Happy Thanksgiving!

Blessings to all of you this holiday weekend. May your hearts be filled with joy and peace as you remember all that you are thankful for. Safe travels and much love, jenny

Vols beat the Gamecocks 31-13

Rolfie and Jenny had a great time in Knoxville at the game last weekend. It's crazy how much campus changes after gasp, 10 years! Despite the poor weather we had a good time together and thankfully were in dry seats. Even if you didn't like the black jerseys, they changed the entire atmosphere of the game and they were quite festive. Maybe next year my Gamecock co-workers will think twice before they trash my office BEFORE the game. GO VOLS (sorry brother!)

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!

Happy Birthday to Mutter/Mutti/Grossmutter!

She had a great lunch at Applebee's and is enjoying the great SC weather.
Much love to you on your special day!

Rolfie turns 62!

Happy Birthday Rolfie!! We love you!

Happy Birthday Brian!

Happy early-Birthday Brian (save all the presents until the 13th)!! Best wishes to my favorite brother!

Happy Independence Day weekend!

Happy 30th Summer!

Wishing Summer a wonderful 30th birthday! Have a great week!

Happy Birthday Eric!

How NOT to trail bike...

Poor Karie didn't stand a chance against this ditch.

Happy Birthday Vicki

May you have a wonderful birthday weekend!

Happy Belated Birthday Ren!

I meant to post this Friday but forgot with the holiday weekend looming... Hope you had a great day Uncle Ren! Love you!!

Happy 32nd Birthday Jenny!

Jana and Eric

The day is fast approaching... Jana and Eric tie the knot on Friday. We look forward to seeing everyone and officially welcoming the Whitaker family! Everyone have safe travels and may this be a weekend full of joy and blessings.

PFC M A Dolder

Marc graduated from Marine Corps Training at Parris Island, SC.

It really was an awesome day and some very proud family members and friends were there to cheer him on. We had a great 10 days with Marc while he was on leave and having Rene' and Brenda back home for a few days topped it off! Congratulations Marco!

Cooper River Bridge Run 2009

It was truly a pleasure to have Jana and her family join us this year. The Dolder family can only get better by adding such fine people to our clan! We could not have had a better day weather-wise and it was a great evening with excellent food and family. Mark your calendars for next year!

CRBR - Guam style

Rene' apparently finished the 6.21 mile bridge run first, before the Kenyans... maybe not before the winning Ethiopian though. It wasn't the same this year without him and Brenda but Vicki represented her family well and I even had a mini-muffin for breakfast courtesy of Hampton Inn! It truly was a beautiful day both in Guam and Charleston.

Exciting Weekend

Cooper River Bridge Run, Party for Jana & Eric, Vicki and Lance celebrate 11 years together... May everyone have a wonderful time together and for those who can't be there, we miss and love you very much! See you soon!

Upcoming Weekend of Excitement!

March Madness

For the family sports enthusiasts, March Madness begins today! The exciting news is that both the Tennessee Vols and ETSU Bucs have a team playing in each tournament. Men - UT at 12:25 Friday and ETSU at 2:55 Friday. Potential for a head-to-head matchup if they both win! Women - UT at 9:00 PM Sunday and ETSU at 7:00 PM Sunday. Cheer on your teams!

Happy Birthday Fredu!

Many birthday wishes to Fred today as he celebrates his 64th birthday! Much love!

Big Game Thursday!

ESPN Thursday night - Vols vs. Gamecocks men's basketball in Columbia - tied for 1st in the SEC East. Be sure to check it out!

Introducing the Defender of Dolder's

For future reference, Marc will now be referred to as the Defender of Dolder's. We can all rest easy now. :-)

Marc in the Pool, etc.

Marc wrote and said they are starting the pool exercises soon. Please continue to keep him in your prayers! He also mentioned something about muscles - surely he was talking about someone else. Can you imagine Marc with muscles? :-)
The Cola Dolders had a visit from Karie this weekend and enjoyed a good meal at our fave neighborhood pub. Brian and Valerie enjoyed the first game at the new SC Gamecocks baseball stadium also this weekend.
Six weeks until the Cooper - get your walking/running shoes on and get moving!

Crested Butte Pic

Eric and Jana

We are all super excited about Eric and Jana getting married in May. The world cringes at the thought of another Dolder being pulled off the market! Check out their wedding website at http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/view/co_main.aspx?legacct=1&coupleid=8222092906376389

Crested Butte Ski Trip

Fred & Ced, Pete & Kathi and Nancy Whitaker (Eric’s soon-to-be-mother-in-law) spent 6 – 11 Feb on a ski vacation in Crested Butte, CO. We had a great time (pictures to follow over the weekend)! For Fred & Ced and Nancy, it was the second trip to Crested Butte – you always go back to a good thing. P&K did some X-country skiing, while the rest downhilled, on Sunday. Kathi then impressed us all with an all day downhill ski lesson on Monday. By Tuesday, she was ready to fly, with just a few more instructions from the Dolder brothers....you know how that goes...
Ced had a nice "history" day on Tuesday, walking in historic Crested Butte, and was ready for some more knee torture on the slopes on Wednesday. P&K had their shopping/exploring/history day on Wednesday. Everyone could do what they wanted, when they wanted, making everyone ready for tales to tell at dinner!
No lift-lines and a good mix of sun, new-snow and good food made for a great time. The accommodations in the Grand Lodge suite even allowed us to make our own fondue one night. Fred especially was ready to ski from about 9:30AM until 3:30PM. The rest of us less. Some of us ate lunch some of us didn’t! The new shaped skies really elevated everyone’s skiing ability, so much so that the available hot tub and massage was a welcome respite. We all plan to do this again next year and you should consider joining us. We might even investigate a larger condo, rather than suites.

Prayers for Marco!

I guarantee Marco is having some moments like this.

I have received a couple of letters from him and he is doing very well. He enjoys getting letters and hearing about stuff happening at home and in the world. The food is good and he's maintaining a low profile. He misses everyone! Semper Fi!

Happy Birthday Zach!

He's no longer this little guy anymore. Many wonderful wishes to Zach and his family as they celebrated his 1st birthday this week!

Cooper River Bridge Run

The annual Dolder bridge run event is around the corner so get signed up if you haven't. www.bridgerun.com April 4th - which Dolder will cross the finish line first?? And to make the weekend even more exciting, a party to honor Eric and Jana's pending nuptials is planned for Saturday night. We hope to see everyone there this year and will miss our hosts of bridge runs past in Aunt Brenda and Uncle Rene'.