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........

Like Mother, Like Daughter

The West Central JV and Varsity cheerleaders held a cheer clinic this past weekend for the elementary girls. Of course Kelsey wanted to do it! She had a ton of fun!

Kelsey with some of her best friends.

Kelsey holding Emily on her shoulders. I was shocked she could do this!

Kelsey in an elevator

Kelsey in an extension :-)

Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, and more!

Wow....it has been forever since my last post!! So much has happened since then, and I've taken hundreds of pictures! (literally) So, here are a few from the last several months. Enjoy!

Lance and I were able to go to a Bears game for his birthday. It was SO fun! Lance's parents, my parents, and I all pitched in for the tickets. Happy 30th Birthday Lance!!

Kelsey celebrated her 7th birthday December 12. Happy Birthday Kelsey! We love you SO much!

Here is the tree we chose this year. We went to cut it down again, and had a great time, as always! Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas!

As a surprise Christmas present for the kids, we went to Disney World. They were so surprised, and we all had a ton of fun!! Landon told Lance at one point, "Dad, this is the biggest Christmas ever!"

Once we left Disney World, we were able to go to Lance's mom and dad's condo in Bonita Springs. The weather was great (most of the time), and we all enjoyed our time swimming and going to the beach, and just relaxing all week!

Mom and Dad were able to join us for the last couple of days. It was great to see them! Thanks Mom and Dad for everything!

When we got home from Florida, we celebrated Christmas with my family. It was so good to be together with everyone!


I'm going to try to do better about posting this year. I think I always say that! We'll see.....

RIP Lucky Dog!!

As much as I hate to say it, our dog Lucky passed away last night. SO sad! We knew it was going to happen, but it doesn't make it any easier. We had her for about 7 years and have all come to love her so much. She was a GREAT dog!

Just a Few....

Every year around this time I like to do family pictures. This year, it crept up on me so fast! Where did the time go? I usually get some of the kids and a family picture of all 5 of us, but that didn't happen. Which isn't too big of a deal because we had one last year, and really, none of us have changed too drastically. I was also struggling with the thought of paying a lot of money. So, after thinking about it for a while, trying to decide who to have take our pictures, I thought...."You know, I think I can do this!" So, I asked Lacie to go with me to help me (and she was so kind to do so) and this is a little of what we got. I was SO pleased!!! There were so many good ones to choose from! Who needs a professional??

Trick Or Treat?!

Cheerleader

Power Ranger

Lion - He was SO cute all night!! :-)

We went Trick-or-Treating with Heather and Linsey. The kids had a blast - it was a fun night! I think we are good on candy until next Halloween!!

Busy Busy Busy!!

It's been so long since I've updated my blog, and we've been pretty busy! There are too many pictures to post all of them, so here are just a few from the past couple of months.

Fall Festival Weekend. Such a fun weekend (minus the storm during the parade!)

Lance playing waterball with the fire department

Maddox with his new semi he got for going a whole day with no potty-training accidents!!

The boys with a few of their friends. We get together once a week, and they have a blast!! (I'll admit, so do I!)

Kelsey and Emily at the football game. The high school cheerleaders had a cheer clinic for the elementary students, and they got to cheer at one of the varsity football games.

Kelsey and Landon riding the "roller coaster" at Chuck E. Cheese

Maddox at Chuck E. Cheese

Kelsey won first place in the pumpkin contest for her catagory at school

Happy 5th Birthday to Landon!!!!

Only 1 Child?? What Will We Do??

So, Maddox is an only child 2 days a week for 2 hours while Landon is in school. He has never had to entertain himself, so this will be a big adjustment! We will have lots of fun, though, I'm sure!


He wanted his picture taken because Landon did:-)

Riding his bike

Playing with Simba

Helping me with laundry

Making a cave for Simba

Playing with his Batman toy

Sweeping the floor for me:-)