Emma's Treat

Today I took Emma to Largomarchino's for an ice cream sundae. Needless to say, she loved it.

Snoqualmie Falls

This morning we are at the falls. It is spectacular. The ride here was beautiful.

Safeco

After hitting local baseball bars, we are now at Safeco. 20 rows up 3rd base. Beautiful seats. Griffey just walked and Kelley is eating a combination of cheddar and carmel popcorn. Life is good.

Pyramid Brewing Company

We are drinking beer at the Pyramid Brewing Co. beer garden before the day. Kelley reminded us we sucked when she saw IPA on tap.

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.