Catch-up Post #5: Kelsey's 1st Grade Field Trip

I was excited to be able to go with Kelsey on her 1st grade field trip this year! We went up to Michgan City to the beach and then on to the Washington Park Zoo. It was a fun day!

Me with my group of girls: Kelsey, Angelina, and Maribella

Kelsey feeding the goats

Gracie, Kelsey, and Angelina

Kelsey's teacher, Mrs. Chrzan, with some of the kids from her class

The girls wanted their picture taken with the peacock

Kelsey with one of her best friends, Emily

Mrs. Chrzan's 2010-2011 1st grade class (most of them!)

Catch-up Post #4: Indiana Beach

I know, I know - it's Indiana Beach. And I know that we all have pretty much the same pictures every year from Indiana Beach. I thought I'd share anyway. We go every year (Kelsey and Lance both get free tickets every year), and the kids always have a blast. Indiana Beach definitely isn't what it used to be, but who doesn't have fun when there?? This year my mom and my nephew, Paetyn, went with us. Paetyn had never been before, so it was really fun watching him:-)

Landon and Maddox on the motorcycles

Kelsey, Landon, and Maddox on the whale ride (?)

Maddox, Mom, and Paetyn on the train

Landon and me on the train

Maddox, Landon, Kelsey, and Paetyn on the Frog Hopper. There was no line, so they rode it again, and again, and again!

Kelsey met up with one of her best friends, Gracie

Catch-up Post #3: Maddox Turned 3!

Yes, you heard correctly. My baby is 3 years old! I can't believe how fast time flies! What a cute, sweet little man we have, and I am so proud to be his mommy:-)

Digging into his presents:-)

Donuts for breakfast!

Our little firefighter. He really wanted a black firefigher outfit like Landon's!

He wanted a turtle cake and some sports cupcakes for his birthday:-)

Make a wish!!

Catch-up Post #2: Preschool Graduation!

Yes, it's true......Landon is no longer a preschooler and will be going to Kindergarten this fall!! Let me just say, I am so proud of this child. He has grown so much this past year and has definitely come a long way from where we started! He is so shy, and public settings seem to make him very nervous, so the beginning of the year was a struggle for both of us. BUT.....God is good and helps us through all of our struggles:-) I still look for Kindergarten to be a big adjustment for him, but I know we will get through!

Last day of preschool

Landon and his buddy Josiah at the graduation program

Landon's class

Isn't he so handsome??

Catch-up Post #1: Easter 2011

I know - sad, right? But yes, this is how long it's been since I've updated my blog. I wasn't going to do a post from Easter, but the kids looked so cute in their outfits I just had to!

This is what the kids got for Easter this year. They absolutely LOVE it! That is really an understatement for Landon, because he could literally drive this thing every waking minute! At least we got our money's worth!

Wow......

So, I absolutely hate it when I do this to myself.......it's been 3 months since my last post, we have been so busy, I have a million pictures, and I don't even know where to start with this blog! Ugh!! So, here's my plan - over the next several days, I hope to randomly do some posts of what's been happening at the Gutwein household. Not sure how many I will end up with, and there will probably be no specific order to them, but I'm sure none of you care about that anyway! Below, I've already started......Enjoy!

Father's Day Weekend

For Father's Day, the kids and I surprised Lance with tickets to the Nascar race in Michigan. We dedided to make a weekend of it and go camping as well. It was such a fun weekend!

My Grandma and Grandpa Koebcke were gracious enough to let us borrow their camper for the weekend. We were so glad to have it - it definitely beats using our tent!

Enjoying the campfire

Lance and the kids went on a monster truck ride

Family picture at the track

Kelsey meeting Kurt Busch and getting an autograph:-)

Landon's turn:-)

And of course Lance!

And finally Maddox:-)

The kids really enjoyed the race, but it did get a little long for them, and they all ended up falling asleep!! Don't ask me how, because it was SO loud, but they managed! Here are Kelsey and Maddox - Landon was on Lance. This picture of me is awful, but I thought it was a cute one of the kids sleeping:-)

Newest Addition to our Family:-)

Well, we finally broke down and decided to get a puppy. We really miss having Lucky around and decided it was time for another dog! We found an ad online for German Shepherds about an hour from here, so we went yesterday to pick out the one we want. She's still too little to leave her mom and dad, so we won't get her for another 2 weeks. We are all super excited! We are really struggling with a name for her, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

A Visit with Friends

After we picked out our puppy, we went to Ft. Wayne to see some friends that I went to school with. Sadly, it had been almost 2 years since we had seen each other! It's so fun to see how all the kids have grown and watch them play together:-) We had kids of every age: 7, 5, 4, 3, and 2. SO fun!!

Quality Time with Papa :-)

Landon got to go flying with Lance's dad (Papa) this past weekend, and let me tell you - he was sooooo excited! He stood outside on the sidewalk waiting for him to get here! (and it was pretty cold that day!)

All ready to go!!

Waving good-bye:-)

And they're off!


Landon had so much fun and was very excited that he got to "drive" almost the whole time! Thanks for taking him dad!!

Random Happenings at the Gutwein Household

Snow Days!!

Hotel with our potluck group. We all had a lot of fun!

Maddox had surgery in February, and is doing great!

Our cousin Sage came to visit from Nevada. The kids had a lot of fun and are now bugging us to take them to Nevada:-)

For Spring Break we spent a night in Chicago. Our first stop was the Chicago Children's Museum

We stayed at the Hilton, which was VERY nice!

We also went to the Museum of Science and Industry. This was pretty cool, but at this point we were all very tired and hungry!


Hopefully I'll do a better job about posting, but then again, I think I've said that before........