Polar Plunge Pictures!

They did it!! Today was the Polar Plunge and Dave, Kristin and Dad VV plunged right in! NO ONE chickened out :) The water looked freezing, I'm sure it was! They said it was! So proud of them!
The 3 brave ones :)1, 2, 3...PLUNGE!!After they got out of the hot tubs!

Polar Plunge

Tomorrow morning Dave, Kristin and Dad VV will be taking the plunge into the icy waters of Lake Monona for the 2010 Polar Plunge! UNLESS, they chicken out last minute :)
Pictures to follow.
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Growth Group on Monday night was wonderful! Our group is great and we all have a lot of things in common! We are looking forward to the next 4 weeks of Growth Group!

MIA and lots to catch up on!

I have been MIA for quite some time! We have been busy & we've had computer issues too! Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things this week!

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Dad Update;
My dad came home from the hospital on Thursday! He is doing wonderful. They have a nurse that comes to the house every day to change his incision dressings!
My mom finally went back to work today for the first time in 3 weeks. She never left his side but to go home and sleep, then to get up at 6am to go to the hospital and do it all again. She's an amazing women! Love you, mom!
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This past weekend we went to Eagle River, WI to celebrate Dad VV's birthday and to relax! It was a great weekend. The cabin was right on Sugar Camp Lake! Saturday was BEAUTIFUL outside and we all got dressed in our snow clothes and went outside to have some fun. We took a nice walk on the lake and pulled the kids in the sleds! We got to watch all of the snowmobiles go by all day and night! The kids Loved it! Here are a few pictures of our weekend;

Getting breakfast together on Saturday morning!The next few pictures are of Gavin & Nolan playing on the lake in the snow!Dave wrote Gavin's name in the snow!While on the walk Dave started running and Gavin fell out of the sled! Gavin getting back into the sled!Off they go again!We walked to this really old house/shack/etc... No one lives in it and Dad VV wanted to get some cool pictures!My Wonderful In-Laws!The lake from the inside of the cabin!The hot tub! Making S'mores Saturday evening! Gavin opening up his Valentine Bags!----------
Check out this video below. It's of a friend of our family! So Neat.
Stacy's Big Catch

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Growth Group;

Yesterday at church started our 5 weeks session on 'The ME I want to Be' by John Ortberg.

During this 5 weeks we are also doing Growth Groups! David and I are the hosts for one of the 22 Growth Groups that meet each week! Tonight is our first meeting and I pray that all goes well! We are both nervous but VERY excited to start this new journey with God and the church community! We have about 15 people in our group that will be coming to our home every Monday. So Excited! Ill update on how it went tomorrow!

Happy Birthday, Dad VV!

This past weekend we went to Neenah to see my Mom & Dad! Dad is still in the hospital. He had yet another set back! Saturday evening he had to have emergenycy surgery AGAIN!

PLEASE PRAY for him and our family! Pray that we can get through this and that everything will be back to normal soon!

My Family & I can not thank the Nurses at St. E's Hospital (4 west/oncology) enough for what they have done for our family! They have been so wonderful to all of us. One nurse in particular (Elisa) has been there for us so much! She is not only a wonderful nurse but she has been like family to us!! Thanks, Elisa!! Sunday night my mom, Dave, Matt & myself filled these bags for the nurses to show our appreciation to them and to thank them for being so wonderful to my dad! This Friday he will have been in the hospital for 3 weeks! Poor Guy :(----------

In other news;

Happy 50th Birthday to my WONDERFUL Father-In-Law!!! We hope you have a great day!

We are going out to dinner tonight at Red Lobster to celebrate, yumm!

Change of Plans

Since my last update on Sunday there have been quite a few changes! Monday morning at 9:45am I got a call from Dave telling me that my dad was going into Emergency Surgery! I immediately dropped everything I was doing, packed up Gavin & myself and went to be with my family! So much for thinking he was coming home on Monday! I don’t want to go into detail on here, because that is not what he would want, but I will say that he is doing okay and getting better with every day that passes! Gavin and I got home last night. It’s nice to be home but I wish I was still there! I hate leaving knowing that my dad is in the hospital! Wishing I could be there with him to keep him company. Talk to him, make him smile! Gavin was so good while we were there! We spent the majority of our time at the hospital and never once did I have to leave because Gavin was getting restless! He was a great help & I know my dad enjoyed him there! It lifted his spirits and put a smile on his face! here are a few pictures of what we did while at the hospital;
Lots of coloring!Lots of snack times!And one nap!----------
It other News, David & his dad are all signed up for The Chicago Marathon on 10-10-10!!David turns 25 this year and Dad VV turns 50! So they are doing it together! It is very exciting, but I am nervous for my husband! He is not a regular runner, but he is very active! He also got diagnosed last year with adult asthma due to an allergic reaction to cedar wood! It worries me a little bit, but I know they will both do a great job! Extensive training is coming up!

Have a great week!