MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hi Family! We just want to wish all of our wonderful children, children-in-loves, and 15 awesome grandchildren a very Merry and Blessed Christmas Day!! Can't wait to meet our newest little grandbaby in 2011, Cambree Madison!

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!

It's an okay picture, right? Well hope your Christmas is bright and cheery and that we all remember that it's Christ's birthday that we are celebrating! Sure wish all the Philadelphia Koehler's, all 8 of them, could be with us this year!! You will be missed!! Onward to our celebration!!

LOVE THIS MONTH!

Did you know that I love the month of December? There are lots of reasons, so let me list a few:
1. It's my birthday
2. Everything is so festive
3. Snow
4. Holiday celebrations

And certainly not the least of these but the first, it's Jesus' birthday. We all love celebrating Christmas. It is indeed a great family holiday. It's so wonderful, fun, memorable and exciting getting together over the holiday and exchanging gifts, making memories, talking, sharing, celebrating! Thank you God, for sending your Son to us!!

It's Thanksgiving month! I'm so happy it's finally here! It's fun to already think of all that we'll have on our Thanksgiving table. In fact my grocery list is done and I'm ready to shop. One thing I'm waiting for is the turkey to go on sale. But Frank said that he read that turkey's are going to be more expensive this year, go figure, what isn't? Who cares, I'm still thankful, even for an expensive Turkey. It will be a wonderful day, but we sure will miss our family in Philadelphia. It'll be different that's for sure. We'll be thinking of you all and hoping that your first Thanksgiving in PA. will be your best yet!! How can it not be with a new baby to be thankful for :-) We'll have a very thankful day too with all our dear ones with us. I'm so thankful for my family and all the blessings God has poured on us. You 25 people are my life and I love you all!!!!

GRANDCHILD #15

Of course this post is going to be about the fact that grandchild #15 is a GIRL!!! We just found out on Sept. 16th!! It's so exciting!!! So 3 boys and now 3 girls for Eric & Tonia. How delightful!! And for the grandchild chart it's still the boys beating but the girls are catching up!! ONE MORE granddaughter and it would be equal :-) 8 grandsons and 7 granddaughters!! Who could ask for anything more??

WE'RE HAVING GRANDCHILD #15!!!

Happy days are here again. . . just this week we learned that another Koehler baby is on the way!! Eric & Tonia are having their 6th baby and we are so very excited, for them and for us :-) We love babies that's for sure!!! We will pray for this new little one every day for health and strength while he/she is growing in the womb :-) What a beautiful thought!! We will pray that he/she grows to love God with all their heart! And we will pray that we can get out to Philadelphia very soon after the birth!!! I think I need to get a job :-) Thank you God for giving to our family another child to love and cherish and grandparent along the way!!

CAMERON'S COMING!

WOW! It's so exciting! Cameron is coming "back home" to Illinois for a few days!!! We'll even get to celebrate the first holiday of the summer with him! We're so excited! Thank you Eric & Tonia for letting him come. It is such a special 8th grade graduation gift to him. . . and to us :-)