Christmas!

Birthday weekend for Dr. Amy

Surprised Dr Amy with a weekend trip to Miami..  The Westin is super nice and so was the weather.

Laying at the pool..

Our view from our lounge chair at the pool was over top the beach.

Ginger bread house in the lobby.

View from our room.

Yep.. it was hard to leave.

Student of the month

Justin is starting forward on the basketball team.

Christmas decorating..

Justin managed for Luther High's varsity team on their home opener against St. Dominic..

Spent alot of time working at the church Christmas tree lot.

Student of the month.  Vika Fridley.

4 years ago yesterday... we saw our baby for the first time..

Mom made some quilts for the new cousins in Chicago..

I guess it would have been inappropriate to have St. Louis Cardinals on them   :-)

Vika and some of her bff's...  at library time.

Mani / pedi with mama..

Daddy daughter day included... popcorn and a disney movie..

Another girl scout session.  Thanks Mrs VanGundy

4 years ago today..

The love of my life and I departed St. Louis for Moscow Russia..

Our lives have never  been the same.

Fall fun

Vika is now a girl scout... Big thanks to Mrs. VanGundy..

This little guy is one of the trainers I use at the flight school...

Cleaning up for winter.  I asked Justin to empty the garden hose, by dragging it up the hill to let the water run out.

Well he emptied the water hose..  with help from his atv..

Supposed to be helping her brother..  :-)

Justin Fridley #80 sacking Westminister

5' 8" 145lbs, 8th grader... Justin

My son..

Football is over.

Playing in the leaves...

They were pretty deep.

Dr Amy was out of town.. so I took a cure blonde out to dinner..

Scuba in the bath tub...  hmmmm

An early morning..

Maybe too much coffee?

Asleep after school..

November, where does the time go?

As a pilot.. I noticed thesre very cool clouds..

Vika had a follow up appointment at the eye surgeon.  He said she was doing great.

Vika playing with my phone in the back seat..

Last football game as an 8th grader.. Couldn't be prouder of my son.  He even went in on defense and sacked the QB for a 20 yard loss.

Yep.. 8th grade.. 5' 9" and still going..

Vika ready to go trick or treating.  with glo sticks..

Halloween Parties and Disney fun..

Just snapped a pic of Vika in bed...   it was the middle of the afternoon... She just loves her bed..

We were invited to the Disney store because of our Disney Credit card....

Imagine that... :-)

Vika's last soccer game that Justin and I attended... Amy had a bad stomach flu

Trunk or Treat at school...

Nala from the Lion King..

Godmother Dolak... talking to Nala

Snow White, never looked so good.

First day on the job.

I am flight instructing at a little airport in St Charles...

Mid October update

This is Vika...  at her grandma's house.   Doing what Vika loves to do.

1) Has her PJ's on.
2) Watching Disney cartoons on Youtube.
3) Eating.. here she is having homemade pumpkin pie.

The life of Vika  :-)

Defensive End for the Rams...   Tight End for the Cougars..

I traveled over night, so gift were needed.  That is Clover and Whatnaught from Sofia the First.

Soccer medal & a banana..

Justin's team the other night before the game.
Beautiful sunset.

Busy weekend

Thats my 12 year old...  I mean 7 year old out side of her favorite store in the entire world.   Disney store.

Yep.. she is 7 going on 14.

Future Cougar night at LHS.  Starting Tight End for the Lutheran High JR Cougars Justin Fridley was asked to help on the field with childrens activities.