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  Pumpkins and Llamas and Hay, Oh My

  Stacey and Alex 12:43 pm on October 12, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cousins (6), grandparents, playing (30), Pleasure Valley Llamas, pumpkin farm

  

  Spent the afternoon this past Sunday at Pleasure Valley Llamas (and Pumpkin Farm) with Stacey’s parents and Stacey’s nephews Owen and Alejandro. It was our second year visiting. Zachary was too little to really enjoy it last year, but he really made up for it this year. Benjamin had good time again this year, too.

  A few pictures have been uploaded to Flickr if you’re interested:

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexfalkenberg/tags/pleasurevalleyllamaandpumpkinfarm/

  It’s well worth the $8 per wristband to enjoy all of the various activities there. Each wristband also includes a 20-pound pumpkin of your choice–picked from their patch yourself, or taken from carts near the entrance/exit. Larger pumpkins are $2 for every additional ten pounds over twenty, so a $40-lb pumpkin would only cost you an extra four bucks; a pretty good deal in the grand scheme of things-pumpkin. It’s located about 20 miles or so west of Random Lake, near Adell/Batavia. The farm’s website (linked above) has a map.

  We hope you enjoy the pictures.

   

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  From Benjamin's New Camera...

  Stacey and Alex 11:30 am on December 26, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: camera (3), Christmas (6), cousins (6), grandparents, holidays (9), Kidizoom (2), toys (8), VTech (2)

  

  Benjamin got a VTech Kidizoom camera for Christmas (thanks Nana and Papa!), and here are some of the pictures taken with it so far; all of these pictures are from the Christmas gathering this year in Sheboygan.

  

  The camera is a 0.3 megapixel toy, and not a serious camera by an stretch of the imagination. The images in this post are reduced in size and slightly sharpened; one or two have had contrast/brightness adjustments as well.

  

  The camera specs are as follows (taken from VTech’s website):

  .3 megapixels with 1.8" color screen

  Double viewer or LCD screen for easy photo taking

  Connector cables for TV or PC hook-up

  Photo editing capabilities

  SD card slot for extra memory

  3 preschool games for added fun

  Large hand bumpers for easy grip

  Changeable faceplates

  16MB internal memory (stores 200+ photos or up to 5 minutes of video)

  It’s very, very cool for what it is, and pretty inexpensive, too. It’s rubberized/ruggedized, and quite sturdy; it’s already been dropped quite a few times with no ill effects whatsoever. Oh, and if you buy one from Target (available both online and in their stores), it comes with a case, too…something that seems to be a Target-exclusive deal.

  

  None of the pictures in this post were taken by Benjamin…yet. He’s still getting used to using it (and LOVES the thing!), but as he gets a little better with the camera, you can bet we’ll post his pictures, too.  :)

   
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  A Few Pictures

  Stacey and Alex 18:28 pm on October 12, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: birthday (13), brother (12), grandparents, sibling (13), weight (8)

  Most of you should have received Zachary’s birth announcement moocards by now, and are here looking for more of the pictures we promised. We’re happy to report that they’re here.

  It’s not a ton of pictures, but it’s a start, and we hope to keep the pictures coming, of both Zachary and Benjamin. Please keep checking back for more!

  And remember, you can always contact us anytime, or register with us here and leave us comments on these pictures, or any pictures or anything else we post here…and basically keep in touch with us. We hope to hear from you!

  
  

   
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  Another Ballgame...

  Dad 16:54 pm on June 23, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: baseball (2), clapping (3), flirting, grandparents, talking (6), waving (3)

  Benjamin’s second Brewers game was last night. Brewers beat the Royals, rather decisively; I forget all the details, but it was a loooong game.

  Benjamin’s first Brewers game was last year in July.

  Benjamin was really great at the game! A man sitting in front of us was telling Stacey how he’d never imagine being able to bring his 18-month-old to a game, and he was stunned when we told him this was Benjamin’s second.

  The boy is a huge flirt! He had all of the women around us eating out of his hand, putting on a big show of smiles and playing shy…eventually blowing them kisses and passing around high-fives when the crowd was cheering a play.

  He was trying to do the wave with everyone, was clapping along when people were clapping, and just seemed to have a really awesome time. He did get a little cranky toward the end, but it was 2.5 hours past his bedtime, and I think he was just a little tired.

  We’ve been going to some local adult- and little-league softball and baseball games around town with Benjamin, too, and he seems to really enjoy watching the players and the ball flying around back and forth. We might have to get him a toddler T-ball set soon… ;)

   
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  Benjamin's new sibling...gender finally revealed!

  Stacey and Alex 22:00 pm on May 27, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: brother (12), grandparents, sibling (13)

  We were in Minnesota over the weekend for Amanda’s graduation gathering (congrats again, Amanda!), and we realized while we were there that it would be a perfect time to announce the sex of Benjamin’s soon-to-be-sibling to Stacey’s Dad’s side of the family, in person. We really only get to see that side of the family once or twice a year, so this was a great chance for us.

  Benjamin will be an older brother to a younger brother. In other words, we’re expecting a boy! (Coming in September!)

  So if you didn’t know already, now you do. ;)

  Since we were camping the rest of the weekend, and Stacey’s Mom’s parents were there, too, we were also able to tell them in person. This past weekend turned into great timing all around for us.

  We don’t have a name picked out yet. Figuring out Benjamin’s name took us a very long time, and this new baby’s name will be no different, we suspect, but we do have a couple of early ideas…

  Thanks for bearing with us with this website lately, too. We have a bunch of stuff to add, but it’s been a very busy spring/early summer so far. Bottom line: Benjamin’s doing great!

   
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  My Wisconsin Cousins

  Benjamin 16:11 pm on April 7, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cousins (6), Easter, grandparents, holidays (9), playing (30)

  This picture was taken the day before Easter 2007 at my grandparent’s house. I was in a great mood when we started taking pictures, but when this one was taken, I wanted to get DOWN!

  

  From left to right are my cousins Alejandro (Ollie), Lydia, Laura and me, and Owen. Lydia and Laura are sisters, and Ollie and Owen are brothers. I love them all very much, and they all seem to love me, too! They’re GRRRRRRRRREAT!

  I had a great time with them finding eggs and putting them in a basket today. I found them all!