Corey and Danielle are going to be parents. Yay!!!! That means…………..yes, you guessed it, Mark and I are going to be GRANDparents!!!!! It is the first grandchild for both sides of the family so he or she will be spoiled ROTTEN. The due date is June 1 but anybody who has had a baby knows those due dates are kinda useless so we’ll see.
A message to our first grandchild: You will be loved and cuddled not just with our arms and with all the blankets and sweaters and booties and hats that I am making for you, but with our hearts. Everybody is excited to meet you. Uncle Keith and Uncle Justin are excited to be uncles too. They will be wonderful uncles for you. Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Grott are excited for your arrival too. Yes, you will be loved – oh but wait, you already are and you’re not even “here” yet.
A message for Corey: You have told us since you were a teenager that you wanted to be a Daddy. When we would go to buy shoes for YOU, you would look at the teeny tiny suede work books and want a pair someday for your baby. You will have that pair now. Boy or girl, your baby will have a pair of those shoes. I couldn’t/didn’t buy them for you then, but I will now. I also want you to remember and adore when that baby starts moving inside of Danielle – when you place your hand on her tummy and feel YOUR child moving – or put your ear to her tummy – or when you hear the heartbeat – the miracle that the two of you have created a little person – amazing. There is plenty of joy for Daddy too during a pregnancy.
A message for Danielle: I’ve already told you but will say it again – enjoy EVERY second of pregnancy. The bad parts are bad, no argument there. I hope you don’t have a 10 lb. 9 oz. little guy like Corey weighed, but if you do, look what became of him. He was worth every inch of that pain. On the other hand, the great parts of pregnancy are amazing. That child growing and moving inside of you – kicking you to say “hello” – total joy that you will never forget.
A message for Corey AND Danielle: Be the best parents you can be. Corey – you were told over and over again when you were growing up that you will be better parents than we were. Parenting is a learning process – every generation SHOULD be better than the one before just because you can learn from our mistakes. I hope you also take away the great things that we did as parents. I know you’re really not fond of my response when you would ask for something that we could never afford in our wildest dreams: “I’ll get you two!” – so you may not use that with your child but then again……………maybe you will???????
Best wishes and you will be a great Daddy and Mommy. What a lucky baby.
Posted November 12, 2009 ago at 9:33 am.
Corey and Danielle are now married. They got married on October 17, 2009. It was a beautiful day but brrrrrrrrrrrrrr chilly.
Here’s a pic of the bride and groom with the best man and maid of honor, Keith and Dayna. The wedding was actually inside the hall because it was so cold, but it was such a beautiful fall day so we took pics outside. Notice one of the swans in the background between Keith and Corey. Both swans were in attendance that day – as they are inseparable – the other one is hiding behind Corey.
Here’s a picture of me and my best friend, Julie. She was so helpful with everything from rehearsal to just being my rock. Love love you, Julie – but you already know that.
There was a d.j. for music but there was also a magician to entertain – my sweet sweet man, Mark. He put on a great show and everybody loved it.
Here’s Keith and Justin dancing. Some day their day will come, although they’ve told us they won’t have the big wedding. Apparently, their wedding is at the airport and they’re jumping on a plane to wherever and we’re all going home. LOL. Whatever makes you happy.
We wish Corey and Danielle the best of everything as they continue their journey through life.
If I could offer one bit of advice: have a sense of humor. I could offer more but since nobody asked…………….I’ll leave it at that.
Posted November 6, 2009 ago at 11:18 am.
Happy birthday to two of the men in my life. Corey and Danielle had a cookout. For dessert, no surprise here, it was pumpkin pie for Corey and German chocolate cake for Mark.
Posted September 11, 2009 ago at 5:06 am.
Corey and Danielle are getting married sooner than planned. The “magic” part is their love (awwwwwwwww) and that it’s a magic-themed wedding. The father of the groom will be doing a little performance since the bride loves magic. The invitation is below – Danielle and I made it (more awwwwwwwww).
Posted August 22, 2009 ago at 10:19 am.
How beautiful is this hummingbird in our living room window?
…..and a double rainbow in our back yard – more beauty from nature…..
…….and tulips Corey picked me in his yard – they are my desktop on my computer at work – I love love love them…..
…..and Carrie and Chloe – the lovefest continues. Carrie cannot just let Chloe sleep alone. Carrie will go wherever Chloe is and squeeze her way in even if there isn’t enough room, and Chloe never minds – she enjoys the company.
Posted June 5, 2009 ago at 5:51 am.
Doesn’t Corey make a lovely foot model? These are Corey’s newest socks, although these are from March 6, so I’m wayyyyyy behind on posting. The socks Corey got for Christmas were not a perfect fit so I made him these to his specifications (mental note – Sock Wizard doesn’t work for everybody).
**Regia Stretch Nordic Oslo 124**
Posted ago at 5:45 am.
Corey and Danielle have set a date to get married – September 25, 2010 October 17, 2009. We love Danielle like our own so we are ecstatic to have her “officially” in our family. Corey proposed and gave her the engagement ring on November 7, 2008. We look forward to their future together. Corey……you did good!!! Danielle……we’d like to humbly say we think you did too!!! We love you both.
Posted April 23, 2009 ago at 10:50 am.
This is Corey and Danielle when we were leaving Menards with a whole bunch of fence. This was the second load. Corey and Danielle had already picked up the concrete, posts, screws, etc. On the back of the truck, you can see we answered the age-old question “Where’s Waldo?”. Who knew he was hiding on the back of a Menards truck.
This is Mark and Corey working on the front corner.
This is the first beautiful section finished. The whole fence is finished now. It took two days of working in wind and rain and cold. Don’t let the beautiful sunshine in the picture fool you. It was cold and Danielle and I both have fierce windburns on our faces. All that is left to finish is the gates, which is the easy part. We all agreed the worst part was setting the posts. We also had our first sleepover at Corey and Danielle’s. Since they only live forty minutes away, we have never spent the night there. It was a fun and very productive weekend.
Posted April 6, 2009 ago at 7:12 am.
That is the subject line of Corey’s e-mail with this picture attached. So without any further ado…….I bring you Stripes and Louie……..
Posted March 29, 2009 ago at 3:33 pm.
Corey and Danielle’s blanket is finally finished!
Posted February 4, 2009 ago at 9:35 pm.
Corey and Danielle are going to be parents. Yay!!!! That means…………..yes, you guessed it, Mark and I are going to be GRANDparents!!!!! It is the first grandchild for both sides of the family so he or she will be spoiled ROTTEN. The due date is June 1 but anybody who has had a baby knows those due dates are kinda useless so we’ll see.
