In Honor of Papa John

John McGraw
Aug. 5, 1927 ~ Feb. 29, 2008

"The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Job.1:21

We got a call this morning informing us, that after many month of suffering from brain cancer, the Lord has seen fit to take our dear grandfather Papa John home. Though we are sad, the memories that we will cherish of him still bring smiles to our faces.

Josh and Abbey's wedding...

The new Mr. and Mrs. Erber, with their 5 flower girls and the Lone ring bearer.

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Saturday our family was able to go to the wedding of Joshua and now Abbey Erber. We had a wonderful time both at the ceremony and the reception.

Pawpaw Christmas

Here are some pictures of Pawpaw Christmas. We had the opportunity to meet Bethany's "Special" friend Jake Zimmerman (i.e Jakie pooo).

We had the Erber family, Grandpa and Grandma S. over for the Super bowl.
During half time most of the guys went out to play their own game of ball, and go sledding, while the ladies stayed inside talking and watched the guys play outside.
Also Joseph and Josiah delighted us with a festive dessert.
Over all we had a great time. And ironically we where cheering for the same team.

Sledding with Grandpa and Grandma Strand

A few weeks ago Grandma and Grandpa stopped over to to say Hi, and stopped to play with the kids outsides before coming in.

It's been a little bit...

Hi all,



Its ben a while since we have last posted. Our family has been keeping busy doing this and that. Earlier this month most of the family went down to Champaign Il. for Pawpaw Christmas. While Lauren stayed with the Erber family and went to a party for one of her friends (and had a great time:).



But one of the biggest reasons we have not posted on our blog is because our dearly beloved computer has been at the doctors for the past few weeks. Last we heard it needed a vital organ trasplant, but was on the mends and we should have a joyful home coming soon (lol). So in the meantime we have been waiting till night to use Marlins work computer to check email and such. So if you need to get a hold of us in a hurry the best bet is to go the old fashiond rout and give us a call.