Dreiling Family Reunion 2010

My grandparents, Katie and Merf, my mom, my aunt and uncle, Nadine and Randy, and of course, Billy, me and the girls

Brynn and Kaeleah

my mom, my grandma, my grandpa, and my aunt, Nadine

A couple of weeks ago, we headed out to Lake McConaughy, NE for the Frank & Catherine Dreiling Reunion. Frank and Catherine are my great-grandparents from Victoria, KS (my grandma's parents). We get together every 2 years to celebrate their lives and the entire Dreiling family.

Unfortunately, not many people could make it from my family, but we made the most of out it. We really missed all of those who couldn't make it. Overall, we had a great time eating, visiting, and of course, playing horseshoes. It was great to see everyone and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing everyone again in two years! (Above are some pictures of just my family. My camera died that afternoon, so I didn't get a lot of pictures).

I've missed you, Blog!

So, it has definitely been awhile since I have posted something on my blog. Life always seems to get in the way. Whether it's work, kids, cleaning the house, etc., it's always something. Now, I don't like using "I'm too busy" as an excuse, but the computer is always the LAST place I want to be when I have a free moment. I always tend to feel a little guilty when I can be folding clothes, playing with the girls, or doing something more important. Well, that's enough of that!

As I sit here typing, I realize, this is just as important. I need to document our life events and keep my family and friends up-to-date will all of our news! So, I'm recommitting myself to at least a weekly story. So let's get caught up, shall we??

This past year has been eventful. With so many changes, it's hard to list all of them. As of today, we are all doing really well. We are all happy, healthy, and excited that summer is finally here! We have been very busy so far, our weekends just seem to fill up faster than we would like, but that's the norm and we love it! Here are some pictures of some of the things we have done thus far.





The Russell family intends on having a very fun summer. We're heading to Des Moines this weekend for my niece's dance recital. Next weekend we're heading to a family reunion. We have so much planned, we just hope the summer doesn't fly by like it always does. I'm so glad that I took the time to write again....it feels good to catch up. :o)