Crested Butte

Trip to Crested Butte Colorado

siblings in front of the collegiate group mountains on the way back from crested butte

beautiful picture of the collegiate group - justin has climbed mount shavano in this group - a 14er towards the left in this picture

apparently mary likes to hit justin while trying to take a nice picture

we think this is the part in the road where we spun out on the way into crested butte

camp 4 coffee!! so good! cutest little building too

halfway down one of the runs (in order from L to R: erica, joey, mary)

here's the beer joe bought us for falling down first (see erica's blog for that pic). he got us 2 below - the good stuff! no coors light for us!

mary at the top with a beautiful view

Sammie & Sophie Update

we're ready for our close-up!

thanks for the cool new christmas present, cousins katie, megan and jessi!!

we love to put wholes in them, then eat the little parts, then poop them out later!

sometimes i am not sure if i am a cat or a dog...

are there any brains in your head, sophie?

i really don't like this sweeper!! i want to bite it!! i am going to try to bit it right now!!!

Christmas Time!

Hi all! Here is the recap of our winter break in Michigan/Chicago
(they are backwards in order I think...)

new year's eve in chicago
we did an all-inclusive club situation in chicago - kira was supposed to come but she was very sick. so maria, jerry, mary and justin rocked it out, with kira's bf ryan joining us later.

new year's eve in chicago
not really sure about these faces...

new year's eve in chicago
nice big earrings mary

celebrating christmas in augusta
...and eating delicious cheddar beer soup

celebrating christmas in clare
with justin's grandparents, paul, melissa, ashley, and aidan

celebrating christmas in alpena
makenna the cheese-ball

celebrating christmas in alpena
mary always puts the ribbons on her head - is this some sort of weird christensen tradition?

celebrating christmas in ionia
mary, katie, megan, and jessi lynn in front of the dozens of stockings

celebrating christmas in ionia
mary and the tofurkey (aka roast beast)

celebrating christmas in ionia
mary and erica breaking the "wishbone" from the tofurkey

celebrating christmas in ionia
paula's new puppy beau - he was a ball of energy, running around everywhere!
then, he would crash (as seen here)

celebrating christmas in ionia
katie with her handknit scarf and hat (courtesy of aunties erica and mary)

celebrating christmas in ionia
making a plate of cookies for santa! nice handpainted plate, kennedys! :)

celebrating christmas in ionia
kennedy children in front of the tree. how did they get SO BIG!

celebrating christmas in ionia
megan loved beau, and beau loved megan right back!

celebrating christmas in ionia
coloring time! many mornings were spent coloring, most of the time with a crayon holder with the very neat label "MARY'S" on the outside, circa 1990.

christmas card making in denver
mary and justin designed the cards, justin cut the block for printing, and mary and justin both drank beer and printed over 80 cards!