Update

We are having some computer problems. It looks like we will need to get a new desktop computer. :( So, I can only use Daniel's laptop and most days he has it at work with him. Also, this summer has turned out to be quite busy. So, I really haven't had much computer time.

We finished school this past Friday, and now we're off for about a month. Yeah! The girls are doing really well, and I enjoy seeing them catch on and learn so many new ideas, concepts, etc!

We're heading out to visit my parents in Missouri next weekend. The kids are getting so excited, and so are we! :) Maybe pictures?? We'll see.

Now that school is done, I'm hoping to have a bit more "free" time (haha) to blog more.

Thanks for your patience!

I'm still here....

So, I know that I haven't posted in quite awhile. I have been very remiss. My apologies.

I have a myriad of excuses, but I will give you just a few. One is that the time of day that I would usually post is now when I do my exercise DVD. I have been sweating like crazy, no fantastic results of yet. (I do plan to post pics of me all fit, trimmed, and hot in the near future! ;)

Actually, I'm hoping by November because I recently found out that Daniel and I will be going on a trip to Hawaii, if we can get all the little details worked out. (These are some times I really appreciate homeschooling!) The business earned 2 all expenses paid trips to Hawaii and his parents generously gave them to Daniel and Brian. For anyone who knows me, that is one place I have always said that I would love to go!! So, I'm totally jazzed and now I'm working even harder to lose those last 25 pounds! (Which actually sounds impossible right now, since I feel as though I've been working on losing weight for the last 7 years! BUT I will never give up!!)

Also, we are still working on finishing up first grade. There are so many basic principles to learn at this stage. We've really tried to go a bit slow to let it all sink in. The girls are doing great! They seem to grasp new things well and file it all up in their brains somewhere. We're working on being done by July 4th.

I do also have some pics I want to upload on here, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Nothing too exciting, just fun. We've been enjoying all the great weather for playing outside. I want to let them enjoy it as much as possible before we get some crazy hot Kansas weather.

Tomorrow evening we go to Kansas City to pick up my sister Rebecca to enjoy our Christmas gift from her. She is coming out for about 5 days and Daniel and I can do whatever we want while she spends lots of quality time with her nieces and nephew. :) We are planning on staying one night in a hotel and lots of hanging out and play time all together. We are really excited, especially the kids!!

So, signing off for now, but hopefully more to come sooner rather than later....

Tag Time!

I got tagged by Tulipgirl and thought that I would actually try to post something on my blog! :) So, here goes:


If you came to my house. . .

You would see:
My new (to me) couch and loveseats, a variety of pictures of my family, several Scripture prints, and I'm sure quite a few toys lying around!

We’d probably feed you:
Papa Murphy's Take-n-Bake pizzas. (If you know me, at least some type of pizza at some point!)

And offer you this to drink:
Water, soda, or juice. If we're feeling fun, maybe a Smirnoff. ;)

We’d undoubtedly ask if you’d read:
Hmmmm.... Maybe Lord of the Rings or Dr. Seuss?

We’d want to play this music for you:
Well, I mostly listen to the radio, so KLOVE. (I spend most of my time with friends talking, not listening to music! :)

We’d want to tell you the latest about:
What our kids are up to, homeschooling, or the family business

We’d probably suggest a game of:
Cranium or Canasta

We might/would definitely show off:
Our kids silly antics

We might get on the computer and show you:
Some of our favorite pictures, including our trip to England.

If it was a long enough visit, we might watch:
Depends on the person.....home videos, chick flick, action/adventure?


After reading my answers, my house actually sounds a bit boring. Believe me, it rarely is! Between spilled juice, sibling issues, homeschooling, house cleaning, bath time, outside time, etc, etc. boring would definitely not be the word for it. You've just got to experience us! ;)

What would a visit to your house be like?

So, I'm supposed to tag some other folks. Let's say:

Emily posted
Sara posted
Heather
Lesli
Gretchen

Our Jojo!

Today my little Joanna turned 3 years old! I can't believe it's been 3 years. She entered the world with a fair amount of drama (emergency C-Section) and continues to have a flair for the dramatic! :) She always keeps us laughing, especially with her many facial expressions. She tries her hardest to keep up with her brother and sisters and is quite a determined one. She will attempt to convince us that she's 5, not 3, so she can have gum, but we know how to count a little better than her! Some words that I would use to describe her would be: feisty, lovable, hilarious, adorable, entertaining, sweet, stubborn, and cuddly just to name a few. Here are some pics of our now 3 year old girly.

Happy Birthday Jo!

Joanna and Mommy the day she was born.

Joanna about 2 1/2 months old. She loved to play with her tongue!

Jojo with big sis Hannah.

Sleepy baby.

Our little hippie!

Winter fun.

Always the ham! :)

and full of smiles, too.

Gettin' ready for the cold...

Such a great helper, too.


Happy girl!


I actually got this ready on her birthday, but it didn't get posted until today. I have been tagged by Tulipgirl, and hope to post soon.....

Pics as Promised

I brought my camera with me, but I'm not very good at remembering to actually take the pictures! In fact, when Daniel called me Friday night he said, "Don't forget to take pictures!" That's the only reason I have any at all. :) They barely capture all we did together.

Abigail and I headed out Friday morning to St. Louis. We met up with my sisters, then my parents came through and picked up Abby. They took her with them to visit my Grandparents in Springfield. So, my sisters and I had some great "just sisters time" in St. Louis.


Here's Rebecca, Emily, and I taking a self portrait at the hotel we stayed at in St. Louis. They had a nice hot tub that we relaxed in and just talked for awhile. Talking is what we Wiltberger sisters do best!

We went to the Broadway Oyster Bar there in St. Louis for lunch on Saturday. Rebecca was craving crawfish etoufee. :) The food was tasty, but their bread pudding was definitely the highlight. I know, I know, bread pudding?! But it was some of the best we've ever tasted and I'm not a huge fan of it, either. Sorry I didn't get any pictures there.

We did a lot of driving and talking. We headed up to Springfield on Saturday for Alice's big surprise. We all called her from our cell phones throughout the day to wish her a Happy Birthday and try to throw her off the scent. That's why Rebecca's on the phone in this picture.


Emily was our driver, so I took a picture of her doin' her thang. Thanks Em!

I had the shortest legs, so that means that I got the back seat in her 2 door car.

Rebecca talking to Alice and posing for a picture simultaneously. :) Emily and I were the quietest we'd been in awhile!

Emily brought stuff to do pedicures while we were with Alice, so we decided to stop at Walmart and buy a few more nail color options.

As you can see we tried them on to decide which ones we liked.


I tried to get a picture of Alice's surprised face, but my camera went off too soon and I only have a blurry picture of the back of her head. She was very surprised!

We headed out to Olive Garden for supper and dessert. Alice had already eaten because we surprised her and Brian at the restaurant, but us sisters were hungry. :)

We headed back to the hotel and swam in the pool for a bit. Well, I say swam, but we really just stood in the pool and talked & laughed. When the pool closed we headed back to our suite and all got into the HUGE whirlpool tub and talked & laughed some more.

This is a picture to show you the size of the tub. It was huge!

After our soak, we did pedicures. Emily was the kind one to do Alice's feet, since she's 8 months pregnant and can't reach her toes too well. ;) We stayed up to around 2am talking about anything and everything. The next day we tried to take a picture of our toes all done. Here's a couple of our tries.




We enjoyed a wonderful room service breakfast. A new experience for me! (There was a miscommunication between hotel staff, or actually no communication, concerning breakfast, so we had a little hiccup, but we got it all straightened out in the end.)

We posed for a picture of us all together.

Afterwards we dropped Alice off at home and headed over to visit my Grandparents for a bit.

Here's Grandma, Mom, my sisters & me, and Abigail.

Abigail had a blast with all her Grandparents and had a variety of treasures to take home for everyone. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!!! Also, thanks to Daniel for blessing me with this weekend of girl time!

Mother's Day Weekend

I had a Wonderful Mother's Day weekend! My husband blessed me and kept 3 kiddos while I had a "Girls Weekend!" I met my sisters in St. Louis and we had a fun night together, then we headed to Springfield, IL. and surprised my cousin, Alice for her 30th birthday! We had such a fun time all together. It's amazing how quickly grown women can become silly teenagers again! :) I am planning to get some pictures up soon.....

Alice (Dahl) Hendricks

For any of you that might know my cousin Alice, she is turning the big 3-0 this Saturday, May 10th! Her husband, Brian, is planning a few surprises for her including a card shower. We want her to be blessed by a ton of cards and e-mails! So, if you want to send her something, just leave me a comment and I will get her snail mail or e-mail address to you.

Thanks So Much!