Last fall I was able to convert 16 - 8mm reels, that were taken in the 1970's to avi format. Below is the list of videos and youtube links.
101 1969-11-23 John and Sandi Wedding Reception - View
102 1970 Mike - View
103 1970-05-23 Baby Mike - View
104 1970 Baby Mike with Ralph Elsie and Joyce - View
105 1970 Mike walking with Papa John - View
106 1971 Mike at Farm with Joyce and Laurie - View
107 1971 Mike walking around playing - View
108 1971 Christmas - View
109 1972 March Mike and his horse - View
110 1974 Mike and Earl at farm - View
111- 1974 Ryan Sandi in Hospital - View
112 1974 March Welcome Home Ryan - View
113 1974 March - Mike riding his tractor - View
114 1974 March - mike, mom & ryan dad behind camera - View
201 1974 Mother's Day Lunch at Mund's - View
202 1974 Jim & Mike playing baseball - View
203 1974 Mother's day jump roping - View
204 1974 Mikes 4th birthday - View
205 1974 Earl &Joyce, Ryan, Mike Red Velvet Cake - View
206 1974 Ryan with Stange kids - View
207 1974 Ryan with Joyce - View
208 1974 Baby Ryan - View
210 1974 Dec Ryan Crawling to Wilbert - View
211 1974 Carolyn - View
212 1974 December Mike & Ryan - View
213 1974 Decorating Christmas Tree - View
214 1974 Ryan's first Christmas Mund Wendland - View
215 1974 Will and Jeannette 25th anniversary - View
216 1975-02-12 Ryan's First Steps - View
217 1975 Deadwood snowstorm - View
301 1974 Christmas Opening Presents - View
303 1975 In the yard Mike & Ryan - View
304 1975 Roy Lake - View
305 1975 Wendland Reunion at Stodden's - View
302 1977 Stodden's Resort - View
306 1978 Mikes Track and Field Day - View
307 1978 Mikes 8th birthday - View
308 1978 Rolling down the hill with Matt & Molly - View
401 1979 Track Day - View
402 1979 Mikes 9th birthday roller skating - View
403 1979 21st ave home - View
404 1976 Riding Trikes, pulling wagons - View
405 1976 More Trikes - View
406 Skiing - View
407 Swimming - View
408 1979 Mike skating playing hockey - View
409 1979 Rollaway USA - View
410 1979 21st ave living - View
Josh's Family Drawing
This is a picture compliments of Josh. Yes, there's a baby in mommy's tummy in the picture!
Grace Bean at Two
Gracie turned two years old a few weeks ago. She thinks she's ten though. If you ask her how old she is, she always says ten. She knew exactly what to do with her two year old photo shoot with dad. I think she's watched a few too many times with her brothers' birthdays.
Falling Down is HARD to do...
So we (Jakin, Jude, Gracie and I), were out on a walk. I no sooner said be careful about walking on the curb, that Jakin proceeded to fall and scrape both of his knees.
A little while later, I said "I am sorry you fell and scraped your knees, I know that really hurts."
Jakin then said, "Yeah, falling on the road or concrete hurts cuz it is hard. It doesn't cause scrapes, it causes blood".
I thought that was well stated!
A little while later, I said "I am sorry you fell and scraped your knees, I know that really hurts."
Jakin then said, "Yeah, falling on the road or concrete hurts cuz it is hard. It doesn't cause scrapes, it causes blood".
I thought that was well stated!
When you are in the middle of nowhere...
When boys have to go, they have to go. Take a look at a map of northeast Colorado along I-76. There isn't much there. I think this photo really captures the moment....
Family Photo
We traveled to Colorado for an early Christmas. This was taken on my brother's fireplace. I will post some other funny photos from the trip soon!
time for an intervention....
Our sweet Gracie Bean got this really nice blanky as a gift from our neighbor. Having been through 3 boys who were highly addicted to their LARGE blankies, we thought that Gracie would do well with something smaller. It has worked flawlessly.... until tonight. We never realized how attached Gracie is to the bunny. For some reason, Gracie had an upset stomach after house church. She threw up a little bit in her bed, on her bunny and in her hair. So the bunny had to go in the wash. We located several other bunnies, hoping to appease her. This was to no avail. By this time the bunny was 1/2 hour in to a 1 hour wash cycle. No way to spot wash it now. So after a while Grace was just up with us in the living room. We were able to locate the exact bunny she has. When Grace saw the bunny on the screen, she pointed and said "Bah". I think she recognized the bunny. So while the bunny was drying, we decided to order another bunny. The method to our madness is we don't want to be in a BIG Dilema if something were to happen to the bunny on any one of our upcoming road trips.
So, the dryer is done. The bunny is mostly dry. Gracie takes one look, starts cuddling and basically said (without words), that is what i was looking for. It is 11:00PM now, we haven't heard a peep since she got her bunny back and in 3-6 business days, we will have a little insurance for the road trip.
On another note, we may have to quietly ween her off her bunny. We had to do the same thing with her and snow suits. When she was an infant, she loved the confined, warm space of a snow suit. That is the only way she would sleep. Thankfully we got her off that as well as her brothers off of their blankets. There is a reason we have a blanket tote in our shed.
So, the dryer is done. The bunny is mostly dry. Gracie takes one look, starts cuddling and basically said (without words), that is what i was looking for. It is 11:00PM now, we haven't heard a peep since she got her bunny back and in 3-6 business days, we will have a little insurance for the road trip.
On another note, we may have to quietly ween her off her bunny. We had to do the same thing with her and snow suits. When she was an infant, she loved the confined, warm space of a snow suit. That is the only way she would sleep. Thankfully we got her off that as well as her brothers off of their blankets. There is a reason we have a blanket tote in our shed.
The Stahl Family Reunion
Photos from The Stahl Family Reunion. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the photos. Go to my flickr page to get the actual photos... here!
The Great Upset CD Release Party!
Photos from The Great Upset CD Release Party - The Ritz - April 5th, 2008.
You can use the right/left arrow keys to scroll through the slideshow.
Go here to get the photos you see above!
Off to El Salvador....
Hello everyone - late tonight, or early tomorrow, however you look at it, our team will be heading to El Salvador for 10 days of teaching english and outreaching to the students. Here are some details.
El Salvador Team 2008
April 19th-28th
Seth Rosenzweig
Ben Robison
Christine Grue
Jon Dordal
Beth Biesaida
Jamie Radich
Kim Wells
Lindsey Siegfried
Eli Murphy
Leon Dehnke
Rob Gianotti
Kevin Meyer
Ryan Stahl
Flight Info
Saturday 19th
Leave MSP 5:30 am
Arrive Atlanta 8:58 am
Leave Atlanta 10:05 am
Arrive San Salvador 11:56 am
Monday 28th
Leave San Salvador 12:56 pm
Arrive Atlanta 6:29 pm
Leave Atlanta 9:45 pm
Arrive MSP 11:30 pm
Here's what to pray for!
El Salvador Prayer List
1. Safety of the team (God's hand of protection).
2. Smooth travels (on-time flights)
3. Team Unity
4. Our hearts (open to God's plan and His leading)
5. Prepared hearts of those in El Salvador.
6. Opportunities to witness
7. Effectiveness in teaching English and sharing the Gospel.
8. That we would be a blessing to the local church.
9. Changed lives (ours and theirs).
10.Culture shock (pray for our transition when we come back).
Christine will be updating her blog - so check it out here....
christineone.wordpress.com
Jude @ Two
Here is one photo of Jude's 2-year photo shoot. He is such a cheese. He has a great smile and sense of humor. He can really light up a room.
The Great Upset....
The Great Upset put on a great show Saturday Night. My wife and I had a blast. Maybe it is because we don't get out much. Needless to say, the show was phenomenal. Thanks for the great show guys! I love the new album.
We took a trip to Alabama to visit Laura's Dad and step Mom. One day we went fishing, we didn't manage to get any bites since I spent the entire time removing tangles, fixing lines etc. I didn't have many expectations, but I had know idea I would spend my entire time hooking them up, pun intended. This photo is of Jakin's fine work on getting his line tangled.
Happy Son!
Josh says he loves me all the time. Everyday. He loves momma all the time, everyday. This is the look he gives when he is in a great mood. Way to go Josh - Great attitude!
Mom's Away Explanation
My lovely wife Laura left us all alone one weekend way back in November of 2006. We did survive, barely. She left us with no money, no food and just the clothes on our back. Our boys learned to be tough and to survive on next to nothing. We are all stronger from the experience.