Fun in Madison!

Just a couple cute shots of Ellie and her room mates. Hard to believe she is a junior already. In March we will be flying the whole family to New York to see and hear Ellie and her ensemble perform at Carnegie Hall! We are super excited for her, as she will have some solos in the program :D

Wow...foolish me :D

I have forgotten my passwords because of such infrequent use of the blog right now. Life is so busy (in a GOOD sense) and of course FB and other social media abound. A few promised picks here, for my lovely Aunt especially...a bit of what is happening in Fondy!

 Paul accepts his award from UW for being a distinguished alumni...with Elise and Eva who sang for the program.

 Miss Belle makes homemade brownies :D

 Eva shows off a beautiful butterfly, that matches her eyes.

 WildTree cooking party at my lovely sister Jill's house, with the whole gang.

                                
 Belle and Charlotte dye fall colored eggs.

 Little fairies in the garden at sister Jo's house.

 

 First day of school for Belle.

 Henry's first professional photo shoot.

Kitten, Rosie Louise is 3 months old now :)

School again and summer coming to a close :D

Well Ellie is off again to Madison to begin her junior year. The summer has flown by. Eva and Michael are celebrating 1 year of marriage by taking in the sights of Door County. I am making them a raspberry tart from Mom's berries. Elise and the Littles are going to a shower today, on a beach near Neenah, so the house is quiet (temporarily I'm sure.) We are fostering a darling kitten until it is big enough for a 'forever' home, and likely that will be with the Littles and Elise on Cotton Street. I will upload a few random pictures a little later today.

Goat farm fun!

Elle and Charlotte with their KID friends :D

Weekend away :D

We're taking a little time this weekend to travel to Green Bay and see the Botanical gardens and hike some trails. The summer is flying by, as we get ready for a great family 4th. of July party, and a 'girl's camping trip' after that. The Littles are enjoying the LaClaire goat farm today, and Eva and Michael are heading to Madison for the Rhythm and Booms concert. Just posting a few summery pics today :D Happy 3rd. Birthday to Miss Charlotte! Our littlest Little is growing up.

And finally...after 6 long months, we are back on the Mascoutin trail :D  Ran some errands and took the Littles to the trail for a little R and R. It feels like getting reacquainted with an old friend.

Welcome spring!

Finally (just about) through with this dreary winter. I'm excited to start planning the garden this month, and with the help of the Littles, I will start my seeds indoors this week :D

So today we have an assortment of random (Flashback Friday) photos. Top is a pic of Paul and I at a Count Basie concert in Green Lake; Elise and I fooling around; Ellie and Belle camping, Charlotte with an Ice Lolly (her way to say popsicle) and finally Magnus and me :D

   

Happy New Year!

A few lovely photos of the wedding here...

Merry Christmas!

Thanks for following the 'goings on' of the Thelens and our extended family. Now most of my (should I say older, and less computer savvy) relatives are all on board on Facebook, so we keep updated that way through social media, and less time here on the blog. However, now and then I will post a few pictures, just because :D Miss Belle is now past 4, and Miss Charlotte is 2 1/2. Eva and Mike have been married for 4 months now, and everything else is much the same...work, work and more work, with the occasional vacation. Next year at this time, we hope for all the family to be in Paris and vicinity for the week following Christmas. We have a lot of planning and saving yet to get to that point. Blessings to all!

Jazz in Madison :)

Tea in Madison!

Here are some lovely girls enjoying tea on a rare evening off. Only 4 more weeks and then Ellie is officially done with her first year. Otherwise, we are busy with summer wedding plans and a visit from my childhood friend Mary Jo.  Off to start the day with a hike through the Eldorado Marsh :)

Happy Easter!

We celebrated Easter today with the family. I'd like to send out birthday wishes to everyone in the family with a March birthday! So 'Happy Birthday' to Andy, Koko, Paul, Krissy and Elise. Also best wishes to Mary and Father Pat :)  We celebrated my birthday today with a Mexican dinner, and I received the neatest gifts and flowers. Tonight we head back to Madison to take Ellie for her final 6 weeks of her first year. The year has flown by!

Not long until spring:)

I have just begun getting seed catalogs. I don't know why they hold such a fascination and pleasure for me. The anticipation of warmer weather and planning a garden is exciting.  Just as we are getting tired of the winter season, the seed catalogs arrive and bring a little sunshine:)  Won't be long until March...filled with many family birthdays...a favorite month of mine. Uploads today are a few random favorites. Miss Belle, Charlotte, Magnus and JP keep things interesting and fun.