Randomitity

Here are a few pictures from things that have gone on this summer. I (we, Liam and Owen too) bought Cathy a camera for Mother's Day... I would have to say that the salesman sold me on a Sony, but I am not as happy as I would have been with my normal Canon purchase. Oh well, when it takes a good picture it is nice, but many of them aren't real good. Oh well.

Amy, Owen, & Liam

Riding the train at the zoo.

Bonnie

Cathy has been trying to convince my that my new Bonneville isn't an old lady car. Well.... Russ, my neighbor was out the other day and asked, "Is that your parents' car?" We'll chalk one up for it being an old lady car.

Liamism

The other day we were talking about moving and our new house someday with Liam... he pondered for a bit and then asked, "Where will we go on vacation when they are building our new house?"

I guess we watch Extreme Makeover: Home Edition too much.

A Smattering of Things

I've got some interesting photos from the past few weeks. Things have been pretty busy with transitioning to a new job. We have managed to squeeze some fun in, though.

Liam lost his front tooth the other day. I've never seen him work harder at getting that little sucker out.

Spiderman and his little brother (a little more ripped) came to our house the other day.

We made a little trip to the Circus Parade in Milwaukee last Sunday. Grandma and Grandpa supplied us with tickets in front of the Hyatt. It was a blazing hot day, but a pretty good time. We got to ride the bus downtown which was a new experience for Liam and Owen.

Finally, I made a big decision recently. I decided to get rid of my '95 Geo Metro... also known as the "Fast Car", "Big Red", and simply "The Geo." It had become my identity here in B-town. My students seemed to love the contridiction of my size and the car's size. But... since I am now driving 43 miles one way it was time for air conditioning, cruise control, and a car where I don't die in a flaming wreck if hit on the freeway. So I introduce, "Bonnie", my new '99 Pontiac Bonneville.

15 Years

I started this post a while ago but am now just finishing it. Cathy doesn't read my blog so I can write things about her. This year we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversery. Hard to believe that it has been that long. A lot has gone on in our lives and minus the normal ups and downs of life it has been wonderful. I couldn't have asked for a better partner in life. The next 15 should be just as fun. Here is a picture of July 10, 1994. I look like I'm about 14.

Texas '09 Vacation... The End of the Road

Well, my mom wondered why I stopped posting. The reason is because you can only take so many pictures of bluegills and catfish, which is about all Liam wants to do. We have though, over the past few days seen some interesting Texas wildlife. Cathy and Amy found an interesting box turtle that we kept for a while and then let go. Liam didn't quite understand why we couldn't take it on the airplane... oh well.

We also had the opportunity to go out to Mt. Pleasant, TX to see the world's tallest horse. Radar (the brown one) stands 6'7" at his shoulder. It is kind of hard to see with the perspective of us standing a little bit away. We didn't want to turn our backs on him to take a picture lest he step on our feet. His hooves were the size of dinner plates so you didn't want to get stepped on. You could go right up to them and pet them and feed them; you just didn't want to get stepped on. Goliath is the black one and he is the second tallest. Although... there is a claim that there is a taller one now in another part of TX. I will have to wait for Guinness confirmation before I change my blog. Liam did swell up like a balloon after touching the horses since he is rather allergic to them. He did survive though.

Tonight we will watch fireworks on the lake and then be leaving for home tomorrow.