432, 303, 81

432 pieces of bacon, 303 sausage links, countless pancakes and that is what I know we did last Sunday at the Pancake bfast at Maryland Heights! The best number is 81 and that is the number of bags of groceries we collected for Community Helping Ministries! Thanks to everyone who helped, ate and brought food! J.D. and Jimmy were the sausage chefs - don't make me explain this picture!

Jeff and Diane were at one of the pancake stations!

Carla cooking pancakes and Mom mixing batter!

Nancy working on cooking the bacon (in the oven!)

Dad was in charge of coffe and drinks!

Monticello Moments

Marlin and Carolyn made a quick run Friday up to Monticello for Matt's last official game of the season (JV doesn't go to playoffs but he will still be dressing for varsity) The bonus was that Jake and Kelsey were also in Monticello for the weekend. This was Mom and Dad's first opportunity to meet Kelsey! Grandma had the camera out and everyone was posing :) Matt has to wear a shirt and tie to school on game day and then to game! Isn't he handsome?

Kelsey is a little "dwarfed" by the Kruse guys!

Pictures with Grandpa and Grandma - - - when did Mom get so short?

Our Family "Sweethearts"

Mom and Dad - married 51 years
Lori and Rod - married 25 years

J.D. and Carla - married 23 years

Aunt Nancy's sweethearts!

Uh - Oh!

Some pics from the archives - Having so much fun loading our squirt guns with Dad/Uncle J.D. andthen something must not have gone so well for Colton!

Don't you just love looking back?

Early Valentines

Today the Divas gathered for an early Valentine lunch at our home. We enjoyed good food, good laughs and shared memories of our days together at Rose Acres school.

It is all about HOOPS for Matthew

Matt is a freshman at Monticello High School. He is playing JV ball as a starter and dressing for Varsity. Aunt Nancy, Eric, Kyle, Grandma and Grandpa were there last Friday and Saturday for games - the JV won both of their games. UPDATE: Grandma and Grandpa are still in Monticello and the JV won big tonight and Matt played in the varsity game and they won also! Matt is an excellent free throw shooter!

A fierce competitor!

Their coach has them dress at school on game days and they wear a shirt/tie onthe bus and back home from their games!

Official Basketball Picture for 2010

Junior Varsity team at Monticello High School

We just got this picture - it is his NCAA First Team Summer Conference Picture - these are the freshman guys. He has been selected for this to be a mentor athlete. He will participate all through high school.

GO SAGES - GO MATT! We are all rooting for you!

It was time . . . .

for a new family photo! This was taken in 1995 at Mom and Dad's house. We haven't had another formal picture of all of us until Thanksgiving Day 2009. Do you think we have changed just a little!?! What handsome young men the little boys from above have become!