Our Little Archeologists

Somebody bought the lot next to our house and the hole was recently dug out for the foundation to be poured... Thus leaving a huge mountain of dirt and rocks right by our house (temporarily, thank God!). Jude and Rory have had so much fun digging at the bottom of the hill for neat rocks and "dinosaur bones"! Here are some cute pictures of the wee people enjoying their excavations.

Ultrasound Results...

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Eckert's Orchard

The fam went to Eckert's today to go apple picking and all that fun stuff... And I forgot our camera. Grrr. However, we had a fabulous time despite being unable to capture some cute moments on film. Poppy Bob came too (which the kids were very excited about) and was just so much fun and such a blessing to have there! Jude and Rory were expert apple pickers... And though Joel didn't really get into the apple picking, he had a blast at the "carnival" area w/ all of the inflatable bouncers and mini golf! Love family time!!!!!

Dustin's Blog

My brother, Dustin, just started his own blog where he will be posting poetry and songs that he writes... He is really gifted and I encourage any of you that have an appreciation for that sort of thing to check it out! He is looking for honest feedback of all kinds and he welcomes your comments. His site is www.poetofchrist.blogspot.com so get to it! :)

Special Visitors

Today we had a very special visit from Ryan's mom (aka Grandma Kim) and she brought with her two very special little people... Joel's, Jude's, and Rory's cousins J.J. and Sammy! They live near Nashville, TN so we don't get to see them very often and everyone was really excited. J.J. is a few months older than Jude so they had alot of fun playing together (and Joel loved having someone else to follow him around!). Sammy is a few weeks younger than Rory so they played marvelously together too! We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows over a fire in the back yard and afterward played like crazy people out front! Here are some fun pictures of our time together.

Park Day

It was in the 70's today and absolutely beautiful!!!! Needless to say we couldn't stay inside, so we had a little excursion at the local park... Joel started school yesterday so it was just the little guys. We missed Joel. :)

Rory was having a blast playing hide-n-seek with Jude and Ryan!

Jude is a master climber.

Rory loves the swings! It's hard to get her to do anything else at the park!

Jude was actually climbing down from the four wheeler because he was mad at me for trying to take his picture! Tee-hee!

Boy Time

Here are a few pictures of the Hanewinkel men enjoying some quality time together... For your viewing pleasure! Ryan spends a lot of time reading to/with the kids (especially Joel and Jude) and they just soak it up. He is such a wonderful daddy!