Narnians of Spare Oom

Goggles!!!

2010-07-15T10:03:00.003-04:00

Happy Birthday to Silas!

2010-07-10T09:02:00.002-04:00

Hard Working Men

2010-07-09T08:41:00.002-04:00

So thankful for him!

Blueberries!!!

2010-07-07T11:15:00.002-04:00

This is ONE of my favorite summer things. Easy, productive, and healthy.

The Last Catch!

2010-07-06T21:08:00.003-04:00

Well, Uncle Bruce and Aunt Betty have sold their home in Georgetown and are officially moved away! They invited us over for one final fish fry (hopefully only final one at Georgetown with many more to come at Edinburgh! :) The kids "just happened to bring the fishing poles" and so we ended the evening with 2 great catches!

Truman's creation

2009-03-18T14:18:00.001-04:00

This is 1 of the 5 he made one rainy day :-).

-- Post From My iPhone

God's alarm

2009-03-02T11:56:00.001-05:00

We were awaken Friday morning by a nice clap of thunder. I remember laying there and seeing this flash of light (coming through my eyelids) and then the loudest thunder I have ever heard in my life. I know that sounds clichéd, but I have imperical evidence that it may be true (sorry if I'm using the word imperical incorrectly, just sounds cool). We have all, including children, slept through storms at our house and living on top of a hill, we have had some doozies. Moments following this particular boom, I heard the boys coming out of their room. Once I realized the bright light wasn't THE bright light, I jumped out of bed to comfort Truman and Corbin who were shaking and crying. The best evidence of all is the fact that Cozette, our family's mistress of sleep, came out of her room crying as well. Furthermore, your honor, notice exhibit A below. This picture shows what was left of our exterior phone box. The cover was retrieved 45 ft away with a large crack punched in the center.

Amazing alarm clock from Him who controls thunder and lightning. No snoozing, to be sure.

-- Post From My iPhone

Back in action (again)

2009-02-28T19:42:00.001-05:00

Thanks to a new app on my phone, I will be posting blogs once again. Let's hope the app works... Or you may hope it doesn't work depending on how entertaining you find this blog. Of course, if you're one who finds it nonlt entertaining, you probably aren't reading This post...

-- Post From My iPhone

Flower Girl and Best Friend

2008-08-02T12:32:00.002-04:00

Cozy was a wonderful flower girl! A little nervous but overall, super! And pretty too! We won't forget her dragging Jay up the isle. Honestly, it has been that way from infancy. They are such good friends and work so well as a team in so many things.

Home at last at 10:30 and tired but still dressed. Had to set up the camera to get a shot of us. And cozy asleep in the car with dad's jacket, how precious!

Silas and Daddy playing Cornhole

2008-08-02T12:25:00.003-04:00

Here is Silas learning a new game at the wedding rehearsal for Eric and Jennifer Huggins. He seemed to want to cheat (pretty much what one must do in order to beat Brad in anything) by putting the bags directly into the hole. I need to tell him that you don't get extra points for body parts!
July 31, 2008 at Wooded Glen in Henryville, IN

Nana and Pawpaw Visit

2008-08-02T12:22:00.004-04:00

Of course, we never can have just one Bday party for any kid. A visit from Hannah's parents made the day. Pretty day and wonderful outdoor activities!

Cozy's 7 year check up

2008-08-02T12:14:00.002-04:00

Going back a little bit, Cozy turned 7 this year and had a wonderful time and a big party. Several families from church came over to have pizza and watch Narnia (Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe) as preparation for Prince Caspian in the theatre. Jay and Benjamin Cook and Co., Sophia, Wyatt, and Isaiah Stuffle and Co., Stephanie Black and Trent Davis all filled the house for the celebration. Good Times, Great Movie!

52 week check up

2008-08-02T12:08:00.003-04:00

Well, it has been a while. I'll spare you the dial-up internet jokes and just say we're sorry to disappoint all of our fans. We are back in action and hope you enjoy the new pictures! First, we have Silas enjoying his 1st birthday cake. He did very good not complaining about having to eat what was on his plate.

6 week check up

2007-08-19T21:31:00.000-04:00

Well, my 6 weeks of sleeping in, laying on the couch resting, not cleaning, and not cooking are almost up. :-) I figured I'd better get back into the routine of things and thought I'd begin here - catching you up on our new little addition. Here he is over the past 6 weeks:

11 days old:

18 days old:

1 month:

My friends that were all pregnant with me. The order goes from left to right, oldest to youngest, and yes, Silas was the largest!

Enter Silas Parker.

2007-07-14T22:36:00.000-04:00

And so he is finally here, to Hannah's great relief. His birth story is interesting and I'll do my best not to embellish too much. It's Tuesday 7/10 and I'm at work, working really hard, oh there I go embellishing already. Anyway, Hannah calls me and asks for me to come home, for she has begun. You see, for her breakfast of champions that morning, she drank a mixture of Baking Soda, OJ, and Castor Oil (I think 10W/30). Yum.

I took the kids to my mom in Louisville on my way to work so the house would be clear and nobody would have to worry about projectile castor soda juice. So, I leave work once I've received the call and head home only to find traffic everywhere. A quick call to Manley (LMPD officer) and I've got the go ahead to drive in the shoulder bypassing all traffic. This goes well until Shelby County Tags 613FEC thinks I'm cheating and blocks me, delaying my ETA (estimated time of arrival for those of you in Rio Linda).

Meanwhile, at home, Hannah is being helped by 8 month pregnant Elizabeth Shearer (many thanks to her). We (Elizabeth's husband, Michael [many thanks to him also for pushing me to go on the shoulder], and I) finally get through traffic (did you like that compound parenthetical statement) and are cruising on our way (or was it more just PATHETICal?). I get home and Hannah is laboring in the warm water pool going according to plan. Exit Shearers (wish I had that one back) and a set of good hands to help. My bad. But why worry, Hannah always takes long, right?

Wrong - 20 minutes later, with the midwife on speakerphone, and a butter knife in my hand, I find myself breaking the water just below the baby's head which is, well, Out. I'm not sure if the head was the 10 ounces or the 9 pounds... Donna, our midwife, then walks us through the process step by step, and by the Lord's hand, it all goes by the book and baby is well and nursing in minutes. Another 20 minutes and Donna shows up to help with the placenta and all other sorts of procedures which I didn't see because I was passed out. Not really, but the whole adventure was a joy to go through with Hannah, Silas, and our great God. Praise be to His name. As of today, Saturday 7/14, baby is doing great and mother is steadily recovering.

My Beloved

2007-06-20T21:53:00.000-04:00

Well, poor Hannah has no one to post about her so here are some lovely pics that I enjoy. Some are not so 'flat'-ering, she might say, but I think her a beauty of highest standards. First, we witness Hannah doing one of her favorite things, eating birthday cake. Notice the smirky smile as she knows she is feeding bad, sugary stuff to baby Samwise or Elanor (my boy and girl names).
Next, we catch her again, GUILTY! Cheating on me with another man! Notice Corbin going for an open mouth-er while Hannah just wanted a peck. I'm glad I never made that mistake!

Finally, going for a stroll, yes, looking for tadpoles in the creek. Nothing witty to say about this, other than: The amish can have their strawberry patch, we pick live specimens at 9 months, little more challenging! Let's just not have the baby in the creek...

Brad's Projects

2007-06-20T08:46:00.000-04:00

Answer to the famous question, "How are you going to fit a 4th child in the 'trabin'?": Brad built this bed for Cozy with all my storage underneath!!! It is my favorite idea - I love all the drawers. The bed is as long as a twin but not quite as wide.

Here's what Brad spends most of his days doing. I prefer not to think too much about the heights but he doesn't seem to mind at all. The other guy is Bert Smith, a fellow partner in the painting business :-).

I know that all of you are going to be so disappointed but the van is actually gone. Can you believe that Cozette cried? She said, "But Mom, that was our ship!" Well the "ship" has gone out to sea. :-)

Corbin

2007-06-20T07:47:00.000-04:00

I'm potty trained!!! He has done so well. He can also dress himself and actually wants to now (thanks to a helpful tool from a tree :-)

Can you believe that the bunk beds fit into the old laundry room? Corbin is on the bottom bunk with Truman in the top. That has put forth new challeges - someone to chat with instead of going on to sleep. :-) He is learning to go to sleep without sucking his thumb thanks to an infection.

While his siblings ride bikes he scoots around on this "horse". Why do kids always choose the old time toys?

T-Man

2007-06-19T16:08:00.001-04:00

Tru in the creek. We actually were able to "raise" 3 tadpoles from this creek and contrary to all our science projects with Dad - they lived!!

Truman hanging in the trees. After seeing Cozette's animal shelter, he came in asking for hammer and nails. I'm not sure which is better - being hung from rope or hanging by a nail.

He is Lego Man. When he isn't outside or playing cars with Corbin - it is legos. He is really creative. You'd be surprised how many different ways this car can be built - "Mom, did you see this?"!!!

"Oh, Cozy in the Spring Time..."

2007-06-19T14:40:00.000-04:00

Since the baby (Lord willing) should be here at anytime :-) I thought I better do something to update my blog. Here's a little update on all of us.

Cozette turned 6 in April and is full of creative projects and caring for animals.

She actually caught this rabbit. It stayed in a box for 5 hours. I would hate to see the tears that would have been cried if it had stayed around a minute longer. :-)

This is some sort of animal stand that she made out in the woods. She had tied the animals to trees and made this post.

What is more fun than a lemonade stand on top of White Cloud? She wanted the neighbors to stop so badly but each member of the family made their appearance. Her comments, "This was the 'funnest' (not sure how you'd spell that) day ever, Mom!"

House update

2007-04-27T22:10:00.000-04:00

No excuses. I'm really sorry it has been so long. Here's an update on our little addition. I'm not sure how I ever lived without it. We all use it and enjoy it. I think each person has something they are "storing" in the new room.

Upcoming little man

2007-01-21T15:43:00.000-05:00

It always seems like the "baby" of the family immediately grows up the moment you find out another one is on the way. Corbin is wanting to do things by himself, he isn't parroting EVERYTHING we say, and he is wanting to "go potty".
I made pumpkin muffins the other morning and went ahead and made a batch for Truman WITH chocolate chips and a whole wheat batch WITHOUT chocolate chips. I knew that Cozette would want chocolate chips but I thought Corbin wouldn't notice the difference and that would leave more for Truman. We gather at the breakfast table and everyone is so excited that we are having muffins! Truman goes on and on about the chocolate chips he sees in his muffins. Corbin is climbing into his seat and begins to say that he has chocolate chips too. He stops himself, carefully examines the muffin, and then looks up at me and says, "Mom, where are my chocolate chips?" I quickly changed the subject and prayed.

Trumanisms

2007-01-16T21:45:00.000-05:00

Cozette has definitely been the more dramatic child. Truman is now running a close second:
- The Berthold's came out for supper and Truman had asked Brad to play football with him. Brad had told him that he was going to talk with Granny and PopPaw and would play later. A few minutes later Truman returns with, "Dad, my heart is just LONGING to play football with you!
- Eric Huggins and Jennifer Beckham watched our kids last night. Eric was putting Truman to bed and Truman asked him to read him a story. Eric told him "no" that it was too late. Truman's reply: "I will cry all night long if I don't get a bedtime story."
Needless to say, Eric stood strong through the temptation and Truman went right to sleep. :-)

Christmas

2007-01-16T20:43:00.000-05:00

Well, I'm getting back into the swing of things so I'm taking over for Brad! He was having a little too much fun! :-)
Here's an overview of Christmas:
Corbin's favorite gift was the candy and gum. Grandparents will be happy to know that we actually allowed him to eat what he wanted for the first 5 mintues.

Truman and Brad finished this project together. It has been taken apart and rebuilt in numerous ways.

Cozette came up with this idea to dress up like reindeer. We all know that the creative side didn't come from her mother!

Kids Bible Maps

2006-12-27T12:37:00.000-05:00

We were driving somewhere and Cozette wanted to know where certain animals lived. Hannah told her about lions living in Africa and Cozy didn't understand. So, we reminded her of Egypt in the Bible, and the story of Moses. She lit up all big and bright and exclaimed, "Egypt is in this world?" Guess that's what we get for spending too much time in Narnia. "Yes, Cozette, where Moses and Jesus lived are real places that you can go to."

Anyway, these are their Bible land maps. Starting from the top you can see (S)idon, (T)yre, (G)alilee, (N)azareth, and other areas in the south...and Ripley's would tell you these places exist.

Update on the Addition to our house. (Brad again)

2006-12-20T16:26:00.000-05:00

We gave you an update on our addition to our HOME. A 4th child will be a wonderful blessing and that addition should be complete next summer. As to our HOUSE, that is coming along nicely and John William is doing a great job. Here is a picture of what we've done so far.

Oh, sorry, that's the cabin in Caneyville we're staining. I must have mixed them up in my head. You can see why. Anyway, here is the right picture.

We are contemplating Trimming the overhang in white, with white gutters, and what about posts and railing, and front door...Any suggestions?

Why I am from Louisville, and not KY. (Brad)

2006-12-19T22:16:00.000-05:00

We are staining a cabin in Caneyville, KY. If you don't know where this is, it doesn't matter. You only need to know that they have one 4-way stop light and are at least 20 minutes from the nearest hicktown Dairy Freeze ice cream place. Just think cows. Well, we go to the local restaurant, Doc's coffee shop. Me, being the coffee addict that I am, and only having had 16 oz. that morning, was anxious to have a small town latte, or maybe mocha. Anything to keep the painting arm moving. I was to be disappointed that day, as Doc calls his place a coffee shop because he has, you guessed it, coffee. Free refills, mind you. But that's it, just coffee and everything else a NORMAL RESTAURANT would have. Yeah, thanks, Doc.
Well, the fun began as we came through the front door and got our first warning about kids behavior. 'First' warning because there were 3 or so of these signs in this place. And you don't forget it on your way to the bathroom as you see here.
Click on this photo (yes I took my camera into this coffee shop).

After they get the Caneyville Kids under controll, they can teach them how to spel. Also, notice the improper use of the apostrophe in parent's... and notice free refills under coffee. Oh yeah, I'm thinking "starbucks is goin' down..."
This next one is in the bathroom. I just happened to have the camera with me.

So, your guess is as good as mine.
Anyway, The next is just fun all around. I think it is from the 1st graders "Menu-on-a-wall" contest.

They picked this menu because they were so proud he could spell "Hot Ham & Gheese" almost right. Also, notice Doc's difficult decision on the price of the steak platter. Worse than gas prices.
This one is also fun. Notice the apostrophe used wrong. And boy, they really are concerned for the children.

One last photo then I'm done. Just wanted to help this guy out selling his karaoke machine, with a cassette player!! (not really sure what a cassette is) and a really good sound to it.

Hope this was fun for you. I feel better about myself now. That's what is important, right?

Thanks for our families

2006-12-18T22:32:00.000-05:00

The entire Berthold family was able to gather this year!!

The is the way most of the time was spent! This game was a huge hit. Brad didn't even win every time (which made him want to play even more. :-)

Eating was also a main event.

Brad's low budget HOME Ultrasound

2006-11-20T21:29:00.000-05:00

My Uncle Bruce and Aunt Betty have been traveling for the past couple of months so Cozy and Truman went to say hello to them after Bible class Sunday. Truman informed Betty that his mommy was going to have a baby. Betty asked him if it was a secret. He said, "Yeah, tell everyone!!"
So, the news is out. We had so much fun telling the kids - Cozette was ecstatic and kept asking, "Really, Are you sure?" Truman just said, "But you don't have a big, huge belly!"
Due next Summer. Keep us in your prayers.
********
Brad here - I'd like to request some help picking names already. We're pretty sure its going to be either a girl or a boy. So we have a few names to throw out. What do you think of Samwise, Jean Valjean (pronounced frenchy), and George W? If it's a girl, what about Eppie, Effie, or Alice? Ok, the sad part is that you probably think I'm serious about these choices... Hannah
hopes not.
We love you all.

Hard Workin'

2006-11-12T21:34:00.000-05:00

These are my workers. After "the crew" leaves they do the extra clean-up jobs.
Cozette and Brad finishing up the leftover gravel in the rain.

Brad working with Tru on hammering.

This is my favorite kind of "playing". I love seeing them mimicking the guy's work.

Fall Photo Shoot

2006-11-08T22:44:00.000-05:00

"Alone Time" at Granny & PopPaw's

2006-11-08T22:28:00.000-05:00

That's what Cozy and Truman call their visits without Mom and Dad!! :-) Anyway, they all had so much fun and we are so grateful to have parents that we feel good about letting them be "alone" with. :-)

Update on the Porch

2006-10-20T07:13:00.000-04:00

Well, here it is. It is really getting exciting. The rain has made it a little harder (and lots messier) but they've kept on.

Here is our "crew": John Dineen, James Dineen, and Michael Shearer

2006-10-19T08:03:00.000-04:00

Third and last party was with the Berthold's. Uncle Ralph and Aunt Eileen were even able to join the celebration. Brad did a great job of capturing Corbin's expressions. He was so excited with every present. 2 is a really fun age.

2006-10-16T09:25:00.000-04:00

We are on dial-up so it takes me awhile to upload the pictures. Sorry for the delay. Continuing Corbin's Birthday...
Second time was with Nana and PawPaw. Got to play on the porch, eat cake and be with the Sebree family.

Corbin's 2nd Birthday

2006-10-14T09:27:00.000-04:00

We had to celebrate 3 times so Corbin walks around singing, "Happy Birthday to you"!
The first celebration was at home. We made a train cake and Cozy and Truman were able to decorate their own cars and ended up covering the whole train with candy - there was no empty spot!

Still September

2006-10-10T15:56:00.000-04:00

Okay, so I'm still talking about events in September!!! I couldn't not mention the birth of my new little niece, Olivia Belle. (Cozette is so thrilled that someone in our family is named "Belle") I was even able to make it in time to see my first birth! Micah was absolutely amazing. She was nicer IN labor than OUT!! :-)

I turned 30 this year! I just can't belive that I'm not in my twenties anymore. I just don't feel old enough to be 30!!! Pretty pathetic pix but when you are the main picture taker the choices are limited. :-)

Construction has started and my kids are loving everything about it: the rocks, cement, boards of wood all over the place, John "Illiam" and James being here all the time, and anything else that makes a mess.

2006-10-03T21:13:00.000-04:00

Camping with New Salisbury family.... Rained out (actually flooded out :-) but we still were able to eat!!!!

Truman able to climb up to the top of the swing.

Cozette finally able to dress up someone else.

Activities in September

2006-10-03T20:26:00.000-04:00

Okay, I made 3 trips to TN (3rd times the charm :-) so I'm a little behind. Brad fills in but pictures of the house just isn't the same. :-) I'm going to just give you the highlights of the month:

Christi and Isaiah came to see us from FL!!

We went to Buffalo Trace Park.

Christi taught them the story of Joseph

2006-09-30T22:05:00.000-04:00

Well, here goes nothing. We (Brad and Himself) decided to jump in and get this thing started. Here is what we (Brad, John William, James, Michael, Hannah, and the kids) accomplished on Saturday. Enjoy!

New Audio Hosting Place Thingie

2006-09-18T11:45:00.000-04:00

Try these links and look for "Download Now". Again, you can try these files in quicktime, iTunes, or some other application.

Truman's Isaiah 40:28-31

Cozy's Isaiah 40:28-31

Corbin's Words

Cozy Missing Mommy

2006-09-18T10:36:00.000-04:00

Brad here (for once).
Friday night, Hannah left for TN to help Micah make her baby announcements (she faked labor so Hannah and Claudia would come down). Anyway, Cozy cried a little after we prayed that night for Mommy.
Saturday evening, on my way home from yet another victorious day of volleyball where I scored many a point and played very ...sorry, on our way home, with Cozy up front with me, I spoke to Hannah on the phone to get the update. Cozy seemed to me to be deep in thought so I asked her what was on her mind. After a couple of "nothing"s and "just something", she says "I'm thinking of something you love very much." I am ashamed to say, my first responses were actually my travel coffee cup (sitting on the dash), and the ipod. I thought of saying my new volleyball before I realized my daughter is not near as shallow as me. So, my next audible guess was "my little Cozette." Wrong again. "Is it something I can hold in my hands?" "Nope" When, I guessed "Hannah" I was informed that she's not little enough to hold in my hands. Don't know about that.
Anyway, It was nice to see that she recognized I missed and loved Hannah. I hope this gives the kids the security they need to get them to the point they better understand God's faithful and true love for them.

Audio Files for your Listening Enjoyment

2006-09-13T13:27:00.000-04:00

First try at this. Audio files are of the Kids. Don't listen at the website, it might be sped up and it makes the kids sound like they haven't slept and have eaten only things they are allergic to! That was how it sounded on my computer. You can download the file and listen in itunes or quicktime or maybe some other application.
Corbin is at this link. He is showing off his VOCAB.
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=S1F1a4Ayqh4

Cozy and Truman are here displaying their extensive biblical knowledge.
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=Sp_nj43t8S9
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=SRGq6j9rax5

Email with any problems.

Too cute not to Post :-)

2006-09-12T12:32:00.000-04:00

I just cut his hair this week. Brad likes it better long. I like it short. Any other opinions???

Long...

Short...

Labor Day weekend

2006-09-08T09:51:00.000-04:00

Well, we do it big!! We don't just take off Monday, we do the whole weekend! Instead of "tenting" (the traditional Berthold Labor Day) we rented a cabin in Branson, MO.

Started off the trip by leaving at 5AM Friday. The plan was "I'm sure the kids will go back to sleep" but of course, they didn't. Tru did finally covered his head and slept for a little while right before we arrived!!!! Cozette, on the other hand, didn't let even the thought of sleep cross her mind - she was too excited.

Our Families

2006-09-08T09:23:00.000-04:00

The Brad Berthold's

The Mr and Mrs Berthold's

The Garrett's

The Girls

2006-09-08T09:03:00.000-04:00

The Guys

2006-09-08T08:49:00.000-04:00

Silver $ City

2006-09-08T07:54:00.000-04:00

The amusement park was definitely a hit! The bigger the better as far as Coz and Tru were concerned. Brad had more fun taking them on the rides and watching their reactions than getting to ride himself!!!

Corbin's first ride. I thought he was going to cry but Ashlyn did so well with him! The next time he rode with Brad he acted like a pro!! Pretty funny to watch.

Cozette and Truman's first roller coaster.

Tea cup ride with Mom. I could hardly stand up afterwards but the kids had no trouble RUNNING to Brad! :-)

Brad and Cozy loving being together.

"It's the end of the day..."

The Cabin

2006-09-08T07:45:00.000-04:00

Our cabin was awesome. Brad found it, of course!! :-) Pool table, hot tub, jaccuzzi, washer/dryer (my personal favorite "extra" :-) were all included.

Where is Cozette?

2006-08-31T14:09:00.000-04:00

There she is!!! With "Tink"! Surprise, surprise. This has been were Cozette has spent most of her summer - rain, heat, whatever - she is faithful to her kitten.

Buffalo Trace Park

2006-08-24T23:19:00.000-04:00

The Kids wanted to say a special "Thanks" to PopPaw and Granny for their bikes.
They have enjoyed them so much this summer.

Snips, Snails, and control of the water hose

2006-08-24T23:06:00.000-04:00

We washed our van yesterday and so of course the kids wanted to "play in the water" (translated: have control of the hose :-).
After a few minutes with the hose Truman leaves and comes back wearing his Darth Vader mask. He immediately places the sprayer right in his face and lets loose!!! He thought it was hilarious!! Who would have ever even thought of wanting to do something like that??? I'm convinced it is the male coming out.

Date Night

2006-08-24T22:54:00.000-04:00

I thought this was really interesting about kids and what they really want/need. Last Friday, Cozette decided that it had been a long time since Brad and I went on a date. She proceeded to plan a special evening for us. Of course the evening included them. :-) She set the table and wanted us to get dressed up. We played Blokus (I beat Brad - just a side note ;-) and finished The Last Battle. I was just amazed that already my kids want to know that Brad and I love each other and have fun together. It was important enough that they were willing to plan it. :-)

2006-08-23T21:40:00.000-04:00

I'm just learning about all this so we are a little slow on the "updates".
Got back from Mom and Dad's last week. Austin and Zeb were there and the kids had a blast getting to be with them again.
We celebrated Truman's B-day, Nana took them all shopping, went to the Children's Museum and rode bikes. Austin began teaching Cozy to ride a two-wheeler (without the training wheels)!!!

All the cousins.

Corbin on deck for "pin the tail on anything."

Dad actually faced him the right way!

Lawn mower ride with Pawpaw.

Looks like he took out 2 of the candles just on the Inhale!

Truman is 4!

2006-08-13T21:30:00.000-04:00

Truman's 4th Birthday Party. A Little Batman, a little Baseballman, and a little family man. He also received toy motorcycles, some pants, and he actually got to eat wheat cake with milk based icing. Okay, so it was a big deal to him...

Nice to have you.

2006-08-13T21:07:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Bertholds' Blog. We are now cool and up to date. Actually, as long as we're on dial-up we will be neither. Even though we'll have to upload our pictures at night while we sleep, we hope this website is entertaining and provides you with nanoseconds of enjoyment! So don't blink... unless you too are on dial-up, in which case you have plenty of time to blink.