Since arriving home from Costa Rica two months ago Scott and I have found enough to keep ourselves busy. Here is what has been happening the past few months...pictures will come later.
We arrived home from Costa Rica in one piece on a Thursday afternoon. After playing some volleyball Thursday night, I headed to work the next day and Scott stayed home and continued vacation. Friday we were on the road again to visit Adam and Gina in Madison. There we spent a relaxing weekend hanging out by the pool and learning how to play blackjack.
After the weekend Scott and I headed off to work again, him to his lab and me to swim lessons and lifeguarding for West Bend. We then ventured off to the Northwoods for a weekend with Scott's grandparents where I held my first fish, and we saw three bear cubs and their mom climbing a tree, twenty yards from the cabin.
Work started again keeping us busy, putting in countless hours for the next few weeks, Scott has been on call for the Fire Department and the Blood Center, in addition to his normal job, I have been working keeping kids safe in the water. July came around and we celebrated the Fourth with family and friends, watched the fireworks, played some major kickball in the back yard, and Scott went golfing. We also managed to take a weekend and go camping with church, enjoying our time away from home.
Now that August is almost here we are going to the Dells to celebrate our anniversary with massages and a dinner cruise! But for now we are keeping busy with work and spending time with friends.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
We are in Costa Rica!!
As many of you know Scott, Naomi and I made the trip from good 'ol Wisconsin down to Costa Rica! We are having lots of fun with Katy, Sara and Gerardo. We arrived on Tuesday afternoon without any difficulties, and headed straight to Sara's school to pick her up early. Since then we have been relaxing and getting to know Katy. Sorry there are no pictures right now but I promise to post some right when we get back to share our stories with you. this afternoon we are headed to the beach as soon as Sara gets back from work. We are spending the weekend there until Sunday, all day will be spent trying not to get sun burned, and relaxing pool side with Margaritas in hand! I hope the weather is as nice up there as it is down here. Until next time...
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Easter Egg Decorating
Kyle and Krystin came over the Thursday before Easter and helped Scott and I decorate eggs. It was a lot of fun and we learned Kyle does not like it so much, Scott is creative, and Krystin is an egg making machine. We did two dozen eggs and I think she did half of them. Enjoy!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Getting to Know Each Other...
Scott and I were able to watch Caden this past weekend for a day. It was a great experience to learn more about her and see what she knows. We learned a lot about her. She likes to go outside and when she is inside she likes to wear her coat to go outside. She likes to bounce, read books, swing, take walks,
watch cars, ride in the wagon and the list goes on. We had endless opportunities to learn about the things she likes and dislikes. It was amazing to have her in the house and get to know her personality and interact with her. This definately given me the baby bug, but still further in the future, sorry everyone. During the course of our day we finally heard her say my name which she pronounces "butt" and she even said hi to Uncle Scott. He really loved that she knew his name. Our love has grown for her even more while being able to watch her.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Bucks Game
Scott and I were fortunate enough to recieve tickets to a recent Bucks home game, in the fourth row right behind the basket! The seats were amazing to watch the game from. The players looked like giants from that close. Here are some pictures...
Scott and I entering the Bradley Center
Players running out onto the court
Opening tip
Scott slapping hands after the game
Monday, April 6, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Weekend in Chicago
The weekend after my birthday Scott's parents wanted to take everyone 
down to Chicago to see the Broadway show Jersey Boys. They had recently seen it in October and loved it so much they wanted to take everyone down there to see it. Off we went to the lovely city with no plans but to see the show. Saving money we took the train in from Libertyville, which I recommend, it was a lot of fun. We got to see some 
of the surrounding suburbs of Chicago and a great view of the city. After we arrived and got settled into the hotel we decided to walk around the city and one of our stops was the Sears Tower, I know it is not called that now but whatever. It was such an amazing view from the 99th floor, 
we spent a lot of time up there. We even saw the famous St. Patrick's Day parade, not realizing it was St. Patrick's Day weekend, the city was a little crazy. After a little site seeing from the Sears Tower we ventured a couple blocks to Millennium Park and saw THE BEAN! I was the only one that was excited about it. Every time Naomi has gone down to Chicago she always talked about the bean, and every time that I have been to Chicago I have not seen the 
bean. I was so excited beyond belief! No one else felt my excitement, which was a little disappointing. On our way through the park every couple that we passed was either making out or fighting, or making out one minute then fighting the next. It was kind of ridiculous because everyone was drunk and it was only noon. Later that night we met up with Scott's cousin who lives in the city and
works in the Hancock building, he is the one that got us the tickets to the show. We enjoyed a few drinks in a little pub connected to our hotel and an Irish band came in and played some music for the place. That was really neat. We hung around the pub for a while then went on our way to The Grillroom, a fine 
dining restaurant across from the theatre. The food was amazing, I had crab stuffed shrimp and Scott had the London Broil, which is a steak and potatoes meal. For an appetizer Scott's dad ordered oysters...they love oysters. To say the least I tried one and it was not as bad as I thought it was. I would never order them by myself but if given the chance again I would probably eat them again. As in true fashion of the weekend we were running out of time to get to the show and luckily for us it was right across the street. After three hours in a stuffy hot theatre, we are now addicted to the Four Seasons and have been singing 
their songs ever since. The show was really good and I definitely recommend it to anyone who is thinking of going to see it. To end the night we were all exhausted and went right to bed. On Sunday we went out to eat at B&B, a local breakfast place and had even more amazing food. By that time it was getting late and we were all ready to head home, we hopped on the train and zoomed back to Libertyville to go back to our lives without the view of buildings every time we step outside.
down to Chicago to see the Broadway show Jersey Boys. They had recently seen it in October and loved it so much they wanted to take everyone down there to see it. Off we went to the lovely city with no plans but to see the show. Saving money we took the train in from Libertyville, which I recommend, it was a lot of fun. We got to see some 
of the surrounding suburbs of Chicago and a great view of the city. After we arrived and got settled into the hotel we decided to walk around the city and one of our stops was the Sears Tower, I know it is not called that now but whatever. It was such an amazing view from the 99th floor, 
we spent a lot of time up there. We even saw the famous St. Patrick's Day parade, not realizing it was St. Patrick's Day weekend, the city was a little crazy. After a little site seeing from the Sears Tower we ventured a couple blocks to Millennium Park and saw THE BEAN! I was the only one that was excited about it. Every time Naomi has gone down to Chicago she always talked about the bean, and every time that I have been to Chicago I have not seen the 
bean. I was so excited beyond belief! No one else felt my excitement, which was a little disappointing. On our way through the park every couple that we passed was either making out or fighting, or making out one minute then fighting the next. It was kind of ridiculous because everyone was drunk and it was only noon. Later that night we met up with Scott's cousin who lives in the city and
works in the Hancock building, he is the one that got us the tickets to the show. We enjoyed a few drinks in a little pub connected to our hotel and an Irish band came in and played some music for the place. That was really neat. We hung around the pub for a while then went on our way to The Grillroom, a fine 
dining restaurant across from the theatre. The food was amazing, I had crab stuffed shrimp and Scott had the London Broil, which is a steak and potatoes meal. For an appetizer Scott's dad ordered oysters...they love oysters. To say the least I tried one and it was not as bad as I thought it was. I would never order them by myself but if given the chance again I would probably eat them again. As in true fashion of the weekend we were running out of time to get to the show and luckily for us it was right across the street. After three hours in a stuffy hot theatre, we are now addicted to the Four Seasons and have been singing 
their songs ever since. The show was really good and I definitely recommend it to anyone who is thinking of going to see it. To end the night we were all exhausted and went right to bed. On Sunday we went out to eat at B&B, a local breakfast place and had even more amazing food. By that time it was getting late and we were all ready to head home, we hopped on the train and zoomed back to Libertyville to go back to our lives without the view of buildings every time we step outside.
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