The Coenens » Jack http://thecoenens.com Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:23:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Coenen Halloween 2009 http://thecoenens.com/coenen-halloween-2009 http://thecoenens.com/coenen-halloween-2009#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:59:24 +0000 Elizabeth http://thecoenens.com/?p=156 Although very cold, the kids had a great time! Jack went as a dragon (again), Brooklyn donned a bunny outfit, and Raegan was a clown…

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]]> http://thecoenens.com/coenen-halloween-2009/feed 0 The Coenen’s 2009 Garden http://thecoenens.com/the-coenens-2009-garden http://thecoenens.com/the-coenens-2009-garden#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:38:33 +0000 Jeremy http://thecoenens.com/?p=132 Below are some pictures of our 2009 garden – the highlight this year was our attempt at growing sunflowers for the first time. In fact Jack, Dad, and Papa had a sunflower growing contest to see who could grow the biggest sunflower. Dad and Papa are still disputing the preliminary results, but there is an early favorite :-)

Jack’s sunflower
Total Height: 8ft 11 inches
Stem Base Circumference: 7.5 inches
Head Diameter: 16 inches (petals not included)
Head Circumference: 48.5 inches
Longest Leaf: 16 inches

Dad’s sunflower
Total Height: 8ft 5 inches
Stem Base Circumference: 8 inches
Head Diameter: 13.5 inches (petals not included)
Head Circumference: 43 inches
Longest Leaf: 22 inches

Papa’s Sunflower
Total Height: TBD
Stem Base Circumference: TBD
Head Diameter: TBD
Head Circumference: TBD
Longest Leaf: TBD
*disclaimer – Papa had an issue with squirrel who ate his original sunflower when it was a few days old. His second sunflower was not from the same seed stock.

Also when measuring the head diameter Guinness says you should measure from flower tip to flower tip, but to me that seems a little cheap. If we had done this it would have added another 6-8 inches to our measurements as most of the petals are 3-4 inches long.

FYI – the world record for sunflower largest sunflower head is 32 1/4 inches grown by Emily Martin in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada in 1983.

The record for the tallest sunflower is 25ft 5 1/2 inches grown by M Heijms in Oirschot, Netherlands in 1986.

]]> http://thecoenens.com/the-coenens-2009-garden/feed 0 Walking already? http://thecoenens.com/walking-already http://thecoenens.com/walking-already#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:12:57 +0000 Elizabeth http://thecoenens.com/?p=15 We thought we should update all of you on how our family is doing! Jack is our life, of course, so all the news is really about him. Jack is now 8 ½ months old and is starting to walk! To our surprise he took his first steps last week. I guess that’s our sign… lets start baby proofing.

]]> http://thecoenens.com/walking-already/feed 0 Random Pics http://thecoenens.com/random-pics http://thecoenens.com/random-pics#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:16:16 +0000 Elizabeth http://thecoenens.com/?p=54
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]]> http://thecoenens.com/random-pics/feed 0 Eating Rice Cereal http://thecoenens.com/eating-rice-cereal http://thecoenens.com/eating-rice-cereal#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:13:09 +0000 Elizabeth http://thecoenens.com/?p=50 Jack Loves His Cereal


]]> http://thecoenens.com/eating-rice-cereal/feed 0 Deer Hunt 2005 – 3 Generations of Buckslayers http://thecoenens.com/deer-hunt-2005-3-generations-of-buckslayers http://thecoenens.com/deer-hunt-2005-3-generations-of-buckslayers#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:00:54 +0000 Jeremy http://thecoenens.com/?p=5 Roger Coenen (Jack’s Grandpa) – 8 Point Buck 17 in spread 8:15 AM Opening Day
Jeremy Coenen (Jack’s Dad) – 10 Point Buck 13 in spread 8:15 AM Opening Day
Blair Koeppl (Jack’s Cousin) – 8 Point Buck 6:30 AM Opening Day

]]> http://thecoenens.com/deer-hunt-2005-3-generations-of-buckslayers/feed 0 Ice Cream and Popsicles http://thecoenens.com/ice-cream-and-popsicles http://thecoenens.com/ice-cream-and-popsicles#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:14:40 +0000 Elizabeth http://thecoenens.com/?p=52 Just like his Grandpa….


]]> http://thecoenens.com/ice-cream-and-popsicles/feed 0 Dad gets Jack Dressed http://thecoenens.com/dad-gets-jack-dressed http://thecoenens.com/dad-gets-jack-dressed#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:08:36 +0000 Elizabeth http://thecoenens.com/?p=46 What’s Wrong With These Pictures?

Hint: Something only a Dad could do….


]]> http://thecoenens.com/dad-gets-jack-dressed/feed 0 Still working on Sitting Up! http://thecoenens.com/still-working-on-sitting-up http://thecoenens.com/still-working-on-sitting-up#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:11:19 +0000 Elizabeth http://thecoenens.com/?p=48 See for yourself….


]]> http://thecoenens.com/still-working-on-sitting-up/feed 0 What happens when Mom gets bored? http://thecoenens.com/what-happens-when-mom-gets-bored http://thecoenens.com/what-happens-when-mom-gets-bored#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:05:29 +0000 Elizabeth http://thecoenens.com/?p=44 She gets out her camera….. and well…. poor Jack


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