Vacation in Florida (Aug/Sept 2008)

After the wedding we hung out for the remainder of the week in Florida.

• Sunday - Hung out with the family at Uncle Ron and Aunt Ruth's. Uncle Ron cooked his famous lasagna and had just a few of Grandmother's homemade cookies.


• Monday - Went to Amelia Island with Jim & Shelly.



• Tuesday - Went to Harley Davidson first thing in the AM and then dropped off the kids (Jim and Shelly) at the airport. Spent the rest of the day relaxing at Uncle Ron and Aunt Ruth's.


• Wednesday - World Golf place then the beach in the afternoon.




• Thursday - Hung out around St. Augustine in the morning then drove along the coast to Daytona Beach.

• Friday - Watch a hurricane pass by the Florida coast. Hung out in our room and relaxed in Daytona.



• Saturday - Home...why do vacations always seem so SHORT?

Allin & Rachel's Wedding *Aug 30th*

The bride and groom make a very cute couple. Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of the Rachel and Allin at the wedding. The wedding was beautiful, fun and had a big surprise from Shelly (see below for evidence). Aunt Ruth, Aunt Jean and Grandmother were absolutely georgous.

And no.... we did not plan to dress the same. ;o)

Thomas Ninke Senior Center

The Thomas Ninke Senior Center is officially open. We were very fortunate to have good weather and several wonderful friends and family members present. Family members in attendance included: dad's brother Don and his wife Vivian; dad's cousins Carol and Margaret; dad's mother-in-law Margaret Klinkerman; Jim, his wife Shelly, and their two girls Katy and Kristy; Judi and her daughter Madison; and myself and Tammy. Jennifer and her husband Jeremy were not able to attend, since they are expecting their first baby in about 2 weeks and are not able to travel at this time.

The apartment complex has 16 2-bedroom units, and 64 1-bedroom units. The four-plex buildings have a good amount of yard in between them, and the landscaping is complete. The apartment complex is about 80% full, and they expect it to reach capacity by the end of the month.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony:



{Jim, Judi, Tom & Grandma K.}

Grounds:


One of the Units at the Senior Center:

For more information on the Senior Center check out the articles on the web:

http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/793/story/293942.html

http://recenter.tamu.edu/mnews/newsSearch.asp?MODE=MNEWS&CID=42824

http://www.individual.com/story.php?story=86915561

Huntsman Promotion Announcement

Tom Ninke has been promoted to the position of Environmental Team Lead of the EHS Center of Excellence (COE), reporting to Ed Gunderson, Manager Americas COE. Tom served as a Senior Staff Environmental Engineer within the COE group for two years, where he effectively executed projects to resolve environmental compliance matters, provide consistency across manufacturing locations, and improve environmental performance at the Americas sites. Tom has 12 years of diverse EHS experience, having held various roles with Huntsman, MEMC Pasadena, ENSR International, and Millennium Petrochemicals.

Way to go, Thomas! ;o)

Barnum & Bailey Circus

Last weekend Tom and I went with Judi, Madison, Shelly, Jim and Kristy to the circus. Not sure if this was Kristy's first time to the circus but it was Madison's and my first 'real' circus. We had a great time. I can't decide if I had more fun watching the performers or Kristy and Madison. They both were super excited!! While we were walking in Judi asked Madison what we were going to see at the circus. Madison replied "Clowns, elephants, clowns, tigers". I loved how she said elephants. Way to cute!

I think the elephants were my favorite but the tigers were pretty darn cool too.

I definitely did not like this performance. Way to high and they were doing it right in front of us. Just watching the poles go back and forth made me dizzy.

Judi called later that evening after Madison had gone to sleep. Madison asked if she could go again to the circus. Guess she must of liked the clowns, elephants and tigers. Lol.

Of course, I have to add a few pictures of the nieces!

Thanks Judi for inviting us!!!
--Tammy

Traveling Made Simple

Sometimes things just go your way. The lines in at Intercontinental Airport were short, the seat next me was not occupied, I slept well on the plane and the hotel had a room ready when I arrived. I couldn’t hope for anything more except the trip home will be just as easy.

I am back in Petersfield this week. Then home again on Saturday.
--Tammy

Jason Blaine is HERE!

Margie, Blaine and Jason are doing great. Jason was born on July 18,2008 at 5:17 pm. He weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs 14 ounces and is 21 inches long.


Here are a few pictures of the cutest addition to the family:








Congratulations to Margie and Blaine!!!!!

Photography Class

My photography online class started on Thursday. Super excited about it. It means I will be taking more photos... which you know I take lots all ready. The class is designed to cover the basics of photography. Hopefully will learn how to use my camera to get better photographs and not just use the automatic settings.

For my first week of class, I was suppose to get out the camera and practice. I called my sister to see if Carter was available. ;o) He is such a happy baby and loves to smile so it was not to hard to get good photos. The only issue I had was he wiggles A LOT which means blurry hands etc.

Here are a few of my favorites. (Few might not be the appropriate word... lol)

Carter can sit up all by himself now (such a big boy!)-

He has a thing with his feet. If he notices his feet they automatically go into his mouth. Feet go into his mouth even with shoes on. LOL.


Carter is 8 months old now... can you believe it?

--Tammy