Announcing:
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Announcing Daniel Augustine Frederes, who was born on May 27, 2009, at 6:14 PM. He weighed 8 lb 7 oz, and he’s beautiful. Thanks be to God for his safe delivery!
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Spring Pictures
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A goldfinch high in a tree
Spinach from the garden
Columbine in bloom
Another columbine plant
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Photos from a Tulip Festival
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On the second Saturday of May Mom took us kids down to the tulip festival in Orange City, Iowa. Our Grandma, (who lives about five minutes from Orange City), met us there, and we had a great time together. We watched a parade, ate a Dutch almond bar dessert, and watched a show with high school girls and boys singing and dancing dutch songs and dances. These are some of the best pictures from our visit:
The queen of the tulip festival is on the right and one of the ladies of the court is on the left. I love their costumes.
Street Cleaners in Dutch Costume
A beautiful baby girl in Dutch costume.
A cute little girl scrubbing the street.
Pretty Tulips
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Bath Time Bubbles
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I walked in to the bathroom one night to wash Alexander and Joseph’s hair when they were in the bathtub, and I was shocked to find that the tub was filled with bubbles. I found a half empty bottle of foaming face wash near the scene of the crime, so I think that the boys mistook that for bubble bath soap.
THE FACE OF THE GUILTY PARTY!
Would you care for some of our bubbles? We have plenty.
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Mother’s Day Treat
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This Mother’s day, I was in an experimenting mood. I wanted to try to make an iced coffee drink that Mom likes to get from Starbucks. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but if it went the way I hoped it would it would be a nice Mother’s day present. So I got out the blender and put in three cups of ice cubes (I wasn’t sure how much it would be after it was crushed) a cup and a half of milk, espresso, a little chocolate syrup, and some sugar. Then I let the blender crush it up and hoped for the best. It turned out better than I was expecting, so I poured my creation into a glass, whipped up some cream for the top, and drizzled it with chocolate syrup. Mom thought it was delicious!
It’s the Thought that Counts
Alex: “Dad, I was going to give you a dandelion for your birthday, but I accidentally ran over it with my John Deere bike.”
7 Years Ago
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I received my First Holy Communion
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Why I Like Taking My Hair out of a Bun
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My hair has so many waves after it gets taken down from a bun that it looks like you could go surfing in it!
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Joseph’s Sweater
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I just finished sowing in the ends of this sweater that I knit for Joseph. A little late, perhaps, but since the next baby is a boy it will get to be handed down.
Isn't he cute!?!
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Record Temperature!
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Last Thursday, April 23, the temperature in Sioux Falls climbed to 91º F, breaking a previous record of 87º. Even though it was hot, it felt a lot nicer than 91º because there was very little humidity. It felt like summer! Unfortunately, two days after that it dived down to 50º. Brrr!
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Mango Really Likes Me!
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Mango, our little sun conure, seems to have selected my shoulder as his favorite perch. He will come running to me as fast as his little birdie legs can carry him, sometimes trying to fly on the way. He will come for me whether I am across the table, or across the room. Here is a little video: mango-loves-me!
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Happy Easter!
He is Risen, Alleluia!
Easter Lily Photos
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“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, even Solomon, in all of his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.”
Luke 12:27
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Organ Playing for Good Friday
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This is a piece I’d been working on for a while, and it seems appropriate for Good Friday. It is my favorite Lenten hymn. The lyrics: O sacred head surrounded by crown of peircing thorns. O bleeding head so wounded, reviled and put to scorn. Death’s pallid hues come o’er you, the glow of life decays. Yet angel hosts adore you, and tremble as they gaze.
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