Vedders Chronicles » Mackenzie

A Spring Walk downtown

Gregory Vedders — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:37:07 +0000

A warm March evening inspired the Vedders Family to take a walk down town. The boys started out on their scooters and Mackenzie slept in her stroller while Monica and I walked behind. Other than some tired feet (and some blistered feet ) everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. For our first real walk outdoors we did pretty well, 2.27 miles in 59 minutes. Thanks to Motion-X GPS, some stats from our walk are listed below.

Name:		Track 001
Date:		Mar 31, 2010 6:20 pm
Map: (valid until Apr 30, 2010)		Google Maps
Distance:		2.27 miles
Elapsed Time:		59:00.6
Avg Speed:		2.3 mph
Max Speed:		6.4 mph
Avg Pace:		26′ 03″ per mile
Min Altitude:		404 ft
Max Altitude:		666 ft
Start Time:		2010-03-31T22:20:47Z
Start Location:
	Latitude:	42.966509° N
	Longitude:	85.694228° W
End Location:
	Latitude:	42.966548° N
	Longitude:	85.694108° W

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Me Too

Gregory Vedders — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:59:45 +0000

Me too, me too…I want to spend the night at Nani and Papa’s too.

Halloween – 2009

Gregory Vedders — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:45:10 +0000

The Vedders Family had a very busy Halloween Day. The day started with a Boy Scout Popcorn sale at Lowe’s on Plainfield Ave. The weather was cold and windy, so not much popcorn was sold, except for a nice couple from Walker who drove all the way to buy some popcorn (thanks Papa and Nani).

After the popcorn sale, we returned home so the boys could play (and to top off Miss Mackenzie). Mommy and Mackenzie then went off to the hospital to visit Noah Andrew, born the day before.

Next, it was time for lunch (actually breakfast for lunch) at Nani and Papa’s house. After lunch, the boys carved their pumpkins. Mackenzie then showed off the first of her many Halloween costumes (she had so many, we ran out of Halloween to wear them).

From Nani and Papa’s house we stopped by Grandma Vedders’ house where the Great Pumpkin had left treat bags for Nathaniel, Zachary, and Mackenzie. The boys then played with their new Imaginext toys from Fisher-Price for a little while.

Because of the cold weather, we decided to try our luck Trick-or-Treating at Woodland Mall. By the time we got there, roughly 1/2 hour after their Halloween Hoopla began, they had all but run out of treats. Though disappointed, we roamed the mall gathering the few remaining treats to be had amongst the hundreds of other people attempting to do the same.

After we had enough of the chaos at Woodland, we decided to eat dinner at Taco Bell. Have to love the prices at Taco Bell, the four of us ate for well under $10.

The final activity of the evening was a visit to the City of Walker’s Fire Station Number 2 in Standale. They had their annual Halloween Open House with free treats and tours of the fire trucks. Nathaniel and Zachary had a lot of fun climbing in and out of the fire engines.

When all was said and done, I think Mackenzie enjoyed her first Halloween and so did everyone else.

Zachary & Nathaniel At the Fire Station

Mackenzie Smiles In Her Winne the Pooh Costume

Announcing A Change In the Lineup

Gregory Vedders — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:30:47 +0000

The Vedders Family is proud to announce a change in our lineup. Be sure to checkout http://www.b2b09.com for more information.