Great Grandparents

These are my great grandparents on my Dad's side.

112 years ago (January 20, 1903), Vincent M. Baxa, Sr., and Ella A. Blazek where married.

Both celebrated their birthdays a day apart: Vincent's birthday was on January 19, and Ella's on January 20.

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

Just some pics

Nana reading to her boys.

Rebekah at the park

Jacob at the park

Paul at the park

Rebekah pushing Paul

Enjoying snowballs after the park - it WAS Sunday and I only gave them about a fourth of a cup each - sheesh stop making me feel guilty! :)

State Fair

We had a REALLY good time at the State Fair. Big THANKS to Grandma and Nana for helping wrangle all the kiddos! We were blessed to have my two nieces, Julianna and Brooklyn, with us as well. Notice the absence of men - they were off hunting pigs in Texas.

Group shot at the very beginning (minus me)

L-R back row: Grandma, Nana

middle row: Paul Brooklyn, Rebekah, Julianna

front (stroller): Jacob, Samuel

Julianna and Jacob playing at the splash park

more Julianna and Jacob playing at the splash park

Rebekah playing at the splash park

Rebekah all wet

my niece Julianna on the Sky Lift

Samuel on the Sky Lift

view from the Sky Lift

more view from Sky Lift

fried oreos

surprisingly not that bad, but I probably would not have ordered them on my own

(someone actually gave them to us - bizzare, I know - don't worry, no one died)

Jacob, happily eating pizza (he gets more happy as he gets tired)

more Jacob

Rebekah enjoying the pizza

going home - grumpy faces

Rebekah would not stand with the others or look at the camera

Paul asleep on the ride home

Jacob on the ride home

Samuel & Rebekah totally crashed out - they all slept the whole way home and then for another 40 min or so as I unloaded the car - I finally had to wake Jacob up to bring him inside.

Jacob turns 2

The awesome car cake is thanks to Aunt Lisa, the "awesome" cake maker & decorator.

Brooklyn & Rebekah in their "Party garb"

Jacob with his presents

Museum

Here is Naoh pointing to the dinasaurs that move. Noah loves the museum. He and his mother volunteer there. (Noah is my nephew.)

This T-rex would move his head and roar when you walked up (motion sensor). It wa pretty neat. Obviously, it scared Jacob (see next photo).

Jacob looking at the big 'ole T-rex as he roared and moved his head.

The following are from the museum's Discovery Room.

Jacob on the big spider.

Samuel on the big spider.

The spider eating Noah.

The Reception

Paul with Grandma Schroeder

Paul with Grandma Oborny (aka Nana)

Paul with Great-Grandma Stroda

The MS Walk 2010

The Bloodhounds

Sniffing out a cure for MS

Daddy, Jacob, & Samuel

Nana getting her bloodpressure taken - hmm wonder if it was high :)

Mommy & Jacob enjoying breakfast before walking

Jacob

Samuel with "spidey hands" and a racecar on his face

Luke, Noah, Papa, and the rest of the team, getting ready to walk

Rebekah with this awesome butterfly on her face