Category Archives: family

Crystal Beach 06/5-8

Posted on June 13, 2020 by admin

The Normans made their annual trek to Crystal Beach! We skipped last year for the first time in 12 years and we all missed it! The weather was beautiful even when a tropical storm pushed the surf up to the … Continue reading →

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KC/Jump 01/02-05

Posted on January 10, 2020 by admin

We got Sydni a ticket to a dance convention in KC for her bday so the Northern Bottjens joined us there for some family fun and to see Syd dance! It was such a great long weekend!! One I really … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2019

Posted on December 28, 2019 by admin

Another wonderful Christmas for our little family! We had a party with the Settles the weekend before making cookie and exchanging gifts. The next day we saw our annual Christmas movie! This year it was Frozen 2! Six years ago we saw the first Frozen!! Christmas Eve we went … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

We had a great Tday this year! We spent Thursday lunch at my mom’s then headed to the cabin thru Sunday with Sean’s fam. We had a wonderful time eating way too much and not finishing a giant puzzle!!! ugh! … Continue reading →

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Cruise 03/16-22

Posted on March 23, 2019 by admin

We had another awesome family cruise! We have actually done this particular one 3 times now but we always enjoy it! We were on the Glory this time which we hadn’t been on before though. We had a nice beach … Continue reading →

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Mom and Hix 30th 12/30

Posted on January 1, 2019 by admin

Well we 5 kids pulled off a beautiful reception for Mom and Hix’s 30th wedding anniversary! I have been wanting to do it for a while and their 30th on the 30th was perfect! We went to church then lunch … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by admin

Christmas has to be my favorite time of year! Actually its my entire family’s favorite time of year! We had such a great holiday driving around in our pjs looking at lights and making cookies with our besties and celebrating … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2018

Posted on November 28, 2018 by admin

We had a great Thanksgiving with our Norman fam! Our cabin was beautiful and although smaller than years past it had super fast wifi so no one complained! We had yummy food and fabulous football…minus the Hogs. So glad we … Continue reading →

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Omaha 7/5-8

Posted on July 16, 2018 by admin

We made our annual trek north to visit Jim’s family in Nebraska. This year Tiff found a really fun zipline ropes course at a state park nearby. We had a blast! We did some shopping…YAY! And had a lovely date … Continue reading →

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Crystal Beach 6/8-11

Posted on June 16, 2018 by admin

We had another great beach vacation this year! The house we stayed at was the best ever! We loved it! And another year of perfect weather made this trip one of the best yet. Sarah’s fam and Sean’s fam made … Continue reading →

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