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| Colin turns 11! |
13 years ago
Monday, November 3, 2008
Happy Birthday Colin!
Colin is 11! I still cannot believe it! He's taking cupcakes to school today, pizza and cake for dinner tonight and then bowling with friends this weekend! There will be lots of pics to share over the next week so stay tuned!
Happy Halloween!!
Halloween was a fun day! Colin & Rylee dressed up for school as Jack Sparrow and Glenda from The Wizard of Oz. Each of their classrooms had a party and the whole school had a costume parade at the end of the day! We went up to Grandma's for dinner and then headed out to a cute neighborhood in San Luis Obispo to trick or treat!
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| Halloween '08 |
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Happy Fall Ya'll!
Has it really been this long since we've updated everyone?? We've just been having too much fun I guess...
July is always special, 7/27 to be exact. Jonathan and I celebrated our 7th anniversary. We had concert tickets to see Fergie at the Paso fair and went with friends. It was awesome! Colin went away to skate camp in Tehachapi CA for a week with his Uncle Adam. It was a good first step to trying the going away to camp thing and he did just fine.
Fall is upon us, although you wouldn't know it since we're practically melting in CA these days!
August brought us several new adventures. We went to Wisconsin for Jonathan's parents anniversary. It was a really special trip and thw whole family came together under one roof for a week since 2003. We had a great time and just love it there. The kids went on their first tubing adventure behind the boat and Ella was the youngest Rathmann to get on! She's a sassy one for sure! Colin entered the 5th grade and has had some pretty challenging homework. Rylee is now in first grade and has a full day schedule like the "big" kids. Ella started preschool and looks forward to going and even has homework to do- so she says :) Lindsey enrolled in the local Jr. college as a photography student and is LOVING learning all the processes of 35 mm film. Jonathan is still plugging away at work and providing for his Family as usual.
September flew by! Ella turned 3 (already??) and is such a smart little person. She celebrated @ Disneyland and was tall enough to go on quite a few more rides this time! Colin is on a fabulous soccer team and is working hard to play better and tougher this season. We've all enjoyed his Saturday morning games. Rylee has learned to ride her bike without training wheels. Being the persistant person she is, just like Dad, she taught herself by riding around on a neighbor's bike until she got it and then unveiled it to us. Daddy was sad to miss the opportunity to run behind her holding the bike up until she got it but he's still got Ella to teach. Lindsey is still really enjoying her class and has taken and developed some great prints so far.
October has been a hot one! The weather here has been really weird and yucky! It's almost hard to get into the Fall mood when you're in a tank top and shorts and sweating like you're in a sauna! The kids has parent/teacher conferences and they are both doing very well! Colin's teacher unfortunately was moved to the High School as a Special Ed teacher. He was devastated! She is a great 5th grade teacher and will be missed by the entire class but was needed elsewhere. His new teacher started this week and he seems to like her so far. Rylee's teacher is a perfect fit for her personalit and they get along great. Ella comes home talking about Miss Marian and her friends every day she has school. Our Disney passes sadly expire in a week and we will be skipping a few years between being passholders. We just had to sneak down there for one last blast of fun this past weekend. The park was not too crowded, lines were tolerable and we enjoyed the Halloween decor too! We wrapped up the weekend with Jonathan's Grandmother Erna's 95th Birthday Bash! She really is a great person and deserves the outpouring of love she got that day. Opa (J's Dad) gave a really touching toast to his Mother. I can only hope one day that my kids will be as fond of me when I'm 95. We are off tonight to finalize costumes and get candy to pass out on Friday as well as decorations for Colin's Birthday party on Saturday! Plans for November and December.... that will have to wait for a different blog ha ha
Love,
The CA Rathmanns :)
PS- Here's a link to most of the pics over the summer/early fall. Wisconsin pics will be in a different album since I took over 300 that week, I'm still sorting through them all!
July is always special, 7/27 to be exact. Jonathan and I celebrated our 7th anniversary. We had concert tickets to see Fergie at the Paso fair and went with friends. It was awesome! Colin went away to skate camp in Tehachapi CA for a week with his Uncle Adam. It was a good first step to trying the going away to camp thing and he did just fine.
Fall is upon us, although you wouldn't know it since we're practically melting in CA these days!
August brought us several new adventures. We went to Wisconsin for Jonathan's parents anniversary. It was a really special trip and thw whole family came together under one roof for a week since 2003. We had a great time and just love it there. The kids went on their first tubing adventure behind the boat and Ella was the youngest Rathmann to get on! She's a sassy one for sure! Colin entered the 5th grade and has had some pretty challenging homework. Rylee is now in first grade and has a full day schedule like the "big" kids. Ella started preschool and looks forward to going and even has homework to do- so she says :) Lindsey enrolled in the local Jr. college as a photography student and is LOVING learning all the processes of 35 mm film. Jonathan is still plugging away at work and providing for his Family as usual.
September flew by! Ella turned 3 (already??) and is such a smart little person. She celebrated @ Disneyland and was tall enough to go on quite a few more rides this time! Colin is on a fabulous soccer team and is working hard to play better and tougher this season. We've all enjoyed his Saturday morning games. Rylee has learned to ride her bike without training wheels. Being the persistant person she is, just like Dad, she taught herself by riding around on a neighbor's bike until she got it and then unveiled it to us. Daddy was sad to miss the opportunity to run behind her holding the bike up until she got it but he's still got Ella to teach. Lindsey is still really enjoying her class and has taken and developed some great prints so far.
October has been a hot one! The weather here has been really weird and yucky! It's almost hard to get into the Fall mood when you're in a tank top and shorts and sweating like you're in a sauna! The kids has parent/teacher conferences and they are both doing very well! Colin's teacher unfortunately was moved to the High School as a Special Ed teacher. He was devastated! She is a great 5th grade teacher and will be missed by the entire class but was needed elsewhere. His new teacher started this week and he seems to like her so far. Rylee's teacher is a perfect fit for her personalit and they get along great. Ella comes home talking about Miss Marian and her friends every day she has school. Our Disney passes sadly expire in a week and we will be skipping a few years between being passholders. We just had to sneak down there for one last blast of fun this past weekend. The park was not too crowded, lines were tolerable and we enjoyed the Halloween decor too! We wrapped up the weekend with Jonathan's Grandmother Erna's 95th Birthday Bash! She really is a great person and deserves the outpouring of love she got that day. Opa (J's Dad) gave a really touching toast to his Mother. I can only hope one day that my kids will be as fond of me when I'm 95. We are off tonight to finalize costumes and get candy to pass out on Friday as well as decorations for Colin's Birthday party on Saturday! Plans for November and December.... that will have to wait for a different blog ha ha
Love,
The CA Rathmanns :)
PS- Here's a link to most of the pics over the summer/early fall. Wisconsin pics will be in a different album since I took over 300 that week, I'm still sorting through them all!
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| summer/fall '08 |
Monday, July 14, 2008
Happy Summer!
We hope everyone's Summer has been as busy and fun as ours? We have done more this Summer so far than that last few for sure. Here's a quick update for now on the Fam.
Jonathan- Took a job a few months ago @ Souza Construction in SLO and is adjusting well and enjoying learning new things and meeting new people!
Lindsey- Is enjoying this fun last Summer before all 3 kids will be in school this Fall! Signed up for a mommy & me cooking class w/ the kids and is enjoying it! Is officially a student of Allan Hancock College and begins night classes in Aug. majoring in Photography & Graphic Design!
Colin- Is going to Skate Camp for the first time & spending a week away from home. He's been to his Dad's twice to visit. Can't wait for 5th grade! Has grown like a weed this year!
Rylee- Is learning to swim during daily swim lessons with Ella @ the local High School. Is nervous about 1st grade. Can't wait to see her cousin's in Wisconsin :)
Ella- Is having fun playing at home for one last Summer before becoming a preschooler. Is working hard on potty training. Loves swimming lessons!
We'll try and be better about posting little tidbits of how we're doing and share pictures but for now we're just having fun! :)
Love-
The Rathmanns
Our Summer pics can be viewed, printed and ordered here:
Jonathan- Took a job a few months ago @ Souza Construction in SLO and is adjusting well and enjoying learning new things and meeting new people!
Lindsey- Is enjoying this fun last Summer before all 3 kids will be in school this Fall! Signed up for a mommy & me cooking class w/ the kids and is enjoying it! Is officially a student of Allan Hancock College and begins night classes in Aug. majoring in Photography & Graphic Design!
Colin- Is going to Skate Camp for the first time & spending a week away from home. He's been to his Dad's twice to visit. Can't wait for 5th grade! Has grown like a weed this year!
Rylee- Is learning to swim during daily swim lessons with Ella @ the local High School. Is nervous about 1st grade. Can't wait to see her cousin's in Wisconsin :)
Ella- Is having fun playing at home for one last Summer before becoming a preschooler. Is working hard on potty training. Loves swimming lessons!
We'll try and be better about posting little tidbits of how we're doing and share pictures but for now we're just having fun! :)
Love-
The Rathmanns
Our Summer pics can be viewed, printed and ordered here:
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| Summer '08 |
Monday, June 9, 2008
Ella's 2nd surgery... the last one we hope!
Ella had the 2nd part to her surgery last April. We went in to Sierra Vista Hospital at 6 AM on June 5th and checked her in. From there we went to the Short Stay Unit where they took her vitals and then sent us downstairs to the pre-op waiting area. Ella's doctor's came and met with us and explained the procedure and let us ask our questions. My heart started to pound. I could feel that lump in my throat starting. They very quickly put her on a gurney and with a blink of an eye she was whisked down a hallway and through the double doors, screaming for us the entire way. I then fell apart. I tried so hard not to cry but it just spilled out. The last time we went through this she was sedated and taken in once VERY relaxed and loopy. This time she was fully awake, older and scared. I swear those 2 1/2 hours we waited were torture. My Mom and Brother Adam came to have a little breakfast with us. My SIL Ashlee came too with my Nephew Parker which was a good distraction. Before long they were calling our name in the Lobby and we got to go back to see her. She was drowsy and MAD! We sat with her and let her come around slowly for about 45 minutes and then they wheeled her (and Daddy) to the Short Stay Unit where her IV was taken out and she was given a little time to rest and some juice to sip. Not too long passed and she looked at me with her puffy eyes and swollen face and peeped the words "Can we get out of here?" My girl was back! We spent the remainder of the day resting and watching cartoons and by the time she went to bed that night she seemed OK. She slept pretty well, but was fussy and woke up every 3 hours or so. The next day she ate a little bit but not much. Her teeth look fabulous! She's got 4 new teeth in front and no more decay, infection or discoloring anywhere else! All I can say is Ella may be tiny but she's a trooper!
Welcome...
I thought I'd use this free site to post about the happenings in our lives. If I add new pics to view, I link you there!
Love,
Lindsey, Jonathan
Colin, Rylee & Ella
Love,
Lindsey, Jonathan
Colin, Rylee & Ella
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