We’ve got some great new pictures in the new Nov – Dec 2007 Family photo album, including a trip to Underwater World at the Mall of America, playing in class at ECFE (Early Childhood and Family Ed), preparing for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and getting out during the first big snowfall of the season.

We also went to Joe’s company Holiday Party on December 1 at the fabulous Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. It was a 70′s disco theme party, complete with a great, well-known local cover band called Boogie Wonderland, and it was a ton of fun. Most of the crowd, including Joe and me, dressed the part in all its cheesy glory, and everyone got out on the dance floor – or even on stage (yep, that is me on stage with Heather, the wife of one of Joe’s coworkers). The pictures are a bit grainy/fuzzy given the lighting in the room, but the Dow Jones Holiday Party album will give you an idea of the fun that was had by all.

Tags: family outing, holiday, Joe, Karen, party, playtime, work event

We’ve been taking a ton of pictures lately, so I’ve had a bunch to sort through and clean up. Here’s the latest – enjoy!

The May-June album has lots of playful pictures – the twins playing with their food, all three boys playing with a tent Z & A got for their birthday, Cole playing baseball, Z & A playing in the water, a trip to the Children’s Museum with Debbie where the three boys had lots of fun playing, and Z & A playing with new tractors (they love all things with wheels, and “tractor” is a new favorite word for them).

A separate Father’s Day album features pictures from Father’s Day weekend where we honored Joe and Grandpa Bob for being great dads.

And a start to the July-Aug album, where we played around on a relaxed Sunday.

Tags: baseball, Joe, museum, Papa Bob, playtime, tractors

Joe and I just got back from a little weekend get-away to Vegas, and we had a fantastic time. We traveled with Mark Kantor, a poker buddy and former co-worker of Joe’s, and his wife, Yvonne, and Rich Kanter (no relation to Mark), a long-time friend of Mark’s, and his wife, Yukimi; we stayed at the beautiful Bellagio on the Strip. In addition to the obvious poker and slot machines, we saw the Blue Man Group (very unique show), toured the Strip, checked out the Ansel Adams show at the Bellagio’s fine art gallery, and took advantage of the fabulous salon and spa (I had two massages, talk about being spoiled!). We didn’t do too well at the casino, but hey, we had a great time!

Check out the pics we took in the Vegas ’06 album in the Vacation gallery .

Tags: friends, Joe, Karen, poker, vacation, Vegas