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Today I've finally posted pictures from the girls first trip to Disney World. It was a great trip that Ashley will never forget. That is until her trip to Disney Land next month!

Next Up: Video of this trip as well as updated photos of the kids.

Today I finally got around to posting some recent pictures of the girls. This update covers from mid 2010 up until February of 2011.

I've also managed to go through our video backlog. I've updated 2010 through October with a bunch of great videos.

Next Up: Our trip to Disney World last year.

I love Halloween. Who doesn't? I'm pretty sure Ashley is a big fan too. Last year when she came home from Trick or Treating she was hilarious.... sorting her candy... giggling etc...

This year, I was ready for her. Check out this candid video and remember what it feels like to be a kid again.

Finally an update. It's been a busy time at the Ruppel household, but I'm finally catching up. This week I've added pictures from April through July to our recent photo section. Easter, Ashley's forth birthday party, family visits, 4th of July trip, etc. I've also updated the "About Us" page with Haley's info.

Now I'm off to work on some new videos...

On March 21st at 5:13pm, Haley Lynn Ruppel was born. She's 6 pounds, 5 ounces and 19.25 inches long. Mother and baby are doing fine and are very excited to get home.

I've only added a couple of pictures so far, but more pictures and video will be up this week. As a side note, I've also added simultaneous baby holding and HTML coding to my resume.

UPDATED - April 15th, 2010 - I've added video of Haley. Follow the link below to watch.

I posted a huge update to Ashleys photo and video pages today. The new photos include Halloween, Christmas, Craigs birthday and more.

The new videos include a dance performance, Christmas and more. I've also added a couple cute quotes from Ashley on the right side of this page. What are you waiting for? Click below to check it out.

Well... Ashley finally got to see snow for the first time. It was a little hard to believe. There wasn't quite enough to build a snowman but it'll do.

Don't believe me? Check out the video...

Our annual Halloween party has come and gone. This years theme was "Childrens Characters Gone Wrong". Needless to say, the costumes were once again fantastic!

Follow the link below to see the evidence

Jim, Steve & I had some time to kill as we waited for our ferry back to the US from Vancouver Island. We found a Microbrewery that had a free pool table. At some point our games gave way to stupid trick shots. Steve tried to make one of our old classics and was unsucessful after many attempts. This was my first attempt.

Luckily, Jim had his camera with him...

Today I added an new, awesome section to our site. The Good Ole Days. In the links below you'll find video footage and picture from Craig & Corrie's past. Everything from early childhood to college will be included.

As it stands now, I've only just begun adding content. As the months go on I'll continue to update these pages.

It's been a while since I've posted new video footage of Ashley. We've collected quite a few cute clips and posted them for all to see. I've added all of our videos for 2009 up to July.

In addition, I've reorganized and changed up that page in order to handle many more videos. Check it out and see what you think...

So.. we took Ashley to have her pictures done last week, which is normally a complete pain. It appears as though Corrie's deal with the Devil worked because Ashley was on her best behavior.

Check out these pictures and prepare to be amazed!

I posted a big Ashley update today. I added pictures from Ashley's 3rd birthday, her first dance recital, Easter Egg hunt 2010 and a ton of other great pics from the past few months. Also, check out Ashley's latest quotes on the right side of this page... Classic...

I also am working on some of the latest video of Ashley. The new video should be up before the end of the week.

Click below for pictures

Joe and Christine visited us this Easter. That can only mean one thing: Iron Chef time!

Corrie and Christine reasserted their dominance over Craig and Joe once again in Battle Ravioli. Corrie's record moves to an alarming 4-0.

Our Iron Chef competition made a comeback this week with our third battle. Pineapple was the secret ingredient and it proved to be a good one.

Craig, Elaine & Jennifer teamed up to make a fantastic dinner that was only surpassed by Corrie, Ron & Kent. While this was really considered an exhibition, the final scoring showed Corrie, Ron & Kent's dinner was a 156-155 winner. Corrie is now 3-0 in Iron Chef battles... something that I hope to change in the near future.

Another Christmas, another fantastically ridiculous Ashley and Santa picture. Click the link below to be overwhelmed by its awesomeness. I also added pictures of Ashley and her cousins first trip to Bone Daddy's.

We've also added several videos from Christmas morning. Ashley doesn't quite get it yet... but she still had fun. Click the video link below for all of Ashley's videos.

It's Halloween again and that can only mean one thing... Time for our annual party! This years theme was "Prom". We had all sorts of great costumes again this year. Jason and Kyle were voted prom king and queen (It'll make more sense when you see the pictures). Special thanks to Frank, Anita and Chuck for continuing our tradition of having live music. You guys rocked!

Click below for pictures or video.

I've sat through a million weddings and have always thought it would be cool to have a daughter that could be the flower girl. They always steal the show.

Last weekend Ashley got her shot. She's a little young to be a flower girl, but she did a great job. She sat around and played with her flowers for a while, but I had to grab her when she started tugging on the Groom's jacket.

Click below for pictures or video.

22 Miles, 13,000+ feet elevation change in 13 hours. Ouch. This was my first visit to the Grand Canyon and I was very impressed. We hiked from the south to the north rim in one day.

If you live in the US and don't take advantage of our National Parks, then you should be shot in the knee. Twice. Come to think of it... that's kind of how my knee felt when I was done...

Click below for the pictures...

12 adults, 10 children, one cabin. Our annual trip to Missouri for the 4th of July included a camping trip in Mark Twain National Forest (AKA Tickville), the 4th of July show, and even more fireworks this year. The river was up this year preventing a repeat of last years child-tossing. We kept busy by camping and over-planning the annual 4th of July show.

Click below for the pictures...