tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320212776594000432024-02-19T09:04:53.680-06:00The Zimmerman FamilyPaul, Hilary, Kennedy and William-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-64634105164635521322012-12-27T14:28:00.000-06:002012-12-27T14:28:20.889-06:00Southern California...
In November, the kids and I flew to Southern California to spend a week in Newport Beach with my parents and my sister, Jillian. The reason we decided to get out of the cold? Paul was out-of-town for two weeks on a dive trip in Mexico with his buddy Jarrid, so we thought it would be nice to get away too! Besides, being at home without him for two weeks would have been pretty lonely :). So, while-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-28594942756780125952012-12-17T22:06:00.005-06:002012-12-17T22:06:57.459-06:00Night out in Brodhead...
We have really started to make some good friends here and have thoroughly enjoyed having social things to do! Alex and Steph are both from Brodhead...they moved away (Alex to Texas and Steph to Boston) and then moved their husbands here once they started their families. This picture is from a night at the Silver Dollar Saloon in town. It was great, they had a DJ and he was playing really fun -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-16559771537504896702012-12-17T21:50:00.001-06:002012-12-17T21:53:10.818-06:00Happy Halloween!
I don't have very many pictures from Halloween night because it was FREEZING and we literally only trick-or-treated for 45 minutes, then we went to Alex's parent's house for hot chocolate and coffee with coffee liqueur...it hit the spot!! I thought Kennedy was going to be bummed it was over, but she was even cold enough to not mind going inside. She refused to put any extra clothing when we -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-77619351497469065172012-12-17T13:41:00.002-06:002012-12-17T13:41:28.152-06:00Halloween Party...
The last weekend of October, we got invited to Sarah and Brandon's Halloween party. Sarah is a friend of our new friends, Alex and Oscar. It was so much fun to see everyone dressed up, even ALL the adults. Here a few cute pictures of the kids...
Will with my "Where's Waldo?" glasses, I LOVE this picture!!
Gabe, Will and Fiona
Kennedy looking so sweet!
-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-49955120029963926212012-12-16T19:28:00.002-06:002012-12-16T19:28:38.052-06:0015-Month & 3-Year Checkups
On October 1st, Will and Kennedy had their checkups. Although the kids did not behave themselves very well at all and I was sweating when we left :), I was happy to have both of the checkups out of the way at once. Here are their stats...
Will - 32.5" (88.14%), 23 lb. 3 oz. (54.37%) and head circumference of 48.5 cm (88.13%)
Kennedy - 37.4 " (45.51%), 31 lb. 3.2 oz. (47.26%)
-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-32348719788561174412012-12-16T18:28:00.001-06:002012-12-16T18:30:39.131-06:00AutumnFest...
The last weekend of September, Brodhead has an AutumnFest downtown. It is an event for the kids to wear their costumes and trick-or-treat at all of the local businesses, there are carnival games for them to play, a hayride, a costume contest, a chili cook-off and a local band playing. It was an 80 degree day and SO much for the kids! As a parent, it makes you get your costumes together early, -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-19742814529175645032012-12-16T15:32:00.003-06:002012-12-16T15:32:37.733-06:00Homecoming '12...
Kennedy got to be in the Brodhead Homecoming parade again this year. It was great day weather wise, a lot warmer than last year and it was so cute to see the little kids enjoying the festivities! Will really loved watching the parade, but kept trying to get closer and closer to the action. Hopefully he will be able to ride next year!
-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-53974965667671753642012-12-16T15:25:00.001-06:002012-12-16T15:29:24.820-06:00Kennedy's 3rd Birthday...
Kennedy turned 3 on September 19! It was great day and she felt very special! At daycare, her class sang her Happy Birthday and I brought in cookies for everyone. Then when she came home, she got to open presents, have a dinner of her choice (crescent dogs with ketchup :) and then dessert of her choice (brownies). Kennedy now thinks your birthday lasts for a whole week, as we had presents coming-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-62330974159052797502012-12-15T16:49:00.000-06:002012-12-16T15:27:03.432-06:00Cheese Days...
Every other year in Monroe, they have the Cheese Days celebration. It is a HUGE deal, and people come from miles away! I missed it in 2010, but was glad I got to experience it this year. We went with Becky and Kurt and her friend Jen and her husband. They block the square off and have food stands and beer tents inside as well as two bands playing; one of them was a great cover band (and you know-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-71333730126715486622012-12-13T21:58:00.002-06:002012-12-14T19:54:36.063-06:00Big Boy Haircut...
We were giving the kids a bath one night in early September, and Paul said, "I can't take it anymore, do you have scissors, I'm going to give this kid a haircut...". I didn't think it was that bad, but in looking at the "before" picture which was taken only one day prior to the haircut and comparing it to the "after"...man, was I wrong!! I'm not sure if I was just trying to hold onto the baby or-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-51287641733344431942012-12-13T21:44:00.000-06:002012-12-13T21:44:08.820-06:00While we were away...
While we were in Holland, Paul's sisters, Jenny and Trisha, and Paul's parents took care of the kids. It was so, so, so nice of them to watch them for 10 days...we cannot say THANK YOU enough!! The kids loved spending time with their grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and great-grandparents. With FaceTime and texts, we were able to see them and talk to them and see cute pictures of them. I -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-11893537197946162132012-12-10T22:51:00.003-06:002012-12-10T23:22:02.542-06:00Kasbergen Invasion of Oudewater, The Netherlands
This August we went on a 10-day trip to Holland for a Kasbergen family reunion!! The idea for the reunion had been circling for a couple of years, then a few of my dad's cousins from Holland decided to make it happen and it was a success! My Opa (my dad's dad) is from a family of 13 (he is lucky number 7) and 8 of the 9 living siblings were there with most of their families. Seeing my Opa-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-9451439579470976432012-12-08T14:14:00.001-06:002012-12-08T14:14:23.308-06:00Hannah Lynn...Paul's sister, Trisha, and her husband, Mike, brought this beautiful baby girl into the world on July 14th (7 days late!!!). It was so hard to not be able to see her right away! We had to wait until our next trip to California, when she was about 3.5 weeks old. Kennedy loved her "baby Hannah" and talks about her all the time!
-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-27616978034038995482012-12-08T14:13:00.000-06:002012-12-08T14:13:12.087-06:004th of July...
This year we celebrated our THIRD Fourth of July in Wisconsin!! To celebrate we took the kids out for pizza and then went to a friends house to watch the fireworks.
This was the first time Will saw the fireworks, I thought he would
be scared, but he loved them!
-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-48680933722878175662012-11-08T20:50:00.007-06:002012-11-08T20:50:56.557-06:00Fair Season...
Last year Kennedy had a great time at the County Fairs, but this time she REALLY got into it!! She loved the animals, all the people, the games, the food and the rides! This year we got her a wristband at each fair and she got more than her money out of them :). She rode every ride she could at least 5 times and really wanted to go on the big kid rides...this girl has NO fear, it's crazy! Poor -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-87933690895600363422012-11-08T20:49:00.005-06:002012-11-08T20:49:52.731-06:00Random Pics...
Here are some random pics from our June trip to California. I thought there were too cute not to include!!
Having a summer dinner outside with my Opa Neil (my Opa)
Playing at the park! Kennedy KEEPS asking to go back there!
With all of her loot from shopping in downtown LA :)
Tante Jillian and Boom-Boom watched Kennedy and Will while we went to a wedding and -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-11985519319961400442012-11-08T12:07:00.001-06:002012-11-08T12:07:13.683-06:00Will's 1st Birthday Party (up north)The weekend after Will's 1st birthday in Tulare, we had a birthday party for him up north. Jenny and Mark we beyond gracious, opening their home up to us for his party! We transferred the decorations up north, bought the same food and had a new group of people to celebrate with. I always feel so loved when we are in California and our friends and family go out of their way to see us...it is such -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-7197238172103903682012-11-08T12:06:00.001-06:002012-11-08T12:06:34.021-06:00I'M BACK!!!
I know, it's...been...FOREVER!!! If you have a blog, you know if you get behind, it's so very easy to keep putting it off! I had put it off so much, 3.75 months to be exact, that I was wondering if I even wanted to keep doing it. I thought about it and realized this is the only thing I have documenting these years in our lives, no scrapbook or anything like that, so I should probably-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-63850896149848477142012-07-19T19:51:00.002-05:002012-10-30T13:19:08.599-05:00Will's 1st Birthday Party (in Tulare)
We had a Very Hungry Caterpillar themed 1st birthday party in California for Will on his actual birthday, June 24th. My parents let us throw the party at their house and we a wonderful time! Almost all of my family and girlfriends from both high school and college were able to make it! It was so much fun getting to see everyone and their expanding families, but it was also MORE than chaotic! We -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-48817309181721345872012-07-11T12:25:00.000-05:002012-07-11T19:17:52.524-05:00Will is 1-year old!!!
Our little man turned one-year old on June 24th!! I can't believe he's not a baby anymore and is now a toddler! He has developed so much since our last post...He now loves standing on his own and walking along furniture and has started walking on his own, taking about 7 or 8 steps at a time...there is such determination in his eyes, he wants to do it SO badly!! He doesn't talk much; -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-65396638363794728522012-07-09T16:30:00.003-05:002012-07-09T16:41:15.787-05:00Too Cute!
The other night, Kennedy was hungry after dinner...this has been the norm lately, so I leave her dinner out until we go to bed and she can finish it if she wants to. After I sat her in her booster, I realized we hadn't heard from her in awhile; we looked over and this is what we saw...too cute!
-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-73502991066448384832012-06-18T09:11:00.002-05:002012-06-19T13:06:42.270-05:00Merv & Mary's Visit
Paul's grandparents, Merv and Mary, came out to visit June 6th through the 12th. We had a great time showing them around and they thoroughly enjoyed seeing a part of the country they had never seen before. We showed them around the dairy and Brodhead, took a 3 hour drive up to northern Wisconsin to stay with Monte and Beth and then toured the heifer ranch. In the middle of their trip Paul and I -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-10434691865616211192012-06-17T10:00:00.000-05:002012-06-17T10:03:29.404-05:00Weekend on the Central Coast
The first weekend of June, we flew out to California for Rawley and Ingrid's wedding on the Central Coast. We flew into Fresno to drop the kids off with my parents (thank you Mom and Pop!!) and drove over to the coast. We decided it would be a great idea to go out in SLO on Friday night (try and re-live our college days, you know?!), so we rounded up the Bordessas, my cousin William, my sister -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-45054482767990451222012-06-17T09:55:00.001-05:002012-06-19T13:07:39.166-05:00Will Graduates From His DOC Band..
On May 25th, Will graduated from his DOC band...he's done, yay!! We were so happy to be finished with it; although it was a wonderful experience...I am definitely ready to get some better cuddle time with my little man and not have to smell his stinky little head :-).
For all of those moms out there who have come to this blog questioning whether or not you should put your child in a DOC band,-Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532021277659400043.post-34185065359777208512012-06-15T19:52:00.001-05:002012-06-17T10:05:22.441-05:00April (the end of) & May
This picture says it all...the end of April and May (and beginning of June) were busy!! At the end of April we flew out to California (above is a picture from the plane ride out) for Trisha and Mike's baby shower, Joel and Shasta Burns' wedding, Mason's 1st birthday party and Caitlin's 21st birthday in Vegas....we had an absolute blast and CRASHED when we got home!
TRISHA & MIKE'S BABY -Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248902515694267344noreply@blogger.com1