Ella 3 -More Ella pictures - Momma, a Grand and a Great and Cousins ? ?

Momma counting all her fingers and toes?

Practicing

Ella smiling at Great Aunt Joni

Great Aunt Joni smiling at Ella

Cousins Cousins Cousins ? A cousin is a relative with whom one shares a common ancestor

Heather and Ella

Anna and Ella

Violet and Ella

Ella 2 -More Ella Pictures Grand and Greats

We have no idea what to call Jenny - She has not decided - Na Na, Mi Mi, Granny Jenny, Grandma, Nanna?

Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother

Becoming a Grandmother is wonderful. Becoming a Great Grandmother means you are all-wise and prehistoric. What am I to be called??? Perhaps GG-Jo ?

Great- Great Aunt Clara..... GGAC?

Great Grandaughter, Ella-Marie Grace Stopher is born.

Here are some pictures of Ella-Marie. She was born (June 9) at 2:14 am weighing in at 6 lbs 9 oz and 20.5 inches. Bethany and Ella are healthy and doing well. They are at Clark Memorial Hospital in room 4441. from Grandpa Brian Baby Ella-Marie and a tired but excited Bethany. Doesn't she look like a Stopher? Ella likes her fingers. Gentle and proud Uncle Aaron holding his new niece. Family friend, Michael (about to be family -engaged to Katie) holding Ella.

Proud Uncle Jordan. You can barely see her in the background - new "granny Jenny"

Grandpa Brian.

The Lord make His face to shine upon you, The Lord . . . be gracious to you. Numbers 6:25

We are family - My brother, My sister and me.... Charles, Clara and Jo Ann

Blessings of a Big Family by Granny Jo The blessings of a big family are so many it's hard to even start to number or name them. From grandparents to grandchildren, and all the cousins in between Thank you, Lord! For babies to weddings, For graduations and "ball" games. Thank you, Lord For the young, to the old Memories made more precious than gold. Thank you, Lord! For birthdays, happy get-togethers and even tears I pray that these blessings last many, many more years. Thank you, Lord! Pictures in this blog are an assortment of family pictures sent to me and I have wanted to post.

This is John catcher at his ball game. Uncle Bill would have loved this picture.

I had a picture of Charlie's first T ball game but I could not get it to post.

Grand-dogs

Friedley is getting bigger and someone clipped him really close. Belle is getting older

Cammy is getting sleepy. AC "baby-sat" her grand-niece-dog this week.

Andrew playing on the gorilla statues at the Louisville Zoo. Sierra practicing tennis for the middle school team.

Nicolaas signing the registry as he is inducted into the National Honor Society.

Proud parents (Stacy and Nico) taking pictures.

Papa, Nicolaas, Granny Jo

Picture below from Liz. She sent it after the Easter blog. ..................................Jack .....................Betsy ..............Charlie

from my niece Liz

I love hearing about your family and seeing pictures. I had to send our Easter morning picture. Charlie is having a bit of a 'tude having to have his picture taken :) Liz

Mary and her friend Alex going to the prom. Isn't she beautiful?

from Nicki They were so excited... and he was such a respectful, responsible guy. First he was brave enough to come talk to Joey face to face. Then he actually typed us out an itinerary with times and phone numbers of where they were eating and the prom location etc. And he had her home right on time (which was before the rest of the gang they were with, which he had no problems with that either.) Great guy! MY DRAMA TEAM

Les Miserables....

Seth was in the orchestra. John as an extra was a waif, Mary was one of the co-stars Cosette

Cosette from approximately the age of three to the age of eight, grows up in an atmosphere of poverty and fear, but she is rescued from this life when she is adopted. She is educated by nuns in a convent in Paris and she later grows up to become very beautiful. She falls in love with Marius Pontmercy, and marries him at the end. (That is why she is in a wedding dress)

Wiese Guys

The old and the young love their toys.

Kiefer fantasying with the Charlestown Pirate mascot statue.

Three of the 5 generations of Nicolaas'

Papa, Andrew, Kiefer and Nicolaas

Nicolaas

Kiefer, Papa and Andrew playing on Papa's scooter

Andrew did not want to give up the key when he realized it made the scooter go.

Happy 75th Nick

May Days Birthdays - 21 Nicolette, 22 Jarrod, 23 Nick, 29 Heather Anniversary - 21 Nico and Stacy '94 Yes, Sunday May 23th was Birthday- number 75! Nick had a nice day. All the kids called. (NICKs favorites - Steak-chocolate cake-strawberries-boating) Friday, Jenny and Janine brought over a card and gift certificate to Longhorn Steak House. Joni and family brought dinner over to the camper Saturday night. Sunday evening, Jenny and family asked us over for chocolate cake and homemade vanilla ice cream. yumm Our son, Nico (Nicolaas) brought a couple quarts of strawberries to the house - home grown from his backyard. Nicki and family in DC are taking us on a cruise. Janine and family are in FL. Both families called to wish him a happy day.

Our infamous MILO

Breaking News Update: Suspect arrested in Goshen carjacking incident By ROD ROWE THE GOSHEN NEWS

GOSHEN — An Elkhart man who was watching wildlife behind the Goshen Sam’s Club store was the victim of a car theft around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to police. A suspect was taken into custody, but police hadn’t released his name by The Goshen News’ presstime.

Milo Wiese, Elkhart, explained he was watching turtles in a drainage pond at the southeast corner of the Sam’s-Walmart complex northwest of Goshen when a young man came running up to him, pulled a black handgun and demanded Wiese get out of his car. "He leaned into the window, pulled a gun from his waistband and said ‘You have 30 seconds to get out of that car,’" Wiese said. The young man jumped into the driver’s seat, but had to ask Wiese how to get theshifter out of park. Wiese said he had to explain that the driver must push on the brake pedal to move the shifter. Wiese also was able to retrieve his binoculars and a camera that he had with him. He said the suspect drove his 1992 Honda onto U.S. 33 and headed southeast toward Goshen. "It’s an old car. It has 220,000 miles on it," Wiese said. Goshen police were called to the Walmart, where authorities said a suspect had attempted to steal a cellular telephone and was followed out the store by Walmart security. When security personnel approached the shoplifter, police reported, the suspect lifted his shirt and revealed what appeared to be a handgun. Police say it was that shoplifter who then ran east around the Sam’s building and took Wiese’s car. Minutes later, Elkhart police responded to a one-car crash in the lawn at Mary Beck School at the south edge of Elkhart. Wiese’s Honda went through the intersection of Tipton and McDonald streets at the school, went over the curb and through the school yard. The car stopped in a school parking area, with three flat tires and damage to the undercarriage. Elkhart police apprehended a suspect on foot near the Energy convenience store at South Main and Star streets. Witnesses there said the young man was carrying a gun. Goshen Ptl. Josh Havens went to Mary Beck School, where he met with Elkhart police and took the suspect from them. The suspect, a 16-year-old, may be waived into adult court, Goshen Police Chief Wade Branson said Tuesday night. The boys was arrested on charges of robbery with a deadly weapon, carjacking and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. He was incarcerated in the Elkhart County Jail. Police also found the weapon that was displayed and determined it was a BB gun. Branson said the suspect ran away from Bashor Children’s Home, which is about two miles from the Walmart plaza. Goshen News, April 28, 2010