speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Daddy/Kid Night!
- 07/14/13 02:30 PM
So we had our weekly daddy kid night. My 4th in line, Grant, was the next in line! We had a great night. First, he picked out the menu, then we bought everything together, prepped everything together and then cooked together. Tonight's menu......
Caesar Salad; Grilled Asparagus with a tomato salsa and a cherry balsamic; Burger Bar with Jalepenos; Sherbert Freezes for dessert (Orange, Rainbow, or Lime) topped with Raspberries!
The night that the kid gets to cook....he gets a special pop or soda and mom always gets served first, but the cook doesn't have to clean up!
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Living the Life with My Youngest
- 02/17/13 01:49 PM
I love going to church. I go almost daily for a weekend mass or just for hanging around a bit in prayer at adoration. But Sundays are pretty much a mandatory thing in our family. When I joined Active Rain, my youngest was just a newbie floating around the Bettag household. Now, this little kindergartner is an over the top angel....just like her mother. Here she is looking her best with her Sunday best.
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Making Your Kids Smile...Makes You Smile....
- 01/12/13 11:21 PM
Again....tis past week my kids and I gave mom a bit of reprieve by taking all 5 kids to our farm up north. Fortunately, close by we have a little ski hill that they call "Sunburst Ski Area." It's really just a beginner bump, but for all of my kids who don't know any different, it might as well be Vail, Colorado.
Here, I'm riding the lift with my 2nd boy, Jake and heading up the lift with him.
You'd think he'd died and gone to heaven. He knows that there's better slopes out there, but he's just thrilled to be … (7 comments)
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Last vestiges of Summer!!!
- 09/23/12 12:22 PM
Gotta say that I love my summer. It was great and it was all about work, fun, and most importantly...GOD AND FAMILY! We had a lot of fun, and I think that I hate school more than the kids. I thought I was done with homework when I graduated law school.... Mostly I like the freedoms to do what I want to do with my family whenever I want to! Here's the last big vacation of our sumer at Washington Island, in Door County, Wisconsin!
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Best Buds!!!
- 09/09/12 11:24 AM
So I think to myself....what a great family I have. I'm saying this after my night tonight with a lot of crazy times with my kids bickering. Sometimes I call them "THE BICKERSONS," but in general, they're inseparable.
So here is my 7 and 5 year old during the end of summer getaway at Door County.
For some odd reason, these two are inseparable. Goota love it!
Happy Sunday...and Happy Speechless Sunday!!!!
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Date Night in Door County
- 08/19/12 03:07 AM
So we just got back yesterday from our "summer vacation." We spent it in Door County. We have a farm just south of Kohler, but we're on a land contract and, as a result, are spending less and less time there as we proceed in transitioning to the new buyers living their dreams. So....in an effort to further detach us from what we like, we spent our big summer vacation with all 5 kids up in Sturgeon Bay. In any event, wanted to enjoy just one night of piece and quiet. Here's Michelle and I on our vacation. Too bad it's … (4 comments)
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - One Reason We Love Door County
- 08/05/12 10:48 AM
So...we had the best fourth of July ever up in Door County Wisconsin this past summer. It was a great time had by all. We have scheduled our summer vacation up at Door County as well. Here's one overwhelming reason why we keep going back. For me....enough said!!!! Hope you enjoy.
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - THE LAUNCH!!!!
- 04/01/12 12:58 PM
So last fall, I finally get my raft done in our pond. I build it with the kids and we all have a blast. I get a bunch of barrels from Coca-Cola to use as floats, but silly me....I just assume that they're sealed, but I didn't check to see if they were sealed. Well....this 300 pound contraption gets launched and 3 of the four are good to go. I had to wait til spring to get it swapped out. Never have enough people to help lift the darn thing, so I attach a rope to the corner, throw it over … (7 comments)
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Happy Dad and Happy Daughter
- 03/25/12 12:31 PM
I gotta tell you that I love being a dad. It's been 4 years since we've had our last child, Tessa. Today we're heading to the Daddy - Daughter date dance, but Tessa isn't going. Rather she's been crying that older sister Claire is going to this Hawiian Themed Dance. So, in my best efforts to put a smile on her, I try to entertain. It worked...until I put her down to walk out the door. In any event....it's still fun being a dad!
I just love the look on her face. You don't even have to know the kid to … (5 comments)
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Getting Ready for Summer!!!
- 03/10/12 11:36 PM
I used to work at a Camp in Colorado when I was in college. We had a 12 by 12 foot raft. I was the head lifeguard and the Atheletic Director. It was awesome. In any event, many years later, when we got our new house it came with a 1 acre pond. I couldn't wait for me to build the same 12 by 12 foot raft.
Guess What?
We get about 100 gallons a minute coming up through the underground springs and it's about 40 degrees. Yesterday we waded out to bring the raft back and today we're going swimming … (13 comments)
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Sometimes the Best Gifts Need a Cleaning As Well
- 03/04/12 11:20 AM
So tonight is family night. I get to cook with my kids...but prior to the great night of cooking, I got both of my girls in the tub for a little rub-a-dub-dub. Claire, my 9 year old, and Tessa, my soon to be 5 year old, said it'd be great if we took a fun picture. So...while getting ready for tomorrow's school, I just couldn't resist! How fun!!!
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speechless sunday photos: Door County Vacation - Wordless Wednesday
- 02/22/12 04:54 AM
Great summer retro shot.....My Oldest Boy, Brett, was on Grandpa's boat this summer. We went to Door County and had a blast! It was so much fun. Here he "parked the boat" (can you do that?) in the middle of Lake Michigan and turned off the engine and let all the kids bail! Brett had a blast. It was a lot of fun!
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Rock & Roll Family
- 02/12/12 10:54 AM
So the gift that two of my 5 kids wanted this Christmas was a guitar. I got Jake and Claire a guitar and we had the best of times for a bit. They loved the theory of rock & rolling. In any event, 45+ days later, it's changed in that it's just a bit of work. Of course, they have their meathead father, teaching them how to play. However, now they see a bit of reward for their hard work....and here's a bit of fun....during a lax moment.
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - A feast with my beasts
- 01/22/12 09:33 AM
So, I rotate every week with my kids on who is cooking with dad on a Sunday night for the family. This week, it's Claire, my middle kid and oldest daughter. It was 20 degrees outside the house and we made baby back ribs and she really wanted shore lunch potatoes and onions. I really wasn't up for it as it's such a chore to prep.
I will say that it went over well. I got a beer and Claire had a virgin Strawberry Margarita while we cooked over an open fire. I've attached a photo of her with the ribs.
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Bathing Suits and Snow....You B Chillin!!!!!!
- 12/11/11 01:19 PM
So.....today was a fun day at the Bettag house. The 50,000 foot flyover went like this:
Church with the family; Homework; Basketball with just the 5 kids and myself; Watching the Packers Win......and....... Went into the steam room and let the kids run out and play in the snow and run back on it.
Check out All 3 Pictures below:
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Like Mother, Like Daughter
- 12/04/11 08:34 AM
Gotta tell you, I love my women. I don't think that I show my love for my wife nearly as much as I should, but I'll say that she does rock my world. She's a great wife and a great mom of 5. Our first two are boys and "boy" did my wife, pray, and pray, and pray, and pray for a girl. She got two of them. I imagine that it's for theses moments for them to bond. Like I said....a chip off the ole block
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Rock & Roll Daughters, Part II
- 11/20/11 10:42 AM
So....this past spring I went on my Daddy / Daughter date with my oldest daughter, Claire. We went to the Rock & Roll night. It was a lot of fun. I have some pretty awesome pictures with us looking like we were serious rockers. However, this time, we're just laughing and getting amped up for the big night. It was a good night had by all!
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Happy Halloween from the Princess!!!
- 11/06/11 06:19 AM
Pretty fun day last Friday at Tessa's pre-school. All the parents got to come in and watch the parade. It was fun. Of course, Tessa seems as if she just won prom queen. While I wouldn't want my kids vying for such an honor, I would be thrilled to here being the queen of a great family someday. Seems to me as if she's go the walk down just perfectly!
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - More Ridiculous Fun at the Bettag House
- 10/30/11 03:00 PM
I used to work at a camp in Colorado during my summers. It was a blast. I was the athletic director and I was the head lifeguard as well. So.....what I decided is that we had to have a huge pond as well as the same big raft that we hung out on all summer. 12 foot by 12 foot. Here we are...day #1, unloading the wood. Me and my youngest 4 unloading the wood. Today, we are all done except for 4 boards. We have 2 of the 4 barrels in place and am ready to do the launch! … (6 comments)
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speechless sunday photos: Speechless Sundays - Family fun after Mass!
- 10/30/11 03:06 AM
So....at our farm we have to travel about a half hour to go to mass. So, last weekend, we decided to do it on Saturday afternoon/evening. We were having a sleep over with cousins anyway. Needless to say, the church in Sheboygan Falls is attached to the parochial school. After every single mass.....my kids do the old fashion man powered.....
merry go round. I was exhausted afterwards. But they could do the old fashioned entertainment forever....provided dad gets new batteries in his body.
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So we had our weekly daddy kid night. My 4th in line, Grant, was the next in line! We had a great night. First, he picked out the menu, then we bought everything together, prepped everything together and then cooked together. Tonight's menu......
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