Birthday's!

Our baby turned 18 this month and I can't believe it!! He is no longer a little boy for sure and it won't be long and he will be graduating as well. They grow up way too fast but they all bring great joy to our lives and are truly a blessing!



I celebrated a birthday this month as well and it was great to have the whole family together. With Christie no longer living here, it is rare that we can all get together with the varying work schedules all the kids have. We went out and enjoyed a nice meal and then the girls whomped the guys in some Pictionary......well tried too anyway =/

Gurnee Mills

With Christmas Season here, we took a trip up to Gurnee Mills to tackle some shopping. Unfortunately we didn't accomplish much, but it was still fun =)

Here Nicholas and Ascher are chillin out in front of Rainforest Cafe
(Nicholas seems to have a thing about grabbing Ascher:)

Mean ol' mama Lisa wouldn't let sweet adorable Ascher eat some found food off the floor!! What's wrong with you woman!! =P

Nick and Jess joined us as opposed to going to school!! But as his birthday is this weekend, we let him skip, Jess just ditched!! =0

Thanksgiving =)

We had a great Thanksgiving this year and a big crowd once again. The family is definitely growing and it is a blessing to have new faces each year. It's amazing how ol' ma and pa Crepinsek started it all!

Nicholas is always amused with his Gampy! Now that they're not living with us anymore, it is always a joy to be able to spend some time with him.

Nicholas checking Matthew out- they are both getting so big so fast!