Honu House

This was started right after our 4th of July BBQ last year. It never got published...so here it is... We had our first annual July 4th BBQ & Fireworks this year. I'd have to say it was a success. Both sides of our family were able to be with us! If you click on the photo below you will be taken to our Picasa Web Album. Enjoy!!!

I wanted to post this yesterday, but never turned on the computer. We all need to remember September 11, 2001...It is a day that has forever changed American History. Terrorists attacked us on our land - BIG MISTAKE. Yes, we all mourned the loss of all the innocent lives - but we did what we all do best - Proudly wore the Red White and Blue and stood together as one Nation to fight the ugly wrong doing of the terrorists. It's hard to believe it has been 10 years already. For me, this day is a day of remembering, sorrow, but also joy and excitement for the future...Let me explain the events of this day as they affected me... I was getting ready to start my junior year of college at Hastings College . It had always been a dream of mine to study internationally. For as long as I can remember I've had the bug - finally this was the year I was going to fulfill my dream. I was going to prove to myself and everyone else who doubted - that I CAN DO THIS!!! The morning of Septem...

We have some Christmas decorations up...the tree (in two rooms) and a little bit of other stuff, just trying to decide where everything is going to go in the new house! It's hard. Hopefully next year we'll do a lot better. The weekend of Dec. 10-12 Squirt, Giggles and their mom came to Omaha to help Grammy celebrate her birthday. We had lots of fun...went to see Peter Pan at the Rose and went to see Santa - just a few highlights of the weekend.

I wish I could say this house was ours and that our house was this decked out! But...check it out...this is in the neighborhood next to ours...I LOVE IT!!!

Wow, I can't believe it's already nearing the end of July...Surpirsingly we have been busy this summer. Here are some photos to go along with the random things we've done so far! We attempted to attend a College World Series game, but of course with the way our summer has been going we got rained on. Good thing I remembered our Zoo pass. So we were able to sneak into some of the inside exhibits and enjoy the dry indoors - and see some wonderful animals and insects. Here we went into the new Butterfly Pavillion. They really are pretty! Giggles and Bean came to visit Grammy one weekend and fortunately I didn't have to work and didn't have anything else planned so I got to play with the girls also. First we went to the Children's Museum - Clifford was in for a visit too. The girls had a lot of fun playing around "upstairs". After playing with Clifford we went back to my house and had a little fun in the "shade" and water...it was so ...