The kids and I are having a fantastic time in Anaheim at the Showstopper Competition. For the kids, all of their Solo and Group numbers scored in the Gold award category. Thursday was a full day with Sean and Savannah performing their Mexican Folklorico routines Then Savannah’s Polynesian class performed their number followed by Sean […]
The Family Reunion Photo
July 16, 2008 by Leave a Comment
We recently had a wonderful opportunity to have a mini family reunion with my Mother and Sisters in Michigan. With one sister living in Michigan, one living in Florida, myself living in Arizona and my Mother also in Florida, we don’t get to see each other often enough. The kids really enjoyed the opportunity to […]
Savannah’s First Video Production
July 14, 2008 by 1 Comment
During many of our vacations, Savannah has enjoyed time taking video of the various things we have been doing. She knows that Suzanne will spend a bunch of time later editing the video to create a DVD of the experience. She was so interested in doing this herself that last Christmas we got her a […]
Michigan Vacation Pictures Uploaded
July 12, 2008 by 3 Comments
This weekend, we have uploaded images and created a Michigan Vacation Photo Gallery from our recent family reunion trip to Michigan. This was a wonderful vacation and I think the pictures show it. The beautiful sunset pictures over Lake Huron are not to be missed. We still need to get a few captions on some […]
Tune-in to the Showstopper Live Webcast
July 10, 2008 by 1 Comment
The Showstopper National Dance finals have a live web-cast of the dance competition so friends and family from across the world can view our dance routines online. We’ll be out in Anaheim next week for the competition. The competition schedule was released this week. The process of viewing the dances on the web is pretty […]
Summer Vacation in Michigan
July 6, 2008 by 3 Comments
While Michigan is not known as a summer resort destination, it turned out to be a great destination for our family reunion this summer. One of the best parts of our trip was our home base, my sister-in-law’s/brother-in-law’s place in Shelby Township. The house couldn’t have been a better fit for our group. There was […]
I’m In Love With Frankenmuth and Bronner’s
June 30, 2008 by 8 Comments
What a great day we had in Frankenmuth, Michigan. First, we visited the World’s Largest Christmas Market, Bronner’s! I have been bugging Mr. Papa to get an artificial tree for safety reasons for years. Our real trees are beautiful for about a week, and then no matter how careful I am to water the tree […]
Vacation Finally Here!
June 28, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Well, finally its here! A vacation. Right about now, we are jetting our way to Michigan for a little family reunion. I am in desperate need of a vacation as this will essentially be my first of the year. We did take a week back in March for a Pechuls family reunion, but I was […]
Summer Dance Recital
June 8, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This weekend was the annual Summer dance recital for Suzanne and the kids and their Alma Dolores International Dance Studio. This is a two night performance of the all the kids and adults that have been working on dances since the end of the year show. The first night is usually a fun, high energy […]
Cruise Talk Central Getting Noticed Again
May 17, 2008 by Leave a Comment
I know I have said this before, but our Cruise Talk Central site continues to grow in popularity. You have probably heard in the new recently about the lady that went overboard on the NCL Dream Ship. Well, yesterday Suzanne wrote a blog article about the incident. It has been a popular post in terms […]
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