Wenzel Fantasy Trail

This is my in law's fantasy trail that they open to the public during the Halloween and Christmas season. The entire extended family help work the trail on busy weekends, in which guests fill the entire parking lot.  Christian and Maddy especially like to help serve hot chocolate in the snack shack. Even little Sam participates, handing out candy canes to all the visitors!  It truly is a family affair.

Halloween 2010

We had such a fun Halloween this year here are a few pics.

Carving pumpkins

 Sam in nothing but a cloth dipe :)

 The Costumes

The gang together just before heading out for trick or treating

Between all 3 kids we have over enough candy to fill and entire reusable shopping bag over 10lbs of candy!!!!

Wenzel update

Haven't posted in a while because I've broken yet another computer. Killed the motherboard on my laptop! So until I get a new one I can only borrow Dane's company laptop. At least every so often I can check updates, do bills and make my ebay/amazon purchases.
A lot has happened since early September. Lots of Christian's soccer games, basketball tryouts, and the sad and sudden death of our loving Great Dane "Daneo." He died Saturday October 2nd from maybe heart attack or possibly his stomach twisted. Either way he went very fast and sudden. I was very heart broken! I thought we had at least a couple of more years with him, he was only 6 (Great Danes live an avg of 7-10yrs.) The day before he died we walked down to the grade school to pick up the kids, it was the first time I had taken him to pick them up.  All of Christian and Maddy's friends we so impressed with their big dog! We all had so much fun that day. When I get more time w/ a computer I'll have to post pics of him along with some great memories we had.
On a happier note my cousin Nicole and husband Alex had their first baby on October 2nd. From the pictures I've seen Caleb is absolutely adorable! Sometimes I really miss having a tiny baby.... sometimes :) She had to have a c-sec, which from experience I know is very painful! I pray for her to have a speedy recovery, so she can enjoy all the many firsts with her newborn.

The Great Wenzel Mountain Sleep Over!

Last Saturday we had the biggest most awsome sleep over at my mother-inlaw's house. It was a blast! Guests included the lost of cousins, aunts, uncles, and Ga Ga & Grandpa! In all there was 8 grown ups, 11 kids, and 3 adult kids. We were especially excited to have some cousins that we don't get to see very often, my twin nephews; Logan & Aiden. Half camped outside in 4 tents (I was one of the brave), and the other half (the wimps) slept inside the air conditioned house. Janice kept us fed with lots of good food and tons of sweets! Thank you Ga Ga & Grandpa for great time!

Maddy's handstands

She does atleast 50 handstands and cartwheels a day. "Just one more," all night long! :)