I used to love it when...

I would go to the store and pick up my developed pictures and sit for hours looking at them and marveling at how awesome it was to get my pictures from the grocery store. Now when I think back to that, it seems so primitive!! I absolutely love it when I get pictures sent to me in my email box and I can just click and see the pictures just that fast. I love new technology!!
Today when I signed on I found the cutest pictures of my grandkids... what a great surprise and treat that is for me. I am sharing them here, because as you can see they are beautiful...
So thankful for my family... What a perfect gift from God they are to me. I love you Anny, Ellie and Jack...

Today I Got A Treat!!

In the mail today was a package from one of the Account Reps for Pepperidge Farm that Mike works with, he awarded me a way cute little Ipod shuffle that has an adorable gold fish on it. How did I get it?? I helped Mike out one day taking pictures of displays in various stores around town. Mike had to attend a food show and would miss the deadline if I didn't get out there and do it for him... So, camera in hand I walked in to the stores I needed to and snapped the pics... all without anyone hassling me or having a problem with me taking pictures. One store manager had to help me find the display and I was carrying the camera the whole time. It's hard to hide, it's bright pink!! Anyway, luckily for me, I was treated for my efforts and I'm still thinking about whether I will share with Mike or not!!!!!
(probably not!! SHHHHH :-) )

"Cast"ing a Spell At School...

Briggs was the hit at school today, not only were the kids surprised to see him in a cast, but he spent what seemed like hours with his arm/cast outstretched for his friends to sign it... in so much we had a buy a new pen today!! FUN, FUN, FUN!!

Cast Not Your Wrestling Season Prediction For Briggs...

BECAUSE THERE IS NO SEASON NOW!!!
On Saturday Briggs was in a huge tournament when he went up against the areas second best wrestler and while in such a rugged match... Briggs promptly had his elbow broke.
A trip to the Dr today let us know that indeed there is an injury and he is out for the rest of the season. Good News tho..... his cast is black, showing ultimate support for the Red and Black Elkhorn Antlers!!

Mike and Alex's Birthday Surprise!!

What a fabulous weekend this was!!
For two weeks me and my boys have been keeping a BIG secret and it's amazing that we were able to pull it off and do such a great job at it, I might add!! Alex flew here on Sunday morning and unbeknown to Mike he flew into town and had his brothers pick him up from the airport and bring him all the way over to our town to attend church, all for a surprise to their dad for his 50th birthday!! Dad was conducting at church and it was no big deal when his sons and daughters in law walked in to join the sacrament service, but while conducting Mike watches as Alex comes into the meeting and mid sentence dad notices who was walking in and dad just stares... says "ummmmmmmmm... sorry, but my son just walked in", then continues on with whatever it was that he was saying... it was classic!! You know all of us Kelloggs down in the pews were smiling with glee as we just got to shock dad so completely that he didn't even have words or whits about him to fake the utter surprise we did on him!!!!! Life is good. Later we got to go to Mikes sisters mother in laws 95th birthday, what a great treat is was for all of us. Had a great time there, then we went home to have a turkey dinner with all the fixins!! I really didn't know this morning whether or not Mike had some kind of inkling that the day was going to be special or what because we normally don't have a turkey other then at Thanksgiving... but what a great un-thanksgiving it was for all of us!! Have I told you how much I LOVE my family??!! Well, I DO!! Alex even brought some darling drawings that my grand daughters made for me. See the pics of them... Not only do I have an awesome family, cute grand children, but artists even!!!

OK... I just HAD to post this one too!!

Oliver needed help blowing out so many candles this year... the ever ready Natalie and Ryan were there to help him out!!

Peanut-Head's Birthday

Ever since Oliver was a little kid, his dad called him "Peanut" or "Peanut Head"... don't ask me where that came from... it is what it is.... so this year, we thought it would be fun to get him a cake that helped us remember that even tho he is now 24, he is STILL our little "peanut". The birthday party went off great... tho... I still have that stinking deer antler at my house...

Oliver's 24th Birthday!!

This weekend will be Oliver's 24th Birthday... can it really be that he has been home from his mission for three years??!! Time has flown for our family for the last few years as there have been many wonderful happenings happen in our family. This weekend we will celebrate Olivers birthday here at the house after church with a nice dinner and cake and ice cream. How do 24 year old's like spend their birthday??... anyway, we will wing it this year and hope this will be a fun day for him!!
Since Oliver didn't take the antler mounting of his deer he shot this last year that dad mounted for him, I thought I would give him that for his birthday present too, maybe this will get him interested into taking it home and putting it up on the wall in his study!! Look at the picture of Olivers nicely mounted antlers, a gift of love from his father and you try to figure out why it is that it's still sitting here at our house and not at his...

Jazz Band and Concert Choir Concert Feb 12, 2009

Briggs had a concert last night and I have to say that with each year it seems these kids get better and better in their singing and their performing. It was such a great time to watch them with their confidence up and the fun that they have together as a team!! They have great teachers... Mr Johnson in music and Mrs Wortman in Choir. Earlier this month they attended a show choir competition in Papilion where there were 16 different middle and high schools there competing and Elkhorn Classic Middle School went home with the number one award. I am so very impressed and it is so much fun to attend these activities. THEY KNOW HOW TO PERFORM and I love it that Briggs is always up front and center!! Such a cutie, I must say!!

Now look what Alex has gone and done!!

Our little tiny Jack is taking after his father already!!!!
WE NEED HELP!!