Joslyn Castle

The Joslyn Castle

This is where Ashley and Chris were married.
A beautiful, absolutely beautiful castle in Omaha!

 

Ahh...Rosenblatt Stadium

I had the chance to explore Omaha a little this evening.
I would love to be here in June!
College World Series
I guess pictures will have to do for now!

 

Adventures in Omaha

I traveled to Omaha, Nebraska this weekend to be a part of a good friend's wedding. I met Ashley while working in Buffalo, NY for the STP. We survived three months in a nasty house, living in an unsafe neighborhood, but having the time of our life. We went back a second year and lived in a better place! We knew what to do the second time around!

Here are a few pictures from the weekend snapshots!
I wish the best to Ashley and Chris!



This was a snapshot of us while watching the new married couple dance the night away! Courtney (Ashley's Sister, Maid of Honor)
Alexandra (Daughter of the Best Man)
Emily (Me)


My mother was my official date to the wedding.
Note: This has to change!


Courtney and Emily

It was a beautiful castle, ceremony, and a wonderful wedding!
Despite a few bumps on the road, the wedding went very well!
We loved the dresses too!



The beautiful bride.

 

They have so many things in common...look at the blue eyes!

John William at 7 Months

Katharine Ella at 4 Months

 

Will's Fun Day

Will loved the water! He will be a water baby!
Look at me swing! It's so fun.
Look at me... I'm ready to let go and walk!
Wide Eyes! I think he looks like Kate a little here!
Reminds me of an old picture of her too!

 

Kate's Fun Times

Look at me! I love my swingset!
I am a monkey. Completely and totally a monkey! I swing on everything!
What a fun day!
Peek-A-Boo Aunt Emily. I see you. Silly Aunt Emily.

 

A dog's life on a swingset....with a two-year-old!

Wally's first time to play on Kate's swingset. Oh, what fun we had today!
I barked and barked until they put me up the ladder!

The best part was going down the slide. Kate laughed and laughed at me.
I did it a few times before the weekend ended!

Playing hard makes me thirsty. Kate gave me some water.
It was out of the hose! The BEST kind in the world.

Ahh...cooling down after a hard day's work! Kate put my mama's hat on me too!
Silly Kate.

 

waterfall.....

 

Quick trip to Texas....

Goofing off with Aunt Emily is sooo much fun! Kate loves to have her picture taken, as does Aunt Emily. So, let's smile together and take it of ourselves! What a great idea!

Can you see the cantaloupe juice dripping from the chin?
Dinner was good.
I think we will be making a cantaloupe run in the middle of the night.
She eats it like it's going out of style...better cantaloupe than cookies!


Will is crawling. He's 6 1/2 months! He pulls to stand too.
I won't be a bit surprised if he's walking independently at 8 or 9 months.
He's a cutie. He makes the greatest faces and noises!

Look at me! Aunt Emily had a great idea to put the pool at the bottom of the slide!
This was fun. We splashed water up the slide and then slid into the pool!
What a fun day with Aunt Emily!

 

more things..

another few things to note: i've mentioned seeing the man walking his opossum on a leash down the sidewalk, never before have i seen him actually walking down the sidewalk, while his opossum was on a leash AND sitting on his shoulder. crazy. i tell ya. crazy.

on another note: i'm headed to stillwater tomorrow for my Peace Corps interview. i'm thrilled. i can't wait. it should be fun. i'm nervous too. check my other blog emilyinpeacecorps.blogspot.com

later.

the day in creek county...

so, i stayed late tonight for work. i had a late visit in the middle of nowhere in creek county. it was a 7 appointment...which is pretty late, plus i missed american idol. so, on the way out there i saw a herd of goats escaping their fence. i drove about a half a mile past it and i felt like i should go around and tell the family in the house. i turned around. knocked on the door. they weren't there, so i left a note saying the following "the goats were escaping. i thought you would want to know." on to my visit now....i turn off by the lake exit...and drive to find the house. find the house, they forgot i was coming. crap. now i'm all the way out here and am missing american idol for nothing. darn. on the way back i realize it smells like smoke and i see a fire. it's only on one side of the road, so i drove by it. it was there for several blocks...in the middle of the country, and there were houses. i proceed to call 911 because it's the only number i know. i am then transferred from fire department to fire department and they finally tell me they are on their way. i never saw fire trucks on the highway on my way home. i hope they got out there. i hope no one was hurt. what a day!

Faces of Will...

After spending a weekend in Texas, I had to post pictures of my cutie little nephew, John William. He's absolutely perfectly adorable. I don't know how it can get any cuter! Here are a few of my favorite faces of the weekend! Enjoy.

Day at the park in Texas....

Will slept throughout the entire morning! What a trip to the park. Must be rough!








Look at the prairie dog. He's a cutie too!











Kate's a monkey. She's already climbing the rock wall at the junglegym on the playground! Wow.









Kate loves to go down the slide...Fun times.












Ahh....water. Water is sooo good. Especially after a long day at the park.