Bedroom decor

I finally decided what I wanted for the west wall of my bedroom. I LOVE it! Thanks Ben and Heather for helping me!




Psalms 91:11

Sisters!

This winter, Melanie can down to Johnson with her 'new' car. We girls took the car for a quick test drive to Coryell park and had fun taking pictures!

Chicago

In January, we made a trip to Chicago to surprise Eric. Liz organized the weekend in honor of Eric's recent acceptance into grad school. Congratulations Eric!


On Sunday afternoon, we met up with Marianne, Anna and Katie and went to IKEA. Here are a few pictures. I will add more later....

Oh and yes...we had to stop multiple times so Katie and Anna could get their wiggles out...


LOL!

Baltensperger Baby!

We're excited to be aunt and uncle to Gracie Baltensperger!

What a cutie! Congratulations Ryan and Rachel!

We praise God for her safe arrival!

Mom & Daughter

Nap time!

Thanksgiving and Bowling!

Thanksgiving was spent in Manhattan. On Friday, we had another thanksgiving meal with the Weddle and Sons roofing crew. Josh and Kassi Moldrup, Tim, and several Hondurans were able to join us. After the dishes were done, everyone went bowling. It was a very fun evening.

Our Anniversary

On October 7th, Allyn and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary! Thanks Allyn for a fantastic evening!

LOL! The truck was even decorated compliments of Kristen and Rebek!

Fall Fun ...

Making fresh cider is a tradition in the Baltensperger family. The press my dad uses is from our Great Grandparents. Dad added the motor and hydraulic press for ease. Smart!



This year dad loaded everything on a hay wagon and parked it in the shop! Also, smart!

Allyn was excited to see the process. It's the first year there's been a bountiful crop of apples since we've been married.



Here we are rinsing the apples and mom is cutting out any bruises or bad spots.

Simply put....

Lots of apples + my dad + the cider press = delicious apple cider

Hmmmm! So good!

Updates coming soon....

I successfully ignored by blog for months. Now, I'm back and will be posting again soon.

Hope you are enjoying Spring!

Sunday Afternoon Visit

Mom and dad came down for a visit.

We went out to eat at Famous Dave's.
Thanks for coming down to Manhattan! We loved having you visit!

oh and here's my new office space!

Sights 'n sounds from our new home!

We probably have our neighbor's totally confused...."Humh. They said they are a young couple with no kids, but have you seen less than 5 cars in their drive since they moved in?" LOL. The first 6 weeks have been packed with all kinds of fun people visiting our home. The extra space has been fantastic.

We've been cleaning, painting, moving & hosting people ~ with or without furniture in the house.

A very common sight...LOL! and this was a slow day!

Allyn and the Hayden kids playing a game down the hall.

~ Just for the girls ~

Pics

Drumroll.....who said multi-tasking couldn't be done.
Great job Caleb and Jackie!

We didn't get a picture of Caleb's cinnamon pizza,
but it was as delicious as his cherry rolls.

Taking a break!

Jake is one of Allyn's workers. He was awarded the smallest coffee cup in our house since he dislikes coffee. Saying you don't like coffee in Allyn Weddle's home is enough to get you escorted to the front door. Thus .....we came up with a compromise!

Don't ask! LOL!

More pictures

Melanie - this one's for you. This is when you called me and said you were engaged. Yes, I'm 12 foot in the air, holding onto a pal of paint, brush, cell phone, while standing on a ladder. Allyn heard me scream - came running out and decided to capture the moment.

Karl and Mary Noren
enjoying the newly cleaned carpet

Time for trimming

YEAH!!!! We finally got moved in.

We're here!

My TDH (not to forget ''& strong") husband
carrying me over the threshold!

The new home

Lord willing, tomorrow morning we are scheduled to finish signing for this home. We'll see what happens. The home is right next door to it is where Allyn was raised.
In fact, the tree you see on the right side of the picture is known to the Weddle's as "home base." Stop by if you are through Manhattan!

The Manhattan tornado

Well. A lot has happened lately. I'm sitting here still in my cozy white bathrobe drinking my 3rd cup of green tea. Ahh. I needed a break from the craziness.

My husband has been going 110 percent lately. The workload has been enormous. 40 + calls a day...that was due to the softball size hail we were hammered with 2 weeks ago Monday. Not to mention before the tornado hit this week!

Other than the tornado and hail, the last 2 weeks have also included:
- Driving to WY as Allyn was an attendant in Genoa's wedding
- Allyn recovering from a concussion ~ Softball
- Attending Jake's wedding ~ fun day in OH!
- driving 12 hours home through the night ~ not so fun...!
- Helped our SS student's family move out of their destroyed home (pics below)

Needless to say, we're very grateful that there were no fatalities during the last couple storms. Below, are some pictures we took either helping friends or responding to emergency calls.

Our friend's house.
Macy the 7 year old daughter was in our SS class through the school year

The miracle was the everyone was safe in Manhattan after the tornado went through.
The picture above shows Macy's bedroom. All the girl's furniture was sucked out.
The family went to the basement 15 minutes before the storm hit.

Below is the 18 inch beam that when through their roof and into their master bedroom.

Several church members with loaded trucks helping move Macy's family
to temp housing.

The Ohio Wedding!

It's been a while since I've posted. A LOT has happened.

This weekend we had the delight of seeing Rachel French added to our family!!!

Introducing
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Baltensperger!

The Baltensperger family!
+ Grandma Fass

Rachel and bridesmaids

Grandma, Jake, and Rachel

Laughing about something...and dad with his classic smile!

Jake! A happy man.


Part of the head table
Emily's shoulder :0) , Kenny Pyle, Anna, Brian and Mariah...
Jake and Rachel
Thanking everyone at the reception...

Allyn, Jake, Kenny and Brent

Allyn & Em
Another happy couple!
Married for just over 1 1/2 years.

Estes Park, CO

After Genoa's wedding, Allyn and I stopped by Estes Park, CO.
Allyn's three younger sisters were a part of a youth orchestra trip scheduled
to the YMCA camp that weekend.
It was a great time.

Eating breakfast with Allyn's great Aunt and Uncle, Mark, Peggy, and Emily K.