A Kodak Moment!

Grandma Kathy's three sons! This Christmas photo of Craig, Ben and Andy charmed the family. Even then, you could tell how talented they would someday be.

Such A Little Peanut!

Ben, Grandma, and Great-Grandma Ruby Olson pose in Great-Grandma's living room in Plover, WI. Great-Grandma Olson always told us to make good food choices. Perhaps this is the start of Ben's career?

Vegas Baby!

Here, Andy, Ben and Grandma pose in front of the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas. Many adventures occurred in April 2001, when Grandma and Gumpy Ken were married there. The four of us journeyed over the Vegas desert in a hot air balloon at 6 in the morning....

Cheeeeese!

Seems like we were always enjoying fun times. This picture was taken in 1999 in front of the house in Madison, WI. Andy was 12 and Ben was 13. The Three Mousekateers!

Way Back When

Here are Grandma Kathy (age 30) and Great-Great Grandma Olson (age 70) at Grandma's house on Tree Lane in Madison. Great-Great-Grandma took a special shining to Craig right from the very beginning, babysitting him in Phillips at three months of age, while Grandma taught part-time at the middle school.

Prom TIme

The Ninja Turtles (Andy and Ben) pose with Brother Craig , who is awaiting his prom date. They certainly helped lighten things up!

Florida Fun

Way back in 1980, when Grandma Kathy was 32 and Great-Grandma was 52, they took Aunt Michele, age 15 and Craig, age 6 to Florida to visit Disney World and other attractions. Here are Gma and Great Gma in a wax museum. Clearly, in the background, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are quite smitten with them.

Walking His Way To Hawaii

Ben is seen stepping into the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Oregon. He and Mom (Grandma Kathy) flew out to visit Craig, who was living in Portland at the time. It was a great adventure!

In A Field

Here are Andy and Ben in a field near their Creswood School. A photographer friend of Dad Jim took the picture. Note the missing teeth in Benja's smile!

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

One of the fun weekend activities Ben and Andy enjoyed was skiing at Tyrol Basin, near Mount Horeb, WI. As they grew older, they also enjoyed snowboarding. Even Mom took up skiing. Dad was an expert. A good time was had by all!

United We Stand

These pajamas were worn practically non-stop when Ben and Andy were younguns.

Ninja Baby!

Andy and Ben were truly into the Ninja Turtle craze. They wore these sweat suits quite frequently back in the early 1990's.

Ben and Andy In A Basket

This is one way to get out of doing the laundry!