Hess Happenings

Janie's Ice Show -

2009-07-24T19:43:00.000-05:00

Great Job, Janie!!!!!!! She did great!!!

Maia's Play - June 2009

2009-07-24T19:40:00.002-05:00

Maia's drama class wrote this play - it was very good and they all did a great job - well done!

Lauren's ANNIE Play - June '09

2009-07-24T19:36:00.004-05:00

Lauren played one of the orphans in the play - it was a great show! Well done, Calvin Christian 7th graders!!!!!1

Lauren

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Janie & Markus - lake house

2009-07-24T19:30:00.001-05:00

Janie & Markus

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Janie & Cali watching Markus fish at the lake house

The perfect Marshmallow......

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Joy & Cali Grace

and

Mark with Cali Grace

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Lexi at the fire

Hanging out at the Cabin

2009-07-24T19:20:00.001-05:00

Janie at the cabin - - eating up the s'mores at the campfire!

hanging out with Tony Dungy

2009-07-24T19:16:00.001-05:00

We went to the Prayer Breakfast and got to hear a hero of ours speak - then to met his for a few......What an incredible man TOny D is! Thanks G&B!!!!!

EASTER 2009 at our house!

2009-06-07T10:45:00.003-05:00

WHAT A GREAT GROUP OF GIRLS!

Mom and Dad hangin out on the deck :)

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They search..........

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They search..........

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...and they search.......

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AND They search.......

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OFF THEY GO!!!!

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The kids searching for the easter eggs -

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Cali Grace - finds some eggs & then just celebrates! :)

Cali hugging Nonny

thankking her for the gifts :)

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Alexis gets in on the egg hunt -

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Zachary Grant is SOOO excited to go after the eggs!

2009-06-07T10:18:00.002-05:00

Zachary Grant.......need I say more? He's the baby........But at 3 - he is growing up too fast too!

Colin helps him when he spots a egg! That is MONEY, for SURE! :)

2009-06-07T10:12:00.002-05:00

MAIA - GO GET EM!

THen when she's "down"......Zacky (gently) YELLS- "Maia, are you OKAY!!!!!????????" She had him worried! She is the joke-ster!

2009-06-07T10:08:00.001-05:00

Lauren goes after the eggs with the BIG MONEY! :)

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Colin is always the BOY!!! :) He got lots of eggs too & LOVED his present from Nonny & Grandpa - he is ready for his trip to Northwestern!

2009-06-07T10:02:00.001-05:00

Janie shows off her easter Basket - she found lots of eggs too! :)

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THe older girls hang out after the egg hunt - just to be silly! :)

2009-06-07T09:57:00.002-05:00

Wild game with Julie & Dean - We are addicted to this team! :)

MORE WILD TIMES - THIS TIME WITH WINS!!!!

2009-06-07T09:54:00.001-05:00

Wild game with Lyle & Joanie - WILD WINS!

Prayer Breakfast with Tony Dungy

2009-06-07T09:52:00.002-05:00

oh ya we also saw Gov P there! :)

Prayer Breakfast with Tony Dungy

2009-06-07T09:50:00.002-05:00

Susan, Tony & Joy hangning out afterward - just catching up! :)

Benihana with Strongs

2009-06-07T09:47:00.002-05:00

Zachary loves his Spiderman!

2009-04-19T11:36:00.003-05:00

Janie reads Z's cards to him - they are so sweet! :)

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GAMES & FUN!

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Joy & Lexi

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Susan & Angela

Janie (6.5)

Joy with Lauren and Cali

More beauty -

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Mark, Lexi & Maia------Lexi, maia and Zach opening up gifts---

Lauren & Maia - with Maia's present

BEAUTIFUL FACES!

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Janie & Zach----Mark and Mom---Mark & Lexi

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Cali & Colin - who won that last match up?

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Lexi gets serious about the ski ball game

GAMES!

2009-04-19T11:16:00.000-05:00

Ang & Zachary - Mark & Lauren - Mike & Cali Grace

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SHOW OFF THOSE TICKETS! Janie & Dave, mark is so proud and I try to beat Mark - NOT A CHANCE! At least he gve his tix away to his kids!

DUALS!!!!

2009-04-19T11:11:00.001-05:00

Mark and Lauren RACING!

Cali & Colin face off in a ski ball match -

PARTY!

2009-04-19T11:09:00.001-05:00

Susan, Angela, Lisa, Mom and Dad at CEC!

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Mark and Janie relaxing from the crazy oif the games

Mark, Colin and Joy winning lots of tickets in a shoot-out!

Colin has more tickets than I do!!! WHAT???????!!!!!!

Birthday Girls

2009-04-19T11:04:00.005-05:00

maia and lexi - before digging into the cake! :)

MARCH MADNESS!

2009-04-19T10:57:00.005-05:00

We have 5 birthdays in our family in March! We went to Chuck E Cheese with everyone. Besides not great pizza - they have updated it and it was a great place for games & we all had a great time! What a fun night with a fun group!

Birthdays......Dad (69), Angela (44), Maia (15), Lexi (12) and Zachary (3)

Time Bandit Guys

2009-03-15T09:44:00.003-05:00

Andy & Jonathan came to Mpls to meet Mark and I! thanks, guys! They have the coolest stories..it was alot of fun getting to meet them for a little while.

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-15T09:39:00.001-05:00

To Angela and Dad!

Jordan's Walk

2009-03-15T09:35:00.002-05:00

We had a great day at the Autism walk for our buddy, Jordan! It was so fun tos ee eveyone who came out - we all have in common that we love Jordan! A great day!

The fans at Colin's game

2009-03-15T09:33:00.003-05:00

The kids (Lauren, Janie, Zach, Megan, Cali, Lexi) watching the game!

Mark with Col after the game..... Mom and Dad.......and Sisters......

Colin plays for the Championship!

2009-03-15T09:30:00.001-05:00

#19

is the best player on the ice!!!! We are so proud of him - he earned his spot on a good team and has played hard for 6 months! Great season, Sam!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-03-15T09:19:00.002-05:00

Celebrating Valentine's Day with our favorite team! A fun night in the suite! Beautiful flowers from the best husband in the world! We had a great night! Even though they blew a huge lead and it lost the game! (this one was a rough one!) But a great night!!!! :)

Another Wild Game!

2009-03-15T09:12:00.002-05:00

With Mike and Susan - a fun night! It was Mark's birthday! A great game - but another loss for Anti, Mikko, Pierre-Marc and the rest!

WILD Game with Mom and Dad!

2009-03-15T09:10:00.003-05:00

A fun night out with mom and dad. We share the tickets so we get to a few games together - we all love it and have a great time! If the WILD would win one of the times I am there, I would appreciate that, Mikko and Niklas! Thanks!

Mark, Jane and a Webkinz......

2009-03-15T09:08:00.002-05:00

So cute -

Scrapbook Weekend at the (frozen) Lake

2009-03-15T09:01:00.004-05:00

A fun weekend at the cabin with great friends! Laughing, not sleeping, scrapbooking and eating some good food too! What a great time with the greatest group of long time friends! These are some of the most meaningful women in my life - thank you, girls! it was so much fun! Can't wait to go again!

Happy 15th Birthday, MAIA!

2009-03-15T08:51:00.002-05:00

Maia turned 15 March 2nd

We missed out traditional lunch on the birthday as it was spring break.....so she went to MOA with her friends... Had a great birthday! We will celebrate with everyone soon!

HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY, CALI!

2009-03-15T08:42:00.001-05:00

Cali as the star of the day! Happy 10th, Cal!

2009-03-15T08:40:00.001-05:00

Cali with her cousins - rock band and just hanging out

2009-03-15T08:36:00.002-05:00

Rockin out at Cali's Bday party! Gotta love Rock Band!

2009-03-13T11:50:00.003-05:00

Patching it up - still cousins and best pals!

After the game is done!

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Lexi gets in Lauren's face to block her shot!

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Lauren and Lexi

fight over a jump ball!

Lexi & Lauren FACE OFF!

2009-03-12T17:15:00.002-05:00

Lexi and Lauren's b-ball teams played eachother - Lexi moved up a grade for MCCS and Lo plays for CCS - so they met up - Happened twice this year actually! So far - Lauren has 2 W's! :)

Lexi (42) and Lauren (8) haing fought for a loose ball on the ground......

Lexi gets a hand in Lo's face before she can get a shot off! P:)

LEXI's LEAGUE!

2009-03-12T17:10:00.004-05:00

Lexi's walk to cure jouv diabetes (or insert Dave's achr here)

What a great kid - what wonderful friends for showing up - what a great day!

Group shot: this was most of the team! She had the largest (non -corporate) team out there!

Family pics: us all with Marcus and Michele & Mark and I with some of our kids.....

Does it feel like all we do is go to Wild games?

2009-03-12T17:07:00.003-05:00

WE LOVE 'EM! With Mom and Dad at the Redwings game... (lost in a shoot out!) UGH!

WILD FRIENDS

2009-03-12T17:05:00.002-05:00

Mark and I with our good friends, Mary and Todd.

Also Mary & I with our ice cream helmets on! :) (We ARE too COOL, Travis) :)

WILD FANS!

2009-03-12T17:03:00.002-05:00

Just Mark and I at a game in December

More WILD fun!

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Mikko wins more of these than most........ :)

Also got him up close - (I KNOW he is saying "hey Joy - ya, lets catch up after the game." Zidlicky too!

2009-03-12T16:56:00.002-05:00

All of us at the end of the game..... A Loss for the Wild, but still one of the funnest games! Thanks, J&K! We got them addicted to the WILD - we sucked them in! :)

2009-03-12T16:53:00.002-05:00

Jay and Mark laughing at Karine and I ( we assume, as always....) AND Karine and I - looking just nice and cute :)

2009-02-22T14:44:00.001-06:00

Karine and I with Nordy

WILD TIMES!!!

2009-02-22T14:42:00.002-06:00

We bought partial season tix to the Wild this year. We have had such a blast going to lots of games this winter! Even though, as Mark was just analyzing, we have not seen many wins! They are a great team and we love them!!!!! We love the state of hockey!

Our Traditions

2009-02-22T14:36:00.002-06:00

We went up tot he cabin for our pre-christmas traditions of Frosty the Snowman and Ginger bread men! It was such a pretty snowy weekend up there! We had a great little get-a-way!

2009-01-23T13:41:00.003-06:00

Christmas with the whole family!

Lauren's 13th Birthday

2008-11-10T15:54:00.001-06:00

Lauren with her new COACH wristlet - from who else, ME! :) Also with her cake blowing out the candles...... on the couch? :) Remember when we used to make them sit at the table when they had fire in their arms????? Its so nice that they are growing up!! :)

Happy 13th Lauren!

2008-11-10T15:50:00.003-06:00

Lauren turned 13 in September! Nana turned 66 the day before - so a combined party was thrown! Here they are with their cake! And Lauren with one of her fave bday gifts!

Grandpa with the girls

2008-10-26T18:54:00.003-05:00

Lexi & Cali each with Grandpa at the lake.

There isn't a pic of Maia and Grandpa - but she is the one who went out to the blind for 4 hours with him! She loved it and they had a great time!

Deer Hunting at the lake

2008-10-26T18:48:00.003-05:00

Ya, nothing sweeter than a man in camo ready to go hunt and kill a deer - - and his sweet little neices.... :) Maia (14) went out with dDd and Mark last weekend and loved it! Cali & Lexi just got in a couple of pics before they left!

Lauren's Volleyball

2008-10-26T18:43:00.003-05:00

Lauren played 7th grade colleyball agian this year...(well, last year she played 6th - this IS her first time in 7th grade!) :) They had a great team & a great year!! These pics came out blurry - but still good - great yar Lauren! Can't wait for basketball to start!

Janie playin' Soccer

2008-10-26T18:37:00.002-05:00

She ran and ran.......... kicked and kicked.......She was tired! She needed that water!!!! :)

Mark & Paul's morning in a boat :)

2008-10-12T11:34:00.002-05:00

Mark's 5.1 pound bass

Paul's big bass too ( sorry, Buzz, I don't know the weight!!)

Trip to North Shore with Hess Family

2008-10-12T11:30:00.002-05:00

Family Shot on Sawbill Trail

North Shore Trip with Hess Family

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Mark & I at Grand Marais

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Mandy & Joy on Sawbill Trail

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Dad Martin is not quite used to the chill. "Florida isn't this cold!!" :)

More Gooseberry Falls

2008-10-12T11:20:00.001-05:00

Mandy & George - Joy & Mark - The Falls

2008-10-12T11:18:00.001-05:00

Mark & his mom, Carol on the lake cruise

Hess Family Shots

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Beautiful North Shore Scenery

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SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE

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Duluth Harbor

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Happy 50th - Mom and Dad Hess!!!! :)

North Shore - some more!

2008-10-12T00:36:00.002-05:00

us with Mandy & George - taken of ourselves.......in grand marais, mn

Just us - at the North Shore

2008-10-12T00:31:00.003-05:00

Watching ships come in at Duluth Harbor, on the rocks and at Gooseberry Falls

fall on the North Shore with Hess Family

2008-10-12T00:28:00.002-05:00

Mark and I with his sister Mandy & her boyfriend, George - ont he lake cruise.on a chilly afternoon!

FALL SHOTS

2008-10-12T00:27:00.003-05:00

mark and i at our annual trip to the apple oprchard.....a rainy day, but we weren't sure when we would get there again this fall :) thanks, sweetie for humoring me!!!!!!! :)

Vikes / Colts Game

2008-10-12T00:23:00.002-05:00

We are Vikes fans - but Colts fans as well - so this was a great game to get to see! Thanks, Brent! :)