2009 in Pictures (in no particular order)

Christmas Letter 2009

Chase, Bennett, Kurt, Sydney, Chris and Tanner

Tanner sharing ice cream with Chase at the Dairy Sweet

Bennett and his clone, Tanner

Chase with his new stitches watching Sydney practice piano

Rocky helping Syd with Spelling Sentences

Tanner taking Rocky for a walk

Tanner and Chase Crib Jumping

Chase sharing crib with Rocky

Syd and Hannah skiing in Galena on Superbowl Sunday -
Mississippi River in the background

Bennett snowboarding thanks to lessons by Connor Gasaway

Chase at the Bob the Builder exhibit at the Family Museum

Tanner with Bob and Pilcher

Bennett and Sydney playing a duet

Bennett at the Spring Orchestra Concert next to pal Josef Tinsman

Tanner, Bennett and Chase

 

The Cody School PTA:

Chase and Tanner practicing a duet

Complete lack of seriousness in the hallway (Tanner and Chase)

Learning how to "Hook 'em Horns"

Syd and Diane at Chicago Blackhawks Hockey game - Edmonton won in OT

Bennett at the new Lego Land in suburban Chicago.
This station allowed the building to shake like there is an earthquake to test their strength.

Bennett and Bob Shomper at Chicago Blackhawks game

Chris and Sydney at American Girl Place in Downtown Chicago

Goofing off on a warm Spring day (Tanner and Chase)

Bennett, Tanner and Chase making a tent in the living room

PV Sparks win at Beyond the Baseline
Maddie, Sydney, Rory, Rylee, Bailey, Carli and Ellie

Chase and Tanner as UPS drivers for Halloween

Peep and the Big Wide World Cake Chris made for the 3rd birthday
We will buy the cake next year!!!

Chase, Syd, Bennett and Tanner with 387 pound pumpkin Bennett won at the Cody Fall Frolic Carnival. He guessed 383.5 pounds. The other pumpkins came from our garden and had to be harvested early due to an early frost.

Tanner and Chase jumping on bed like monkeys

Tanner and pal Rocky

A great Fall day - Tanner, Chase and Syd

Chase, Syd, Bennett and Tanner - Chris' attempt at a Christmas card photo

Syd playing in leave pile

Syd in leaf pile

Bennett flipping in leaf pile
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Tanner enjoying leaves

Tanner in Leaves

Syd, Tanner and Bennett

Syd, Tanner, Bennett and Chase

Baka, Bennett, Syd and Gramma Maril at the LeClaire Ghost Walk

Bennett the nerd with neighbor Jaden, the Red Panda

Tanner the UPS driver for Halloween

Tanner and Gramma counting candy

Bennett testing his new ramp

Crawfish hunting in McCarty Creek

Crawfish hunting

Rocky traps a chipmunk

Tanner trying on UPS outfit

Chase, Syd, Kurt, Tanner and Bennett at Silvercryst in Wautoma, Wisconsin

Bennett, Chase, Sydney, Tanner at Silver Lake

Syd and Chris at Silver Lake

Chase and Tanner running along the beach at Silver Lake

Chase and Tanner

Christmas Card Photo Winner!
Bennett, Chase, Tanner, Syd

Chase, Kurt and Bennett

Bennett, Kurt, Chase

Tanner playing washer game with Bennett

Beach at Silvercryst

Syd playing washer game

Bennett entertaining Kurt, Syd, Auntie Rene and Auntie Lisa

Tanner and Chase sharing Fruit Loops at Kokka's beach house

Bennett and Syd at Kokka's Beach House

Syd tubing at Silver Lake

At the Fish Hatchery Bennett, Syd, Kurt, Tanner and Chase



Syd, Bennett, Tanner and Chase

On the way to Wisconsin
Bennett, Chase, Tanner, Syd

Bennett with his prize at the Cody Science Fair
He won with "How to Keep Fresh Flowers Fresh?"
The secret? 1 Tablespoon of Vodka added to your vase

Poor Chase with his stitches
He tripped over Bennett's legs and hit his head on the fireplace bricks
4 hours in the ER for 4 stitches. He was a trooper!