Raspberry Picking

Labor Day was a great day to go raspberry picking!  We picked and picked......
and picked...
and picked...

Oops!  and even ate some:)

Cleveland Zoo with playgroup

I have organized a weekly playgroup for summer and fall every year since Kyle (yes, Kyle) has been two years old.  This was our outing to the zoo.  It started out as a chilly day, so Kenzi wanted to wear Callahan's jacket into the zoo to keep warm.  She was so cute about it!

Addy and Kenzi are checking out the cheetah.
Kenzi wanted to sit on this bear's lap:)

Columbus Temple Trip

Our church youth group had a temple trip they last Saturday of August and Carson and Kristie got to go.  Kristie ALWAYS brings her camera to get a group photo outside the temple:)

First Day of School:(

It is tradition to take first day of school pictures at the front door.  Kenzi grabbed a backpack and shoved some treasures inside and she was good to go!  As exciting as the beginning of school is, I just dread it.  I love having my kiddos home all summer!!  I am not ready for them to leave!  But I know they will do great and make some new, good friends.

Stampin' Up! Convention-August 2009

The Stampin' Up! convention is always so full of information, and ideas and so motivating!  My friend, Becky and I went together.  It was about 3 days long, and every minute was full and so fun!!  This is a picture of us walking on stage for having $20,000 in sales this past year.  Woo hoo!  ~Teri

Utah Trip-August 1, 2009

Kristie and I went to Utah for a week.   She was going to EFY (Especially for Youth) which is a week long youth conference with our church and I was going to the Stampin' Up! convention.  The day we got there, we went straight to Temple Square!  We were taking pictures in front of this water fall, and Elder Banks, a General Authority from our church asked if he could take a picture of use together.  How nice!
This is the majestic Salt Lake Temple.  It took 40 years to build and it is absolutely amazing!
Kristie and I went to the Visitor's Center near the Temple and one of the missionaries took our picture below the statue of Christ.  It is so beautiful!!
We toured the Conference Center which is another incredible building.  It just love hearing all the little facts about it throughout the tour.  I never tire of the tours and information I can learn there!
This picture was taken as we were leaving Temple Square.  It shows the Book of Mormon in all different languages.  Kristie is pointing to German.  She is in her fourth year of German and loves it!  Now Carson has started his first year of German.  We have many German ancestors:)  

The second day we were there, we met up with our dear friends, the Sorensens. Lori and I took Kristie to Brigham Young University in Provo where her youth conference was.  Lori and I got to spend the day together:)  What a treat for me!

The next day I met my friend, Marietta and we went to the temple together and then to do family history in the ENORMOUS family history library.  She is a family history specialist, so she really knows what to do and where to go to find things.  It was so nice to spend the day with her!

David and Danielle's Wedding Reception-August 1st

Danielle and David got married on January 22, 2009 and had their reception August 1, 2009.  It was in Nana and Grandpa's backyard and was just beautiful!  It was a gorgeous day and everything was just perfect!

Kenzi is dancing with David (she says "DABID") ON his feet!  Love it!  ~Teri

EFY and Casey Day!! July 13, 2009

Today we took Carson to a youth conference (Especially For Youth-EFY) in Columbus.  I am so excited for him!  It is from Monday through Saturday and there are spiritual classes, fun dances and activities and a service project.  Your testimony grows SO much when you are there!  This is the first time he can go, since you have to be 14 years old.  He will have a GREAT time!  After we dropped him off, we were able to spend time with our dear friends, the Caseys, who moved to Columbus.  I always treasure this time with my sweet friend, Sharon.  We never have enough time together, but we truly love the time we DO have!!  Molly and Camryn are about 10 weeks apart in age and they LOVE being together!  The more Molly Days we have, the better!
Doesn't this look like Riley just told Kenzi a secret?  Callahan loves to play with Riley when we are at the Caseys!  Kenzi loves Riley too!
Here are the girls!  Kristie was at girl's camp, so she couldn't come, but she and Megan usually have a great time together:) ~Teri

Last cousin day:( July 5,2009

This was our last day with our cousins:(  We had hugs all around and all around again.  Luckily, they will be back at Christmas!!  We had a nice dinner at my parents and got to play for awhile. Thank you so much for coming to Cleveland Burnetts!!  We love you all and miss you already! ~Teri

Strongsville's Best Kept Secret

We love going to the Backyard Preserve behind the Rec Center.  There is just a small trail through the woods, but you can forget your cares and enjoy nature and not get lost!!  They have picnic tables and a little amphitheater too!  We took our cousins there while they were here:)  ~Teri

Cleveland Zoo-July 3, 2009

I love this picture of Scott and Rob.  They look like brothers:)
The kid crew:)
Oh my, that bug is WAY too large for me!  I hid behind the camera:)
Sophie loves stuffed animals and this little koala is REAL!
We went to the Zoo with the Marchants:)  It's always nice to spend time with good friends! Hear me, Camryn????  ~Teri

Happy Birthday Jacob and Carson! July 1 and 2, 2009

This was Uncle Chris, Ben and Jacob's last night with us, so we celebrated the boys' birthdays and took cute pictures.
I love this picture of Aunt Marie and Carson!  Marie, my mom and I are not usually in the pictures because we are running around taking the pictures like proud mamas!!

It was Jacob's 15th birthday and Carson's 14th birthday!!  July 1 and 2:) ~Teri

Just playin' around! July 2009

Doesn't matter where we are, we are takin' pictures and havin' fun!
That may be the last tackle by Uncle Mike as Carson is ONE inch away from being as tall as him!
Peri NEEDS a dog!!!!
Squishin' Camryn!!  ~Teri

Kyle's Graduation Dinner-June 27

We went to BW-3 for Kyle's Graduation dinner.  We are a picture taking family, so we spent lots of time taking pictures and having fun:)  Congratulations Kyle!!  We are proud of you and we love you!  ~Teri

Whipp's Ledges-June 27

We went on a picnic and hiking at Whipp's Ledges in Hinckley.  As we were walking up to the pavillon to eat, we saw a mama raccoon and her baby.  SO cute!  We had a fun picnic, spitting watermelon seeds and catching grapes in our mouths.  We ARE a talented bunch!! Ha!  As you can see, we had a ball hiking all over.  Kenzi was such a trooper, she just kept trying to keep up with the big kids!!  ~Teri