We are still here!

It has been forever since I've updated my blog. We have been so busy and I forget to do it. Tyler has been released to play football and he started back last Friday night. I was on edge the entire time he was in! He did very well and also played Saturday and did fine. Stan happen to take Friday off, so he got to watch the game with me.

We made a VERY quick trip to PA. for our nephew's wedding this past weekend. It's hard to believe that we have nieces and nephews getting married and starting families. I think we are up to 13 Great nieces and nephews. WOW! We spent a little time with my Grandpa Throne who is in a nursing home near Lancaster, PA. It wasn't very long, but he seemed VERY happy to see us when we came in and I was SO glad that we took the time to stop and visit!! Taylor took her friend Taylor along with us and she had never been to Pa., so we stopped at Hershey where they make the Hershey chocolate candy. She thought that was pretty cool, plus we got to be in chocolate heaven!! LOL Then on the way home Sunday evening we met Stan's cousin and his aunt and uncle for supper. It had been a while since we had seen them and it was nice to visit with them. All in all it was a very eventful trip and we did it all within 48 hours! Yes, we left Saturday morning around 5 am and arrived back home Sunday night around midnight and put over 1,000 miles on our van! WOW I'm tired again just thinking about it!

I have posted some pictures of our newly remodeled kitchen. It is SO exciting to finally have the most of it done! We still need to put the tile around the back of the counter, but the major stuff is done! I am LOVING it! There is SO much room and counter space!

I guess that is all for now! Everything else is going well.



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BUSY!

I have not blogged much lately. It seems like I have not been taking many pictures either. I've meant to take my camera to Taylor's volleyball games and I am in such a hurry to get there that I forget to grab it on the way out, so my goal this week is to take some and post them. I have some of Tyler's first and only varsity game he's played this year, but didn't want to post them till I got some of the other two playing. Trevor played his second football game this past Saturday and lost again. I was not to that game, but Stan said he did really well. Taylor's team is 3-1 I think, she will have two games this week. She is doing an excellent job, just wish she had a little more hustle in her!

With Stan being gone more and with all the kids being involved in a sport it's very hectic. It seems like there is never any down time, until today! I spent the afternoon lounging around doing NOTHING! Thank you God for a day of rest! It never fails though something ends up coming up and we don't get to rest very long, but not today! We took FULL advantage of the rainy day! It was GREAT!




Trevor's first day of school



Taylor's first day of school, she is holding Jordan and little baby I watch



This is the night of Tyler's injury when we came home from the ER. His good friend Michael came over and they are watching the game on the video camera, you know analyzing the plays.

Labor Day Weekend

We didn't go much this past weekend, Stan and Rick put in new carpet in their parents dining room on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon/evening we hung out with our good friends the YOUNGS and Sabine's family. It was such a good time! We had a corn hole tournament,Trevor and Tom won! Tyler was suppose to be Tom's partner, but he didn't feel up to throwing beanbags so Trev took his place. Tyler was still in a little pain from his injury. Later that night we sat around the "TOM" campfire, when I say a "TOM" campfire I mean it's a fire you have to sit 10 feet from because he has it so HOT! LOL Sabine's sister and I were sitting there visiting and across the way was Tom and Sabine, well all of a sudden Sandy gets hit RIGHT BETWEEN the eyes with a marshmallow! We looked over and there is "BIG" Tom laughing hysterically! WHAT A GOOF!

It was such a relaxing weekend! I actually got to float in my pool one last time probably for the summer. I always hate to see the pool close, even though fall is my favorite season.

Tyler is doing better and is off his crutches. He plans to start doing some conditioning in the next week. Nothing to hard, just starting out slow. We are so thankful that his fracture was not as serious as they had first told us. Trevor had a couple bad hits in football practice and I was ready for them both to quit and stick with the marching band!!








Stan taking Trev a ride in Bean's Razr Trevor just LOVED that thing!


I don't even know what type of caption to put on this one! LOL



The spectators

South Haven, MI

Taylor, Trevor and I spent Thursday in South Haven with some friends. They were vacationing in a beach house for the week. We went into town to hang out on the public beach for the day and when we arrived I noticed right away a water spout (tornado on the water), well we got out of the car paid to park and got to the spot we wanted and watched this thing move across the water. It was really quite cool to watch (from a DISTANCE!), then the rain started, so we all ran to our vans! Once the rain stopped we went back down only to have another round of rain come through. Some of them stayed down under the beach umbrella and the rest of us (SMART ONES!) went back to the van to wait it out. All in all it was a GREAT day and ended up being very nice on the beach. The waves were incredible! I was glad I made the time and took the trip to hang with my friends on the beach! MY IDEA OF A PERFECT DAY!






I went up on Wednesday night and spent the night so the next morning Terri, Rhonda, Caleb and I went for a walk down the beach in front of where their house was. It was beautiful! This was before the storm!


This is the set of steps they had to take to the private beach area! THERE WERE OVER 100 OF THEM!!! AAAAAHHH!!! I did them ONCE and that was ENOUGH! They ended up finding an area down the beach a ways where they could drive to and not have to take the steps!






The first waterspout after it moved by us and was getting ready to go on land.


Our group is on that beach someplace. I was up by the lighthouse when I took this.




The goofballs who stayed under the umbrella during the second downpour.
This was the first waterspout and the boat is some type of ride you can take on Lake Michigan! LUCKY PEOPLE! LOL


Jesse, Leah, & Taylor the best of friends!






Trevor and I hanging out in the back of the van during the rain

Throne Reunion

Every other year we have a Throne Reunion that is held at my parents home. This year was not a very big turn out, but we had a great time. We had a water balloon toss and a cherry pit spitting contest. It was so funny to watch everyone spit those pits the farthest. I get kind of sentimental and enjoy visiting with family whether you see them often or you only see them at the reunion. Family is very important to us and I like my kids to know who their family is.






Everyone preparing for the cherry pit spitting contest!




This is my Great Aunt Dorthy who is absolutely hilarious! She has false teeth and we were laughing so hard waiting to see if her teeth would fly out of her mouth with the pit! LOL



This is my Great Aunt Marie, she is my Grandpa Throne's sister.



This is my cousin Heidi and her daughter Emily.

TUBING!

Sunday afternoon we spent time with a family that Stan coached their son in football and has become very close to. Tyson is now in college and plays football at Bluffton. His Mom and I became more acquainted during Mom's Connect at our church. They are just a wonderful family and had invited us up for lunch and boating. The kids LOVE the water so it was GREAT! Gail and I floated around on the pontoon and they tubed with the speed boat.








Mr. Hilkert giving Taylor a helping hand!


HANG ON TREVOR!!!


Here come the boaters

Football Practice

Tyler started football practice a week ago. The first picture is of him coming in the very first day. He goes at 7:30am-10:00am and then back again from 5:15-7:30. The second picture if from today, as you can tell his smile isn't quite as big today. He has been sore and boy does he STINK! On Saturday morning one of the freshmen broke their wrist and he said it was GROSS! Tyler will be the starting JV quarterback and possibly he said starting on Friday nights with special teams (it's the group that is on the field during the kick offs). He is playing something else, but I'm not sure.