Ted and Martha Munnecke celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 10, 2008 with many friends and family in attendance.

Kristin and Ted

Kristin and Martha

Ted and Martha

The cake

A rainbow came out at just the right moment, after a lot of rain

Beautiful Clouds

Oops, I broke the paddle when heading back to shore after it started lightning and thundering while we were out on the lake

Kristin, Ted and Michael all glad to be wearing their Patagonia rain gear, after the other guests had left for the evening.

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We were doing some shopping for a fire pit but didn’t find one that we really liked. We decided to hold off on buying one, and then when we got home we realized we had enough bricks that we could just build our own. Our first use of it was lovely, just like sitting around a campfire.

We were happy to have the Wee Trio come give a concert on April 22, 2008. It was a great success!

They performed to a packed house (standing room only) and did a great job. Their polished sound including drums, vibraphone and bass impressed everyone present.

James Westfall – Vibes
Dan Loomis – Bass
Jared Schonig – Drums

http://www.myspace.com/theweetrio

Click here to see video of the final piece they played

(Cross-posted on the Lafayette Square Christian Science Society site)

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our trip to Mexico for Kristin’s author visit to the American School Foundation of Monterrey in Mexico. We stayed an extra two days in the beautiful mountain resort of Chipinque.

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YouTube – Fire in the Patio Fireplace at Mad Art Gallery in St. Louis

We went to the Mad Art exhibition opening tonight. This video is was taken using my Treo 700p and was of the fire in their outdoor patio fireplace. It was quite cozy and nice.

I really like how the focus came out on this picture.

You can see more of my favorite pictures in my Favorites set on Flickr.