Birthday Shout Out

Happy 3rd Birthday to Julia!

Anniversary Shout Out

Happy 39th Anniversary to my Dad and Mom!

Also...

Happy 6th Anniversary to the Knutson's!

Birthday Shout Out

Happpy 31st Birthday to my baby sister Jill!!

Hope you got to party like a rockstar!!!

Last Baseball Game of the Season

Last night I had the privilege to take Steve, Jill and her friend Rafael to see the Cubs vs Brewers at Miller Park. One of my vendors gave me four tickets out of the blue. They were AWESOME - UNBELIEVABLE seats. Third row behind the dugout. The best tickets I have ever had in the 25+ years of going to baseball games.

The Cubs killed the Brewers (yeah!!!) and we all had a great time. I am so sad that this was the last game I will be going to until next year. Such a long time until April... :(

Enjoy the pictures.

Batting practice

Our seats behind the blue scoreboard back on May 8th

Our seats last night (that would be Steve in the light blue shirt)

Hello Mr Lilly

Hello Mr Hill

Steve and I

more of us

Jill and I

more of us

For the Brewer fans out there

Rafael, Jill, me and Steve

The Cubs Line Up

Theriot

FUKUDOME

Ramirez

Hello Big D

The Race.... darn Brat won.

Check out that score!!!!

Sweet Lou....

Extreme close up of us

Rafael and Jill

Alex's Surgery

Alex had surgery on the 9th to remove a mole that he was born with on his right hand. It was getting bigger with time and the Dermatologist said it was time to remove it.

So we were up at 5am and at the hospital at 6am for our 7am surgery. Alex was such a trooper. I was afraid he would be whining because he wasn't able to have anything to drink or eat until after the procedure. He only asked me twice if he could have milk and when I said not until after the doctor fixed his hand he said ok.

Here is the mole.

The admissions bracelet.

Steve joined us right before they took Alex to the room. He took Jack to Amy's house (THANKS A MILLION Amy for taking Jack so early in the morning!!) and rushed to the hospital to see Alex.

The Nurse entered the room and asked if Alex wanted her to carry him or did he want to walk by himself. He looked at me funny and I said it was time to put the Astronaut mask on and to bring me back some moon rocks. Luckily the Nurse caught on right away and agreed and that they were to find the moon doctor so he could fix his hand. Alex was all for it and grabbed the nurses hand and walked out of the room with her. Steve and I started to walk to the waiting room and got to watch them walk down the hallway. It was so cute.... there was the Nurse holding Alex's hand and on the other side of him was the Anesthesiologist. Then there were a few Nurses and Anesthesiologist staring at him and asked us what did we do and that it was not fair that they always have the crying one. I was SO very proud of Alex that he didn't cry and that he was such a good boy. Now once he entered the surgical room... no clue what happened there but I am sure he cried. :)

The procedure took less than 15 minutes and we were called to say that he was up and that he wanted me. AAWWWW. :)

So off we went to carry him to the recovery room to watch a few cartoons and eat a Popsicle. Let me tell you I could smell the gas when Alex was talking to me and WOW it was gross!!

Alex and his Popsicle

No more mole!

Alex was back to his normal self before we left the hospital and had the rest of the day to hang out with Mom. We (yes me too) took a nice 3 hour nap and then went to pick Jack up from Amy's house.

All bandaged up so he could play outside.

So proud of his "catcher's glove"

Then the next day somehow someway his incision ripped open and we were off to Urgent Care to have the doctor look at it. An hour later and he had butterfly bandages holding the incision closed. Hopefully it will stay closed until we see the surgeon tomorrow!!

In the waiting room.

The open incision.

Company Picnic

The company that I work for had a 20th year Picnic at my boss' house over the Labor Day Weekend. It was a small group of people (co-workers, lawyer, few close friends). They live on a "man made lake" which is in their backyard. Truly a beautiful place and a great place for a party. The boys loved running around their backyard and playing with their dogs Harvey and Harry. Jack even told Steve that their backyard was much better than ours. Well DUH kid!! LOL

Here are my boss (in blue) showing the kids (yes the adults) a fun water boat to play with.

Alex and Jack enjoying the water.

Steve, Jack, Alex, Lisa and Brianna (my co-workers wife and daughter)

Jack and Harvey

The food.

The group eating (my other boss Elinor standing up on the right)

Jack and Harvey yet again

Alex trying to take his pants off. Why.... no clue.

The event.

The patio... gorgeous.

At the end of the night we got to watch some fireworks that they purchased.

Jack enjoying the fireworks

Steve and Alex Oooo'ing and Ahhhh'ing

Some of the fireworks.

It was a great time and I still can't believe I will be starting my 13th year working for Autofeeds in October. Crazy how time flies.