New Big Wheel !

Here is a short video of Hayden enjoying his new big wheel from Santa.

His new big wheel has a bar that you pull up on to raise the back wheels 

and let small multi-directional wheels take over to wipe out.

Nolan Dancing to Christmas Songs

Nolan is getting excited about Christmas and is showing off his dance moves.
Click on link below to view video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmex3WKiJsA

A Few State Football Pictures

Fawcett Stadium in Canton was voted the #1 place 

to watch a football game in the state of Ohio.

The scoreboard pretty much tells you all you need to know 

about how the game went.

Both teams coming together after the game to shake hands.

Herman and Pauline Poeppelman Family

Sunday the Herman and Pauline Poeppelman family got together

to celebrate Christmas at the Houston Community Center.  

Grandma Pauline and Grandpa Herman,

 Uncle Rich Eilerman (Mildred) and Thelma Poeppelman are deceased.

click picture to enlarge

State Football Final Pairings

2011 OHSAA Football Championships Schedule

Friday, December 2 - click matchup to view box score
11:00 a.m.	Division V State Championship Game - Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium14-0 Kirtland vs. 11-3 Coldwater
3:00 p.m.	Division III State Championship Game - Canton Fawcett Stadium10-3 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney vs. 14-0 Springfield Shawnee
7:00 p.m.	Division II State Championship Game - Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium13-1 Avon vs. 14-0 Trotwood-Madison
Saturday, December 3 - click matchup to view box score
11:00 a.m.	Division VI State Championship Game - Canton Fawcett Stadium12-2 New Washington Buckeye Central vs. 12-2 Maria Stein Marion Local
3:00 p.m.	Division IV State Championship Game - Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium13-1 Creston Norwayne vs. 14-0 Kenton
7:00 p.m.	Division I State Championship Game - Canton Fawcett Stadium12-2 Cleveland St. Ignatius vs. 12-2 Pickerington High School Central

Final Four ! Delphos & Marion To Do Battle Again.

Region 22
#1   LEIPSIC (9 - 1)    51
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Leipsic HS Site / Contact Info	#1   LEIPSIC (10 - 1)    34  OTs: 2
#8   ARCADIA (7 - 3)    0
	11/12 - 7:00 PM @ Tiffin Columbian HS Site / Contact Info	#1   LEIPSIC (11 - 1)    20
#4   EDGERTON (8 - 2)    39
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Edgerton HS Site / Contact Info	#5   McCOMB (8 - 3)    26
#5   McCOMB (7 - 3)    49
		11/19 - 7:00 PM @ Findlay HS Site / Contact Info	DELPHOS ST. JOHN'S   (10 - 3)
#2   DELPHOS ST. JOHN'S (7 - 3)    55
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Delphos Stadium Park Site / Contact Info	#2   DELPHOS ST. JOHN'S (8 - 3)    35
#7   TOL. OTTAWA HILLS (7 - 3)    0
	11/12 - 3:00 PM @ BGSU Site / Contact Info	#2   DELPHOS ST. JOHN'S (9 - 3)    28
#3   TIFFIN CALVERT (8 - 2)    42
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Tiffin Columbian HS Site / Contact Info	#3   TIFFIN CALVERT (9 - 2)    0
#6   EDON (7 - 3)    20

Region 24
#1   MARIA STEIN MARION LOCAL (8 - 2)    53
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Marion Local HS Site / Contact Info	#1   MARIA STEIN MARION LOCAL (9 - 2)    41
#8   LOCKLAND (7 - 3)    0
	11/12 - 7:00 PM @ Lima Senior HS Site / Contact Info	#1   MARIA STEIN MARION LOCAL (10 - 2)    28
#4   LEWISBURG TRI-COUNTY NORTH (8 - 2)    12
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Tri-County North HS Site / Contact Info	#5   ADA (9 - 2)    14
#5   ADA (8 - 2)    49
		11/19 - 7:00 PM @ Wapakoneta HS Site / Contact Info	MARIA STEIN MARION LOCAL   (11 - 2)
#2   FORT LORAMIE (9 - 1)    34
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Fort Loramie HS Site / Contact Info	#2   FORT LORAMIE (10 - 1)    7
#7   CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY (7 - 3)    14
	11/12 - 7:00 PM @ Wapakoneta HS Site / Contact Info	#6   MINSTER (9 - 3)    0
#3   SPRING. CATHOLIC CENTRAL (8 - 2)    13
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Springfield Catholic Central HS Site / Contact Info	#6   MINSTER (8 - 3)    30
#6   MINSTER (7 - 3)    48

Re-Match of Last Year in the MAC.

2011 OHSAA Boys Football Division VI Regional Tournament

Region 24
#1   MARIA STEIN MARION LOCAL (8 - 2)    53
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Marion Local HS Site / Contact Info	#1   MARIA STEIN MARION LOCAL (9 - 2)    41
#8   LOCKLAND (7 - 3)    0
	11/12 - 7:00 PM @ Lima Senior HS Site / Contact Info	#1   MARIA STEIN MARION LOCAL (9 - 2)
#4   LEWISBURG TRI-COUNTY NORTH (8 - 2)    12
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Tri-County North HS Site / Contact Info	#5   ADA (9 - 2)    14
#5   ADA (8 - 2)    49
		11/19 - 7:00 PM @ Wapakoneta HS Site / Contact Info	Winner
#2   FORT LORAMIE (9 - 1)    34
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Fort Loramie HS Site / Contact Info	#2   FORT LORAMIE (10 - 1)    7
#7   CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY (7 - 3)    14
	11/12 - 7:00 PM @ Wapakoneta HS Site / Contact Info	#6   MINSTER (8 - 3)
#3   SPRING. CATHOLIC CENTRAL (8 - 2)    13
11/05 - 7:00 PM @ Springfield Catholic Central HS Site / Contact Info	#6   MINSTER (8 - 3)    30
#6   MINSTER (7 - 3)    48

Cone Head

Poor Bascom is dealing with a protective cone for one week

 to prevent him from ripping open his stitches on his stomach. 

Bascom had a mass removed from his stomach that fortunately was not cancer.

Go Fly A Kite !

Sunday was a perfect day to fly a kite and that is exactly 

what Holly and Hayden did. 

Congratulations to the Winner and Moeller Families !

Congratulations to Michele & Jason Winner

Jack Benjamin Winner

9lbs 1 oz
20.5"
Born at 1:05 am. 11/3/11

Borchers Hay Ride 2011

The annual Borchers Hay Ride was this past Sunday. 

We had an absolute perfect crisp fall day to take a ride and play outside.

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Here is a closeup of Hayden's Grandpa Ed corrupting his mind.

I think Ed's persistence is starting to payoff as you can see Hayden 

is holding up the Cubs Frisbee. 

Here is the crew taking off from the farm and heading towards

Don and Treva's out of town. 

The kids had fun running and hiding in the meadow

 behind  Don and  Treva's woods . 

Halloween 2011

Last night was trick or treat in Russia.

Hayden wanted to be a mean looking jack-o-lantern.

All I can say is thank God Halloween is only once a year. 

Car seats were not meant for fat pumpkins.

GRACE IS 4 ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE !

Grace (My Godchild) turns 4 years old today !

(click on pictures to enlarge)

Here is a picture of us back  in 2009 that I came across.

Grace blowing out her trick candles with 

her Grandpa Jerry Bensman off to the side.

A very sad day in Maria Stein

Last night I attended the viewing of Aubrey Bruns the daughter of John and Becky (Kramer) Bruns. My heart goes out to the Bruns and Kramer families and I will keep you in my prayers.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

 ¹³ Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. ¹⁴ For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. ¹⁵ According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. ¹⁶ For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. ¹⁷ After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. ¹⁸ Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Nolan is ONE !

Nolan turned one this weekend and was not feeling too hot.

We had a nice party for him, but afterwards he slept for 13 straight hours.

Nolan getting ready to attack his birthday cake.

Big brother Hayden already has Nolan doing the grunt work.

Click the link to view the video.

http://gallery.me.com/pupman#100338/Nolan%20pushing%20Hayden

Gethsemani Retreat in Trappist Ky.

This past weekend I spent three days in Trappist Ky with the Trappist Monks. 

I can't put into words the life long effect this will have on my life. 

This is basically a silent retreat that allows you total freedom to do as much or 

as little as you want. If you want to attend all of their services and participate in the

 Psalms you can or spend hours upon hours hiking through the hills and

woods because they have over 1200 acres available to you.  

http://www.monks.org/index.html

Click on picture below to expand

Below is a schedule of a typical day with the Monks. 

DAILY SCHEDULE

Monday/Saturday                                  3:15 am Vigils                                  5:45 am Lauds                                  6:15 am Eucharist                                  7:30 am Terce                                  12:15 pm Sext                                  2:15 pm None                                  5:30 pm Vespers                                  7:00 pm Rosary                                  7:30 pm Compline                  Sunday                  3:15 am Vigils                  6:45 am Lauds                  10:20 am Terce                  10:30 am Eucharist                  12:15 pm Sext                   2:15 pm None                   5:30 pm Vespers                   7:00 Rosary         7:15 pm Benediction/Compline

I stood on a hill across the street and took the following pictures

to give you an idea of what the lay of the land looks like.

Picture of the Abbey

Here is a view from my resting place along the many trails available.

Picture Time! Hayden Five and Nolan soon to be One

Click here for the proof album

Thomas The Train !

The boys were very excited to finally get to ride on Thomas The Train

Here is a shot of big brother explaining how things are going to work.

Nolan decided that licking the windows passed time waiting for departure.

All I can say is a twenty minute train ride was plenty long for an 11 month old boy.

Hayden thought he was big stuff cranking the wheel on the caboose.

When we got off the train Miles Hein Son of Krista (Nichols) 

and Matt was waiting to board the train.

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY FISH !

The most famous FISH in the world turns 40 today ! 

Happy Birthday to Craig Fiessinger founder of the Fish Report.

Happy Birthday Hayden !

Hayden turned 5 on September 11th !

(Click on pictures to enlarge)

The theme for this year was Disney's Cars.

Hayden enjoying the bounce house.

Hayden had many, many gifts to open.

Play Doh !

Books Before Bed With The Brunswicks !

Hayden has been enjoying his temporary brothers and sister (Grace not shown) 

the past couple of days while Dave and Connie are in the dark. 

(Literally -the power is out in San Diego)

Last night Josh was kind enough to take my spot and read 

to Cole and Hayden. 

Swinging In The Park And Rooting For The Bucks

Hayden and McKenzie enjoying swinging Nolan at the 

Ft. Loramie Park after the Poeppelman golf outing.

(Listen to Nolan squeal at the 6 second mark of the video)

Hayden and Nolan getting ready for the Buckeyes opener on Saturday.

(Hard to take a picture with my phone with Nolan wanting to move around)

From Pumpkin to Pie !

Hayden brought home a pumpkin plant a few months ago 

and has watched it grow daily. All he could talk about was how he was 

going to make some pie with his pumpkins.

His wish came true as you can see below. 

Hayden helped Kim make two delicious pies yesterday.

Reds Game and Nolan On The Move

We sat through a very hot and very long Reds game Sunday. We managed to stick it out for 11 innings and then called it quits. We were in Middletown when the game finally ended.

Here is a picture of Hayden after 8 innings in the sun. 

He was in no mood to cooperate for a picture.

Here is the view from our seats in section 424 Row 1

 

Here is Nolan figuring out that he can walk with the help of his push cart.

Getting The Lay Of The Land

I took Nolan up to school last night to let him feel the newly polished hardwood in the gym. I gave him a history lesson on Flyer Basketball and the importance of practicing during the off season.

Here is a shot of Nolan after I told him to run a 

few suicides to trim some of his baby fat off.

                                             

(click picture to enlarge)

                                                         Go Flyers !

Holy Cow !

Jacob Heitkamp who is my Godchild won 1st and 3rd place for his steer

gaining the most weight per day since the weigh in several months ago.

His steer gained over 3 pounds every single day !