A Week of Peace

...and now I have a peaceful week to recuperate and catch up! Everything was awesome last week (more to come) but it was a LOT.

Our cats are unposable... They just like to be symmetric sometimes.

Why My Life is Crazy...

I have a few people wondering why I've been so bad answering emails and calls... so sorry if you need me and I haven't gotten back. Here's why...

Work craziness: John McCain is coming in an hour or so. The press was here early (some were all set up by 8am... but the national press just showed up) and we've set up a press room for them. This is on top of (or I should say putting a halt to) my regular work (that is piling up because of this)!

Personal craziness: This week we had a graduation party and cookout Sunday night, a softball game Monday night, Kutlas concert Tuesday night, concert at Bright with college kids last night and then a few of the college students stayed with us... tomorrow night we have a SEABIRD concert, and Saturday we have a baby shower, a party, a golf tournament (BJ) and a high school girls sleepover. Plus I've got 7 freelance projects going on.

Anyway I just thought I'd explain myself! Back to the craziness!

Visit from McCain

John McCain is coming to Xavier tomorrow (we found out yesterday) and this place is CRAZY! That's all - got to get back to the madness!

Fresh Strawberries

I'm not sure if it's because we helped them grow or that they are smaller and more packed with flavor... but they're GOOD! We're picking about this much a few times a week now. :) Check out Layla's perked-up ears! She's cute. :)

Softball Game

Here's a few from BJ's softball game last night... Layla loves the attention and the dirt!

The Beach

BJ and I went to "The Beach" waterpark last yesterday with our friend Jon and his daugher Jasmine. It was a nice hot day - perfect to get cooled off. The cicadas were AWFUL! They were everywhere! It really made us thankful that they are only on the east side of town and we haven't seen a single one by us.

We went to the wave pool and I about had a heart attack. My sister Julie and I had a frightening experience in a wave pool once so I was a little on edge and kept watching out for kids. We were in for a little while when we decided to get out. I turned around and at my feet (at the bottom of the pool) was a little girl floating still face down. My heart about stopped. I grabbed her and pulled her up and she looked at me shocked like, "what the heck, lady!". Um... maybe you shouldn't be floating still at the bottom of the wave pool!

Lightning Storm

Here's a couple of pictures BJ and I took last night from our back porch... We sure have been getting some crazy storms lately!

Family Photos

A while back I posted about the IKEA photo wall I've been working on in our dining room. I finally finished it last night!
This one has BJ and I's paternal side photos. I'm halfway done with the family photo scanning project - hopefully I'll get some photos from our mom's sides next!

Ellen's Party

FREEEEDOM!!!
Mom and Peggy!
Peggy and Grandma!
Three chicas!
I'm not really sure what Jen's doing but I love her expression.
I am just going to NOT explain this one because it's funnier that way. :)

Wedding Picts

This weekend I went home for my cousin Ellen's graduation party and to help Kate shoot a wedding.

It was a long fun day! :)

Our Roses

Swim Party

Here's a few from our swim part last night. We had SO much fun!

Bon Fire

Last Saturday was so nice and full - we saw a movie, went hiking, went swimming, gave Pudge a haircut and had a fire. Here's a few from the bonfire... Did I mention we love our 'kids'? We do.
Here's the bon fire from across our pond. It was such a nice night.