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Rachel skating with Nancy Kerrigan - Oct 2009 : On Friday, October 16, Rachel was given the opportunity to skate with Nancy Kerrigan, Todd Eldridge and several other skating greats who had come to Omaha to film a Halloween on Ice show with Mannheim Steamroller. They filmed the session for use during a PSA for ConAgra Foods.

(I apologize for the blurriness -- in all honesty, I was so excited, I was actually trembling and just couldn't hold the camera steady. Plus, we couldn't use a flash.)

It was a truly amazing experience that none of us will forget!!

The cast of the show included: two-time Olympic Medalist and 1993 U.S. National Champion Nancy Kerrigan, 1996 World Champion and six-time U.S. National Champion Todd Eldredge, two-time Olympic Silver Medalist and three-time World Champion Elvis Stojko, six-time Canadian National Champion Jennifer Robinson, eight-time British National Champion and three-time Olympian Steven Cousins, two-time European Champion and 1984 Olympic Bronze Medalist Jozef Sabovcik, World Bronze Medalist and three-time U.S. Pair Champion John Zimmerman, two-time Italian National Champion and 2006 Olympian Silvia Fontana and three-time Israeli National Champion Tamar Katz.

Rachel skating with Nancy Kerrigan - Oct 2009

On Friday, October 16, Rachel was given the opportunity to skate with ...

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 8:10pm PST

Galleries

Halloween 2009 :

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 8:36am PST

Rachel skating with Nancy Kerrigan - Oct 2009 : On Friday, October 16, Rachel was given the opportunity to skate with Nancy Kerrigan, Todd Eldridge and several other skating greats who had come to Omaha to film a Halloween on Ice show with Mannheim Steamroller. They filmed the session for use during a PSA for ConAgra Foods.

(I apologize for the blurriness -- in all honesty, I was so excited, I was actually trembling and just couldn't hold the camera steady. Plus, we couldn't use a flash.)

It was a truly amazing experience that none of us will forget!!

The cast of the show included: two-time Olympic Medalist and 1993 U.S. National Champion Nancy Kerrigan, 1996 World Champion and six-time U.S. National Champion Todd Eldredge, two-time Olympic Silver Medalist and three-time World Champion Elvis Stojko, six-time Canadian National Champion Jennifer Robinson, eight-time British National Champion and three-time Olympian Steven Cousins, two-time European Champion and 1984 Olympic Bronze Medalist Jozef Sabovcik, World Bronze Medalist and three-time U.S. Pair Champion John Zimmerman, two-time Italian National Champion and 2006 Olympian Silvia Fontana and three-time Israeli National Champion Tamar Katz.

Rachel skating with Nancy Kerrigan - Oct 2009

On Friday, October 16, Rachel was given the opportunity to skate with ...

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 8:10pm PST

Rachel's Skating Competition - St. Joe Sept 2009 :

Rachel's Skating Competition - St. Joe Sept 2009

Updated: Oct 06, 2009 8:33pm PST

First Day of 1st Grade - August 2009 :

First Day of 1st Grade - August 2009

Updated: Aug 12, 2009 6:43am PST

Skyler at Learn to Skate - August 2009 :

Skyler at Learn to Skate - August 2009

Updated: Aug 05, 2009 7:40pm PST

Kansas City Skating Competition - August 2009 :

Kansas City Skating Competition - August 2009

Updated: Aug 25, 2009 9:24am PST

Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine - July 2009 :

Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine - July 2009

Updated: Jul 29, 2009 10:27pm PST

Rachel in Annie - July 2009 :

Rachel in Annie - July 2009

Updated: Jul 29, 2009 10:02pm PST

Misc Skyler Photos - July 2009 :

Misc Skyler Photos - July 2009

Updated: Jul 29, 2009 10:04pm PST

Skating - July 2009 :

Skating - July 2009

Updated: Jul 24, 2009 12:52pm PST

Children's Theater 2009 :

Children's Theater 2009

Updated: Jul 14, 2009 11:27am PST

4th of July 2009 :

4th of July 2009

Updated: Jul 14, 2009 9:43am PST

Skyler on Ice - First Skating Lesson - June 2009 :

Skyler on Ice - First Skating Lesson - June 2009

Updated: Jun 22, 2009 7:18pm PST

Misc Photos - June 2009 :

Misc Photos - June 2009

Updated: Jun 22, 2009 7:14pm PST

Railroad Days - June 2009 :

Railroad Days - June 2009

Updated: Jun 22, 2009 7:03pm PST

Josh's Birthday - June 2009 :

Josh's Birthday - June 2009

Updated: Jun 22, 2009 6:39pm PST

Rachel's Dance Recital - June 2009 : Rachel showcased her ballet and tap dancing talents at her dance recital on Saturday, June 13. Her ballet number was to the song, "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now," from "Hairspray," and her tap number was "A, You're Adorable." We weren't allowed to take pictures during the recital itself, but I did manage a few shots during dress rehearsal. They had an official photographer there taking pictures during the performance and we can buy those pictures in a few weeks.

Rachel's Dance Recital - June 2009

Rachel showcased her ballet and tap dancing talents at her dance recit ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 3:15pm PST

Vacation Bible School 2009 : Our church does the CUTEST Bible School programs! This year's theme was all about camping and they literally transformed the church, draping it all with blue cloths and fluffy clouds, creating forests of Christmas trees, a life-like camp fire and even a fountain with real fish! These pictures are from the final program, but I was, unfortunately, in the very back row, holding onto a very jumpy Skyler, which made for less-than-terrific pictures.

Vacation Bible School 2009

Our church does the CUTEST Bible School programs! This year's theme wa ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 4:18pm PST

Adventures at Grandma's House - June 2009 : We went to Gothenburg for a week after school got out. Rachel attended Grandma's art class in the mornings, and in the afternoons, we trekked out for all kinds of fun!

Adventures at Grandma's House - June 2009

We went to Gothenburg for a week after school got out. Rachel attended ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 3:51pm PST

Becca's Job's Daughters Installation - May 2009 : Becca was installed as Honored Queen of Job's Daughters Bethel #28 for the second time at the end of May. Her theme was butterflies and the entire ceremony was very beautiful!

Becca's Job's Daughters Installation - May 2009

Becca was installed as Honored Queen of Job's Daughters Bethel #28 for ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 2:45pm PST

Misc Photos - May 2009 :

Misc Photos - May 2009

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 4:09pm PST

Skyler's 2nd Birthday :

Skyler's 2nd Birthday

Updated: May 19, 2009 8:12am PST

House Party :

Updated: May 11, 2009 3:59pm PST

Rachel & Skyler at the Amazing Pizza Machine - April 2009 : After a grueling week, we decided we needed a little fun, so we headed to the Amazing Pizza Machine. The kids had a great time and we literally had to drag them home!

Rachel & Skyler at the Amazing Pizza Machine - April 2009

After a grueling week, we decided we needed a little fun, so we headed ...

Updated: Apr 29, 2009 4:03pm PST

Easter Weekend 2009 : Easter found us in Omaha with a visit from Kori's mom and sister. We went to Rob & Chris' house on Saturday for a little pre-Easter festivities. Sunday turned out cloudy and cold, but we didn't let it dampen our spirits! We went to church and when we got back -- SURPRISE! The Easter bunny had left lots of treats hidden in the back yard!

Easter Weekend 2009

Easter found us in Omaha with a visit from Kori's mom and sister. We w ...

Updated: Apr 29, 2009 9:43am PST

Student of the Week Rachel : Rachel was student of the week in April. (Her school mascot is the Wheeler Wildcat, so they call it Wildcat of the Week.) She got to put this sign in our yard for the week, made a special poster all about her favorite things to display in her classroom and got to take treats to school on Friday.

Student of the Week Rachel

Rachel was student of the week in April. (Her school mascot is the Whe ...

Updated: Apr 29, 2009 8:55am PST

Rachel in Pageant - March 2009 :

Rachel in Pageant - March 2009

Updated: Apr 06, 2009 11:10pm PST

April Fools Dinner : After being pranked all day by Rachel, it was my turn for April Fools fun. This is what I served for supper.

The main course -- Hot dogs with french fries. What is it really? A banana dipped in peanut butter with strawberry jam for ketchup, with dessert breadsticks on the side as the fries. A dollop of strawberry jelly serves as ketchup for dipping.

The drink -- fruit punch. What is it really? Strawberry jello poured into a cup with a straw inserted. This one really confused Skyler!!!

For dessert -- carrot cake. The real deal? Meatloaf with mashed potato "frosting." (Didn't get the best picture of this because they all dug in so quickly!

April Fools Dinner

After being pranked all day by Rachel, it was my turn for April Fools ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2009 4:43pm PST

Rachel - Spring Fling Skating Competition 2009 :

Rachel - Spring Fling Skating Competition 2009

Updated: Mar 30, 2009 11:17am PST

Maggie's Birthday Party - March 2009 :

Maggie's Birthday Party - March 2009

Updated: Mar 28, 2009 6:14am PST

Buzz - March 2009 :

Buzz - March 2009

Updated: Mar 28, 2009 5:28am PST

March 2009 Misc Skating Photos :

March 2009 Misc Skating Photos

Updated: Mar 28, 2009 5:25am PST

Dr Seuss Cake :

Updated: Mar 28, 2009 5:22am PST

March 2009 - Elses visit to Omaha :

March 2009 - Elses visit to Omaha

Updated: Mar 17, 2009 9:05pm PST

Rachel at Girl Scouts artVenture :

Rachel at Girl Scouts artVenture

Updated: Mar 11, 2009 8:12am PST

Shrine Circus 2009 :

Shrine Circus 2009

Updated: Mar 01, 2009 1:42am PST

Misc Feb 2009 Photos :

Misc Feb 2009 Photos

Updated: Feb 24, 2009 3:12pm PST

Rachel - Girl Scout artVenture 2009 :

Rachel - Girl Scout artVenture 2009

Updated: Feb 24, 2009 11:09am PST

Rachel's 6th Birthday :

Rachel's 6th Birthday

Updated: Feb 08, 2009 9:04am PST

Photo Silliness :

Photo Silliness

Updated: Jan 30, 2009 1:50pm PST

Misc. December Photos : These pictures were all taken by Rachel -- she snagged Mom's camera. I think it's so interesting to see her perspective of the world...she sees Skyler so differently than we do, it seems.

Misc. December Photos

These pictures were all taken by Rachel -- she snagged Mom's camera. I ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2009 12:12pm PST

Christmas 2008 : Christmas started by decorating our tree. Skyler was completely enthralled by all the lights! A visit to Santa was a highlight of the season for the kids.

We had dual Christmas celebrations this year, spending the first week of Rachel's school break with Kori's family in Omaha, then flying to South Carolina to be with Eric's family.

Christmas started by decorating our tree. Skyler was completely enthra ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2009 7:25am PST

Girl Scout Cookie Train :

Girl Scout Cookie Train

Updated: Jan 09, 2009 7:00am PST

2008 Holiday Skating Extravaganza :

2008 Holiday Skating Extravaganza

Updated: Jan 09, 2009 1:25am PST

Misc. Nov. 2008 Photos :

Misc. Nov. 2008 Photos

Updated: Jan 09, 2009 12:53am PST

Walt Disney World PhotoPass Pictures : Disney, being the ever resourceful company that it is, now has wandering photographers who will take your picture at various places throughout the parks. You are then able to purchase a CD with all the pictures, add borders, crop images, etc. so you can have a special keepsake of your vacation. Here are the pictures taken of us during our WDW vacation by the PhotoPass photographers.

Walt Disney World PhotoPass Pictures

Disney, being the ever resourceful company that it is, now has wanderi ...

Updated: Dec 16, 2008 8:58am PST

Halloween 2008 : Halloween 2008 started with Rachel's school's Monster Mash on Oct. 25. Our costumes this year were all from Alice in Wonderland -- Rachel as Alice, Skyler as the Cheshire Cat, Eric as the White Rabbit and Kori as the Queen of Hearts. For the first time in several years, we bought the costumes instead of Kori making them, but when Rachel's came, she was a little let down by the lack of "glitz," so Kori gussied it up a bit. :-)

At the party, Rachel was mostly just a blur of blue. I did my best to catch a shot whenever I could, but didn't always have much luck. She was often clear across the room, almost always dancing and the lights were dim, so the odds were stacked against me. But you can get the general idea of the fun she was having.

UPDATE 11/1/08: Well, we survived another night of Halloween! It was beautiful weather -- 70 degrees, believe it or not!! The kids had a great time.

Halloween 2008 started with Rachel's school's Monster Mash on Oct. 25. ...

Updated: Nov 13, 2008 4:01pm PST

Rachel's Gold Medal Skate : Rachel participated in the Autumn Classic skating competition on Nov. 9 in Fremont, NE, where she got her first gold medal for her compulsory program! She was very excited.

She got second in her free skate, which was very good, considering that we had a bit of a crisis just before she took the ice -- she had to go to the bathroom, which is quite the ordeal in her skating clothes! We made it just in time, though, and she did a nice job.

Rachel's Gold Medal Skate

Rachel participated in the Autumn Classic skating competition on Nov. ...

Updated: Nov 11, 2008 7:48pm PST

Walt Disney World Scrapbook Pages : These are the scrapbook pages I am creating from our WDW Vacation. I am using software called Memory Mixer and really having a great time! I can only do about 2-3 pages a day, so it's pretty slow going, but it is coming along. I am planning to have a coffee table book printed using Blurb.com. My software does the pages 8-1/2 x 11 while the book will be printed as an 8x10, so that's why it may look like there's extra room on the sides. Hope you like it! Check back here for additional photos as I get them done.

Walt Disney World Scrapbook Pages

These are the scrapbook pages I am creating from our WDW Vacation. I a ...

Updated: Nov 07, 2008 11:23pm PST

Rachel at the Girl Scout Sock Hop - Nov. 2008 : Girl Scouts had a Daddy Daughter Sock Hop on Nov. 7, 2008. Rachel and Eric were all gussied up in their 50's finest. Eric presented Rachel with a corsage, which she absolutely loved. At the party, they danced, had root beer floats, Daddy Daughter pictures and more. They had a great time...Rachel even had to show off her dancing moves when she got back.

Rachel at the Girl Scout Sock Hop - Nov. 2008

Girl Scouts had a Daddy Daughter Sock Hop on Nov. 7, 2008. Rachel and ...

Updated: Nov 07, 2008 9:28pm PST

Rachel goes to kindergarten - Aug. 2008 : Rachel went off to kindergarten on August 13. We went to an open house a couple of days before so she could find her classroom and meet her teacher. She was very excited and could hardly wait to get started!

Rachel goes to kindergarten - Aug. 2008

Rachel went off to kindergarten on August 13. We went to an open house ...

Updated: Oct 22, 2008 7:17am PST

Disney on Ice - September 2008 : We took the kids to Disney on Ice on September 18, 2008. We hadn't intended for Skyler to go, but we couldn't get a sitter. In the end, we were so glad he came along! It was a night that we will probably remember our entire lives.

Rachel, of course, loved the show, but the highlight was really Skyler. He was really fussy before the show started and we were very worried. He quieted down once the lights went down and the chorus skaters came out. But then, Mickey came out!! His eyes got HUGE and he started giggling and pointing, then clapping and jumping up and down. We brought his stuffed Mickey and he would grab it and hug it and snuggle it, then point some more at the show. He was sitting on Eric's lap, so I couldn't hear him, but Eric said that he just kept saying, "Minnie! Minnie! Minnie! Minnie!" when he was pointing. (He called Mickey "Minnie" at WDW, too.) He was completely enthralled with the entire show. Another funny -- there was a part when everyone did a bunch of really fast spins for quite a long time. Skyler started shaking his head back and forth really fast, pretending to "spin" with them. He was really into it.

All in all, we had a great time and it was fun to get a Disney fix so soon after visiting Walt Disney World.

Disney on Ice - September 2008

We took the kids to Disney on Ice on September 18, 2008. We hadn't int ...

Updated: Sep 20, 2008 9:46am PST

Skyler's Portraits - Gone Fishing : We took Skyler to Hour Glass Studios to FINALLY get some portraits done! They were doing their Enchanted Forest/Gone Fishing set up, so we wanted to get a Skyler portrait to match Rachel's. (We have a big 11x14 of Rachel in our living room.) The pictures will only be available to purchase until Oct. 1. To order, go to http://www.hgstudioomaha.com and click on Online Proofing. Scroll down to Radloff. The email address is kori.radloff@gmail.com and the password is r8840072.

Skyler's Portraits - Gone Fishing

We took Skyler to Hour Glass Studios to FINALLY get some portraits don ...

Updated: Sep 12, 2009 4:26pm PST

Skating Competition - Kansas City - August 2008 : Rachel competed in the Heart of America skating tournament on August 3, 2008, in Overland Park, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City). She did a new program and competed against girls who were quite a bit older. She ended up in 5th place. She had a good time and felt good about her performance.

(Sorry the pictures aren't great -- we were pretty far away in the bleachers and weren't allowed to use flash. Plus, it's hard to watch and get the camera in focus at the same time -- cameras and ice don't always agree that well!)

Skating Competition - Kansas City - August 2008

Rachel competed in the Heart of America skating tournament on August 3 ...

Updated: Aug 19, 2008 7:58am PST

Sarpy County Fair - August 2008 : Rachel entered one of the pots she made during her art workshop into the Sarpy County Fair, where she got a blue ribbon (the highest ranking in Open Class). And, of course, no trip to the fair would be complete without a visit to the carnival!

Sarpy County Fair - August 2008

Rachel entered one of the pots she made during her art workshop into t ...

Updated: Aug 19, 2008 7:39am PST

Rachel Skating - July 2008 : During the summer, we tried to get Rachel to the ice skating rink as much as possible. There were many weeks where she skated nearly every day! Our favorite rink in Fremont isn't very busy in the summer and, much to Rachel's delight, she was often the only one on the ice. The first photos are of Rachel's new competition dress. We always like to have her try it out before competition time.

One day, we decided to bring Rachel's best friend Haley with us to the rink. It was Haley's first time on skates, so she got to use a chair to help her balance. Since the girls were the only ones there, the rink personnel let Skyler toddle out onto the ice, too. He has loved the rink since the day he was born and has been trying to get on the ice ever since he was able to crawl, so he was in seventh heaven out there. (Mom, on the other hand, was terrified, since she was the one chasing after him. Luckily, no bones were broken in the taking of these pictures!)

Rachel Skating - July 2008

During the summer, we tried to get Rachel to the ice skating rink as m ...

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 11:52am PST

Playing in the Park - July 2008 : There is a park with a water playground just outside of one of the rinks where Rachel skates. We often play there after skating lessons. It was one of the hottest days of the year, so I decided to strip off all the layers the kids had been wearing inside the rink and let them play in the water playground. Rachel headed for the water right away. At first, Skyler was content to just play in the grass, but before long, even he was drawn to the splishing and splashing. Boy, did they get wet!

Playing in the Park - July 2008

There is a park with a water playground just outside of one of the rin ...

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 7:27am PST

June 2008 - Misc Photos :

June 2008 - Misc Photos

Updated: Jul 15, 2008 8:11pm PST

Children's Theater 2008 : Kori's mom does children's theater workshops in Gothenburg and Cozad each year, and this year, Rachel and Kori were active participants in the fun! They would go to Gothenburg's practices in the morning, then go to Cozad's in the afternoon. (Rachel was in Gothenburg's production.) There were approximately 60 kids in each show and in just four days of rehearsals, they put on an hour-long musical at the end of the week.

The show was "The Emperor's New Clothes," and Rachel was the Princess of Pets -- she had to bring in her pet and show it to the Emperor, only to be dismissed because he was too involved with his wardrobe. She also got to sing a small group song showcasing the Emperor's clothes and did a ribbon dance at the end of the show. The kids were all on the stage the entire time and sang the group chorus numbers -- Rachel did a great job of singing LOUDLY; we could always hear her among the other kids!

Here are pictures from Cozad's performance, Gothenburg's dress rehearsal and also their performance. Rachel is in the Gburg show, wearing the blue dress in the front row. (The first pictures are of the Gburg show, then the Gburg dress rehearsal, followed by the Cozad show.)

Children's Theater 2008

Kori's mom does children's theater workshops in Gothenburg and Cozad e ...

Updated: Jul 15, 2008 6:21pm PST

Rachel at Trails & Rails Museum - July 2008 : Rachel and Kori have been reading the "Little House on the Prairie" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Rachel is really into them and is fascinated by the world that used to be, so on our way home from Gothenburg after Children's Theater, we stopped at the Trails & Rails Museum in Kearney. The museum features an old train station, UP train with steam engine as well as several buildings -- a large two story house, a one-room school house, an old church, a log cabin/soddy, livery barn and a farm house. Rachel really enjoyed the museum and was amazed at how people used to live.

Rachel at Trails & Rails Museum - July 2008

Rachel and Kori have been reading the "Little House on the Prairie" bo ...

Updated: Jul 15, 2008 7:49am PST

July 4, 2008 : We went to Gothenburg for the 4th of July. It was fun to spend time with Kori's whole family. Rachel had so much fun playing with Maggie and Josh, and Skyler had a blast playing with Natalie. We ended the night at the lake watching the fireworks.

We went to Gothenburg for the 4th of July. It was fun to spend time wi ...

Updated: Jul 14, 2008 7:53pm PST

Rachel at Vacation Bible School 2008 : Rachel went to Vacation Bible School in June 2008. The theme for the week was Beach Party Blast and everything had a beach theme. The kids learned about the Beattitudes and all their songs had a Beach Boys sound to them. The church's gym was transformed into a beach, with a beach shack in the middle of the room. Each morning the kids met their teacher at their beach umbrella and fleece blanket "beach". They made really cute beach themed crafts and just had a great time every day!

These photos are from her program on the last day of VBS. After the program, the kids got to go out on the church lawn and play on the Slip-n-Slide.
I also took some pictures of the crafts she made -- they were so cute!

Rachel at Vacation Bible School 2008

Rachel went to Vacation Bible School in June 2008. The theme for the w ...

Updated: Jul 14, 2008 5:14pm PST

Rachel & Maggie Skating - May 2008 : Maggie and Rachel had their skating lessons at the same time so Grandma Trudy could see them in action while she was in Omaha for a visit. Here's a few pictures of the girls on the ice.

Rachel & Maggie Skating - May 2008

Maggie and Rachel had their skating lessons at the same time so Grandm ...

Updated: Jul 14, 2008 2:29pm PST

Skyler's 1st Birthday : Since we spent Skyler's actual birthday at Walt Disney World, we came back to Nebraska and had a birthday party with the Nebraska family. Skyler loves Tigger and Pooh, so Kori made a special cake featuring Pooh's treehouse (made from Rice Krispy treats).

Skyler's 1st Birthday

Since we spent Skyler's actual birthday at Walt Disney World, we came ...

Updated: Jul 14, 2008 10:36am PST

Rachel at Art Class - June 2008 : Kori, Rachel and Skyler went to Gothenburg for a week while Kori's mom was teaching a summer art class. Rachel got to take part in the class, where she made hand-built clay pots and pots thrown on the potter's wheel. She also just had fun painting, working with air-dry clay and more. (Kori also got involved, helping kids "throw" pots on the wheel.)

Rachel tried her hand at photography, too, grabbing Kori's camera and doing a "photo essay" while Grandma Trudy worked on the potter's wheel. All the pictures of Kori's mom were taken by Rachel...and I didn't do any editing on them at all -- they are just as she took them! I think she's got a good eye for photography!

We were also taking some pictures to send to the newspaper, so that's why there are pictures of the other kids.)

Rachel at Art Class - June 2008

Kori, Rachel and Skyler went to Gothenburg for a week while Kori's mom ...

Updated: Jul 14, 2008 8:19am PST

May 2008 Walt Disney World Vacation : We took our first real family vacation to Walt Disney World, May 3-11, 2008. While Eric spent a good bit of time at WDW as a child and Kori had gone three times before, this was the first trip for Rachel and Skyler. We spent about eight months planning the vacation -- most reservations had to be made six months before we arrived. Kori spent hours researching really special and unique activities to make this a dream vacation for our family.

Our basic itinerary:
DAY ONE: Flew out of Kansas City to Orlando, where we stayed at a condo in the Windsor Hills complex.
DAY TWO: We started our trip by exploring the Magic Kingdom.
DAY THREE: Our “Princess Day.”
DAY FOUR: Special tour at the Magic Kingdom in the morning then hopped over to Animal Kingdom.
DAY FIVE: Disney Hollywood Studios Park
DAY SIX: Epcot -- we could have spent multiple days here as we only got as far as Future World.
DAY SEVEN: Swimming at our condo, family photo shoot, supper with Cinderella, then to Disney's Pirate & Princess Party.
DAY EIGHT: Skyler's 1st birthday! We celebrated at a party with Pooh & friends, a special fireworks cruise and the Spectromagic parade.
DAY NINE: Homeward bound!

In addition to the photos here (taken by Kori & Eric) we also had lots of pictures taken by Disney's PhotoPass photographers. We have ordered a CD of all 600+ photos and we will post these here once the CD arrives, but the pictures may also be viewed at: http://www.disneyphotopass.com/photoshareviewer.aspx?share=baea3e75-b1c8-4f41-9115-51ebc9915a0a until June 11.

May 2008 Walt Disney World Vacation

We took our first real family vacation to Walt Disney World, May 3-11, ...

Updated: May 29, 2008 12:44am PST

Rachel's Foray into Photography : Rachel decided she wants to be a photographer today. Here are her first photos.

Rachel's Foray into Photography

Rachel decided she wants to be a photographer today. Here are her firs ...

Updated: Apr 21, 2008 7:22pm PST

April 2008 Skating Competition : Rachel skated in the Spring Fling skating competition on April 20. It was a special competition, because not only was Rachel skating in an advanced level with older girls, but her cousin Maggie was competing for the first time! Rachel ended up in 3rd place with her Tinkerbell program and had a very good showing. It was funny -- she went a little too fast and finished before her music was done, so she just started making things up at the end -- lots of spinning to use up the time!!

April 2008 Skating Competition

Rachel skated in the Spring Fling skating competition on April 20. It ...

Updated: Apr 20, 2008 11:51pm PST

Custom Clothes for Disney Trip : Kori's been making some extra special outfits for the kids to wear during our trip to Walt Disney World. Here's a little preview of the fashions Rachel and Skyler will be sporting this May!

Custom Clothes for Disney Trip

Kori's been making some extra special outfits for the kids to wear dur ...

Updated: Apr 20, 2008 10:33pm PST

Misc March Photos : Just misc photos of the kids. Skyler always tries to grab the camera when I take his photos, so most of the shots of him show him lunging toward me. Got a little into doing close-up studies of the kids' eyes for some reason.

Misc March Photos

Just misc photos of the kids. Skyler always tries to grab the camera w ...

Updated: Mar 24, 2008 5:43pm PST

Easter 2008 : Easter 2008 was a cold one -- it even snowed off and on throughout the day!! So the Easter Bunny had to hide his eggs inside the house. Even with the weather, Rachel and Skyler still had a great time with their Easter egg hunt.

Easter 2008 was a cold one -- it even snowed off and on throughout the ...

Updated: Mar 24, 2008 4:13pm PST

Maggie's Birthday Party 2008 : Cousin Maggie had her 5th birthday celebration the day before Easter. Rachel and Skyler enjoyed going over to Rob & Chris' house where they got to play with Maggie, Josh and Natalie.

Maggie's Birthday Party 2008

Cousin Maggie had her 5th birthday celebration the day before Easter. ...

Updated: Mar 24, 2008 3:26pm PST

Rachel's Skating Competition - March 2008 : Rachel skated in a competition in Sioux Center, Iowa on March 15, 2008, skating her Tinkerbell program for the first time. There was only one other skater in her group, a very good skater who provided some stiff competition. Rachel ended up in first place -- her first time on the top step of the podium. She couldn't have been more excited!

Rachel's Skating Competition - March 2008

Rachel skated in a competition in Sioux Center, Iowa on March 15, 2008 ...

Updated: Mar 15, 2008 11:37pm PST

Rachel at Ice Skating - Feb/March 2008 : Misc. photos of Rachel at ice skating class and lessons during Feb. and March 2008

Rachel at Ice Skating - Feb/March 2008

Misc. photos of Rachel at ice skating class and lessons during Feb. an ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2008 11:44pm PST

Misc Photos - February 2008 :

Misc Photos - February 2008

Updated: Mar 10, 2008 11:13pm PST

Rachel - Costume Day at Dance Class : Rachel got to try on her costume for her dance recital this week. They are doing a medley from "Aladdin" so she gets to dress up like Jasmine. She loved her costume and was dancing and jumping around. They had the kids show their parents the dance; unfortunately I was in the back of the room instead of the front, but I did try to get some photos whenever she turned around.

Rachel - Costume Day at Dance Class

Rachel got to try on her costume for her dance recital this week. They ...

Updated: Mar 10, 2008 10:35pm PST

Rachel at "Beauty & the Beast" : Kori took Rachel to North Platte Community Playhouse's production of "Beauty and the Beast." Rachel absolutely loved the show and during the last song, stood up and shouted "Bravo! Bravo! Go Belle!" causing quite a few giggles in the audience and even a few on stage. She got to meet the cast following the performance and was especially excited to meet Belle in person.

Rachel at "Beauty & the Beast"

Kori took Rachel to North Platte Community Playhouse's production of " ...

Updated: Feb 27, 2008 12:21am PST

Rachel's 5th Birthday Party : Hard to believe, I know, but Rachel turned 5 on February 7. She had a very special birthday party at the Rose Theater where all her friends were invited to come in their princess, prince and pirate garb. It was quite a windy day, so Princess Rachel's crown was blown from her head while trying to get in the building. Luckily she unwrapped another one during the party, but her hair was quite disheveled for the event.

The party featured "The Fairy Godmother" (Grandma Trudy) who performed a special magic show. The kids made their own castle pop-up books, enjoyed a huge castle cake and played freeze dance.

Unfortunately, our camera ran out of batteries just minutes after the party started. :-( Thanks to Kori's mom who sent us the photos she took!

Rachel's 5th Birthday Party

Hard to believe, I know, but Rachel turned 5 on February 7. She had a ...

Updated: Feb 26, 2008 11:25pm PST

Misc Skyler Photos - January 2008 :

Misc Skyler Photos - January 2008

Updated: Jan 28, 2008 12:38pm PST

Rachel & Skyler's Holiday Photo Session 2007 : Here's the pictures we had done of Rachel & Skyler for our holiday cards. The photographer was running behind and we didn't get into the studio until about 45 minutes after our scheduled appointment -- then the photographer was rushing and not doing the best job. But they aren't too bad.

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Rachel & Skyler's Holiday Photo Session 2007

Here's the pictures we had done of Rachel & Skyler for our holiday car ...

Updated: Jan 28, 2008 10:51am PST

100 Days to Disney Dinner : We've been counting down the days until our Walt Disney World vacation. To celebrate the day we hit 100 days to go, we had a family "Mickey Party." We set the table with a special Mickey Mouse arrangement and served Mickey food. The main course was Cottage Pie, a specialty of the Rose and Crown restaurant at Epcot. (We found the recipe online.) We had lots of fun and are excited to be in the double digit countdown!

100 Days to Disney Dinner

We've been counting down the days until our Walt Disney World vacation ...

Updated: Jan 25, 2008 10:47pm PST

January 2008 Skating Competition : Rachel's last skating competition for the 2007-2008 season was a gangbuster! She did fantastic! There were five kids in her event and she ended up in 2nd place! HURRAY! She really did a great job. I think it's because she had her own private cheering section this time around -- we were so glad Sara, Rob, Chris, Maggie, Josh and Natalie were able to come and watch! Thanks to all of you for coming!

January 2008 Skating Competition

Rachel's last skating competition for the 2007-2008 season was a gangb ...

Updated: Jan 21, 2008 10:54am PST

December 2007 Misc Photos : Misc photos of the kids this holiday season.

December 2007 Misc Photos

Misc photos of the kids this holiday season.

Updated: Jan 01, 2008 2:45pm PST

Christmas 2007 : We spent Christmas 2008 at Kori's parents' house in Gothenburg. Rob & Chris and their kids, Maggie, Josh and Natalie, joined us for the weekend. Kori's sister Sara got to spend the entire time with us.

I guess I must be bored with my usual photo subjects -- I seem to have taken TONS of pictures of Rob & Chris' kids! They are just so darn cute! Of course, Rachel and Maggie, and to some extent, Josh, are always on the move, so it's hard to get more than just a blur of them!!

It was an active few days, with an early visit from Santa, snowman building, roasting marshmallows and another visit from Santa! We had a great time and the kids all truly had a blast!

We spent Christmas 2008 at Kori's parents' house in Gothenburg. Rob & ...

Updated: Dec 31, 2007 10:33pm PST

Onery Rachel - December 2007 : Well, Mommy tried to get some better photos after the Target ones were just so-so. But Rachel was pretty much fed up with photos and Skyler fell asleep in the car.

Onery Rachel - December 2007

Well, Mommy tried to get some better photos after the Target ones were ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2007 4:23pm PST

Who shot the baby? : Poor Skyler! His sheets were still in the wash and he was getting very tired, so we put him in his swing until the sheets were done. He fell asleep and collapsed in a heap on the swing's tray. Poor baby!

Who shot the baby?

Poor Skyler! His sheets were still in the wash and he was getting very ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2007 12:42pm PST

Rachel's School Christmas Program 2007 : Rachel's preschool Christmas program was on Thursday, Dec. 13. She was all dolled up for the occasion!

(Sorry the photos are a little fuzzy -- there were a variety of mitigating factors, not the least of which was the photographer! I forgot that I'd been playing with the flash settings until about 3/4 of the way through the program.)

Rachel's School Christmas Program 2007

Rachel's preschool Christmas program was on Thursday, Dec. 13. She was ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2007 12:40pm PST

Misc. Photos of the Kids - November 2007 :

Misc. Photos of the Kids - November 2007

Updated: Dec 07, 2007 7:41am PST

Rachel's Skating Competiton - Nov 2007 :

Rachel's Skating Competiton - Nov 2007

Updated: Dec 07, 2007 4:24am PST

Thanksgiving 2007 : For Thanksgiving 07, we traveled to Eric's home town of Greenville, South Carolina. It was great fun to introduce Skyler to the Radloff side of the family. We had a combined Thanksgiving/Christmas, which was a great way to kick off the holiday season. The long drive was pretty intense, but all in all, the kids had a great time and it is a Thanksigiving we will never forget!

Thanksgiving 2007

For Thanksgiving 07, we traveled to Eric's home town of Greenville, So ...

Updated: Dec 07, 2007 3:25am PST

Disney's Princesses on Ice : While in Greenville, Eric's mom treated us to a night at Disney's Princesses on Ice! The show was fantastic and Rachel had a ball! Here are a few photos, although not the best due to low lighting and distance from the ice. My batteries died not too long after the show started, too, so we didn't get any of Cinderella or Aurora, our family's favorites!

Disney's Princesses on Ice

While in Greenville, Eric's mom treated us to a night at Disney's Prin ...

Updated: Dec 06, 2007 5:07pm PST

Rachel's Holiday Dance Program : Rachel's ballet and tap class had a little mini program for the parents on Dec. 3. When she arrived, the teacher surprised the girls with tutus and marabou headbands. They were cute as the dickens!! (You'll notice Rachel's headband only lasted about halfway through the class.) I think I probably drove the other parents crazy -- I had no idea how many pictures I took until I got home and downloaded them! Just call me paparazzi mom!! Some of the pictures aren't the greatest as I was sitting in the back row and had to duck and dodge between people in the front...after all these pictures, I bet they all *wished* I'd gotten a front row seat!! Oh well!

Rachel's Holiday Dance Program

Rachel's ballet and tap class had a little mini program for the parent ...

Updated: Dec 04, 2007 4:57pm PST

Halloween 2007 : Halloween '07 found us "Under the Sea" with Rachel dressed as Ariel from the Little Mermaid and Skyler as the Sebastian the Crab. Kori made Rachel's costume, but we were lucky enough to find Skyler's costume online. The kids were dressed up several times -- for Rachel's skating Halloween party, her dance class, her preschool Halloween party and of course, Halloween itself. Both kids had tons of fun!

Halloween '07 found us "Under the Sea" with Rachel dressed as Ariel fr ...

Updated: Nov 01, 2007 2:55pm PST

Random Skyler Photos :

Random Skyler Photos

Updated: Nov 01, 2007 2:35pm PST

Rachel's Skating Competition - Sept 2007 : On Sunday, Sept. 23, Rachel participated in the Pony Express Championship Figure Skating Competition in St. Joseph, Missouri. This was her first time performing a skating program to music and we think she did a great job!! Her song was a jazzy version of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and she certainly glittered on the ice! (Kori made her dress....five yards of rhinestone chain throughout the costume and 21 circles of organza on the skirt!!!)

She did pretty well with her program. There were some problems with her music at the beginning, and she had to stand perfectly still for about 2-3 minutes, then the music stuttered right at the beginning and you could tell she didn't know exactly what she should do. She took her first few steps, then had a slight stumble, but got right back up and finished strong! At the end, she was a total ham, spontaneously blowing kisses to the judges and audiences, flashing "I Love You" in sign language and bowing. We weren't sure we would ever get her off the ice!

In the end, she ended up on the podium in 3rd place. (And yes, there were more than 3 skaters!)

Her compulsory competition (no music) kinda fell apart, but she got through it and ended up in 4th place. She was pretty tired at this point -- it had been a long day and she kinda got confused about what she was supposed to do. But she got a 4th place medal for her efforts and we are amazed at how far she has come in just one year!

Rachel's Skating Competition - Sept 2007

On Sunday, Sept. 23, Rachel participated in the Pony Express Champions ...

Updated: Oct 03, 2007 5:55pm PST

Husker Rachel : Every Friday during the football season is Husker Day at preschool, although I don't think Rachel quite understands what a cheerleader is...This is the first Husker Day. I told her to do a cheerleading move and she struck a ballerina pose! We'll have to work on that!

Every Friday during the football season is Husker Day at preschool, al ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2007 9:19am PST

Target Photos - Sept 2007 : Well, we finally got in to get family portraits and they were something of a bust. :-( Skyler wanted nothing to do with the pictures and screamed bloody murder throughout. It was really a disaster. But, here are the results and at least we got photos. These were from Target; next time we'll go back to Hour Glass Studios.

(Oh, and by the way, the ones with the letter "A" in the photo were supposed to be a special effect thingy where they added letters to the picture to spell BABY.)

Target Photos - Sept 2007

Well, we finally got in to get family portraits and they were somethin ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2007 7:34pm PST

Fourth of July 2007 : We all had a great time at the annual neighborhood Fourth of July party. Kori made goodies galore for the neighborhood picnic, Rachel enjoyed playing with her best friend, Haley. Even Skyler enjoyed the fireworks, fussing when Kori took him outside until she opened the curtains and let him watch the excitement from his swing.

Fourth of July 2007

We all had a great time at the annual neighborhood Fourth of July part ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2007 12:14pm PST

Rachel's First Day of Preschool - August 2007 : Rachel was so excited for her first day of preschool, she was up and dressed before Eric and I even got out of bed! She was so proud to get to carry a backpack just like the "big kids" and could hardly believe it when she found out she got to play on the "big kids" playground!

As for the three of us left behind, well, Skyler was pretty fussy all morning, not having his daily "Rachel cuddle" (he absolutely adores her and usually fusses in the morning until she wakes up and talks to him), and I kept catching Buzz in his pre-pounce stance, just waiting for her to come around the corner so they could play tag...eventually, he would realize Rachel wasn't coming and would then go to another spot, hoping that she'll be there instead.

Rachel had a great time at preschool and has many wonderful friends. Every day as we leave, everyone asks if she can play.

Rachel's First Day of Preschool - August 2007

Rachel was so excited for her first day of preschool, she was up and d ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2007 11:55am PST

Rachel at friend Haley's birthday party 2007 :

Rachel at friend Haley's birthday party 2007

Updated: Sep 07, 2007 8:31am PST

Meet Skyler! : Skyler Ronald Radloff made his appearance on Thursday, May 10 at 4:35 p.m. He weighed 9 lbs, 1.5 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He is doing well and we are all having a great time adjusting to being a family of four!

Skyler Ronald Radloff made his appearance on Thursday, May 10 at 4:35 ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2007 8:07am PST

Rachel & Maggie enjoying ice cream : We met up with Rob, Chris, Maggie, Josh, Natalie, Becca, Gma Trudy and Sara after Rachel's skating lesson where Rachel, Maggie and Josh enjoyed a HUGE ice cream sundae treat. (Rachel was dressed in her Baby June skating costume.)

Rachel & Maggie enjoying ice cream

We met up with Rob, Chris, Maggie, Josh, Natalie, Becca, Gma Trudy and ...

Updated: Apr 23, 2007 9:38pm PST

Rachel Ice Skating 2007 : Rachel had her second skating competition on Jan. 21. She improved a great deal -- she was especially proud of her swizzles and backward wiggles! She ended up in fifth place and was very proud! (Unfortunately, our camera doesn't have a big zoom so we couldn't get very closeup shots of her on the ice!) Her My Twinn doll came along in her very own skating dress. She had a great time and was excited to earn a purple ribbon!

UPDATE 4/2/07: Rachel continues to skate and is getting better by leaps and bounds -- literally! Recent accomplishments include spins and skating on one foot. Her Rachel dolly often accompanies us to the rink, although dolly has to sit on the sidelines with Mommy and watch, rather than skating alongside Rachel. She has a great time and is thoroughly enjoying herself.

Rachel Ice Skating 2007

Rachel had her second skating competition on Jan. 21. She improved a g ...

Updated: Apr 23, 2007 9:31pm PST

Easter 2007 : Chilly weather dampened our Easter plans, but Rachel still looked adorable! :-D

Chilly weather dampened our Easter plans, but Rachel still looked ador ...

Updated: Apr 23, 2007 9:08pm PST

Rachel and her My Twinn Doll : Santa brought Rachel a My Twinn doll for Christmas. The doll was created especially for Rachel, based on photos that we sent in of her. She loves to look just like her doll. In these photos, she was posing the doll and then posing herself to be just the same. For more info on My Twinn dolls, visit http://www.mytwinn.com.

Rachel and her My Twinn Doll

Santa brought Rachel a My Twinn doll for Christmas. The doll was creat ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2007 5:27pm PST

Rachel at the Children's Museum - March 2007 : We took Rachel to the Omaha Children's Museum to see the special Sesame Street exhibit. Unfortunately, they didn't allow photos to be taken in the Sesame Street exhibit (Rachel loved it!) but we did get a few photos in other parts of the museum.

Rachel at the Children's Museum - March 2007

We took Rachel to the Omaha Children's Museum to see the special Sesam ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2007 5:16pm PST

Rachel at Swimming Lessons : Rachel has started taking swimming lessons once a week at Kids Body Shop. She really looks forward to the lessons each week and is getting more comfortable in the water. She is funny though -- while the other kids plug their noses when then go under the water, Rachel closes her eyes and then covers her eyes with her hands!! She is terrified of getting water in her eyes!

Rachel at Swimming Lessons

Rachel has started taking swimming lessons once a week at Kids Body Sh ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2007 8:54pm PST

Mom's Grand Guardian Reception : Kori's mom was honored at a special reception for her efforts as Grand Guardian of Job's Daughters this year. Kori made the cake for the event -- a multi-tiered creation featuring a carousel motif, since this year's theme is "Carousel of Dreams."

Mom's Grand Guardian Reception

Kori's mom was honored at a special reception for her efforts as Grand ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2007 8:44pm PST

Rachel at My Little Pony LIVE : We took Rachel to see My Little Pony LIVE! and she loved every minute of it. The show was great -- we highly recommend it!

Rachel at My Little Pony LIVE

We took Rachel to see My Little Pony LIVE! and she loved every minute ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2007 8:36pm PST

Rachel's 4th Birthday : For Rachel's 4th birthday party, she wanted to have a skating party. We used a "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus" theme, since the movie features Barbie ice skating. (The movie was actually what turned Rachel on to ice skating in the first place.) It was a busy weekend, so many of the invitees had other plans, but those that were able to make it had a great time skating! Rachel's skating coach, Jenny, was available to help newbies on the ice, and before too long, everyone was pretty steady on their skates. We then opened presents and had cake and ice cream in the rink's party room. It was a great time overall and I think it was a day Rachel will remember for a long time.

Rachel's 4th Birthday

For Rachel's 4th birthday party, she wanted to have a skating party. W ...

Updated: Feb 11, 2007 4:04pm PST

Misc. 2007 Photos :

Misc. 2007 Photos

Updated: Jan 21, 2007 7:29pm PST

Omaha's Holiday Skating Extravaganza :

Omaha's Holiday Skating Extravaganza

Updated: Jan 09, 2007 9:48pm PST

Rachel at Ice Skating 2006

Rachel has started taking figure skating lessons. We were absolutely a ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2007 9:40pm PST

Christmas 2006 : We enjoyed Christmas Eve at our house with Kori's family, then went to Kori's brother's house for Christmas Day.

We enjoyed Christmas Eve at our house with Kori's family, then went to ...

Updated: Jan 09, 2007 8:00pm PST

Disney on Ice : We took Rachel to see Disney on Ice and she loved it! We tried to take some photos, but because the skaters were moving so fast, the camera had a hard time focusing...so, sorry they are so blurry!

We took Rachel to see Disney on Ice and she loved it! We tried to take ...

Updated: Nov 22, 2006 12:23am PST

Halloween 2006 : Halloween was lots of fun, with the whole family dressed up in a Cinderella motif! Rachel had a special Halloween party with her figure skating club, but the Cinderella dress was a little too poufy for the ice -- she went as Barbie Fairytopia instead.

Halloween was lots of fun, with the whole family dressed up in a Cinde ...

Updated: Nov 06, 2006 10:57am PST

Rachel's October 2006 photos : If you would like to order, please use the order form below (the last "picture") and send it to:
Hour Glass Studios
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Omaha, NE
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Be sure to indicate that it is from Rachel Radloff's October 2006 photos. They will keep the photos on file for one year.

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Rachel's October 2006 photos

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Updated: Oct 05, 2006 5:12pm PST

Rachel's September 2006 photos : If you would like to order, please use the order form below (the last "picture") and send it to:
Hour Glass Studios
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Omaha, NE
402.491.0010
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Be sure to indicate that it is from Rachel Radloff's September 2006 photos. They will keep the photos on file for one year.

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Rachel's September 2006 photos

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Updated: Oct 05, 2006 5:12pm PST

Rachel at Soccer 2006 : Life begins at 3! Rachel's first official extracurricular activity is SOCCER! She meets with her "team" once a week to run drills and play various training games. (Recognizing that 3-year-olds don't always like to share, instead of playing actual soccer, they play games where EVERYONE gets to kick the ball.) She loves it and shows signs that she has similar soccer talent as her daddy. :-)

Rachel at Soccer 2006

Life begins at 3! Rachel's first official extracurricular activity is ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2006 9:50am PST

Job's Daughters Supreme Session - Vancouver, BC : Kori went to Vancouver, British Columbia, with her mom and sister Becca for the international convention of Job's Daughters, Supreme Session. Not only did she do lots of Jobie things, but she also had time to see the beautiful area! Careful - if we win the lottery, we'll be moving to Vancouver!

(P.S. Sorry some of the pictures are so blurry -- the camera had a hard time with the gym lights, especially when I was zoomed in quite a bit.)

Job's Daughters Supreme Session - Vancouver, BC

Kori went to Vancouver, British Columbia, with her mom and sister Becc ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2006 7:37pm PST

Our new kitty, Buzz : On Saturday, Sept. 9, we added a new member to our family -- a 2-month-old kitty Rachel named Buzz, because he he is such a loud and frequent "purr-er."

Our new kitty, Buzz

On Saturday, Sept. 9, we added a new member to our family -- a 2-month ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2006 6:46pm PST

Rachel's July 2006 Photos : If you would like to order, please use the order form below (the last "picture") and send it to:
Hour Glass Studios
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Omaha, NE
402.491.0010
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Rachel's July 2006 Photos

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Updated: Sep 07, 2006 8:02pm PST

Mom's Installation as Job's Daughters Grand Guardian : On June 24, 2006, Kori's mom, Trudy, was installed as Grand Guardian for Nebraska Job's Daughters. More than 600 people attended the ceremony. As Grand Guardian, Kori's mom will be in charge of all Nebraska Job's Daughters for one year, traveling to each Bethel and organizing the statewide activities for the next year.

Mom's Installation as Job's Daughters Grand Guardian

On June 24, 2006, Kori's mom, Trudy, was installed as Grand Guardian f ...

Updated: Jul 08, 2006 10:38am PST

Rachel's June 2006 Photos : If you would like to order, please use the order form below (the last "picture") and send it to:
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Omaha, NE
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Rachel's June 2006 Photos

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Updated: Jul 06, 2006 7:06pm PST

Rachel, Maggie & Josh - Gift for Gma Photos : We had these pictures taken as a special treat for Grandma Trudy's Installation as Grand Guardian. Mom's theme for the year is "Carousel of Dreams."

Rachel, Maggie & Josh - Gift for Gma Photos

We had these pictures taken as a special treat for Grandma Trudy's Ins ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2006 4:54am PST

Rachel's May 2006 Photos - The Enchanted Forest : Our little angel became a fairy in an enchanted forest for her May 2006 photos. We were doing our best to keep her "halo" on tight, but toward the end, she wanted nothing to do with it -- she was more interested in crawling in the bushes, jumping off the rocks and rolling in the "pool." Oh well!

If you would like to order, please use the order form below (the last "picture") and send it to:
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Omaha, NE
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Rachel's May 2006 Photos - The Enchanted Forest

Our little angel became a fairy in an enchanted forest for her May 200 ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2006 3:55pm PST

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie : Rachel got her first taste of real theatre at the Rose's production of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie." After the performance, she waited in line and got autographs from the two main actors.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Rachel got her first taste of real theatre at the Rose's production of ...

Updated: May 23, 2006 9:14am PST

Rachel's Dance Recital - 2006 : Rachel was a cow girl in her spring 2006 dance recital. She loves her rodeo queen cowboy hat and peasant skirts! :-)

Rachel's Dance Recital - 2006

Rachel was a cow girl in her spring 2006 dance recital. She loves her ...

Updated: May 23, 2006 9:06am PST

Rachel's '50s Day 2006 : Rachel's school again had "Blast from the Past" week with a different era featured every day. Here is Rachel in her '50's garb.

Rachel's '50s Day 2006

Rachel's school again had "Blast from the Past" week with a different ...

Updated: May 23, 2006 9:03am PST

Rachel's April 2006 Pictures : Rachel had lots of fun with her April pictures -- yes, the ducks are real. The were nibbling on her toes and even on her jeans. I wish you could have heard her giggle!

She fell off the bed earlier in the day and scratched her cheek -- the photographer said she could take that out in the final prints.

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Rachel's April 2006 Pictures

Rachel had lots of fun with her April pictures -- yes, the ducks are r ...

Updated: May 05, 2006 3:30pm PST

Rachel at Children's Museum - March 2006 :

Rachel at Children's Museum - March 2006

Updated: Apr 16, 2006 8:01pm PST

Easter 2006 :

Updated: Apr 16, 2006 7:58pm PST

Rachel's Raggedy Ann Pictures : Raggedy Ann is an Else family tradition. On your third birthday, you receive a life-size Raggedy Ann and matching outfit. Rachel loves her doll and we had to have pictures taken to match Mommy's from when SHE was three years old!

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Omaha, NE
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Rachel's Raggedy Ann Pictures

Raggedy Ann is an Else family tradition. On your third birthday, you r ...

Updated: Apr 07, 2006 11:22am PST

Ballet Weekend 2006 : It was a big weekend for Rachel. Saturday, she was a chosen to participate in the Junior League's American Girl fashion show in the Bitty Bear Ballet. She and Daddy danced down the runway in front of about 300 people at Omaha's Happy Hollow Country Club. Sunday morning we had a special brunch with the cast of the Omaha Ballet Company's Sleeping Beauty. Rachel loved the ballerinas; she would follow them around and then sidle right up to them, just like she was a ballerina, too. In fact, she was very upset when they went up to perform, because she wanted to dance, too! She and Mommy danced in the back of the room, instead. The head dance teacher was very impressed and told Mommy that she would like to have Rachel come and take dance lessons at their school, so we will be thinking about that in the fall.

Ballet Weekend 2006

It was a big weekend for Rachel. Saturday, she was a chosen to partici ...

Updated: Mar 09, 2006 7:05am PST

Rachel's March 2006 Pictures : Rachel's March Easter pictures were a real treat! She loved posing with the REAL LIVE BUNNY! If you would like to order, please use the order form below (the last "picture") and send it to:
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Omaha, NE
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Rachel's March 2006 Pictures

Rachel's March Easter pictures were a real treat! She loved posing wit ...

Updated: Mar 03, 2006 2:10pm PST

Rachel's February 2006 Pictures : Rachel is still our funny valentine! Here are her February 2006 pictures. If you would like to order, please use the order form below (the last "picture") and send it to:
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Omaha, NE
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The photos at the end are a preview of what her Easter pictures will look like. The photographer likes Rachel so much that she's asked her to do some sample photos for them to use for publicity purposes.

Rachel's February 2006 Pictures

Rachel is still our funny valentine! Here are her February 2006 pictur ...

Updated: Mar 03, 2006 2:08pm PST

Rachel's 3rd Birthday : Rachel woke up Feb. 7 to a fishy birthday surprise! Mommy and Daddy woke her up with a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday and her own special birthday cupcake, complete with candle. After she got dressed, she came downstairs to find all kinds of goodies for her school party and a huge bouquet of Nemo balloons. She had a great Nemo party with her school friends!

The party continued to the weekend with a full-blown princess party! We had originally planned to go ice skating, but a new fall of snow and the birthday girl's bad cold prevented that portion of the party. Instead, cousins Maggie and Josh, and friend Taylor came to Rachel's house for food and fun. "Cinderella" and "Belle" stopped by to play with Rachel (at the end of the day, she said that was her favorite part). The only things she said she wanted for her birthday were balloons and birthday cake, so the house was literally filled with balloons and a sweets table had several types of cake available. The kids all had a great time and Rachel couldn't have been more excited!

Rachel's 3rd Birthday

Rachel woke up Feb. 7 to a fishy birthday surprise! Mommy and Daddy wo ...

Updated: Feb 18, 2006 7:21pm PST

Rachel's January 2006 Pictures : We signed up for a special program where Rachel has her pictures taken the first Thursday of every month. If you would like to order these pictures, use the order form (the last image in the gallery).

To contact the photographer (Hour Glass Studios), visit http://www.hgstudioomaha.com/

Rachel's January 2006 Pictures

We signed up for a special program where Rachel has her pictures taken ...

Updated: Feb 03, 2006 2:23pm PST

Rachel's School - January 2006 : Rachel goes to a great "school" full of fun friends and fantastic teachers. You can see she really enjoys it!

Rachel's School - January 2006

Rachel goes to a great "school" full of fun friends and fantastic teac ...

Updated: Jan 31, 2006 3:01pm PST

Labor Day Weekend 2005 :

Labor Day Weekend 2005

Updated: Jan 26, 2006 8:24pm PST

Rachel's First Dance Program : Rachel had a little mini-recital as part of her day care dance program. We'd love to tell you that she was a regular prima ballerina, but the program was a little rough for her. She said she hit her nose right before going on stage. Whether her nose was bothering her or she just had a bad case of stage fright, we don't really know -- we just know that while everyone else was dancing their hearts out, Rachel wouldn't budge an inch!! She dances all the time for us at home, so hopefully next time will go a little better.

Rachel's First Dance Program

Rachel had a little mini-recital as part of her day care dance program ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2006 8:16pm PST

Julie Ryan's Baby Shower :

Julie Ryan's Baby Shower

Updated: Jan 13, 2006 6:31pm PST

Job's Daughters Bethel #28 : Eric and Kori work with Gothenburg Job's Daughters, a youth organization for high school girls.

Job's Daughters Bethel #28

Eric and Kori work with Gothenburg Job's Daughters, a youth organizati ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2006 6:17pm PST

Christmas Eve 2005 :

Christmas Eve 2005

Updated: Jan 09, 2006 8:53pm PST

Rachel's School Christmas Program 2005 : Pictures from Rachel's school Christmas program -- sorry about the microphone!

Rachel's School Christmas Program 2005

Pictures from Rachel's school Christmas program -- sorry about the mic ...

Updated: Jan 03, 2006 4:20pm PST

Visiting Santa 2005 :

Visiting Santa 2005

Updated: Jan 03, 2006 7:23am PST

Rachel's Castle :

Rachel's Castle

Updated: Dec 29, 2005 12:14pm PST

Rachel's Baptism : One of my big regrets is that, in the chaos of our move, Rachel's baptism photos didn't get ordered. We have the proof sheets, at least!

Rachel's Baptism

One of my big regrets is that, in the chaos of our move, Rachel's bapt ...

Updated: Dec 29, 2005 11:57am PST

Rachel's School Pictures 2004 : We think Rachel took some great school pictures!

Rachel's School Pictures 2004

We think Rachel took some great school pictures!

Updated: Dec 29, 2005 11:40am PST

Rachel's 2005 School Pictures : Rachel is quite the little lady riding on her carousel horse! My school pictures never looked this good!

Rachel's 2005 School Pictures

Rachel is quite the little lady riding on her carousel horse! My schoo ...

Updated: Dec 21, 2005 7:13am PST

Rachel Fingerpainting November 2005 : Rachel and Mommy had fun fingerpainting during Thanksgiving break.

Rachel Fingerpainting November 2005

Rachel and Mommy had fun fingerpainting during Thanksgiving break.

Updated: Dec 17, 2005 8:57am PST

Thanksgiving 2005 : Rachel had her eye on this big drumstick all through Thanksgiving dinner. Finally on Friday, Daddy said she could have it!

Thanksgiving 2005

Rachel had her eye on this big drumstick all through Thanksgiving dinn ...

Updated: Dec 17, 2005 8:16am PST

2004 Family Photos :

2004 Family Photos

Updated: Dec 02, 2005 11:30am PST

Baby Rachel : Various pictures from Rachel's early days. :-)

Various pictures from Rachel's early days. :-)

Updated: Dec 02, 2005 11:08am PST

Rachel's Theme Week at School : Rachel's school did a theme week. Each day was a different musical era. She dressed up in a poodle skirt for the '50s, a sequined top for the '60s and a torn sweatshirt and leg warmers for the '80s.

Rachel's Theme Week at School

Rachel's school did a theme week. Each day was a different musical era ...

Updated: Dec 02, 2005 10:45am PST

Rachel's Gymnastics : Rachel started "gymnastics" and loves all the activities there!

Rachel's Gymnastics

Rachel started "gymnastics" and loves all the activities there!

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 11:12pm PST

Rachel in Tubby : Tubby time is one of Rachel's favorite times!

Rachel in Tubby

Tubby time is one of Rachel's favorite times!

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 11:08pm PST

Christmas 2004 : Pictures of the Christmas festivities at our house

Pictures of the Christmas festivities at our house

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 11:02pm PST

Rachel's 1st Carnival : Rachel's first experience on a merry-go-round and at carnival booths, in Cozad, Nebraska

Rachel's 1st Carnival

Rachel's first experience on a merry-go-round and at carnival booths, ...

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:55pm PST

Halloween 2005 : Rachel had a wonderful time this Halloween as one of her favorite characters -- Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Even Mom & Dad got into the act! She had a party at school, went trick-or-treating at the zoo and also around the neighborhood. Mom was the "class mom" for the school party and made lots of fun treats.

Rachel had a wonderful time this Halloween as one of her favorite char ...

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:39pm PST

Halloween 2004 : Rachel dressed as a "Pegasus Unicorn" for Halloween 2004. We went to a big Halloween trick-or-treating event at the city auditorium.

Rachel dressed as a "Pegasus Unicorn" for Halloween 2004. We went to a ...

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:38pm PST

Rachel at Children's Museum : Omaha has a wonderful children's museum. We don't get there often enough, but when we do, Rachel has a ball!

Rachel at Children's Museum

Omaha has a wonderful children's museum. We don't get there often enou ...

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:28pm PST

Funny Stuff : Just funny pictures that make us smile!

Just funny pictures that make us smile!

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:27pm PST

Rachel at County Fair : Rachel's first county fair in Lexington, Nebraska

Rachel at County Fair

Rachel's first county fair in Lexington, Nebraska

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:26pm PST

Misc. Family : Random pictures taken at family get-togethers

Random pictures taken at family get-togethers

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:20pm PST

Daddy's Girl : Pictures of Rachel with her daddy!

Pictures of Rachel with her daddy!

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:07pm PST

Thanksgiving 2004 : Thanksgiving with the Pollacks and Elses and Rob & Chris' house

Thanksgiving 2004

Thanksgiving with the Pollacks and Elses and Rob & Chris' house

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 10:00pm PST

Rachel's School Picnic : Rachel's school picnic, summer 2005

Rachel's School Picnic

Rachel's school picnic, summer 2005

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 9:56pm PST

Rachel & Maggie : The two cousins, just a few weeks after Maggie was born

Rachel & Maggie

The two cousins, just a few weeks after Maggie was born

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 9:51pm PST

Rachel's 1st Christmas : Baby's first Christmas is always a special occasion!

Rachel's 1st Christmas

Baby's first Christmas is always a special occasion!

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 9:44pm PST

Easter 2005 : We spent Easter 2005 at Sara's house -- her big backyard was perfect for the Easter egg hunt

We spent Easter 2005 at Sara's house -- her big backyard was perfect f ...

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 9:40pm PST

Family Pictures - Christmas 2005 : We love our 2005 Christmas pictures!

Family Pictures - Christmas 2005

We love our 2005 Christmas pictures!

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 4:24pm PST

First Snow 2005 : Rachel was so excited about the first snow of 2005 -- she couldn't get her snowsuit on fast enough!

First Snow 2005

Rachel was so excited about the first snow of 2005 -- she couldn't get ...

Updated: Dec 01, 2005 3:26pm PST

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Girl Scouts - Pumpkin Patch Oct 2009

Our troops visit to Bellevue Berry Farm & Pumpkin Patch on October 27, ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:01am PST

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Daisy Meeting - Oct. 20, 2009

Today was "Treasure Day!" In our puppet show, our characters found a t ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:06am PST

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Girl Scouts - Ice Skating

On October 17, Rachel and Ashley attended a free Learn-to-Skate sessio ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 8:48am PST

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Daisy Meeting - Sept 22, 2009

Our first meeting of the 2009-2010 year! We kicked off our series of p ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:19am PST

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Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:31am PST

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Year-End Celebration

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:38am PST

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Horseback Riding

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:39am PST

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Visit from Sarpy County Sheriff

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:37am PST

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Teddy Bear Tea Party

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:36am PST

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Visit to Boystown Pediatrics

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:35am PST

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Field trip to Papio NRD

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:35am PST

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Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:34am PST

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Valentine's Day - Retirement Home Visit

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:41am PST

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Field trip to Fareway - Food Bank Donation

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:33am PST

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Honest and Fair

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 9:32am PST

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Kori's favorite photo from Halloween night

Ah! At last, one that's in focus!

Spiral

Watching the Olympians practice

The waterfall with real, live fish!

Rachel with Sparks the fox puppet

We spent one afternoon in North Platte. While there, we visited the Union Pacific museum, where they have actual trains that you can climb on and tour. Had to take a few special pictures, just for Daddy.

She is *definitely* braver than her mother!!

It's Show Time!

All ready to go!

Ready to perform!

On stage for "A, You're Adorable." (Dress rehearsal)

Posing in the dressing room before dress rehearsal starts -- this is the "A, You're Adorable" costume.

We just couldn't resist a couple of quick photos by the "Partners" statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. Kori made most of the kids' clothes for the trip.

Signing Rachel's skates

Sitting by the camp fire

Out at Grandma's friend's farm, where they have zebras

One last pose

Rachel in the play place. I love this picture!

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