Richard and Krysten

This is a cute picture of Richard and his girlfriend Krysten wearing 3-D glasses when they went to the movie Bolt. I think it's a good picture of Richard. Krysten is a cutie and we think she's cool because she loves Harry Potter! I like Krysten because she brings out the best in Richard. We hope to see more of Richard and Krysten!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Happy New Year Everyone!! Janet is back in Utah. We are enjoying one more play day before we get back to our regular school schedule for Catherine and Amy. Amy got some Sure Step orthotics (ankle braces) that will help support her ankles. She is a typical 2 year old who loves to say NO! Catherine has really enjoyed Christmas break--especially having Janet home to play the Wii. Bryan is working hard. Every time it snows, he's awake early doing snow removal for 8-10 Dependable Gardener customers. Have a great day!! Love, Esther

CHRISTMAS SURVEY

I’d love to hear about your Holiday traditions, too.
Here are the answers for our family:

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? REAL! We like to go and cut it ourselves!

3. When do you put up the tree? Hopefully early December--or when we get around to it....We just went and cut down our tree for Family Home Evening this week. It's up but not decorated yet.

4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day....or when we get around to it.....one year it was up until almost Valentine's day--but it was okay because it was a small artificial tree with red ornaments and bows...LOL

5. Do you like eggnog? YES!!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Esther--Easy Bake Oven, Bryan--???, Catherine--my first bicycle, Amy--last year she loved boxes and wrapping paper!

7. Hardest person to buy for? Bryan because he buys the stuff he wants for himself and doesn't leave anything on his list for us to buy for him...

8. Easiest person to buy for? Anyone under the age of 3 or AMY

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, several 1- Avon Porcelain collectible Nativity @- Avon Children's plastic Nativity set, and 3- Fisher Price Children's Nativity set

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail (in January)

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Can't think of a single one!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Mr. Krueger's Christmas with Jimmy Stewart

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Day after Thanksgiving

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes... usually for Uncle Itu's present game on Christmas day--it's Hilarious!!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cookies and chocolate

16. Lights, clear, all one color, or multi on the tree? Usually white or multi, but I think this year we will do all blue!

17. Favorite Christmas song? Anything by Harry Connick Jr. or Johnny Mathis

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay at home except the year when Amy was born. We traveled to Utah for her baby blessing so that more family could attend.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Absolutely! Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph!!

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? On Christmas Eve, everyone gets new pajamas, (Esther's tradition) and opens one gift (Bryan's tradition). Christmas morning look in our Christmas stockings first, eat the cereal and juice from the stocking and then open all the rest of the presents!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Children who say they want something for months and months and then change their mind at the last minute when talking to Santa on Christmas Eve at Henry Ford Museum!?!?!

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Patriotic--Red, White and Blue ornaments with iridescent stars on the lights

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham with all the fixin's

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? New Plasma HDTV!! (We've been saving for this one!!)

BUDDY WALK 2008

A Beautiful Day at Kensington MetroPark
October 4, 2008

These wonderful pictures were taken by Scott Langdorf

Annie and Chris with the Tiger Mascot, Paws

Esther and Amy











Amanda Kunz and Heather Leslie
















Walking the Walk!

Esther and Amy again....Amy didn't want to walk. Mommy carried her the whole way except for the last few hundred feet when Linda Wilson and Mommy held Amy's hands and she walked to the finish line...

Team Amy 2008:

Annie Langdorf, Chris Prevost, Sandy Langdorf, Scott Langdorf, Linda Wilson, Steve Wilson, Courtney Wilson, Amy Leslie, Ben Leslie, Emily Leslie, Katie Leslie, Heather Leslie, Amanda and Kevin Kunz, Mary Mendez,






THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR WALKING WITH US!!

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!

Grand Canyon August 2008

This is a great picture of Catherine at the Grand Canyon. Janet had fun with her camera and took tons of pictures!

Amy is one of Janet's favorite subjects for photos! Amy loves Janet's camera and tries to get it whenever she can! She is still a good natured girl and we take her everywhere!!

I love this close up of Amy! She was really having fun when Janet was taking her picture!

She's such a little clown. Amy makes us laugh every day!

This is a good picture of us at the Grand Canyon!

Janet having her picture taken....She would much rather be the one taking the pictures!

This is just one of the MANY MANY pictures that Janet

took when we went to the Grand Canyon.

It was a great adventure and we are so glad that we made the trip.

UTAH!!

Finally we are in Utah. We are bringing Janet to BYU and enjoying a vacation at the same time! I will post pics soon. Love, Esther

Today I'm working on a project I'm excited about! I'm on the planning committee for the Fourth Annual Southeast Michigan Down Syndrome Guild Buddy Walk on October 4th, 2008. The Buddy Walk will be at Kensington Metropark. I'm on the Food Committee and we're hoping that 1000+ people will come this year! If you're reading this and you are interested in walking with us, please e-mail me! We would love to have you come. You can even be a virtual walker--sign up for free and be on our team. I'll post more information here as soon as I figure out how to post a link to the Buddy Walk Site.