The Horner's

Thanksgiving 2008

2008-12-21T19:24:00.003-05:00

Thanksgiving 2008 in Nebraska

Great Grandma Shrader

Allie and Maggie doing American Idol

Grandpa Horner

The Horner Family Picture 2008

4 Generations

Great Grandma Sharder with her Great Grandkids

Great Grandma Shrader & Grandma Horner with Maggie & Allie

Troy and Mom

Swimming Party

2008-07-18T21:55:00.002-04:00

Allie's Swim Birthday Party. Look at them fish go!

Papa? Is the water COLD??

Papa and his grandkids!

Allie's 6th Birthday "Flamingo" Party

2008-07-18T21:26:00.003-04:00

Allie wanted a Pink Flamingo Birthday party, so we threw her one. The family came over for sausage roll, ice cream cake, & swimming. Everybody had a blast.

When the Cats away...

2008-07-18T21:10:00.002-04:00

After the Kids go to bed, the boys start wrestling.

TJ wants to be outside, Pellie wants to go back in....

TJ plays Hi Ho! Cherry O.

Koko turned blue after rolling on the Chalk drawing on the sidewalk...silly blue cat!

Maggie "fixes" her bike...

2008-05-30T20:15:00.002-04:00

One afternoon, we caught Maggie trying to fix her own bike. She got Daddy's tools and was either tightening or trying to take off her training wheels.

What a creative kid!!!

Black & White @ Lake Gage

2008-05-30T19:41:00.005-04:00

Fun TImes at the Lake

2008-05-30T18:55:00.005-04:00

During Spring Break, we spent the weekend at the lake. The kids had fun, while the adults held a family retreat.

The Baby sitters...

Retreat ending Dinner, Yummy!

Allie's Spring Program

2008-03-22T10:10:00.007-04:00

Millie and Allie

Allie's Panda Class

Ready to perform
Lauren & Allie

Enjoying the rest of the show

Gymnastics Practice

2008-03-22T09:35:00.010-04:00

Maggie is now trying gymnastics and seems to be really enjoying it. See for yourself...

Attempting a cart-wheel...
Jump roping???

This is sooo hard.....

She loved the Rings!

These videos pretty much tell the whole story.

Jumping into the Pit was a blast!

Birthday Party

2008-03-22T09:16:00.008-04:00

Maggie's Barbie Birthday Cake

Opening Presents

Happy 7th Birthday

2008-03-22T09:00:00.006-04:00

Maggie turned 7 on the 14th of March. We celebrated a Birthday weekend.

Dance 2008

2008-03-10T21:07:00.008-04:00

Above is Maggie's Ballet Routine she performed the at her last class for the parents.

Below is Allie's Jazz Dance routine. (The video was taken 2 hours to download and still wasn't done, so only still shots for now...)

The girls would like to thank their Aunt O and Uncle Andy for financially supporting a portion of their dance class. That was the best Chirstmas gifts ever!!!

The Only 5 year old to slam dunk....

2008-03-02T18:53:00.002-05:00

Allie scored her first and only basket in Upwards Basketball last Saturday. She got a "major lift" from her coach. Coach Papa lifted her up closer to the rim so she could make her basket. She was sooooo excited. This play was preplanned by both coaches before the game and the crowd loved it too.

Great Job Allie.

Upwards BB is over for now and maybe forever for the girls. Up next, soccer for Allie starting in April.

Does anybody know the Tooth Fairy???

2008-03-02T18:46:00.002-05:00

Allison Lauren, as she demands to be called these days, lost her FIRST TOOTH. She was soo excited, she wanted daddy to pull it at least 2-3 days before it came out. The Tooth Fairy gave her a gold dollar coin a couple nights later.

One more week of Upwards BB

2008-02-24T14:22:00.005-05:00

Papa's Upward's Basketball Team

Maggie Practaces her shot

It's a long way up there Allie...

Allie guards Maggie

Maggie scored 2 baskets in her last game and even outscored all the boys on their team.

Allie actually hit the rim twice, which is an improvement for her.

One more game before the end of the season and the awards banquet.

Winter Snow Bunnies

2008-02-16T12:29:00.005-05:00

Upward Basketball

2008-02-16T11:44:00.004-05:00

Maggie and Allie are playing Upward Basketball at our church on Saturday mornings. Their games are always at 8:00 am. They are having fun, but they say they would rather be cheerleaders next year. Papa is their coach. In the pictures below, Maggie is dribbling down court getting ready to shoot. She has made one basket so far this year.
Allie is also dribbling down court, she has attempted quite a few shots and actually hit the rim a couple times. Maybe by the end of the season, she might get a basket.....

Maggie's basket was actually caught on tape by me, and then I forgot to shut the camera off...

Cousin Brooke's 8th Birthday.

2008-01-15T21:18:00.000-05:00

Maggie, Cousin Brooke, and Allie went to Libby Lu's at the Mall to celebrate Brooke's 8th birthday. All three had a great time. Brooke chose to be a Princess, because "Every birthday girl needs to be a princess with a tiera."

Christmas 2007

2008-01-06T13:38:00.000-05:00

Santa came to Mimi & Papa's to visit the kids. He was checking to make sure his list of good boys and girls was correct....

Allie & Maggie on Chirstmas Eve in their Christmas dresses.

Allie & Maggie with Mimi & Papa

Either Pelli is being a watch-cat or he found his bed for the night, after Santa came.

TJ was found lounging on the couch.

The Girl's favorite thing to do...

2007-12-16T18:42:00.001-05:00

Maggie and Allie love to draw and color.

Kalahari Family Trip

2007-12-16T18:06:00.000-05:00

In November the whole Beaver clan went to the Kalahari indoor waterpark in Sandusky Ohio. We forgot to bring our camera in from the van, so we had limited pics.

Everybody has a great time. The girls got the opportunity to pet a baby tiger. They thought it was really cool. He felt like a bigger version of T.J.

Mimi! Look out behind you!

How many Monkeys are in this shot?

The girls had fun at the indoor mini golf course.

Bernadette Rose Hope Chesebrough

2007-10-06T21:29:00.000-04:00

Maggie and Allie welcome Bernie to the family.

Soccer Saturdays

2007-10-06T21:10:00.000-04:00

Both Allie and Maggie play for Marseille in thier age group.

Allie
Maggie
Allie
Maggie

Allie

Maggie

Maggie starts Kindergarten

2007-08-26T23:22:00.000-04:00

It was a rainy day on Maggie's first day of school, as you can see from the 1st photo. She got to ride the school bus and really enjoyed that as well as her "all day" first day. Fort Wayne Community Schools started all day kindergarten this year, and mommy and daddy are delighted for the learning opportunities Maggie will benefit from. Allie will be starting 4 day a week preschool after Labor Day. She too is very excited to be a member of the "Panda" class.

The 2nd picture showed Maggie going in to here school, and then posing in the doorway to Mrs. Tulleys classroom.

The last picture was taken a couple days later while Maggie was waiting for the bus.

Welcome Home T. J.

2007-08-26T23:13:00.000-04:00

T. J. is a 3 month old tiger cat. We adopted him on Saturday, 25th. He is very playful, as most kittens are and Kokopellie doesn't appreciate the "intruder" as he hisses at T. J. and T. J. looks at Pellie like "what the heck is your problem?" Hopefully these two boys will get along someday...

Lake Michigan - Summer vacation 2007

2007-08-26T22:44:00.000-04:00

During our vactaion in August, to Wyoming, Michigan, we were able to spend a day at Lake Michigan at Grand Haven. Allie got buried on the shore as shown below.

Maggie playing on the beach.

Allie strikes a pose on the Pier

This catfish, Allie touched, was about 16" long, and then the fisherman put him back into the water.

The girls jumping into a "crater" at the beach. This hole was already there when we got there, it was about 5' deep and 20' wide.

Maggie helps bury Daddy's legs...
The girls really enjoyed the water

Tubing and Skiing @ Lake Gage

2007-08-26T22:27:00.000-04:00

Allie, Maggie & Pa Pa

Allie's 5th Birthday

2007-08-26T22:14:00.000-04:00

Allie's 5th Birthday present from Mom and Dad was a visit to Libby Lue's for a makeover. She even looks the part of a Super Star.

Maggie was, once again, a Princess.

The Latest and Greatest!

2007-06-19T23:03:00.000-04:00

Reading Class

Maggie and Allie are in college. They are both taking a 5 week Reading class at IPFW on Sunday mornings. (The only time it was offered for their age group). They really love it, after 2 weeks, they have learned a couple letters of the alphabet and have heard (read) 3 books in class. Homework has been assigned each week too, which is on a CD and DVD. They like to read, before they go to sleep, in their beds at night. They get that from their mommy!!

Little League

Jeff has been busy umpiring Little League Softball again this summer. He was appointed to umpire in Wyoming, MI (Grand Rapids), the Big League Softball Central Region Tournament in August. So this year's vacation will be in Michigan. The girls love watching daddy's games. It's usually the only fans Jeff has at the games as an umpire.

Housemom??

Amanda recently was hired by a local church to be their financial director, so she is working 2 days a week for 8 hours a week taking care of the church's books. She is really enjoying the "adult" conversations for a change. She is also help her dad with some consulting, at Indiana Stamp Company, on a new product line that ISC is hoping to tap into. Scrapbooking and Stamping stamps. These are not your ordinary stamps, these are interchangeable Monogram stamps w/ borders and other adjustable stamps that can be used by scrapbookers and homemade card stampers. Both of these opportunities are right up her alley and she is loving every minute of it.

Lake Gage

2007-06-19T22:52:00.000-04:00

Mimi and Papa Beaver remodeled their lake cottage this past winter and it looks great. More rooms and a bedroom for ALL the grandkids. The pictures were purposely taken in Black & White, since all the photos inside the cottage are B&W. I'll get some newer ones when the landscaping is finished later this month (June). Everybody really enjoys the changes.

Swim Lessons

2007-06-19T22:43:00.000-04:00

The girls took swim lessons again at the YMCA on DuPont Road. They really enjoy the pool and swimming, which is a good thing since they love going up to Mimi & Papa's lake.

Disney On Ice - 100 Years Celebration

2007-04-29T19:56:00.000-04:00

On Friday April 20th, Maggie, Allie, Mommy and Daddy went to see Disney On Ice, their 100 year celebration. The girls loved it. Maggie's favorite was part was when Sleeping Beauty came out, Allie loved when Cinderella came out, mommy's favorite part was "It's a small world" and daddy enjoyed the Nemo scene (especially when Bruce and the sharks came out). It was really a joy to see the girls faces throughout the entire show.

Maggie's 6th Birthday (pictures)

2007-04-29T19:48:00.000-04:00

Here are some pictures during Maggie's birthday.

Mimi & Papa's Grandangels!

Maggie's 6th Birthday

2007-03-17T09:33:00.000-04:00

Maggie turned 6 on March 14th. She went on a field trip at preschool to Science Central. She had a great time. Her birthday party with her family is on Saturday, 17th. Her grandparents from Nebraska drove to Fort Wayne for the weekend. Allie and Maggie are alway excited to see them. Grandma & grandpa Horner and Mimi and Grandpa Beaver are coming over Sat for her Birthday lunch, sausage roll, yummy! Her aunts and uncles are coming over Sat afternoon for cake and ice cream. We'll post pictures later.

The Latest at our house

2007-03-05T21:10:00.000-05:00

We've been to the Emergency room 2 times in the last two days...on Sunday, Jeff was installing our new garbage disposal and was using scissors to make a hole in the instruction book to hang it under the sink and sliced a chunk of his left index finger off. A piece of skin approximately 1/4" x 1/2" x 3/32" thick. Because it wouldn't stop bleeding, we went to the emergency room to take care of the bleeding issue. He now has a piece of surgifoam on the tip of his finger with a splint wrapped to protect it. Sure makes typing tough and a temporary "Farmers Wave" when he drives...

Then on Monday, Allie, Maggie and Wyatt were playing in their room, supposedly making a slide out of Allie's bed....and Allie hit her upper lip on the headboard and cut open her lip. So we went to the emergency room again, coincidentally the same room too. She didn't need stitches, but she does have a fat lip.

Hopefully no more hospital visits by our family for the rest of the year.....

No pictures yet.

Our "new" 13 year old cat

2007-03-05T20:20:00.000-05:00

Hungry Cat

Lazy Koko

Introducing...Kokopellie