Saturday, January 24, 2009

Christmas with the Gerig Family


Nephew Carson


Nephews Carson and Parker



Joh Deere rules at Papa's house






Mmm, Mmm. Parker helps Aunt Julie make Red Cake



Christmas


Brianna, Brandon, and Kaitlynn with Aunt Julie

Bella as "Mrs Clause"




Christmas with the Haugen Family


Family at Christmas


Mom and Dad Haugen

Grandpa and Grandma Ristau


Andy and Erin



Grandma Haugen



Making Christmas Cookies








Arizona trip 12/08


Arizona Family


At a peak on "Haugen Hill"






Biking in beautiful Scottsdale



Aunt Barb and Aunt Nancy were great hosts!


Saturday, December 27, 2008

Thanksgiving 2008

















Fun with Elliot and Nora

















UW Homecoming 2008


Homecoming Taylor University - Tony's 10 year college reunion


Phurst Westers


Class of 1998

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Minute Man Missile Silo National Monument



Glacier National Park


Billy goats were abundant




Sun Point - my favorite spot in the park


Lake McDonald

Yellowstone National Park


Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River


View from Artist's Point




Beehive Geyser


Grand Prismatic Spring - the largest hot spring in the park

Wyoming - Bighorn Mountains







Devil's Tower - Wyoming





Badlands National Park





Sunday, June 15, 2008

My Ladies Bible Study Friends


Celebrating Grandpa's 80th Birthday



Wisconsin welcomed us back with record breaking snowfall for the year





December 30, 2007 - Tony's 32nd Birthday



Christmas with the Haugens





12/14/2007 - Celebrating our 5th Anniversary in Rochester, MN


Making Lefse with family




With Brianna after her team won end of the year Volleyball Tourney


Visit to Iowa to see Jen's new home


Chef Bob and the Queen of Chocolate Chip Pancakes



Monday, August 27, 2007

Family Picture time


With nephews Parker and Elliot and niece Nora

The whole Gerig family

Colorado is gorgeous


Taking the Cog to the top of Pike's Peak




We were above some of the clouds



This is part of the view that inspired the song, America the Beautiful

Visiting with Grandma Miller in Colorado





Hiking the reservoir with family


Nephew Parker loved the water.

The whole family made the hike.

Tony with nephew Elliot

Colorado Vacation


Hiking at the reservoir



Walking around Palmer Lake

At the top of Raspberry Mountain

Beautiful Rainbows


We've seen rainbows over our house twice since we moved in.

It seems our house is the "pot of gold" at the end of the rainbow.

Celebrating our shared birthday


Brandon turning 6, Aunt Julie turning 29, and Brianna turning 13.

Leaving Pennsylvania - it was a great 3 years!





Who knew my father-in-law and Dr Verzella were twins separated at birth?







The whole crew at graduation


Graduation 2007


I'm finally done!

Sunday, August 26, 2007

My graduating class - after being roasted by our office nurses


Our little friends


Tanner, Tyler and Trent Wetzel were special little friends to us in Williamsport. We will miss them (and their parents, too :))

Celebrating my Golden Birthday with family


Hiking with our parents





Camping in PA





This baby black bear wanted to join us for breakfast

Hiking with Residency Friends



Dinner with fellow Badger Alums before leaving enemy (I mean Penn State) territory


Thursday, April 26, 2007

We're moving to LaCrosse, WI!!!!


Our new house - there's a dedicated guest room, so come see us anytime!

I will be working for Gunderson Lutheran on the second floor of this clinic

Tony will be teaching physics at Viterbo University

Meeting Megan Randall


Jen, myself and Megan

With nephew Parker


At friend Girish's beautiful Indian wedding




The men from Williamsport

Girish and Preet - beautiful!

Julie's friend Tim's wedding, February


Best friend Gretchen and I

Gretchen, Kiley, Casey, Tim and I

At the Badgers game in State College, PA