Sunday, April 30, 2006

This is Noelle next to a hanging that Grandma Connie cross-stitched for her. Hi Grandma! 

I just love this present Grandma Connie made for me! 

Close up of Grandma Connie's work. 

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Savannah is holding Noelle's hand here. They are such good buddies! 

Oreo getting up close and personal. 

Sunday, April 23, 2006

This past Saturday our friends, Tyler & Nicole Pufahl came over and helped us with a little yard work. Most notably, our little flower garden by our front porch. Our front yard used to look really "blah," but now things are starting to shape up. Even Oreo got in on the action, he mostly likes to water things. 

Noelle enjoying a little tummy time. 

Grandma Connie left this past Wednesday. We sure did enjoy having her stay with us. I find myself changing a lot more diapers these days! 

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Happy Easter!

Noelle in her Easter outfit courtesy of Aunt Naomi. 

Happy Easter! 

Our Little Friend

If you look really close you can a little lizard. The picture is kind of out of focus. We have these all around our house. They remind me a lot of the geckos in Hawaii, maybe the hitched a ride in our boxes! 

The crew in the midst of dying Easter Eggs.  

Me planting some shrubs in front of our house. 

And1 Mixed Tape Tour

So the And1 Mix Tape Tour came to Topeka this past weekend, and guess who procured the jersey's for the Topeka team playing them? That's right, I ordered the jersey's and as a result got free court-side tickets to see this whole event. It wasn't a very well advertised event, and as a result not a whole lot of people showed up for it. And1 had some new faces on the team, but they were absolutely amazing. I hate watching these guys play on TV, but it's a different story in person. They are a lot better basketball players than I gave them credit for. And the dunks were amazing, we're talking elbows over the rim. It made for a very entertaining evening. I can't remember the guys name on the far left, but to his right is High Riser, Springs, Alby (Right Back), The Air Up There, Hot Sauce, and on the floor "50." 

This is "Spyda." He had some pretty sweet dunks too. 

Hot Sauce being guarded by a guy I played high school basketball against. 

Me and the "Air up There." This guy can do a 360, between the legs dunk! There were a couple of times he almost hit his head on the rim, and that's no lie. 

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Nicole putting together a swing that we purchased from money that was received as a gift from my work. I was supposed to do it, but I think she was tired of waiting, so she did it herself.  

Noelle likes watching the fish in her bouncer that the Burton's gave us. 

We had the Young Men from our ward come over and help cut down a dead tree in our backyard. This picture is of Brother Brase the Saturday after helping cut it into chunks so we could haul it off. 

These are the men that made it happen. 

Hank making one final cut. 

This is the tree before it fell. 

Monday, April 03, 2006

Mother and daughter getting ready to go out and enjoy the Kansas weather! 

Close-up of Julia. Can you believe all that hair!? She is less than a week old!