Anna Grows

Ready for the Father-Daughter dance! Today marked one of Anna's favorite events of the school year:  the Father-Daughter dance.  Each year one of the girl scout troops sponsors the annual dance.  This year's theme was Hawaiian, which worked out great for both Joe and Anna.  Joe got to break out his Hawaiian shirt (we are not sure, but this shirt may easily be 25+ years old) and Anna got to wear a new dress and flip flops. The 7th grade girls were running the dance, including serving as DJ.  Anna reported that her Dad did dance a bit, but apparently he was not as hip as Coach Tom, who knew how to dab, whip, and nay-nay.  Anna will do a bit more training with her Dad next year. Joe reported there were lots of girls running around and plenty of opportunities for sugary treats.  Anna confirmed that all the dads were hanging out on the side talking.  She was a bit disappointed that they did not play the macarena, but still managed to get her dad on the dance floor.  A good t

The Kohler's Celebrate Grandpa's Birthday What better way to celebrate Grandpa's birthday than with a trip to Ohio and a family dinner!  It was a milestone birthday for Grandpa (we won't say which one), which warrants a family celebration.  Fortunately Anna had a three day weekend, thanks to a teacher workday, so the family headed to the Buckeye state for what they thought would be an early spring weekend.  Mother nature had other plans. The 70 degree weather of earlier in the week turned to sub zero weather by the time of the trip.  After a windy departure, Anna and family made it to Columbus in time to enjoy lows in the teens.  After spending the night with Uncle Tim, they hopped in the car with Cousin Aidyn and headed to Grandma and Grandpa's house.  Anna and Aidyn had a great time hanging out and playing with remote control cars. In the meantime, Theresa began watching the weather as a storm began to form along the East coast. Sunday, the Kohler clan gat