For Dad...

Here's next year's lawn ornament:

For Sean...

Okay, people. I guess it's that time of year again. Since Spencer just got thrown in last year, the rotation didn't work this year because Mike and Min ended up giving to themselves. So I just kind of readjusted it. Hopefully everyone agrees? If theres an issue, feel free to comment!

Will any of you prodigals be here this Christmas? I know we will, sniff sniff, for one last Christmas.

Mike and Mindy - Jared and Kristen
Sean and Keli - Bryan and Kirsten
Jared and Kristen - Michelle and Ken
Bryan and Kirsten - Spencer and ?
Michelle and Ken - Mike and Mindy
Spencer and ? - Sean and Keli

I forget, do we give to all the grandkids, or just the ones in the family we have?

I have started my own blog

Just to let everyone know, I have finally started my own blog called the Richards Family. How original I know. Anyway, I hope your enjoy our blog. I will try to post the best I can.

Michelle

Happy Birthday!!

We just wanted to wish Kirsten a Happy Birthday!! I hope that you had a great day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Love,
Michelle, Ken and Tressa

Happy Birthday!!!

I wanted to wish Emma, Aimee and Keli HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
I hope that you guys had a wonderful birthday and got what you wanted.
We love you.

Ken, Michelle, and Tressa

Happy Birthday, Aaron!!!

I just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Aaron. I hope that you have a great day. I can't believe that you are 9 yrs old. Have fun and enjoy the summer off. We can't wait to see you when you come to Grandma Clayton's house.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Love
Ken, Michelle, and Tressa

Abby and Claire

Just thought I would put the link on the blog. These pictures are adorable!

Vacationing in Cincinnati

This past week we went to Cincinnati to visit with Ken's family. Phil and Bonnie are in the process of moving from Boston to Charlotte, NC. They are staying with Ken's parents until they start their job mid July. Tressa had a blast playing with her cousins Sadie and Matt. Although, Matt was a little jealous with Tressa because he was not the baby of the house. Towards the end, Matt would be nice to her and would play well with her. Sadie just adored Tressa and cried when we left for home.

While we were there, the kids played outside in the little kiddy pool on the deck. The adults went and saw Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The day before we left we went to the Ohio Caverns in Northwest Ohio. We had a great time visiting, now it is time for reality to set in and Ken starting his job a couple of days ago.

Here are some pictures from our trip.

Tressa enjoying a summer hot day in the pool.

Here we are taking a tour in the Ohio Caverns.

Tressa touching her first cave formation.

Tressa with her cousins Sadie (5 yrs.) and Matt (2 yrs.).

Happy Birthday Mom!

We Heart you!

We have moved in.

I just thought everyone should know that we have moved into our first home this past weekend. We are now residing in Illinois. Here is our address and new phone number:

3007 N. Sheridan Rd.
Peoria, IL 61604

(309)966-1841

We are slowly getting everything clean and unpacked. The sellers didn't really clean to the Clayton's perfection. So I have been going through room by room and really cleaning to my liking. We have enjoyed it so far. We just got our internet, cable and phone put in yesterday, so we can now communicate with the world. Anyone is welcomed to visit us. We could take a trip to Nauvoo and see the sites of Illinois.

Happy Birthday Mike!

What are you, like 40 now?

Happy Birthday!

Happy b-day Spencer, you rock. Hope you have a great birthday.

Cousin fun in TX

The Viginia cousins came to visit the Texas cousins this last week and everyone had a great time. Here are a few pictures. For more look here.


Alex and Isaac at the pool.



At the Alamo



At the temple

Shrek the Third, here we come.

Thanks to Grandma for being a kid at heart and loving movies as much as we do. If only you could hear Maggie say Shrek the Third in her "Maggienese".

Freck da Firt.

Happy Mother's Day

Mom wanted to see updated pictures of Isaac and Clara, so here they are... Happy Mother's Day Mom, you're the best!

Since no one else has mentioned it...

Happy Birthday Ken!!!
You're getting old ;)

BTW... congrats on graduation and becoming Dr. Richards!

Tressa's First Steps

At nine months old, Tressa is walking about six to eight steps at a time. If you would like to see her walking there is a video on the Richards website. Click on this link and it will take you to her video.

http://206.206.60.52/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=11470

Enjoy!!!

Happy Birthday to Claire!!! I hope that it was a good one.

Love,
Ken, Michelle and Tressa

Embracing her gray!

Happy Birthday Clara!!!

I know that it is a day early, but I thought I should wish Clara a Happy Birthday before I forget to do it tomorrow. HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, CLARA!!!!

Happy Birthday Mindy!

Sorry we can't be there. Hope you had a good birthday/Easter.

Happy Easter!!!

We wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter!!! Here are some pics of Tressa in her Easter dress. I hope that everyone had a great day.

I can't believe that Tressa will be 9 months this coming Friday. She is doing great and so are Ken and I.

Ken said this is Tressa seducive look.
HAPPY EASTER!!!

We have purchased our first home!!

Well, it is official. We have now purchased our first home in Peoria, IL. Ken and I both fell in love with the house the minute we walked in, we knew it was home. Click on this link and it will take you to the pictures we took of the house.

http://206.206.60.52/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=53


Enjoy.

Some news that we have been waiting for...

is posted on Min's blog. Check it out.

We are heading to....

Hey everyone,

Today was Match Day. Ken and I found out where we are going for residency. We are moving at the end of May to Peoria, IL. Ken is really excited to go. Me, on the other hand, did not want to go. The more I think about it and let it sink in the more excited I am about trying some place new.

Video of Tressa crawling

Happy Valentine's Anniversary

First let me say Happy Valentine's to everyone...

Now, Happy Anniversary to Bryan and Kirsten!

Hope everyone has a day full of LOVE.

A Day Late...

Happy Birthday Abby! We remembered you all day yesterday, but didn't quite make it to the blog. Hope you had a great 3rd birthday!

a little help here...

Will someone please tell me what Jared and Kristen's house number - I know the rest of the address :) I have gotten it before, but it's not in my address book.

Our ranking list for residency!!!

Well, we just thought we would let you guys know that we have sent in our Ranking List for the Residency program. Here's are the top 5 places in order that we ranked:

1. Indianapolis, IN
2. Cincinnati, OH
3. Columbus, OH
4. Peoria, IL
5. Marshall University in Hunnington, WV

We are aiming for Indianapolis, Ken really liked the program and for one thing we get free dental, medical and eye insurance. Who can top that? We talked to residents here in Louisville and they are spending $500 a month on insurance. We will find out on March 15th, Match day, where we will be going. I will let you guys know where we end up in June.

Tressa at 6 months

Tressa got this activity zone for Christmas. She loves it.

She can now drink out of a sippy cup.

Here she is standing beside furniture. We are still trying to teach her to crawl.

She went with her daddy to the University downtown. When they returned, she was wearing his hat and watching me run on the treadmill.

Mom wanted me to post pictures of Tressa as she is growing up because we are the Richards who do not have ichat. Here is Tressa at 6 months old. We are teaching her how to crawl and stand up against the couch. She has already mastered drinking out of her sippy cup. Oh, how they grow up so quickly?

Michelle