Karen and I took a nice trip to NC to see Brian the first of April. It was beautiful there and we had a great time. If you've been on her blog you will maybe have already seen some of this. Brian was a great host and it was fun to see his ship and go on a tour. We were able to help him "set up housekeeping" in his new townhouse that he is renting. It's very nice. We got to sight see in Wilmington and went to the beach one day. Brian's ship is "The Diligence" and will be heading out this weekend for a 2month trip around the Bahama area. Here's some pictures of our time. Note the picture of the side of the ship, these are the markings of every load of marijuana, and cocaine they have captured. Also, a scary picture of Karen steering.

Can you guess which is "Christmas in MN" and which is "Easter in MN"????

More "Missouri Pictures"

Here are some pictures from our "Road Trip". Wilma and Rog, Steve and Dena, Mike and I went to St louis to see Jason, Andrea, and Bo and Emily and Caleb. We celebrated Bo's 1 st birthday and also went to Omaha to see Martin, Becky and the boys. In the "middle" we took a fun trip to Branson. We really had a great time together!

Bo and his new 4 wheeler.

Mike's Big Trip

Mike drove to Virginia Beach, VA after that and saw Brian graduate from his school, he's now
Petty officer Brian Bindewald! They then drove down to Wilmington, NC where his new base is. His ship already went out the week before, and Brian will be flying to meet it in the Grand Caymans on 2/15. They had a good time exploring the town, then Mike flew home Sunday evening. It was good to have him home...I sure missed him...the house is SO quiet!

Mike had a great trip! His main reason for the trip was to bring Brian's car out to him and see his graduation from E-school. But Grandpa had to stop and spoil his "Bozer" for a few days. He had a great time with Jason, Andrea, and Bo. Grandpa and Bo got to be great pals.

Great Grandma says a "funny"

'Had a visit last week with my mom, especially fun because Carol, Dawn and Wyatt were there, too. Wyatt has grown so much...it was fun making him smile! We were having a good time until mother brought up her "Chocolate Explosion!" Dawn got an apprehensive look on her face and said "I don't think I want to hear about that." I'm sure she must have been thinking about the "Peanut butter episode." Carol and I had a good laugh as we explained to Dawn that the chocolate explosion is the "dream" desert at one of the Waconia restaurants that no one seems to be letting her have.

Christmas - Come and Gone

Wow it went fast! Time has flown by with the holidays, partying, family and friends and my new job. I do want to post some pictures from the holidays though. It's been such a wonderful time, spending time with the "Schaller" clan, the Bindewald family (including the day in Hartland), time with Brian for a week, Time with Andrea, Jason and our beautiful little grandson Bo, time with Karen and her friend (another Brian - since he's one inch taller than our Brian he's "tall Brian". ) We appreciate our family and friends SO much - and thank God for how he has blessed us so amazingly!!! But I do believe we are getting older....it's taken a week to finally feel rested.....too much partying I guess.

So, Back to work and the real world, I guess. Hope everyone has a wonderful new year!

4 Generations of Schallers

Grandma enjoying Bo and Our strange children