Bambi Birthday Photos!

Every year at Bambi, we celebrate the July birthdays: Brenden Olson, Paula Hansen, Deb Edwards & Jack Korzenowski. When Parker was about 5 years old he wanted to change his birthday to July as he wanted the gifts his older brother Brenden got every year.


A surprise party at the glamorous Northern Inn was thrown for Barb in 1996. She was 48. Why exactly a party was thrown in July for being 48 in March - I don't know - but it was fun anyway.

Paula and Brenden have made out like bandits through the years.

2001

Deb Edwards and Brenden in 2003. It took us a while to figure out that Deb's birthday was in July.


Paula celebrated her big 50th in 2003.

Deb, Brenden & Paula in 2004. This was Brenden's last year at Bambi as he now spends the summer at Camp Coniston. When asked what he missed most about Bambi - he replied "the gifts - no one sends me anything at camp."

Yes - I was surprised in July for my upcoming 50th in 2005.

Lovely gifts aren't they!

We surprised Sandy in 2006 for her 60th.

Jack Korzenowski's 16th Birthday in 2006.

The birthday cake in 2007!


Jack's 17th Birthday in 2007.

Katie & Matt Knott in Malaysia!

Katie & her brother Matt Knott are enjoying a vacation in Malaysia. They climbed Mt Kinabalu (13, 500 feet) which is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia. It was a two day climb. They bedded down in a bunk house overnight at 11,000 ft and left at 2:45 am the next morning to get a look at the sun rising from the top of the mountain. Matt is there until February 12th and Katie is there until February 15th at which time she makes her way back to Iraq to finish up her last 6 months!!

Old Photos Friday - "World's Largest"

If you have any photos you have taken of the "World's Largest"
anything - send them to me and I will add them to this collection.
I know I am missing one with Derek & Kyle with "Lucette", Paul Bunyon's girlfriend in Hackensack, MN.

Below are some websites with more fun photos of the "World's Largest".

http://www.wlra.us/

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drower/sets/72057594083641573/


Paul Bunyon & Babe the Blue Ox - Bemidji, MN
Parker, Kyle, Judy and Jon


Dinosaur - Disneyworld
Kyle, Parker & Brenden


Dinosaur - Wall, South Dakota
Judy, Parker & Kyle


Black Bear - Northome, MN
Kyle, Parker & Judy


Black Duck - Black Duck, MN
Kyle, Parker & Judy


Corn Palace - Mitchell, South Dakota
Parker, Judy & Kyle


Shark - Water Country, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Jillian Lenson, Brenden & Kyle


Crazy Horse Statue - Black Hills, South Dakota
Parker

Indian - Wolf Trading Post, Bemidi, Minnesota
Parker

Ant - Disneyworld
Kyle, Parker & Brenden

Turkey - Frazee Minnesota
Brenden, Parker & Kyle

Pelican - Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

Parker, Brenden & Kyle

Sea Horse - Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Kyle, Brenden & Parker

Loon - Vergas, Minnesota
Brenden, Kyle & Parker

Prairie Dog - Cactus Flats, South Dakota
Parker

Cow Teets - New Salem, North Dakota
Parker

Holstein Cow - New Salem, North Dakota
Judy, Parker & Kyle

Buffalo - Jamestown, North Dakota
Kyle, Parker & Judy

Jackalope - Wall Drug, Wall, South Dakota
Parker

Paul Bunyon - Akeley, Minnesota

Kyle, Brenden & Parker

Tiger Muskie - Nevis, Minnesota

Jon & Judy

St. Urho - Menaga, Minnesota

Brenden, Parker & Kyle

Kyle breaks 5 Minute Mile

Kyle finally broke the 5 minute mile on Friday, February 1, 2008. His time was 4:59:50.
Now he needs to work on breaking the 4 minute mile!

Old Photos Friday - Ted, Eldred & Walt in the Army!

Ted - August 1947

Eldred at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

December, 1945

Bill Piechowski, Walt & Frank Jacoby

Walt in Spain????

1945

April 1945