FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

Jerry's first hair cut at the hand's of Bernice!!

Not bad eh?

James and his new Sunday clothes

Our Trip to Galena, Illinois

On our way to Galena, Illinois. For those of you who don't know, it is like Sun Valley in Idaho; and for those of you who don't know what that is, it is a big, fancy ski resort/Historic town on both accounts. Here Jerry is visualizing what it must be like to drive a new Smart Car. For those of you who don't know, it is 3 feet shorter than a Mini. -Jerry
Union General Grant's home in Galena. Most everything inside is original. Very neat to tour.
A view of Galena, of which 90% of the buildings are on the National historic register.

The Main Men in My Life

The love of my life is off working hard to bring in the bacon.
This is for Mrs. Susan... he fits! He grows by leaps and bounds and I still can't get him to smile. I guess I'll have to come up with some funnier jokes. Anybody got any ideas?

A visit from Marie

Check out the awesome automn fall colours!!!
Little James is checking out his Auntie Ri.

Jerry, Bernice, and James at the bottom St. Louis Canyon in Starved Rock Park.
Jerry, Bernice, James and Marie on the "boardwalk"...
Jerry messed around with the camera a bit and Marie turned out b-e-a-utifully!
The gorgeous fall foliage.

Can't figure out how to get rid of the extra photo... but now you can gawk again for the first time...

Some recent pictures of our little man...

Hanging out on the Papasan...Trying to focus makes me cross-eyed!

Our Family Portrait

James' Baptism

This shall be my entry into the world of blogging. Hopefully it will be easier for others to keep up to date with our growing little family...

The Baptism of James Leslie Haveman, November 4, 2007:

The cutest little bambino ever!! (so I'm a wee bit partial...)
Our little family...
Oma and Opa Hanemaayer and James...
Uncle Antoni and James...