009-12-16T07:30:00.000-06:00

Every year, all the kids get a new ornament for the tree.
We thought that we would give you a taste of what our tree looks like for this Christmas.
It's always fun to see what the kids will pick out...

Greta went for a nice nativity scene this year.
She tends to find a fancy ornament that she thinks looks really special.

Tatum loves animals and she went with a little kitty ornament this year.

Here's Daddy trying to help AJ get his ornament on the tree.
You can see that he's not really getting into it too much!

AJ selected a "Ho, Ho, Ho" ornament from Target that looks like a snow-globe.
The kid loves snow globes!

The Tree Hunt

2009-12-14T19:00:00.000-06:00

Our return to blogging begins with our recent hunt for our Christmas tree. There was a time not that long ago that we would go to a lovely Christmas tree farm in Carthage near Precious Moments. We would go out among the trees and pick our favorite, cut it down and get a wagon ride back to the "Holiday Barn". Unfortunately, that tree farm shut down about 5 years ago leaving us to head to Walmart or to use an artificial tree.

This year, we went to Lowe's and found us a good one though we still miss heading out to the farm to cut our own. The kids still loved running among all the trees at Lowe's though!

It was a short hunt at Lowe's on a beautiful day!

The chosen tree with the tree hauler

AJ loves to help out - Here's his contribution!

Facebook Takes Over Life As We Know It

2009-12-10T20:40:00.002-06:00

Sorry to all our blog followers (you know who you are because there's only like 4 of you!), but Facebook has been our principle form of communication on the internet lately. And, that's a little sad. No badly formatted picture posts from me showcasing our cute kids, no deep thought by Anthony, no real anything except status updates like, "Heading home to eat dinner with my family".

Well, to steal words from an oft-used worship song - "We're coming back to the heart of..." internet communication... the blog. So be looking for weeks where (I'm sorry, Christy) I'll post like 5 blog posts in one week and then remain silent for 2 months. We are back Blogger! And we hope that you don't mind that we are!

Super AJ!

2009-07-11T06:30:00.002-05:00

The kid loves sunglasses right now...
And he gets this Ray Charles/Stevie Wonder
kind of look as he tries to keep them on his
face.

Blue & White

2009-07-09T06:30:00.003-05:00

Just a mosaic of a recent trip to the park...click the picture to enlarge.

RIP Patty the Guinea Pig

2009-07-08T17:30:00.001-05:00

Patty, Tatum's Guinea Pig from her 8th birthday died today of unknown causes. She was approximately 2 years old and had lived with the Geiser family for 16 months.

She was happily playing this morning but was found dead in her home shortly after lunch.

A small private family burial service will be performed tonight.

We are sad that we will no longer have Patty with us as she was a great friend to all of our children. She was a good Guinea Pig and she will be missed!

Say a little prayer for my grieving daughters as they are awfully sad!

Hiking Wildcat

2009-07-08T06:30:00.002-05:00

If you have followed the Geiser family for any length of time, you know that one of our favorite activities is hiking Wildcat Glades in South Joplin.

Preparing for the hike at Wildcat, AJ gets loaded up in the back pack...

The boy loves to throw rocks. He can do this for hours!

A happy Daddy with his wonderful kids... Wildcat has a way of taking away any stress you're feeling! Here we are on the highest spot along the hike (not that high, but it feels miles away from SW Missouri to us!

And, at twilight, we head back down the hill to the car... I think that it's time to go back...

A Picture of Life with AJ

2009-07-06T06:30:00.002-05:00

This is the blur of life with AJ. For one, the kid is always on the move unless he's sleeping... For another, the kid is growing like crazy (when you're kid is larger than just about every 18-24 month old you know, it's getting a little crazy)...
And this is him, running away and always looking back to see if you're following... maybe that's why the kid is always falling into something and bashing his face!

But then again, this little Super-boy loves to read... if there's a book around, you can be sure that he'll soon be bringing it to you to read to him. He's one of a kind, and we love him bunches (in case you couldn't tell!).

Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-04T06:00:00.004-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yggrON3Dwxs

"Two summers past" we truly were in New England (Thanks Josh & Krystal for hosting us!) and we were amazed on our whole trip by what we saw driving from Missouri to Atlanta to Delaware to Maine to Niagra Falls to Pittsburgh to Ohio and home again. It was a long and beautiful trip. We have an amazing country and we are so thankful for our freedom. And for now, "the holy King of Israel loves 'us' here in America".

God bless America and may we never forget who gives us the blessings that we have. Say a prayer for President Obama, our Senators and Congressmen, our Supreme Court Justices and our military. May we seek His face and may He continue to bless.

Light Switch Genius

2009-07-03T06:50:00.002-05:00

With AJ, you have to constantly be on your guard - because this is the kind of stuff he does! He is always running, jumping, climbing - always and forever climbing. And what's good father do when he sees his "genius" son figuring out his own way to turn on the lights? He grabs and camera and blogs about it.
The marks on his face are from a recent trip down our steps on the back deck when he tumbled, flipping a couple times. Or was it from Grandma's house... or was it from that time that he tripped in the yard - I don't know because about every third day he's doing something new to beat up his little face!

God has something special for this kid though. He's always inventing, always thinking, always finding new ways to get to something that's off limits, downright dangerous, and/or at a much higher height than his mommy or daddy could ever feel too comfortable with! We love him, but we just feel that we need about 10 more sets of eyes to keep him from hurting, maiming or killing himself! :) Thank God for angels!

Park Fun

2009-07-02T06:30:00.001-05:00

Just a few shots from our recent trip to the park near our house! Hope you enjoy!

Blueberry Picking

2009-06-30T06:50:00.001-05:00

Last year, Christy went to pick blueberries and to be honest I wasn't overly happy about it. Picking anything yourself has always meant to me that you do all the work, pay more for the stuff YOU pick, and then what you pick doesn't taste THAT much better than what you get from Walmart.

Boy, was I wrong when it came to Heritage Farm's blueberries. They are amazing and really reasonably priced. After Christy brought home her first bunch of blueberries (and we ate them with a constant "mmmmm" coming from our mouths), I made her take me there with her so that we could pick some more!

So, if you're ever in SW Missouri and would love to get some blueberries with us, we know just the place to go. We might even share some with you!

Awana Awards

2009-06-28T08:00:00.000-05:00

Our girls don't have a ton of extra activities - they stay pretty busy with homeschooling, church and friends. But one thing that they have done for the last 4 years or so is go to Awana at Fellowship Baptist Church. Here they are with some awards that they won recently. Tatum was very proud to have complete her book for the year.

Greta was the Clubber of the Year for her class. This is the award handed out to the Awana member that most acts like Jesus. We were very proud of Greta as she has come a long way from the scared little girl that we first took to Awana several years ago.

God has blessed us with two wonderful daughters and Awana has helped them to memorize Scripture and to know more about Jesus. Thanks to all the Awana teachers that have influenced our daughters in such a positive way!

AJ's Pool Fun

2009-06-26T16:24:00.000-05:00

AJ hanging out at Grandpa's Pool...

He loves to throw things, dump things, pour things, hit things, yell at things, oh, in short... he's a boy!

One more shot of him dumping some water...

Christie's Girl Zoe

2009-06-24T08:00:00.001-05:00

Christy's friend from her YWAM days (Christie Hensler) spent much of last week with us. This is her beautiful daughter Zoe playing at the park. Zoe is only a week older than our AJ...

Hanging out at the park... Zoe seems to be the opposite of AJ - All girl, easy-going and pretty quiet Zoe seemed taken aback by our all-boy, hard-charging very loud little AJ!
Zoe made Tatum decide to switch her vote for the upcoming Geiser baby to a girl. I think that Greta still wants another boy but we know our whole family loved having Zoe around to play with AJ and the girls.

The Coming Flood of Blog Posts

2009-06-22T19:25:00.004-05:00

I have a flood of new pictures and blogs coming from the last few months. Patience will pay off as we let you see what we've been up to...

Undercliff

2009-06-22T16:46:00.004-05:00

This is Christy's friend from YWAM, Christie Hensler and her daughter Zoe. Christie & Zoe spent much of last week with us. We took them to one of our favorite Joplin restaurants - the Undercliff!

Here's Zoe - She was a little tired this night, but still extremely cute!

Let the love of video games begin! AJ really got into this game, luckily he didn't care if we put in a quarter or not! Look for another post featuring Zoe on Wednesday morning!

Super Babies

2009-06-22T16:35:00.000-05:00

A few months ago, I had AJ all to myself and needed to go to Walmart for some reason. I was trying to find a cool toy for the kid and went into the baby section. And what did I see? A cool Superman pajama set complete with cape! Who's not going to spend $9 on that!?!

Well, some of our best friends also had little boys who just happened to have birthdays coming up... so we decided it would be cute to get them the outfits for their birthdays...

And, if you have 3 little boys with Superman pajamas, you have to get them all together and try to take some pictures of them. Though they weren't too sure about being stuffed into a little bucket together!

So, the Superbabies are (l to r) Uriah, AJ and Ethan!

Hope you enjoyed!

Tatum's 9th Birthday Party

2009-05-04T18:51:00.003-05:00

Tatum turned 9 on March 13 (yes, we know we're really late with updating our blog!). She celebrated with her friends with an American Girl Birthday Party featuring Kirsten (who grew up in pioneer times). So, the party included cooking over an open flame, a lantern-lit dinner, and making crafts for their dolls and themselves. We love our little pioneer girl Tatum and hope that you enjoy these pictures from her party!

Roasting hot dogs for dinner!

A look of terror from all the party-goers... It's a Geiser family tradition to get silly pictures when there's this many little kids around!

This is a picture of a lot of dolls (or money for you accountant-types out there!)

It's hard to believe that Tatum's 9! How did the time go by so fast?

Another Geiser Family Tradition - the funny face breakfast courtesy of Mom! This funny face featured an egg face, bacon eye brows, donut ears, banana/grape eyes, nose and mouth.

Busy Season's OVER!

2009-04-18T20:48:00.002-05:00

Never fear! Those of you who still check out the Geiser Family Blog from time to time will soon be rewarded with news and pictures from the last month or so. Some blog-worthy events have taken place including Tatum's 9th (gulp!) Birthday party, a Springfield Cardinals' game, some jumping white stallions, chocolate bunnies and much, much more!

They ARE coming! And, they are coming SOON! Thanks for checking in! We'll try to make it worth your time! Love you guys!

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We Need Prayer!

2009-03-28T21:36:00.003-05:00

We are on an adventure of faith and are seeking at least 200 people that would commit to praying for us on a regular basis. Here at mo-geiser.blogspot.com there is a link that you can use to sign up for a weekly prayer update. We will be sharing what God is doing in our lives, what struggles we're having as we prepare for life in Africa and the victories that God is working in our lives. Please consider joining our band of supporters that life us and the region of North East Africa up in prayer on a regular basis. Fill in the form on the right side of the page!

Phone Talking AJ

2009-03-09T08:00:00.000-05:00

What can we say? The boy loves to talk on the phone!

Girls' Night In

2009-03-06T08:00:00.001-06:00

Tatum and Greta (and Laura - The American Girl doll) with rollers in their hair.

Manicures and Pedicures were completed! It was a fun night for Christy and the girls while Daddy worked late!

Popcorn Laughs

2009-03-04T08:00:00.000-06:00

The video's a little dark, but here's what's going on. We made some popcorn and Christy decided to toss the popcorn in the air and catch it in her mouth. AJ loved it as you see here! He laughed for a good 10 minutes as she did this! Enjoy!

First Day of the Rest of Our Lives

2009-03-02T22:11:00.003-06:00

Today was my first day with Mense Churchwell and Mense - a local CPA firm. Friday was my last day with BKD. I made this move so that we could have more flexibility in the future.

For those we have not yet told, we were added to a church-based team with 3 other families from College Heights Christian Church in Joplin, MO. In March of 2010, we will head to eastern Africa to a region that the church is interested in. We will be researching the area, learning the language and culture and discipling local pastors. Our research will hopefully lead us to focus on at least one unreached, unengaged people group for the kingdom of Christ. After learning the language, it is our hopes that we will be able to begin to establish a church planting movement in the that region of Africa that is war-torn and mostly Muslim. PLEASE PRAY FOR US!

Please email me at anthonygeiser@yahoo.com if you would like more information about our plans. We'll add you to our newsletter list!

So, we have about 3 months of training during the next year. This is what necessitated a move from the larger firm of BKD to the smaller firm of Mense Churchwell and Mense. MCM is willing to let me have the unpaid leave that we need in order to travel for training and fundraising. We are in the very beginning of our preparation for the field. We need your prayers. We have a house to sell, cars to sells, all possessions to sell, wills to complete, forwarding agents to find, funds to raise, prayer warriors to partner with, churches to visit... oh, a job to do. Due to the unpaid nature of my time off, I will be working substantial hours with MCM in order to pay for the time that I will be off work. Please pray that God gives me strength to do what He has for us to do.

Christy's watching a Beth Moore DVD as I write this. One quote that I overheard I will share with you now. "Self preservation often keeps us from our calling". God has called us to a life of faith. We are learning what it means to do those things which are hard for us, but easy for God. It was difficult for me to leave what I know (BKD) to go to what I do not know (MCM). But God knows both what I'm leaving and what I'm going to. Africa is definitely an unknown for Christy and I, but God has called us to be brave in Him. Not to be full of fear, but to be full of courage based in our trust in Him. Be encouraged today! God is on the move. He is moving today in the world and in the hearts of men. Blessings to you today!

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What Happens When You Leave...

2009-03-02T08:00:00.001-06:00

Let's just say you leave the girls in charge of AJ while you run upstairs to take a shower... What could happen, right?

Well, luckily... just a bit of dress up with coats and stocking hats!

Do we typically dress AJ in a fur coat? Not traditionally, no. But he didn't seem to mind playing along with his big sisters...

We love that he still has those blue eyes!

Swinging AJ

2009-02-26T08:00:00.001-06:00

AJ Rocks

2009-02-24T22:51:00.004-06:00

This was on Facebook recently but for all you non-FB'ers out there... Enjoy!

Finally! Greta's Party Pictures!

2009-02-22T21:59:00.002-06:00

Greta turned 6 on January 7. The party for her birthday was in February - Yes, it was late... but we did have it!
Greta wanted a Candyland Party... Here's Christy's Candyland Cake...
We played a life-size version of Candyland. Christy and I had our doubts about whether the kids would REALLY like it, but they all seemed to LOVE it. Who knew? Mix candy and kids and everybody has a good time!?
It was a Candyland extravaganza! Special thanks to Lord Licorice, Grandma Nutt, Queen Frostine, and many others who played a part of a character from the game.

The game wound around the whole house and ended upstairs in the girls' room!

Fittingly, Greta won the game and got the BIG prize - a huge lollipop!

Some AJ Shots from December

2009-01-14T06:00:00.000-06:00

AJ's still loving the football - in fact, he loves any type of ball. He'll throw and bat the balls around the floor for hours...

Wearing Daddy's stocking cap. Britt Burr at HE Williams officially owes me for some advertising... http://www.hew.com/

Here's AJ at Silver Dollar City right before New Year's. It was a cold day at the park so his nose is a little red. This was at the end of a long day...

December Ice Day

2009-01-12T06:00:00.001-06:00

The girls aren't ones to let a little FREEZING weather keep them from getting out to enjoy (?) the ice! These video and picture are from our December Arctic Blast that froze us all. Enjoy the videos!

Pioneer Christmas

2009-01-09T06:00:00.000-06:00

A few days after Christmas, we had our "pioneer" Christmas dinner. We were all sick from Thanksgiving through New Year's day so our pioneer Christmas dinner was delayed a bit. The girls cooked a lovely dinner of roasted chicken, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, irish brown bread and even apple pie. We ate the meal by candle light and by lantern light. We had a really, really fun time. Our girls love the "Little House" series (both book and TV) and we even used some "Little House" recipes that we got from the Little House Cookbook that we received last Christmas.

We broke out the fine china and stemware for our fancy little dinner.

Can you see Tatum's excitement?

Just a pic of the chicken and stuffing...
It was really yummy...

Here's a picture of the irish brown bread and mashed potatoes.
Are you getting hungry? I am...

Christmas Pics

2009-01-08T06:00:00.000-06:00

Someday, I'll have my friend Robin show me how to make this blog look good. I hate Blogger sometimes because of how it organizes things on the page. Here's a hodgepodge (because again I hate Blogger's template!) of pictures.

For AJ, this was a rockin' Christmas - literally. We bought him a rocking giraffe (is it that hard to just have a horse?) and Grandpa and Grandma Robertson bought him a rocking (or should I say buckin'?) bull. He loves both of them! AJ's favorite activity this Christmas was climbing on top of the gifts - that's the last picture you see above.

The two group pictures are the girls with their cousins with my family (top group pic) and Christy's family (bottom group pic). The girls colored their hair at my family's house as you can see. At Christy's family's house, they're all dressed up in their Christmas pajamas that Grandma always buys them.

The ponchos are something that Christy made for the girls for Christmas. We as a family really tried to focus on Christ this Christmas and tried to not buy too much for each other. We made a lot of fun gifts for each other. My favorite was 2 books that the girls wrote for me - Tatum's was a joke and riddle book and Greta's book was all about me, complete with illustrations...

It was a great Christmas! One for the memory books. Thanks for reading. Robin, feel free to call me to tutor me on this whole formatting thing. ;)

Happy 6th Birthday Greta!

2009-01-07T07:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday to our sweet little girl. We cannot imagine life without your sweet spirit brightening our day. We thank God that He allows us to enjoy your enchanting personality and fun-loving heart everyday. God bless you Greta! Have a wonderful birthday!

Making Bread with Mama

2009-01-07T06:00:00.000-06:00

You gotta love Greta's passion as she punches down the bread...
More punching from GG
Tatum's a little more subdued, but still did a great job working the dough

The bread turned out great and we loved the process. The girls are striving to make their bread as good as their Grandma Geiser's. Hopefully, they'll get it all figured out...That's good stuff!

More to Come

2009-01-04T22:47:00.001-06:00

In the coming days, I'll get some Christmas pics up...

Silly-ness at Christmas

2009-01-04T22:35:00.002-06:00

Just a few shots of me and the girls acting silly for the camera around Christmas.

I wish I had a neck...

We put on our spectacles for this one...

AJ decided to join the fun...

Cake Eating Video

2008-12-14T20:51:00.002-06:00

Here's a short clip of AJ enjoying some cake! Hope you enjoy!

A Celebration of AJ...

2008-12-14T20:41:00.003-06:00

We got AJ all decked out for his 1st birthday party complete with a suit and tie... The boy was stylin'...

Here's AJ's dog cake. The only animal the boy knows right now is dog. And, the only animal sound that he makes is a grunt-like bark... So, it only made sense to give him a dog-themed party...

AJ quickly shed his suit and tie so that he could enjoy his cake and ice cream. He did really well to keep most of it in his mouth. I'll post a video of him eating some cake for your enjoyment...

AJ - complete with "It's Fun to 1" hat and "1st Birthday" cup...

One more shot of our little man in his suit...

We had a great party and the boy made off like a bandit with lots of fun gifts. Thanks to everybody that came to celebrate!

AJ's Birthday!

2008-12-05T20:35:00.002-06:00

AJ turned one today. We will upload some new pictures of him at one in the coming days. AJ's party is on Sunday and we should get some good cakey-face shots.

He's the reason this blog was even started over a year ago and we are so glad for the fun that he's added to our life.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T13:04:00.002-06:00

It's a wonderful day in Missouri. I'm listening to an audio track of my late Grandpa and Grandma Geiser from 1985 - thanks to my Uncle Charlie. It is good to hear the voices of my grandparents again. It's been a few years, but your ears still immediately recognize the tone, the cadence, and the sound of those you love. May your day be filled with those sounds today.

I am thankful for my family, past, present and future. God has been good and it's good to know that He'll always be good. His blessings to you today. Happy Thanksgiving!

Delay in Posting

2008-11-18T17:40:00.000-06:00

Sorry for the delay, but life hasn't given us any really good photo opportunities lately...

Lots of running to and fro with no really time to stop to take a pic of the kids or really do too much that's a lot of fun. But, Thanksgiving's coming and we'll try to get some updates here soon.

Thanks for thinking of us!

Do you ever need a laugh?

2008-11-10T22:24:00.001-06:00

One Saturday Night Live parody commercial has always made me laugh. This is where Taco Bell is heading...

POST #100 - Family Pics Courtesy of Robin!

2008-11-07T07:00:00.001-06:00

It's great to have wonderful friends who will let you crash with a baby in their apartment for a week. It's even better when those same friends will bring their wonderful photography skills with them to Missouri to take some photos of your family! Thanks to Robin Blair for taking the time to take some shots of our little family during an already busy weekend in Missouri! Robin, you're the best and we love you so much!

Oh, and celebrate with us a bit. This is post #100 for us. In that time, we've gone from a family of 4 to a family of 5! We've had all sorts of adventures and you've been there with us! Thanks for checking up on us!

The Return of the Turtle and Butterfly Fairy

2008-11-05T07:00:00.000-06:00

Followers of this blog know that we cheated this year for Halloween... Yes, we used Tatum's turtle costume from the Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe days... AND, yes, we used Greta's dance outfit retrofitted with butterfly wings to make her costume. But, hey! I bet both of these outfits each cost the Geiser clan more than average Halloween costume in the USA. (Sorry, that's the accountant/cheapskate coming out in me).

We all headed around the neighborhood collecting the candy everywhere we went. Then, we headed to Christ's Church of Oronogo to hang out with the cousins. The girls had a great time and filled their bags to overflowing. We had a great Halloween. Come on over for candy, we have bunches!

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

2008-11-03T21:14:00.003-06:00

These pictures are all from Halloween. Our little lion really is sleeping as I write this blog, but the title of the post is due to the first picture. After a hard day of acting out his part as a lion, AJ was worn out on the way home from trick or treating... I had removed his costume because it was so stinkin' warm here that night, but the kid needed something to sleep with and his costume was just cuddly enough to foot the bill.

The remaining pics show AJ at his best... stuffing various objects in his mouth, looking cute and also his ability to look ever-so-stylin' with mama's huge sunglasses. We call it his "Elton John" look or his "pimp" look. Can I even say that? My apologies to all offended parties for various reasons there. Don't worry, this won't become a trend with my boy. We quickly got him back to playing with a football and eating a lot of red meat! ;)

More pics of our turtle and butterfly princess coming shortly....

What the girls did...

2008-10-24T07:00:00.000-05:00

So, you've seen Christy, AJ and me in California for the past month of blog posts or so... You got to be asking what did the girls do this whole time. Well, as I probably mentioned, my parents took the girls to Ohio with them for the week. The house that my father grew up in has been converted into an organic farm (www.pioneerfarm.net) and the farm was having a festival the weekend that Christy and I headed to California. So, most of my dad's family was headed back to the homeplace for the festival and so my parents went as well.

The first picture is of the Pioneer Farm sign. My grandpa's farm was always called Pioneer Farm and so it's neat to see that the tradition continues even though it's no longer in the family. The area where my dad grew up has a lot of Amish and Mennonite. The second pic shows the girl in a little buggy. The third pic is at Warther's (www.warthers.com). Mr. Warther was a world class wood carver and this third picture is in the button house. Mrs. Warther apparently loved to collect and display buttons. This pic is just one of many displays in the button house. The 4th pic is of a train that Mr. Warther did from ebony and ivory. The story of his wood carving is pretty amazing and I encourage you to check out their site.

So, the girls hung out with Grandpa and Grandma Geiser for the week. They swam a lot and had a blast. It's a memory that they'll have for the rest of their lives. Thanks to my Mom and Dad for helping me out as I surprised Christy with her birthday trip!

A Taste of Bosnia

2008-10-23T21:05:00.002-05:00

Thanks to our friend Chris Casey for exposing us to this video from Bosnia. I think you'll enjoy the multimedia experience...

More Pics from Cali

2008-10-23T07:00:00.000-05:00

Our final night consisted of a lovely dinner at Santa Monca with Ben and Robin and then a nice walk around the area. Santa Monica is beautiful and you just feel good to be there. It gave us a little chance to talk with our friends and just hang out a bit.

After this fantastic night, we knew that the next day would consist of finding the rental car location, finding our way through security at the airport, finding our gate at the airport, and then finding a way to keep AJ happy on a 3 hour plane ride home. The stress of life found its way back to us and we were wishing to spend a bit more time on vacation with our friends.

Thanks again to Ben and Robin for their hospitality and their continued friendship!

Back in the Saddle Again

2008-10-21T21:36:00.003-05:00

Just a few more pics from our trip out west. Here's a few more from Yosemite. We loved our time with Ben and Robin and it's hard to believe that's it's been a month since we were there.

I've struggled to get things updated on the blog lately. I hope to be more regular in my posting in the weeks to come. Life's just been interesting lately and extremely busy leading to few pictures and even fewer good stories. Or, maybe my life's been too busy to realize how good the stories have been.

We're ready to return to California for another stay. This time we'll take the girls and spend a week at Yosemite and another week on the coast visiting Disneyland and the San Diego Zoo. That is...when we save up both the cash and the vacation time to afford such a trip. Thanks for checking on us! We'll try to post things a bit more regularly.

Yosemite

2008-10-08T07:00:00.002-05:00

9/20/08 China Town / LA County Fair

2008-10-06T07:00:00.000-05:00

Saturday of our trip unfortunately was split up a bit as our friend Robin had a workshop that she had to attend as part of our graduate work in psychology at Fuller. So, Ben showed us around Chinatown in LA. We rode the Metro into the city and walked around Chinatown. We were immediately back in Beijing and missed it so bad! Those 8 weeks in Beijing back in 2004 has put a love for China in our hearts. We ate at a great Chinese restaurant that Ben recommended and went shopping in the Chinese markets. We had a great time! Thanks Ben for showing us around little Chinatown!

After Chinatown, we came back to Pasadena to meet up with Robin and decided to head to the LA County Fair. This Fair was amazing with rides that we've never seen before. And, food like we've never seen before. One of Robin's friends (holding the delectable dessert) grew up in a family that has always worked the LA County Fair. This family is always trying to top the other vendors at the Fair for the craziest types of food offered. What you see pictured is a "Mexican Funnel Cake". This cake is so large that if it was a suitcase, you'd have to check it! No carry-ons this size allowed! So, we gathered around the funnel cake like a bunch of lions around a downed zebra and dug in. I'd say about 15 people all partook of the funnel cake and ate their fill. It was nearly a miracle - or it was just a massive funnel cake. This family also offers delicacies such as chocalate-covered bacon and apple fries! The remaining pics are of us, the Blairs and AJ at the fair. Hope you enjoy!

The Getty 9/19/08

2008-10-03T07:00:00.001-05:00

All I can say about the Getty is "WOW". Christy and I have been to museums in the past, but this one was AWESOME. Amazing garden pathways complete with flowers never seen by us simple Missourians before. Ben & Robin both took Friday off so that we could celebrate Robin's birthday and see some of the most beautiful creations ever made by God and man. Below you will see a huge "vase" made from rebar with these beautifully thick flowering vines. The circle maze is filled with water which disappointed us a bit as we hoped to get lost for a time in it.

This is just some of the beautiful architecture of the Getty. Amazing sights around every corner of this place!

Artists' paintings included Renoir (Christy's Favorite), Picasso, Rembrandt and many others. Here are some of our pics of two of our favorite paintings.

We'll be posting more from our trip next week! Look for a few posts from the girls trip to Ohio with Grandpa and Grandma Geiser as well!

Visiting Pasadena?

2008-10-01T22:00:00.003-05:00

Christy wanted to make sure that I made mention of this. It should be noted that if one is ever in Pasadena, one should frequent "The Kitchen" for some fine Italian food. Great Stromboli! I highly recommend it. And, for dessert, one should make a habit of going to 21 Flavors - a great frozen yogurt place. Though they say it's healthier, I'm pretty sure it's sooo good that you would eat way too much of it and offset the healthiness of the lower fat frozen yogurt. Thanks to Ben and Robin for a wonderful dinner experience that night!

CA Trip Pics - Venice Beach 9/18/08

2008-10-01T17:56:00.002-05:00

So, on our first full day of the trip, our wonderful friends Ben and Robin were both busy so we did what every land-locked, beach-deprived Missourian should do - we headed to the beach! Venice Beach to be exact.
As I write this, I realize that I didn't take any pics of the famed "muscle beach" part of the beach or the really interesting "paddle tennis" area. However, you get to see what we really came to see on this day and that's the beach.

Children's feet + sand always = cute pic.

Yes, there were a bunch of sea gulls here, but I liked that this one dutifully posed for me in front of the beach line!

My little Kodak camera couldn't quite get the shot I wanted of the surfers at Venice Beach, but you get to see the shot that I got! I enjoyed taking shots of Christy out here on the beach with AJ with the sailboat in the background.

And, this final shot of AJ as he's about to stuff a handful of sand in his mouth. He didn't like the sand at first due to how it felt on his feet, but grew to like it by the end of the day.

Hope you enjoyed our first full day in California. I know that we did! Look for more pics from our trip in the coming days/weeks. Also, checkout wallyjack.blogspot.com for other pics that our friend Robin is posting! Check out the link to the right!

We've got a new BIKER BABE!

2008-09-29T22:04:00.005-05:00

Extraordinary events call for immediate action. Off and on this summer I have worked with my charming little Greta on riding her bike. The training wheels were off the bike around May and we worked from time to time on teaching her to ride. She would pedal good, but her concentration is not always the best.
Last weekend, we went to the park just down the street and I helped her ride - running behind her as all our dads and moms did for us. On the way home she began to cry. Ordinarily, this dad is not the most patient daddy but freshly home from a wonderful time in California, God gave me a bit more grace for my sensitive little daughter. I asked, "Greta, why are you crying?" She said, "I was just scared I would run into that ditch over there." The ditch was a storm sewer that was off to the right of the road. This girl would have to ride harder than she ever has to be able to jump the curb, ride through the grass and into the ditch. But, still...she was scared of that big ole' hole there just off the road.
So, I asked her, "Where do we go when we're riding our bikes?" "On the road," she said. I said, "That's right. But we also go where we're looking. See Mommy up there. (By this time, Christy was about 2 blocks away with AJ and Tatum) Look at Mommy and that's where you'll go. If you look to the side at the ditch, you end up going there." It was one of those moments when you just see something click inside your child's mind and you're so thankful to be a daddy. Greta rode hard the whole way home and looked straight ahead at her mommy and even caught up with her in about a block. That was some fast riding for this little 5 year old.
That "something" that clicked in her brain made her want to ride the bike even more so today at lunch we worked on it for only about 5 minutes and she almost had it. By the time I got home from work tonight at 5:30, she could not only ride her bike by herself - She could even start herself on the bike. She's ready for tomorrow so that she can ride her bike again.
A whole new world just opened up for Greta. A whole new world opened up for us as a family - Once we had AJ, going on bike trips didn't seem too possible, but now with Greta buzzing around on her bike, we're looking forward to a bike riding summer!
It kinda reminds me that on the journey through our life that we too get easily distracted by big ditches that we could fall off into. Peter was distracted by the winds and waves and lost sight of where he was going. Like Greta, Peter was scared of the falling. But, once our eyes are on where we're going... we end up where we're supposed to be. God, help us to keep our eyes on you and your kingdom!
Don't worry we haven't forgot about the CA pics. But, like I said..."Extraordinary events call for immediate action". Celebrate with us the wonder that is Greta.

SURPRISE!!!

2008-09-17T09:00:00.000-05:00

Christy and I left for California this morning on a surprise trip for her 30th Birthday! The blog may be down a few days until we can get some time to get some pics of sunny California for you.

We'll be gone from today through Wednesday the 24th. Christy's birthday is on the 23rd! We'll be hanging out with our good friends Ben and Robin Blair in Pasadena. Pray for safety and FUN!!!

AJ UpClose - 9 Month Old Stinky Feet Edition

2008-09-15T07:00:00.000-05:00

9 Months Old on 9/5/08...

The blue eyed boy wonder...

Prunes! The Video

2008-09-12T07:00:00.001-05:00

As promised on Wednesday, here's the video of AJ and his prunes... The boy loves his prunes and the boy loves to shake his head "no". If you ask him a question, he wags his head "no". If you shake your head "no", he follows suit. If you nod your head "yes", it is still "no" with the boy.

Prunes!

2008-09-10T08:00:00.000-05:00

Enjoy these shots of AJ with his prunes! I don't think there's any way of feeding a baby some prunes without this happening. Look for a great video of AJ with the prunes coming on Friday morning!

Ready for the Paparazzi!

2008-09-08T07:00:00.000-05:00

AJ's already practicing his moves for when those pesky tabloid photographers just won't leave you alone. With his baby blue eyes, there's generally a camera in this kid's face. We're too scared that his eyes are going to change to hazel or brown and we'll miss our blue eyed boy. Here's a few pics from last Tuesday showing AJ trying to crawl and enjoying a ride on his little scooter.

First Day of School

2008-09-05T07:00:00.000-05:00

One of the benefits of homeschooling is that the we can start whenever we want. The girls began their school year on the day after Labor Day - the day these pictures were taken. Greta begins kindergarten this year while Tatum is beginning 3rd grade! They are both excited to start school again and had a great first week.

We've Got a Crawler!

2008-09-04T07:00:00.000-05:00

AJ's starting to crawl! He's been working on it for a couple weeks now... bouncing up and down while sitting up, falling over and landing on his hands. Lately, he's been learning how to scoot his little knees forward a bit. He's still not too adventureous, but that's good for us! He'll be blazing a trail through our house in no time! Time to break out the gates for the bottom and top of the stairs!

Princess Night at the Fil-A

2008-09-03T07:00:00.000-05:00

The girls got all dolled-up to go to the Princess Night at the local Chick-fil-a. They threw a big party just for the girls of Joplin (about 1/2 of which showed up - it was crazy busy!) complete with horse-drawn carriage rides, tea parties, nail painting, singing, roses on the tables, and free 4 piece chicken nuggets for the princesses!

The pics below are Greta doing her best curtsy prior to the big night, the girls before the carriage takes off, the end of carriage ride, the girls with that pesky Chick-fil-a Cow (special appearance by cousins Kyleigh, Kerstyn, and Brooklyn) and our girls with one of the princesses (special appearance by church friend Emily). The night could have go on all night, but unfortunately our girls start to change into pumpkins around 9!

Happy Labor Day!

2008-09-01T06:55:00.001-05:00

You deserve another Turtle video!

The line to listen for this time is, "Is he dead?" Tatum the Turtle says this in reference to Edmund, who has been nearly slain by the horrible White Witch. Enjoy!

And, Happy Labor Day from the Geiser's!

The Turtle Video

2008-08-31T07:55:00.001-05:00

The line you're listening for is, "He's coming this way!" Yes, yes... I know... She totally makes that scene! ;) Hope you enjoyed just a small taste of Tatum's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe acting debut!

Some Turtle the Witch and Wardrobe Pics

2008-08-30T08:00:00.000-05:00

Here are some of the cast of characters from the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe play from a week or two ago...

Includes Finerous Ulf (the Wolf), the White Witch with her Dwarf, Father Christmas with his elves and Lucy with Mr. Tumnus. They did a great job! Watch for a short video of Tatum's performance TOMORROW!

Kyleigh's Birthday Party

2008-08-29T07:00:00.004-05:00

Brooklyn (the girl's cousin) and Tatum playing in the fort they made at The Flip Shop.

Below, AJ feels the love as 3 girls (Greta, Kyleigh and Kyleigh's friend) try and help him stand up...

Kyleigh shows off her cupcake while Tatum trys to drink some frozen Hi-C.

Apparently, the Hi-C kicked in... Giving Tatum this energy boost!

And, finally Greta shows off swinging on the rope. All in all, it was a great birthday party for a wonderful little girl - Happy Birthday Kyleigh!

Domino Part 2

2008-08-27T18:37:00.002-05:00

Here's just one of many domino runs we made a few weeks ago...

Facebook...

2008-08-26T06:52:00.003-05:00

is taking over our lives...

We will update the blog soon. We've been busy with work, parties, church, and running around - oh, and Facebook...

Stay tuned for another blog posting coming soon. Feel free to find us on Facebook!

I'm ALL Sweaty...

2008-08-15T23:47:00.004-05:00

"I'm all sweaty...", says Greta last weekend...

"...because of this game!"

You have to love it when your 5 year old stresses out over a Little Mermaid Matching game. Please note that the poor girl has 2, count them TWO! matches after 3 minutes and 25 seconds of this game. She doesn't quite have the concept of the joystick down... She KNEW where the matches were, BUT she couldn't get the joystick to go where she wanted it to.

But, we love her anyway and she's awesome despite her problems with joysticks. Just a snapshot of our lives with this wonderful girl!

Out of Town, Out of Posts

2008-08-11T22:49:00.002-05:00

Hey everybody! Just a note to let you know that I'm in Jeff City on an audit for the week. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to upload any more pictures on my ONE & 1/2 days at home. So, this week may be a little rough for any of you addicted to all things Geiser... I should have saved up some of my posts from last week for THIS week...

The withdrawals may be rough for about 24 hours but should subside in the next 48. If not, seek immediate medical attention...

We should be able to get some pictures of Tatum's play up early next week or possibly even by Saturday... Hang tight! We'll all get through this together! :)

Many Faces of Greta or Blackmail for the Teen Years

2008-08-08T08:00:00.000-05:00

To know Greta is to LOVE Greta... Oh, and I'm going to love getting to show the MANY, MANY photos like these to any man who might come around seeking Greta's company...

Domino Man

2008-08-07T08:00:00.000-05:00

Before I left on Monday to head to Bartlesville, we played on Sunday night with the Dominos. This was just one of the many, many creations that we made... Domino Man!

Greta's Do

2008-08-06T07:00:00.000-05:00

Greta got a haircut, too. She's just as beautiful as before, but she thinks that her Aunt Darlynda made her curls a little more curly... Enjoy my beautiful girl's awesome smile...

AJ Upclose - Too Close, Out of Focus Edition

2008-08-05T11:00:00.000-05:00

AJ's 8 months old today!!! Happy 8 Month Birthday, AJ! You've brought a whole new joy to the house!

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe & the Turtle...

2008-08-05T07:00:00.000-05:00

Tatum's play starts on Thursday night... She performs Thursday night through Sunday afternoon - it continues next weekend with the same schedule... Below are Tatum with some of her other cast mates...

Oh, and it's my contention that C.S. Lewis' original title for this book was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe...and the Turtle. However, some over-zealous editor took the Turtle out of the title and the book... Luckily, this play follows the author's original story a little more closely AND is better for it.

The New Tatum - By Christie's Demand

2008-08-04T07:00:00.001-05:00

If you didn't comment on the earlier teaser post, don't look below... I'm a little miffed at you...

Well, forget about all those other people (you know who you are) who may not have seen the earlier post or those that just refused to play along and give me some comments. I had to finally get some pictures up here for our good, good, thoughtful, commenting friend and loyal blog-reader, Christie in PA.

Here are the pictures of the new Tatum. She loves her new haircut that her Aunt Darlynda gave her on Friday. She's donating the pony tail that was cut off to Locks of Love. Ok, after looking at my beautiful daughter, I am no longer miffed at you guys. All's forgiven...

Pirates

2008-08-02T23:33:00.003-05:00

We wasted our time today watching Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3. We loved #1, not so much #2 & #3. We agree with the Ninja...
It's a long video, but worth the wait if you suffered through these movies like we did. Go to AskANinja.com for more funny videos...

Guess Who Got a Haircut?

2008-08-01T21:48:00.003-05:00

Do you want to see the new Tatum? She's awfully cute...

Do ya wanna see? Do ya?

Well, you got to let me know...

And, I MIGHT put up a pic or two of her new hair-do...

A Boy and His Duck...

2008-07-27T17:00:00.001-05:00

Christy was able to find this portable bathtub shaped like a duck that AJ just loves to take a bath in. It works really well and even quacks when you squeeze its bill!

Also, here are some still shots of the boy and his soccer ball. He really enjoyed playing ball with Daddy. Just see the video from yesterday if you have any doubts.

Hope you enjoyed the pics as much as we did!

Playing Catch!

2008-07-26T18:00:00.002-05:00

A joy for us today was playing catch with AJ for the first time...
Ok, maybe he didn't really throw the ball, but he had a great time...
Watch it and you'll see!

The Lion...

2008-07-22T20:19:00.001-05:00

The posts are a bit less frequent as Tatum has practice nearly every night now until the middle of August as she is performing in a local production of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." We'll try to keep getting some posts up but life is EXTREMELY hectic currently.

Hope you understand!

The Coleman's Party

2008-07-16T18:00:00.000-05:00

Our good friends, the Coleman's will soon be leaving us for Wisconsin. The girls threw a little going away party for them recently. You can tell it was around the 4th! We'll really miss these guys as they were great friends to all of us! May God bless them in every way in their new life up north!

AJ Up Close - The 7 month old edition

2008-07-15T18:00:00.002-05:00

Back by popular demand, we continue the "AJ Upclose" series. The pics of AJ at night are from the 4th of July that Christy, AJ and I spent in Fayetteville, AR. The other pictures are from various times in the past few weeks. The boy's really learning how to sit. Still no teeth, still no crawling, still no real words. He will say "Dadaddadadadada" as he is whining or angry and telling us off. I don't think THAT can be a good sign. ;) He's still pretty cute though!

Dogwood Canyon

2008-07-14T20:00:00.000-05:00

There's a little place outside Branson called Dogwood Canyons, http://www.dogwoodcanyon.com/. It's a very nice nature park with an easy to walk trail that follows a winding stream. On each side of the canyon there are multiple waterfalls that fill beautiful ponds teeming with rainbow trout. It's really quite nice. We went there last week as part of our mini-vacation to Branson and we all loved it. You should check it out if you're ever heading to Branson...

Dogwood Canyon #2

2008-07-14T19:59:00.000-05:00

Here are more pictures from Dogwood Canyon. Enjoy!