Wanderings...

Early New Year's Resolution?!

2009-11-14T05:53:00.001-08:00

Seeing that this blog only reported two kids and hasn't been updated in close to year...

And due to numerous requests by people (grandparents)...it is probably time to get current and make a better effort to keep current!

We are now in our third year living in Indianapolis - Patrick is teaching at Lutheran High School and Katie is teaching 3rd/4th grade at Emmaus Lutheran School. Sophi is now 3 1/2, Mia is 19 months, and Izzy is 10 weeks old. Our house in now full and we should probably start saving for the weddings.

Included below are a couple of recent pics - Halloween, Bath, Izzy's Baptizm etc. More pics are posted on Patrick's Facebook page.

Where, Oh Where Did Summer Go???

2008-07-28T08:53:00.000-07:00

It is now July 28th - and thousands of miles later, summer has flown by. I start school Aug 12th and Katie is the following day...yes...START, as in kids walking in the door! That is price you pay to be done by Memorial Day. This summer has been very hectic - by choice - with maybe only a total of 2 weeks at home in Indianapolis.
My dad and I took off for two weeks of backpacking around Costa Rica and Nicaragua - followed immediately by kayaking up in Northern Michigan...
We took a family trip out East to Philly, NYC, Maine, and Quebec. Sophia - now two - has been to a total of 30 states! Mia still trails at a measly 14.
I was excited that after that trip, my count is up to 49...now to find an excuse to get to Hawaii...
I will try to get some pictures up soon...

New Addition!!!

2008-04-09T19:54:00.000-07:00

Amelia (Mia) Allison Winningham, born 11:25 AM at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis, IN....8 pounds, 1 ounce...20 3/4 inches long...

Both mommy amd Mia are doing well!

Cont'd Cont'd

2007-11-10T09:10:00.000-08:00

Cont'd

2007-11-10T09:07:00.001-08:00

It's Been A While!

2007-11-10T08:17:00.000-08:00

Things are going well in Indy - still waiting and praying for our house in Ft. Wayne to sell...here is the first group of pics from the last couple of months!

Visit to Columbus

2007-08-29T17:37:00.000-07:00

We had the chance to zip over to Columbus to see baby Claire. Sophie loved seeing a real life baby...

Indianapolis...

2007-08-21T16:20:00.000-07:00

Sorry...no pictures to post now, BUT Sophi is now walking all over the place and kicking a soccer ball!
School started for me Aug. 9 and things are off to a great start...A LOT of vocal development is needed, but I knew that!
Katie started school a few days later - going well for her too.
Our temporary address is:
6051 S. Eaton
Indianapolis, IN 46259

Phones
Patrick 317-376-2216
Katie 317-376-2233

Trip cont'd

2007-07-17T16:32:00.001-07:00

Little Trip...

2007-07-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

One of the many trips crammed in this summer...a two week camping trip out West...

Birthday!!!

2007-07-17T16:25:00.001-07:00

Just a few shots of the FIRST Birthday party back on June 16th (Actual B'day is June 30th, but we were long gone by then...)

Two months later...

2007-06-16T08:13:00.000-07:00

Finally...summer is here!

School ended well for both Patrick and Katie - and I am sure all of you know already, but we are making the move to Indianapolis this summer. Patrick will be teaching at Lutheran High School - Indianapolis, and Katie will be teaching at Emmaus Lutheran School.

Here are some updated pics of Sophi!

SprBr 4

2007-04-02T17:14:00.000-07:00

Up the coast we go...some pics from St. Augustine and Hilton Head.

SprBr 3

2007-03-31T19:56:00.000-07:00

SprBr 2

2007-03-31T19:54:00.000-07:00

Spring Break Installment 1

2007-03-31T19:49:00.000-07:00

We made it safely down to Jacksonville - and Sophi slept almost the entire way. She was almost too good for a baby cooped up in a carseat for darn near 18 hours! Some of the pics here are from her first time at the ocean, Beth's wedding, and other misc. stuff.

UK/Norway Weekend

2007-02-25T19:04:00.000-08:00

Last weekend, I visited Ryan and Amie for the long weekend. It was fast, furious, and quite fun. After spending a day in Cambridge, we caught a Ryanair flight over to Oslo and explored as much of Norway as we could in two days. Here are some random pics from the trip.

Mmmmmmm.....

2007-02-12T18:08:00.000-08:00

Yum?!

It's been a while!!!

2007-02-12T18:04:00.000-08:00

HI All! It has been a while since I have posted new pics...here are the latest!

CB IV

2007-01-10T17:37:00.000-08:00

Butterscotch...
Quality time with gramps.

Christmas Break III

2007-01-10T17:29:00.000-08:00

Lots of yummy things to eat...ribbon, giraffes, Noah and the rest of the creatures on the fabric ark.

More From Christmas Break.

2007-01-06T16:10:00.000-08:00

We have other pictures of family and people we saw over Christmas, but I doubt you are interested in seeing those! Enjoy!

Christmas 1

2007-01-03T18:09:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pics from Christmas Vacation, with TONS more on the way. Christmas break seemed to go exceptionally fast. Patrick had a conference in Chicago the Wed-Sat before Christmas. We stayed in Ft. Wayne through Christmas day and then heading off for the rest of break. We were up in Michigan (Saline, Mt. Clemens, and Bay City) with a brief trip down to St. Louis for a wedding. Sophi had her first airplane flight - and she wasn't the screaming baby on the plane! Enjoy the pics - especially the four generation shot!

More...

2006-12-12T18:24:00.000-08:00

One of the MANY attempts at a Christmas pictures.

Quality time with Uncle Ben and Auntie Maggie.

Ahh...Nappy time with Grandpa!

The Latest...

2006-12-12T18:10:00.000-08:00

Yummy...foot in mouth!!!

Before and After...at least that time it was not on her forehead.

Thanksgiving...

2006-11-27T18:04:00.000-08:00

Just some shots from the Thanksgiving weekend...

In case you did hot hear, our Thanksgiving weekend was extended by a couple of days in Saline, MI. I took Katie to the ER on Saturday night with stomach cramping...the extreme kind. To make the story short and sweet, on Sunday morning she had her appendix removed. She was discharged Monday around noon, and we will be going back to Ft. Wayne some time Tuesday afternoon as long as everything goes well. So far recovery is going fine and the grandparents are enjoying extra Sophi time.

Photos from the past week.

2006-11-20T17:52:00.000-08:00

Hooray! Food time (and the developping Buddha belly).

Not exactly Sophi...

2006-11-19T21:11:00.000-08:00

Just one more picture tonight: This is one I took on the hiking trip my dad and I did in Lake Superior Provincial Park last summer. I have had this picture as the background on my computer and figured it should be shared.

Some more pics...

2006-11-19T21:03:00.000-08:00

Halloween...she wasn't quite sure what to make of the costume...she was a cute giraffe anyway and probaby would have netted daddy loads of candy if he took her out.

2006-11-19T20:43:00.001-08:00

Here is a pic of the little Chubber. At the doctor's on Thursday, she weighed in at 18 pounds...not too bad for 4 1/2 months. She is getting over an infection in her left ear - the doc gave her some meds and she is back to her smiley, giggly self. (Two nights in a row of screaming baby IS a bit much). She is doing a LOT of laughing out loud, which is tons of fun!

Katie and I have been busy at school as well - this past week I had two concerts (ChorFest and Beginning Band), with an school sponsored service day on Saturday, and two choirs singing at two different churches on Sunday...needless to say, we are both ready for T-giving break...up in Michigan. Yes, the grandparents would not have it any other way.