Beardo

I would have loved to see some of these in the Gimbel Men's photos.^

and I know your babies need these:

Who is who?

Someone at Thanksgiving had the bright idea to buy the Gimbel men matching shirts.

Clearly, Dad was not a fan...

But I think Chloe was...

Ryan and Karl... or Karl and Ryan...

Not sure...

Indiana House passes right-to-work bill

Boo!!

Don't mind the name...

but this website is fun to flip through. Below are some of my favorites, which gets me thinking...

the Gimbels should buy a cabin / vacation home / lake home! I'm serious!

I want to use your money to make my life more enjoyable!

Propose your desired location in the comments...

Acura ILX

Say hello to the all new 2013 Acura ILX concept vehicle, scheduled for mass production at Honda Manufacturing of Indiana in April of this year!

I have begun ordering the safety stock inventory for the Japan supply parts, loading the new part numbers in our ordering system, and coordinating small lot specifications with our suppliers.

It is an exciting and busy time at HMIN. I just hope I don't mess something up...

Sweet Little Felix Turns One

Happy First Birthday, little Felix!

Grandma Claudia and Grandpa Ed have been thinking of you all day, and hope you had a really happy day, filled with cake or cupcakes, hugs and kisses and lots of happy times.

Did Uschi give you sweet kisses? Did you have fun playing with your toys? We can't wait to hear about your celebration (complete with pictures!). We wish we could have been there with you to share your favorite foods, sing gusty refrains, and have cake and ice cream. We love you SO much!

We will call you! All our love to you!

So....Karl turns 27 today.

It's just a low key January Day. No blizzards, no snowstorms. Here in Indiana we almost set heat records. The sun was warm and cheery.

But what really made today special was that Karl turned twenty-seven. To celebrate on the home front, Emily made all his favorite foods: hamburgers on the grill, homemade baked beans, homemade macaroni and cheese, and best of all--homemade apple pie.

Dad and I got to see their cute apartment on our trip home from Edward and Meridth's. They are furnishing it with their own touches little bit by little bit. They have an extra room that will act as an office/guest bedroom, so we will look forward to spending time with them.

In case you would like to have their new address, here it is:

Karl and Emily

630 Shale Drive, Apt B

Indianapolis, Indiana 46227

Karl, we wish you a very happy birthday! Little Felix will be the next to celebrate, two days from now on January 12. We will wish him a happy first birthday then!

We love you so!

Christmas Gift exchange

According to the blog, this is what we did last year.

Ryan/Casey give to Betsey/Richard
Margie/Brandon give to Edward/Merdith
Betsey/Richard give to Karl/Emily
Edward/Meridth give to Ryan/Casey
Karl/Emily give to Margie/Brandon

So, I'm shifting everything up this year. So, here we go.

Ryan/Casey give to Edward/Meridth
Margie/Brandon give to Karl/Emily
Betsey/Richard give to Ryan/Casey
Edward/Meridth give to Margie/Brandon
Karl/Emily give to Betsey/Richard (don't ship to us, send it to Claudia or Emily can wait to bring it in April).

How does that look? Let me know if there are any problems

Oh ho! The Prodigal returns...

This is a link!

It's about how much I love National Parks and hate cheap consumerism. Guess which one makes me a bad American?

Did You Know that Betsey is now 32?

Betsey Katharine Gimbel Hawkins has turned thirty-two!

And as her mother I can tell you it's true!

She celebrated her day in real Birthday Bird style

With donuts and muffins that were served with a smile.

Richard and Nora and Calvin were all there

With sweet hugs and kisses that they wanted to share.

Back here in the states we are missing them much more

So we say "Happy Birthday" to the girl we adore!

The Sibling Effect

Saw this interview on Colbert and am definitely going to give this book a read...

The Sibling Effect: What the bonds among brothers & sisters reveal about us . It will surely explain some things. I especially think that Ryan will like Chapter 5 -- "The Golden Child"

Miss you all!

-M

Happy Birthday, Chloe!

Today was Chloe's big day! Hope it was perfect little Chlo-Chlo! We miss you and wish we could have had a big slice of cake with you!

Did you pick up your piece from Color Me Mine? Will you post a picture! PLEASE!

YEA!!!

-ryan

Random captionless photo........

-ryan

We missed you, Rusty and Meridth