Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Home Improvement and the Great Outdoors

Finally decided to add the option of a shower in the downstairs bathroom! This is "before".

Drilled holes





Before the added shower nozzle

Tah-dah!


Hopefully, this will enhance the services of our "hotel"! We haven't tried it out yet.

Okay - we confess! There are a few yellow flowers out front!





Grilling at the Schurrs

Micha on his bicycle

Protective toes for Bobby car drivers

Wish we'd had those back in the day!



All the guys enjoyed shooting hoops.


Working hard or hardly working? (What other caption could there be?)

John checking out Aalen's panorama route on his bicycle








Monday, April 18, 2011

Our Favorite 20 year old Child!!! Happy Birthday, Helen!!



First photo taken in the hospital nursery; seventh child Helen was the first of our children NOT to make a very late arrival; in fact, she came about a week early on April 19, 1991!

Steffi gets a turn to hold baby Helen

Love my baby's beautiful reddish/orange hair!

Look at me!!! I'm among the 4 out of 8 siblings that could perform this amazing stunt - standing in my dad's hand!

Monica sharing the "load" of caring for Helen

Could this little porky be our svelte Helen?

Helen with her "security"silky slip

Freya and Helen

Helen holding baby Zachary (2 weeks old)

Helen and Zach

Helen and Zach in the French Alps

Always up for a good time with Zach!

Someone put Helen up the tree! (Freya, the photographer?)

Sunday finery! Helen with Stefanie and Erika

Posing for Freya the photogragher

Here's the action - in Erika's room!

Happy Helen with Freya

Great to have sisters with ambitious project ideas! Helen enjoyed having Erika and Stefanie for playmates.

Nature lovers - Helen, Erika and Stefanie

Always the scholar (Latin!) - Looking forward to school!

Anticipating God's plan for the future! Happy Birthday, Helen!