Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Deck, Labor Day, Dan's Birthday pool party and BBQ
So...its done.. the deck is done... YIPPIE! After both of us suffering near heat stroke in the 100+ outside temps with 50% humidity Kip and I, with the help of Lily, Brandon, Dan and many onlookers we finished the deck right after labor day. We were still working on the finishing touches on the railing when the party guests for labor day and Dan's birthday arrived so the guys finished off and the party began! Erica always makes for a great rocket being launched in the air, Cameron's long gangly body makes the better splash! Lily is always entertained by "her" ducks and turtle (they are really chlorine tablet holders but we put rocks in the ones she plays with). We had a blast swimming and stuffed ourselves on a great feast. Thanks everyone for your help and for sharing Labor day and Dan's birthday with us. Sorry this write up is so short but we are fixen to fly to Montana tomorrow which is also Kips Birthday, its midnight and we haven't even started packing! When I get back I will HAVE to tell you about the best burger joint dive in Austin we all went to tonight for Kips birhtday. We saw it on the Food Network and just had to try it and its going to be our official birthday hang out! I will send a new update when we get back which is the weekend of Sept 29.
Cancun trip Updated
For those of you who had aleady viewed the pictures of the Cancun trip I recieved and uploaded some more fun pictures of the event so scroll down below and ... Enjoy!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
First Wedding Anniversary
Just as you would expect, my husband pulled out all the stops for our first Anniversary which was June 21st. Neither of us could take more than a day or two days off work so a long trip was out of the question. All wedding anniversaries have a traditional gift, the first anniversary traditional gift is paper.
In keeping with this tradition, 5 days before our anniversary Kip handed me a large envelope. Inside was a beautifully put together detailed plan day by day of what he was planning for the following weekend to celebrate our anniversary. By giving me the plan on paper (Kodak picture prints so they will last forever) he had kept in the tradition of paper! So here was the plan, the first day we were to drive to San Antonio where Kip had made reservations for a hotel Suite for the weekend. On day two which was he had tickets for Sea world but only until 4:00 p.m. as we had to get back to the hotel to get ready for a dinner at one of the 5 star restaurants right on the River Walk in San Antonio and our Cadillac Escalade limo was going to pick us up at 7:00 and Champaign to begin at 7:05. Day three Kip had scored a VIP box at the outdoor Verizon Amphitheater in San Antonio to the Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift concert!
Needless to say I was totally shocked with his planning although I should be used to it by now. We had such a great time the entire weekend and since the VIP box had room for 4 we invited Katie and Juan to join us for the concert. We ordered food and drinks right at our table and had servers that brought it all to us which was a totally different concert experience for me LOL. Just so you know along with the main gift I gave to Kip, my "paper" portion of the gift was having a message in a bottle built and shipped to him that had a scroll inside with a heart felt message to him from me but its top secret :) I can't wait until next year Baby!
In keeping with this tradition, 5 days before our anniversary Kip handed me a large envelope. Inside was a beautifully put together detailed plan day by day of what he was planning for the following weekend to celebrate our anniversary. By giving me the plan on paper (Kodak picture prints so they will last forever) he had kept in the tradition of paper! So here was the plan, the first day we were to drive to San Antonio where Kip had made reservations for a hotel Suite for the weekend. On day two which was he had tickets for Sea world but only until 4:00 p.m. as we had to get back to the hotel to get ready for a dinner at one of the 5 star restaurants right on the River Walk in San Antonio and our Cadillac Escalade limo was going to pick us up at 7:00 and Champaign to begin at 7:05. Day three Kip had scored a VIP box at the outdoor Verizon Amphitheater in San Antonio to the Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift concert!
Needless to say I was totally shocked with his planning although I should be used to it by now. We had such a great time the entire weekend and since the VIP box had room for 4 we invited Katie and Juan to join us for the concert. We ordered food and drinks right at our table and had servers that brought it all to us which was a totally different concert experience for me LOL. Just so you know along with the main gift I gave to Kip, my "paper" portion of the gift was having a message in a bottle built and shipped to him that had a scroll inside with a heart felt message to him from me but its top secret :) I can't wait until next year Baby!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Valentines Day 2008
I know that Valentines Day was 7 months ago but remember…I’m trying to capture the main events of my life getting caught up to current events. Ok, so I was traveling for work (big surprise) and at the last minute my stay got extended so I was now not going to arrive home until Feb13th. I had made romantic dinner plans but I was bummed to not be home and able to plan something extra special for Kip. As luck would have it I had major flight delays and didn’t get home get home until 3:00 a.m on Feb 14th. This was a great disappointment but at least I made it home and was going to be able to enjoy the special dinner I had planned.
Kip picked me up at the airport like usual and along with the wonderful traditional flowers he brought me some Valentines balloons. When we got home I was walking towards our bedroom and could see an odd glow, I opened the door and was shocked to see that my adorable hubby had been busy using 2 tanks of helium to fill over 40 balloons that were hanging from the ceiling and attached to the bed posts. He also had candles, chocolates, some crazy socks and some heart shaped red lights hanging on the wall above the bed! I could not believe all of the planning he put in to decorating for our first married valentines day.
I took a couple of pictures but they were in the daytime and can’t capture all of the balloons and wonderful atmosphere he had created and of course it made me cry. He had shown Karli the room before he came to pick me up at the airport and it even made HER cry! He is such a romantic… I’m a VERY lucky girl, THANK YOU BABY!
Kip picked me up at the airport like usual and along with the wonderful traditional flowers he brought me some Valentines balloons. When we got home I was walking towards our bedroom and could see an odd glow, I opened the door and was shocked to see that my adorable hubby had been busy using 2 tanks of helium to fill over 40 balloons that were hanging from the ceiling and attached to the bed posts. He also had candles, chocolates, some crazy socks and some heart shaped red lights hanging on the wall above the bed! I could not believe all of the planning he put in to decorating for our first married valentines day.
I took a couple of pictures but they were in the daytime and can’t capture all of the balloons and wonderful atmosphere he had created and of course it made me cry. He had shown Karli the room before he came to pick me up at the airport and it even made HER cry! He is such a romantic… I’m a VERY lucky girl, THANK YOU BABY!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
SURPRISE! A new addition makes an early entrance in January 2008
As most of you that know me heard back in January we had the most precious gift delivered to my Nephew Jason and Niece Tawni when Tawni gave birth 11 weeks early to Stella Avery Smith. She was born on January 11, 2008 and was 2.4 ounces and I don't think the pictures can express how tiny this little angel was. After many weeks of diligent visits by loved ones and prayers by all Stella (or miss THANG) as I like to call her got stronger and was able to go home much earlier than I had ever thought. I haven't even had a chance to suck her little cheeks yet I hope to some day soon. I will have a "special" picture of her to post in the next week or so for football season so stay tuned!
We love you Stella!
We love you Stella!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
A great time in Cancun 2008
Kip and I had spent the week after we got married seeing the sites of Montana with our friends and family and had spent a weekend at Big Sky ski resort for a mini Honeymoon. Kodi our oldest daughter and is the is the accounts payable manager at the resort along with her friends surprised us with Champaign and strawberries and had given us an adorable mini honeymoon.
Kip and I were going to go on an actual Honeymoon but weren't sure where until our dear friend Katie Owen announced that she and Juan had moved their wedding date and were planning on getting married New Years day in Cancun. There was no way I was going to miss their wedding and we could also turn the trip into our Honeymoon. As it turned out Mike Timmer (who also works at Unisys) and his wife Robbie were going to be celebrating their anniversary so the 6 of us along with some of Katie's family hit the beaches of Cancun to celebrate all of these occasions at one time.
The first few days were a bit overcast but nothing slowed us down from having a good time. After the darling wedding ceremony we headed to the beach where they had laid out the reception. We were just getting ready to eat when a small storm hit, which some of us just sat thru and then the second one hit it and it was a down pour. They had to move everything into this small hut like restaurant were 10-15 people were having dinner. We ended up turning the whole restaurant into Katie and Juan's reception inviting all of the people to eat the magnificent buffet, turned the center of the room into a dance floor and even shared wedding cake with the other diners and the entire staff. We had an absolute blast and were all soaked from head to toe, our feet and the dance floor covered in wet sand and it could not have been more fun. We were NOT about to let a little rain ruin our fun.
I can guarantee you the people that were just having dinner in a hut that night minding there own business had no idea they would all be participating in a wedding reception by the end of the evening! I have posted a few of the pictures but am still waiting for miss Katie to give me a couple more which I will add to this slide show. It was a great time had by all, Thanks Katie for inviting us and congratulations on the new little one that you are expecting in February!
Kip and I were going to go on an actual Honeymoon but weren't sure where until our dear friend Katie Owen announced that she and Juan had moved their wedding date and were planning on getting married New Years day in Cancun. There was no way I was going to miss their wedding and we could also turn the trip into our Honeymoon. As it turned out Mike Timmer (who also works at Unisys) and his wife Robbie were going to be celebrating their anniversary so the 6 of us along with some of Katie's family hit the beaches of Cancun to celebrate all of these occasions at one time.
The first few days were a bit overcast but nothing slowed us down from having a good time. After the darling wedding ceremony we headed to the beach where they had laid out the reception. We were just getting ready to eat when a small storm hit, which some of us just sat thru and then the second one hit it and it was a down pour. They had to move everything into this small hut like restaurant were 10-15 people were having dinner. We ended up turning the whole restaurant into Katie and Juan's reception inviting all of the people to eat the magnificent buffet, turned the center of the room into a dance floor and even shared wedding cake with the other diners and the entire staff. We had an absolute blast and were all soaked from head to toe, our feet and the dance floor covered in wet sand and it could not have been more fun. We were NOT about to let a little rain ruin our fun.
I can guarantee you the people that were just having dinner in a hut that night minding there own business had no idea they would all be participating in a wedding reception by the end of the evening! I have posted a few of the pictures but am still waiting for miss Katie to give me a couple more which I will add to this slide show. It was a great time had by all, Thanks Katie for inviting us and congratulations on the new little one that you are expecting in February!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Thank you to our family and Friends for attending our wedding
Kip and I would like to thank all of our family and friends who came from Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Austin, Salt Lake City, St George, Seattle and all over Montana to join us for this magical day. So many of you contributed your time to help us make the entire week so much fun and we can not thank you enough, we love you all!!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
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