Rytkonens

Rytkonens
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Monday, December 29, 2008

My mom's surprise retirement party!

My mom is retiring after 30 years at her job. Her work had a Christmas party and they surprised her with a retirement party and we were there to surprise her also.
One of her coworkers talking nice about my mom and how much they will miss her.
With her boss and her cake.

Decorating the cookies


The finished cookies





Baking Christmas Cookies





Decorating the tree




Getting the tree

Getting the tree was a day thing, we went to cut a tree down first, but couldn't find a place to cut one, so got it at the A&W in town. We stopped at the Eldorado marsh to run around in the snow.


Monday, November 3, 2008

Happy Halloween

Tyler was a Star War's clone trooper this year
Melanie was a referee.

Tyler trying his pumpkin on for size



Bandit sampling the pumpkin


Melanie didn't want a pumpkin to carve this year, but she helped Tyler with his.




Tyler;s flag football

Tyler played flag football this fall with school. The team didn't win many, but Tyler learned about football more. This picture is of Tyler in the process of catching the football and making an interception! You can just see his gray shirt with black sleeves.He was the mvp for the game!
I think they won this game!




Melanie's 12th birthday

Family birthday party
Puppy cake from Aunt Marsha

Beth's birthday

Went out to eat with the family and Nana for my birthday!
Flowers from the family for my birthday!




15 year anniversary

Flowers from Pete for our 15 year anniversary!


Friday, August 22, 2008

Nana's weekend

Nana took the kids Thursday and Friday and she did a lot of things with them. First they went to see the movie Space Chimps. Then they went bowling with Ethan,Linzy and Lisa
Then they went to the YMCA so Melanie could try ice skating. Tyler didn't want to try, they just played on the soccer field.
On Friday Nana and the kids went up to the Bay Beach Wildlife sanctuary in Green Bay. here they are being a giant turtle.
Then they went to Bay Beach for some rides on a little dip in the wading pool.

East Follet block party

On Aug 9Th we had our first block party since we lived here. One hasn't happened in 10 years so Beth and some other neighbors revived it.
Some of the kids playing some of our organized games.


The favorite thing all kids did was the money hunt in wood shaving. Everyone got a chance to find money and kids were still looking in the swimming pool weeks later for money.

Packer family night

Pete, Tyler and mom went with our neighbors to Packer family night on Aug. 3rd. It was the first time mom and Tyler had been to a game. Daddy was there while they were remodeling so it had been awhile for him. Inside the atrium at Lambeau field while we waited one hour and 45 minutes for the game to start. Everyone had to wait inside for that long while a storm passed over the stadium. What a way to see the inside, along with 50,000 other fans.
While we were inside there was this replica of Donald Drivers locker so we had to take a picture of that.
Finally got to our seats, was drizzling out a little yet and was pretty wet that is why mom has the rain poncho on.
A close look at the players on the field.