"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."- U.S. Army General George S. Patton & 1912 Olympian

Monday, January 19, 2009

Maci's Big Girl "Tinkerbell Room"

WOO HOO!!! We are on 8 evenings of Maci sleeping in her own bed!!





Maximus the Ice Cream Man

So... we all know MAximus wants to be an ice cream man when he grows up. For Christmas Scott & I gave him an individual ice cream maker. He has made vanilla ice cream & orange sherbert!! DELICIOUS!!




Serving up ice cream to our friends the Parr's!!

adding candy orange slices to the orange sherbert!









Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Ice Skating at the Crystal Ice House

We shared a fun afternoon of ice skating with Aunt TT & cousin Cody. Uncle Keith also joined us to laugh & hang out with Maci from the sidelines!!












New Years Eve Entertainment Show!!



Maximus wrote his own music & played his song for us on New Years Eve at Uncle Todd & Aunt Renee's house!!!







New Army Recruits for 2009

Look out Uncle Scott you've got some tough young soliders wanting to join you!!!



The youngest recruit at 9 months old, Ethan Echler!!











Christmas in Illinois 2008

Marlena made over 40 paper snowflakes & she got lots of help in decorating Uncle Todd & Aunt Renee's basement. I think she is "ELF" in training!!


Christmas Eve 2008 with cousin Emerson McGrath2 yrs oldChristmas Day 2008



left to right: Guerra Grandkids, "McGrath's, Harper & Frangiamore's"
Maximus 6.5yrs, Evan 2yrs on 2-20, Marlena 11.5yrs, Maci 2.5yrs, Ian 3yrs & Cody 6yrs

Visit with Grandma Johnston 78yrs & looking HOT!!!!