WICKED!!!!!!

Loved it, loved it, loved it!!

Too bad I couldn't take pics of the show, but I did get the curtain. 

DeArzae got a witches hat and Tre got a flying monkey. Tre loved the show. At intermission he yelled at the people getting up to go to the lobby, "It's not over people!!!"

I want to go see it again.

Summer Visitors 2

The last round of visitors were Heather, Cathy, Bailey and Trevor. We had a BUSY week!!! 

These pics are from our visit to the National Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque. We also went to the Field of Dreams and Theisen's (the local farm store...it was a hit!). We also went to a Kernels game where we got some autographs, went canoeing and made some sweet tie dye shirts. 

Trevor walked in on an unfortunate scene. 

On the William Black...not sure why we had such serious faces.  

Me and one of my favs....a skunk.

Heather was sad she didn't have an adult to accompany her.

Summer Visitors 1

My first round of visitors this summer were Sandra (the German), Nat (the Aussie), and Col (the Aussie's bf). We had a great time checking out the Great Jones County Fair, the Mississippi River Museum, playing Phase 10 and a bunch of other stuff. Can't wait to meet up with them again in Germany in a couple years!!!

Col and Nat on the Spirit of  Dubuque

Sandra (aka the Fancy Woman) had to sign up with the Captain before we got on the boat. 

My New Friend

Bailey Ruth Brenneman and I have been spending some quality time together. She loves to take a nap on her Aunt Bubba. 

Riding Lesson

Here's Heather's 2nd riding lesson on Roxy the bike. 

Today, we worked on turning. Too bad there is no sound, because when she pulls up the 2nd time, she says, "This is scary!!" I don't think she'll be buying a bike anytime soon. 

One more St. Louis PIc

I forgot one pic I wanted to post. This is the view looking straight down from the top of the Arch.

St. Louis

Here are some pics from my trip to St. Louis. Never been there before. My hotel was way on the outskirts of town and I only got downtown once, but that's ok. I was actually kind of scared to be downtown. I just kept getting warned about bad parts of town, so I didn't want to end up someplace dangerous. 

I went to the Gateway Arch. It's $10 to ride in little cars to the top. The cars are weird little pods that barely fit 5 people. I felt like I was riding in Dr. Evil's egg in Austin Powers. 

At the top you can see a lot, but it was cloudy when I was there. They say you can really feel the wind, but I didn't really mind it. I remember feeling it more at the Washington Monument, but the Arch is higher.

                                   Edward Jones Stadium where the Rams play.

                                  Busch Stadium where the Cardinals play.
                                         View of the Arch from the metro station.
                                                            At the top.
                                                        From the bottom.

NCAA Tourney 2009

These pics are from the 2nd round game in Iowa City. In the first round OK beat Prairie View A&M. Who the heck is Prairie View A&M you say? That's what I said. Evidently it's in Texas. The best surprise w/ them was their coach...only one of the best women's bball players ever...Cynthia Cooper. Unfortunately I forgot my camera in the car that day.

Iowa lost the first round game to Georgia Tech. Boooo. 

In this 2nd round game, GT gave OK a run for their money in the first half, but the Sooners turned it on in the second half and won the game by a sizable margin. My seats were in the 10th row, not bad, but in the second half I moved to a front row seat. I was able to get good pics of each of the Paris twins, Ashley and Courtney. One of the players who sparked OK's second half run as Carlee Roethlisberger. That's right, Ben's little sis. She is a heck of an athlete, and only a sophomore. 

My Favorite Superbowl Ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7z1y6iU_E&rel=0

Dog Update

After Max graced my house w/ his presence, I' ve reconsidered a dog. 

If I get one, it will be one that has gone through the prison training program. No more chewed up house items. Errrr. But, it is nice to visit him at Amanda and Josh's.

Let's go Steelers!