The Pike Brewery

We are at our first Seattle brewery, The Pike. Excellent beer and they have an ale on cask.

Off to Seattle

Kelley and I are continuing our ballpark tour this summer by going to Seattle. We are waiting in the Moline airport right now. Going through security I was randomly pulled for further searching. Then, my shoes were pulled for further inspection. I'm just glad they skipped the
cavity search.

Cubs Game with Grandpa

I'm at the Cub game right now with Grandpa. Indians are winning 1-0 in the 4th, but the Cubs can turn it around.

Tomorrow Grandpa turns 88. Still going to Cubs games and enjoying a couple beers. I hope I can say the same at that age.

Minnesota

We are coming back from a wedding in Minnesota. We made a stop at Mall of America so Emma can do the rides.

Happy Birthday Jimmy

Today is Jimmy's first birthday party. The theme was Superman and Jimmy did a super job eating his cake.

Kelley's New Honda

After years of talking about getting Kelley a new car, we finally decided to bite the bullet. Today we accepted delivery of a 2009 Honda CR-V. After looking at every possible SUV on the market, this one was the size, reliability, and price we were looking for. Kelley is very excited. Emma was happy to get a new car, but also wanted to say goodbye to the old one.

Shrimp Boil

It is shrimp boil season! Throw a bunch of Cajun spices in beer and water. Then boil everything in it. We've had a couple shrimp boils now and they were all good.

My Martin

If you recall from an earlier post, I had mentioned that I received Guitar Center gift cards for my birthday. With them burning a hole in my pocket, I went there for their Memorial Day sale. As I was there, I found an American made Martin guitar that they had priced incorrectly. I also got to capitalize on the Memorial Day sale incentive of $50 off. Long story short, I got a Martin guitar for under cost. When I was in high school, I would say to myself that I would one day own a Martin. Hard to believe that it actually happened.

Party Time

Grad ceremony is done. Party time.

Kelley Graduates

Kelley just received her masters degree in counseling. Emma is in the stands yelling, "Hi Mommy."

Emma's Birthday and Other Schinanigans

Emma just had her third birthday party at the park at Richmond Hill in Geneseo. She had a blast with her cousins and really enjoyed all of her birthday gifts. We are still trying to eat the leftover party sub. If you need a sandwich, come on over to our house.

For Mother's Day, we went to Lavender Crest with Emily, Dave, Sue, Dave, and kids. Emma again enjoyed running around with Hannah.

Emma's actual birthday fell on a Monday. The Sunday before, we took Emma to her first Cubs game. She was very excited about going. Although Zambrano got injured, the Cubs still won. My dad asked her if she liked the Cubs game. Emma said, "Yeah, we watched the Cubs and then all sang a song." Funny how a three year old can interpret things.

On another note, while at Emma's birthday party, we were finally able to announce that Kelley is pregnant. She is due on November 19th. Emma is still figuring out that Mommy is having a baby. Emma says she hopes it is a girl and that she plans to call her Rocky. We'll keep everyone posted on the pregnancy.

Simple Joys

Emma found one of life's greatest pleasures.