VOTE 2008

So we all (should've) headed to the polls today to make the great decision of whom our next president is going to be. I'm not going to discuss my voting opinions here because I really don't wish to discuss them nor do I care what your opinions are either. As I saw on the news this morning, it's just not good to discuss politics with family! Anywho, Reef looked adorable wearing the "I voted today" sticker so we had to capture the memory. Only 18 short years until he can make his own decision on who should rule the free world (hopefully it's still free by then!)

Gators at the Lake

We headed out to Horseshoe Lake where Ken and Di keep their camper and have a cute little refuge from the city. We ate at Big Red Keno with Rick, Cyndi, Denny & Audrey (the Illinois guests!) and then headed out to the lake to watch the Gators kick some Bulldog butt! It was a gorgeous afternoon and we enjoyed some retirement cake and snackies along with some cold ones during the game. I finally dressed Reef in some Gator gear because Jared has asked me to, and I thought he looked pretty cute in the orange and blue, although he looks WAY better in red and white!

After the game we headed back into town to watch the Huskers try to beat Oklahoma and of course I forgot my camera at the lake and didn't get to take a picture of Reef's husker outfit. I had to change his clothes to watch this game of course! Steph and Art brought over a smoked turkey that we had for supper and we had a good time hanging out and eating more retirement cake during the game. It was a great day to spend outside.

Happy Retirement Grampy!

So we TOTALLY surprised Rick at the clinic and were his last patients. Jared, Reef, Cyndi, Uncle Ken, Aunt Di and I were all in exam room 1 waiting with a cold beverage to usher him out from his last day working. IT was hilarious trying to keep quiet with 5 adults and a baby who were all excited. We thought for sure we were going to be exposed when someone (I won't mention any names) tooted while trying to keep the baby quiet. Rick was right outside the door when this happened and we contained our laughter pretty well. Rick was pleasantly surprised to see all of us and gladly accepted the cold beverage (read: beer!) Jared, Ken and I all got adjusted and we piled into the cars to head to Mulligan's where the rest of the crowd was waiting.

The crowd at Mulligan's was great and we even had two special surprise guests all the way from Illinois! After the party at Mulligan's we headed over to Lazlo's for a late dinner. Unca Joe, Auntie Ivy, Jared and I had to sit at the "Kids" table as they only had a table for 10 and there were 10 "adults"! That was alright as Joe and Ivy enjoyed spending time with Reef and us as well. It was a great evening enjoyed by all.

Happy Halloween!

So today was a VERY busy day as we had plenty to do. First, we needed a bath because it was bath day AND we had a humongous blow out in the morning! Next, we had to dress in our Halloween OUTFIT so we could go see Katie Freeman's costume and hang out with grammy. Then, we met grampy for lunch at Braeda for his last work day lunch. He didn't know we would be surprising him at work later that day and then having a surprise retirement party also! We then hung out at Grammys until it was time to go surprise grampy at work.

We had to buy a new Halloween costume because the hand me downs from Scoie and Cooper were TOO small. They were a size 3-6 mos and we bought the cute penguin costume in a 6-12 mos!

First trip to the park

After the mall we headed to the park at 66th & Vine since it's so close. The girls were getting restless after lunch so we decided since it's such a nice day we should take advantage of it. It was so nice to sit outside and talk and get some fresh air. We started out swinging and Reef had a blast. He really can't do anything else yet, so it was fun to watch the other kids play.

Reef swinging

Reef with his new hat

Reef playing on the picnic table with Breanna

Girls Day Out...

Reef and I headed to the mall again today to meet up with 3 of my friends from college. Breanna (36 weeks prego w/ twin boys)& her 3 1/2 year old daughter, Ella; Alisha & her 2 1/2 year old daughter, Addison; Jody (21 weeks prego with her first baby, a girl) and Me & Reef. It was a good time catching up and strolling around the mall with the girls & Reef. I found a pair of jeans that fit and look good while I'm still in the transition stage. We found Breanna a Halloween "costume", a shirt from Steve & Barry's that says Beer Belly on Board and points down! And of course we had to stop at The Children's place to get some cute clothes for the kids. I got Reef's 6 month/Christmas picture outfit.

Top picture: Addison on the carousel
Bottom picture: l to r Reef, Addison, Ella

Star Sighting

So Reef and I went shopping with Breanna and Ella today and who do we see while eating lunch but Blue October front man, Justin Furstenfeld, his wife Lisa, and daughter Blue. I was too giddy to actually go up to him and talk, but I couldn't help but stare. I'm pretty sure he knew I recognized him as I couldn't stop looking at him. It looked as if he was pretty comfortable with not getting attacked with fans at the "small town" mall in Nebraska. I have been a fan of Blue October for about 10 years now, so I know some info about him. The first concert Jared and I went to together (was the night we met as well) was a Blue October concert. I'm not sure if he was playing a concert around here ( I'm pretty sure they're not, as I probably would've known) or just in town b/c his wife is from here. Anywho, it was a nice upset to a normal day!