The Klingbeil's

Spring Fun

2012-05-08T18:57:00.001-05:00

The kids have been loving getting outside so far this spring. Hudson isn't too sure of riding in the Jeep yet. I don't blame him - Taylor is not the best driver.

Jesse started his latest project - an apple orchard! We have trees planted and fenced in - quite a project - but bring on the rain so they grow!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

2011-12-15T16:25:00.002-06:00

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Grand kids on Grandpa's birthday!

2011-10-02T20:18:00.000-05:00

Today we spent the day at Klingbeil's Cabin up north. Kids (& adults) had so much fun wheeling around on the trails. Here are a few photos.

It was also Grandpa Tom's Birthday!

Steps!

2011-09-30T16:34:00.001-05:00

Jesse's summer landscape project was putting in our back steps. Check out all the hard work he, Jason, and our Dad's put in to finally give us a finished back yard. Next year - a swing set!

Formed up

Landscaping finished at last!

My rose garden is finally in too!

Taylor's 3!

2011-09-11T20:47:00.000-05:00

Can't believe it - but Taylor Jolee Klingbeil is 3 years old :)

She picked to go out to eat at Happy Joes on her birthday. Of course we had to bring $10 in quarters for games - but it was a lot of fun.

Hudson even came along for the celebration!

Then on Saturday - last minute - we had a great family get together at the park. Jesse got a 4 foot Subway sub - it was great. Easy to throw the party together - and the kids had a blast!

Check out another amazing cake from Grandma Marsha! It tasted even better than it looks!

2011 Fun

2011-09-11T20:41:00.000-05:00

I've been the worst at Blogging - sorry about that. Here's some catch up. Here's our most recent family pic. Christmas! I'll try to get one with Hud pretty soon :)

Taylor loves doing "Up-Downs" with her Dad. The higher the better for her!

We've had a lot of water fun. Pools and water parks. Tay is a water bug!

Taylor likes to make trains out of anything!

We took a trip to the Madison Zoo too - it was so hot - but we managed. Lots of great animals - and it's free! Everyone should go next summer!

The weather here has been very stormy this summer. Here's one of the not so nice clouds about to go over our house. I lowered our deductible this year! :)

We had a fishing day at Sebold's again this year. Taylor had a blast with Uncle Steven. She even swam out to the raft with Uncle Jake! No fear for this one!

The Many Faces of Tay :)

2011-04-19T14:40:00.000-05:00

Taylor has been very busy learning how to be the best Big Sister there is. Her personality is growing by the day. She's so much fun to be around! This kid will probably be a comedian! You can tell she's starting to play to the camera too! Aunt Callie will have her hands full with this one on the next photo shoot...

Hudson joins the Family

2011-04-19T14:38:00.000-05:00

I can't believe Hudson is 2 months old already! Here's some photos of the little man. We sure are enjoying getting to know him. Taylor especially enjoys her role as a Big Sister! She's a great little helper for Mom.

Back to work already this week :(

I forgot that it's just when the baby gets fun to be around that I'm forced to get back in the real world.

Jesse Goes to Texas

2011-04-19T14:34:00.000-05:00

At the end of March Jesse went to Texas on a week long motorcycle trip. Along for the ride were his brother Jason, cousin Pete, and friend Dustin. You can see from the photos they saw a lot of the Lone Star State. Most importantly ~ everyone came home safe and sound!

Hudson Andrew

2011-03-06T19:18:00.001-06:00

After a very long & uncomfortable pregnancy (that's the understatement of the year) ~ I followed in my friend Julie's footsteps and had a great acupuncture session on Thursday morning (to help get labor started). Well it worked! I started having contractions later that afternoon. We went to the hospital around midnight and Hudson Andrew Klingbeil was born (via a water birth) at 3:18 am. He's the perfect little peanut! He was 7 lbs 2 oz and 18 inches. Check out this link to see once again the amazing pictures that Aunt Callie can capture! I haven't even had time to go through my pics yet... soon I promise!

This little man looks just like a mini Jesse :)

Hudson Andrew Klingbeil

New Photos from Aunt Callie

2010-12-28T14:19:00.000-06:00

Check out the great photos Callie got of Taylor over Christmas! Can't wait to get these in the house! Thanks Callie!

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Updated Pics

2010-12-11T23:06:00.001-06:00

This fall has really gotten away from me sorry for the lack of updates. I've been super sick during this pregnancy and can't wait for February to get here!

Taylor had a blast being a monkey for Halloween. She would wear this monkey costume everyday if you let her :)

We got to spend all day Thanksgiving together - which included a fun morning hanging out in our PJ's and laughing a lot! Then of course - we ate way too much at our 2 Thanksgiving parties...

Taylor just loves winter hats! I guess that's a good thing though. Here she is with one of them.

Only a few weeks until Christmas!

Fall Pumpkin Adventure

2010-10-04T20:36:00.000-05:00

Sunday we were able to enjoy a trip to Helene's Hilltop Orchard in Merrill. It's a lot of fun for Taylor now that she's old enough to enjoy the rides and playground. Julie, Pete and Fischer came with us and it was such a nice day. We had some great snacks, bought a lot of apples and picked up frozen apple pies! Can't wait to eat them all!

First stop of the day was the 'Cow Train'. It did not look that safe to me - but we took a chance. The Dad's hardly fit in the 'cows' with the kids - but they had a blast touring around the grounds.

When they got back we had some fun in the play area. Taylor liked playing house and of course wanted to push that pumpkin out of the window!

Next stop was to try and see some very shy goats. Both the kids scaled the fence with help from Dad - and took a peak in side. At least they didn't kick us out!

The best attraction was this huge slide that Taylor just loved! I can't even believe she went down it considering I just had to rescue her from McDonald's PlayLand last month. But she had no fear and kept running up to do it again! We're definitely going to have to get a swing set for her next summer.

Scare Crow Taylor

While we were waiting for our hay wagon ride - Taylor relaxed in the pumpkin patch. This was only one of 3 or 4 fields of pumpkins that were on the grounds! She had to sit down to take a break for a while, but then perked up when both her and Fischer spotted an airplane. When you live next to the airport you notice every airplane! They would not cooperate for a picture together... maybe next time.

It was such a fun day. Can't wait til next year!

New patio to enjoy!

2010-10-03T21:13:00.005-05:00

4 Years in our house next month (It feels like we just built this place) and one of the last big projects is close to done! We finally have a patio off our kitchen. Colored, stamped, sealed and railing up all in less than 2 weeks! No steps yet to the downstairs patio - but they'll be coming next spring. Big thanks to Jason, Tom and George for helping Jesse get this done! Not bad for a couple of amateurs! I love it! But have to wait until next year to use it... At least the back yard is becoming a little more safe each year!

Summer Fun 2010

2010-09-12T14:38:00.001-05:00

Here's a little peak at what we were up to this summer. A lot of fun times with family!

Holcombe is always a hit with the kids. They all loved going on the boats this year. Here's a good pic of them waiting for us to get ready. I think they'd wear those life jackets all day long if we'd let them.

Taylor and her Great Grandpa Ray - she was showing him the lake.

Driving the boat with Grandpa Tom.

First time tubing with Ali and Uncle Josh. They weren't even scared! I guess they don't know how Uncle Jason normally drives the boat :)

My Mom and Dewey had the 1st Annual Fishing Contest at their house this year. We all made it up there and the boys caught a lot of fish! Taylor and I chilled out all day and it was a lot of fun. Can't wait til next year!

Grady with his first taste of the champagne!

Nice picture with Grandma.

Uncle Steven must have had a few too many cold ones. Silly Steven - that Dora pole won't catch any fish :)

Taylor helping Grandpa Dewey cook the meat...

Or she was just stealing his supplies :)

At the Taylor County Fair - we entered Taylor in the tractor pull. She was too little to peddle - so Dad got to push her. She took first place in her age group! Good job Dad!

We also met Jason and Sue and the kids at the Clark County Fair in Neillsville. We watched some motocross and then let the kids go on a few rides. In the first picture - they were all trying to high 5 Jesse & Jason. I guess they couldn't read the sign to keep their hands inside at all times :)

Cooper and Taylor riding the train together. Conner said that was a baby ride - so he got to ride the big kid roller coaster :) But they all had a blast!

We also went to Jim Peck's. Mom was very bad at picture taking that day - but here's one of Taylor feeding her goats.

The Mayer family got together at John & Jayne's pond over Labor Day. It was so nice to see everyone! Taylor and Grady got to hang out for a while. It appears they have nothing but love for each other - but they pretty much fought over books the entire time.

This is Taylor trying to decide what to do with the biggest smore ever!

I guess I'll eat it!

Taylor Turns 2!

2010-09-08T20:50:00.002-05:00

Today - our little munchkin turned 2! We had her party tonight and all of our family was able to join us. Taylor had such a great time opening her presents and playing with her cousins. Thanks to everyone for coming!

This first picture is from this morning - getting ready for daycare. She was already so excited it was her birthday!

Jesse's mom broke her leg a few weeks ago - so instead of one of her amazing cakes - we settled for cupcakes. I looked online and got some inspiration. Purple is Taylor's favorite color - so she loved them! Mom is also pretty happy there are left overs - because they were delicious!

We tried a few attempts at a family photo. You can tell Taylor had way more fun trying to make this NOT happen!

Singing Happy Birthday! I still can't believe she's 2!

She blew out the candle (with Dad's help) and was so excited when everyone clapped!

Taylor Getting Big!

2010-08-20T16:58:00.002-05:00

I hope to get better at this blog soon!

In the meantime here are a few pics of Taylor and how big she's gotten.

Playing outside on her slide.

Easter Egg hunt at Grandma & Grandpa Klingbeil's.

Tickling herself!

Reading books with Bernie. This still happens weekly. And Bernie still doesn't read back to her!

Helping Mom & Dad water the new trees.

Lunch with Dad at the water park.

Catching Up...

2010-03-21T21:55:00.001-05:00

I've been so bad about blogging lately - so here's a huge catch up of what we're been up to since January!

Jesse broke his leg snowmobiling January 9th. He's doing really great now - he was back to work in 3 weeks - but he still walks with a limp. He'll be able to get on his mountain bike in a few weeks - but I'll have to pull the bike stroller this year :(

He had a tib-fib break and now has an internal rod to secure his tibia. He'll be beeping at airports from now on!

Julie, Libby and I did a wine tour in Medford at the end of February. We didn't make it too far on the tour - as we passed The Lounge - we decided to head in for a Bud Light - and well - that ended up to be our last stop! But we had a lot of fun catching up.

We also ran into Jessica Werner who was back into town from NC. It was a fun night!

In February - I got a bright idea to buy a sewing machine to make blankets and curtains. Jesse wasn't really too keen on it - but I set out on my first project - a small lap quilt for Taylor. I planned it would take me a few weeks - but I cranked that thing out in 9 hours over the weekend! I'm already starting on quilt number 2 - it's a little more complicated - but it felt really great to actually make something!

The beginning of March.... At 18 months old - Taylor's hair was looking like a mess of a mullet - so I tried to put pig tails in her hair. She actually let me and has been sporting them daily since then. It really makes her look like a big girl!

Taylor and Her BFF

2010-01-04T22:04:00.003-06:00

Taylor and Bernie are inseparable these days. In this photo sequence you can see Taylor trying to do so many things...

1) Eat a cookie
2) Put on Bernie's collar
3) Give Bernie a kiss
4) Tell Bernie a story
5) Keep Bernie away from her cookie
6) Give Bernie a hug

And Bernie is only trying to do one thing...

1) Eat Taylor's cookie

Typical Morning

2010-01-04T21:41:00.006-06:00

The other morning Taylor was so cute ~ and these shots totally sum up every morning we have together (all 20 minutes of it). Check it out...

She always drinks her cup of milk. Ok ~ not always ~ but usually if it's Chocolate!

She has to have some snuggle time with Bernie. She's trying to have him eat pretend desserts from her tea set ~ he licks them and she thinks it's so funny!

She has snacks ~ that Bernie always tries to steal.

She gives me many looks of confusion as I run around the house trying to get ready, take care of Bernie, and get us both out the door on time.

And inevitably a tear or two always falls...

Voss Christmas 2009

2010-01-04T21:15:00.003-06:00

Our final Christmas celebration was this past weekend in Sun Praire. My Aunt Sue and Granny were kind enough to have us all over. My best estimate puts the people count at 57! Taylor was the youngest one there ~ but managed to keep up with the big kids.

My Aunt Sue played Santa. This is about half the great grand kids ~ the others were too busy playing! Granny really enjoyed seeing them open their presents ~ and as you can see they enjoyed playing with them!

Carly got to hang out with Taylor too!

Of course Taylor found the only animal brave enough to venture out into the crowd!

Pancake Tree

2009-12-27T15:34:00.004-06:00

The other morning Jesse was home and made pancakes for us. As you can see - there were a lot of them - and at the time it really looked like a miniature 'tree'. Taylor was proud to show off her Daddy's creation!

Christmas of 2009

2009-12-27T14:52:00.003-06:00

Sorry for this super long post - but we had a lot of get togethers for Christmas this year. One more to go next week! Check out the madness - I mean fun! :)

Christmas #1 - Great Grandma & Grandma Klingbeil's

The little ones "played" pool and piano.

Christmas #2 - Sebold's

Before we left I got a pretty good picture of Taylor in front of our tree.

Pretty sure she at half that bowl of popcorn.

Taylor really got into delivering everyone's presents and opening them up! She even liked it when Uncle Steven taught her how to put the bows on her head.

We ended the day with the best pork crown roast ever!

Christmas #3 - Our House

Taylor just couldn't wait to open her gifts!

The doll house was a big hit!

Christmas #4 - Klingbeil's

One of the only pics that turned out with all the kids was Conner holding Taylor.

The little one's went for a ride in G&G's new hammock swing.

Aunt Callie will definitely be jealous --- all 3 little kids got these amazing Radio Flyer Horses that make noises and play songs while they're being ridden. They had a blast racing each other!

Finally - we did manage to get one picture of the 3 of us.

Taylor's New Hobby

2009-11-01T20:42:00.001-06:00

Taylor recently discovered the piano... and can't get enough of it. She'll play for 20 minutes! When we're done - I'm trying to teach her to bow - but she's too mad because she just wants to keep playing! Grandma Dani is going to have to start lessons with her!

Halloween

2009-11-01T20:35:00.002-06:00

We forgot our camera today for the Halloween Parade - but I got a few shots of Taylor in her dragon costume. The last photo shows the dragon in her lair ~ she can't get enough of the dog crate - and always plays with her toys in there!