Adventures of the Kulla Klan

Friday, October 21, 2011

A Birthday - and a 6-Month Old

Time truely flies! Just the other day (April 17th) Morgan was born and Walker turned 18 months. On Monday, Walker was 2 and Morgan is already 6 months!!!

I just wanted to share a few pictures with you. Since it was a nice day Monday, I took Morgan outside to snap a few pictures. She was pretty excited out there and I had a difficult time getting her to look at me, because the kids were playing football close by.

(Notice her 2 little teeth on bottom.)

Walker is very happy and giggly - when he wants to be. Otherwise, he is very serious, as you can see in his pictures! He doesn't appreciate being told when to smile, and will only smile exactly when HE pleases:) He was quite serious about his cake until we started to sing "Happy Birthday" to him.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Friday, October 7, 2011

Dear Mom:

It's been three months since I was last able to look at your beautiful face! Three months since your body was lowered into the ground! What a sad day that was! For you it was no different. You'd already been singing with the heavenly throng for six days!

"On that peaceful shore of glory,

Morn has broken for the blest,

And the pilgrim, tired and weary,

Is enjoying peace and rest.

Oh what joy to be beholding

Jesus face to face at last,

And to join that glorious singing

With the saints from ages past."

I know for you it's so much easier, but there is such a big hole for us who miss you on earth. I just want to talk to you, Mom! The other day we spent the night with Dad. There's no one to talk to when he's outside working. The house is empty. Your chair looks lonely. Loneliest of all is Dad. You were always there for him for more than 53 years . . . and now he's by himself. When it seems so hard for us kids, I know it's much, much worse for him!!

"Let us watch and wait together,

Fervently in faith and love.

Soon the call, dear sister, brother,

Will sound forth from heav'n above.

In that blessed home in glory,

Reunited we will be;

In the heav'nly mansions lovely,

We will sing so joyfully!"

Earth is earthly and life still goes on. The children have been in school for a month already. Walker turns 2 in 10 days and Morgan will be 6 months that day, also. Walker is a pest, seeing how much trouble he can get into, and Morgan is a little sweetie!! Besides canning, it doesn't seem like I've accomplished much lately. I'm finally getting a little sewing done. David has been working in Bickleton, so we have long nights when he doesn't come home until Friday. It will be a happy night tonight:)

I know you don't know or care what I write, but I write for me anyways! I will always love and miss you!! You were the best Mom ever!!!

"When we all get to heaven,

What a day of rejoicing that will be!

When we all see Jesus,

We'll sing and shout the victory!"

Monday, September 19, 2011

South Dakota

So awhile back I got back from vacation. I (along with Reid) went to South Dakota from August 23 - September 3. It was a very fun trip and I decided to show you a few pictures...or a lot :P So I hope you all like looking at pictures :) Be ready for a super long post..

On the plane on the way to Minneapolis. We flew there...

...where we were met by Nina, Marcus, Cherri, Martha & Stephen, Lizzie, Sari, Angie, Anikka, and Minda.

After leaving the airport we drove through this huge national cemetary. From almost any direction you looked at the markers they made straight lines. We drove and drove and drove through there - it's huge!

Then we went to Ikea and ate there (about 2:30 maybe? We flew into Minneapolis at 1:20 I think).

Me, Minda, Lizzie, Sari, and Reid at Ikea.

Katelyn (Seppala) Fraki was staying at Cherri's when I got there and stayed till Thursday afternoon. Some of us girls rode with her to Dennis West's funeral and afterwards.

Sawer

Hope

Gary

We went to Walmart with Katelyn and when we went out to leave, Ruthie had just got there. Angie and I stayed with her and then went to her house.

Logan

Leander

Lars

Friday night we (Cherri's), Walter and Sue, Stewart, and Julia Kaiser went there for Karin's birthday. Her birthday was really Thursday, but there was church that night.

Karin

Walter & Sue's Trey

Karin with her toy phone and doll house in the background, both that she got for her birthday and absolutely loved :)

Landen

Karin and Walter & Sue's Jasmine and Isaiah

Karin and Jasmine

The beautiful sunset.

And the sunrise.. Monday morning I woke up early so I could get pictures and it was really nice to watch.

Wednesday me, Abby, Lizzie, Sari, Angie, Anikka, Ariel, Jenny all went to Watertown together. First Lizzie had a class from 10-12. Becky was also taking it so we dropped off Lizzie and took Becky's kids and went to a few places till they were done with their class.

Sharaya

Tessa

Then after eating we hurried to the Sale Barn.

The big ring.

The little ring.

After that we went to the hospital to see Marti and Tara's new baby boy, Briggs.

Sari and Abby holding Briggs

Thursday I went to Nathan and Wanda's.

Molly, Maybel, Brynna, Jude, Elijah

Tacy

Trina

Trina and Molly

At about 5:30, Klara picked me up and we went out to eat. Afterwards she brought me back to Cherri's and stayed awhile.

Klara and I

Up early again on Saturday morning and took some more sunrise pictures.

We flew out of the Watertown airport at like 1:15 or some such time.

Rachel

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Applesauce

The week before school started, we received 5 - 6 boxes of apples from Paul and Charity, so we ended up making a whole ton of applesauce - 63 quarts, 12 pints, and some 1/2 pints for Pappa and Grandma.

Love and God's Peace,

Tara

Saturday, August 27, 2011

What I Wore Wednesday #1 (On Saturday!!)

So over at The Pleated Poppy, there is a WIWW each Wednesday but mine will be a little different. These are just from the times I remembered to take a picture so . . .