Liesland

Frog Feeder

Rob — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:26:12 +0000

Yesterday morning we looked out to see that a tree frog was hanging out on our hummingbird feeder. We are not sure how it got there. We let it hang out for a bit before the kids moved it to a tree.

First Communion

Rob — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:02:52 +0000

Andrew had his First Communion last weekend. We had a fun weekend with my parents, Jill, and Elsie coming from Cincinnati and the Connors making the trip from Kansas City.

Visit to Lin & Hap’s

Rob — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:46:27 +0000

Yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting Lin & Hap’s house(s) in Fairfield, IA. They have a couple of acres they are developing. They have built several houses, which other family and friends live in. They collect rain water for drinking and cultivate several gardens, including a nice greenhouse.

The kids had a great time playing with Hap & Lin’s grandkids and overall we had a great visit and Earth Day Celebration.

Geocaching

Rob — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:47:39 +0000

I have been hearing about geocaching for a while now and this morning we got the whole family out to learn more about it and to try it out. We had a good time and when we got home we were excited to get out and find a cache.

Easter

Rob — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:53:17 +0000

The Kids

The Family

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Busy Saturday

Rob — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:18:42 +0000

Susan left this morning for another week-long training in Boulder, so it is just me and the kids this week. We started off with a busy Saturday:

Dropped Susan off at the airport.
Picked up bagels and ate them in the car.
Stopped by the Sports Authority to get a new grip for my tennis racquet, which I think I may have put on upside-down but it works.
Went to the park where the kids played with the Reagens while Nate and I played tennis.
Home for lunch.
Hike with Andrew’s Cub Scout den at Walnut Woods State Park, including a fair amount of time playing in the river.
At this point the boys went home with Nate and I took Mari and Hope with me to Costco. Elliot is spending the night at Mimi & Papa’s and Andrew is spending the night at the Reagens’.
We finally made it home and I threw the girls in the bath while I emptied the car and made dinner.
Dinner.
Cut the grass.
Dessert.
Books
Bed.

Not too shabby. Hopefully it will slow down a little from here.

2011 NCAA Tournament Brackets

Rob — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:12:58 +0000

Our 2012 NCAA Tournament brackets are ready to go! This is the first year that Andrew filled his out all by himself.

Hula Hooping in March

Rob — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:40:15 +0000

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Warm Weather!

Rob — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:56:25 +0000

March has never been so kind to us and we are going to do our best to enjoy it!

Busy Week

Rob — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:51:32 +0000

It has been a busy week in the Liesland house. From Sunday to Tuesday afternoon we were responsible for all 3 Reagen kids and from Monday to Thursday we had Andy staying with us. Monday night we had 7 kids sleeping in our house, with only 2 parents. Overall it was a fun week and I think everyone enjoyed the craziness.

Ian reading to everyone