Grammy and Pawpaw

Grammy and Pawpaw came to visit last week to drop off Noah's remaining birthday presents from the party that wouldn't fit in the car. Now, they don't fit in the house, but that is another issue all together. Noah has really become attached to Pawpaw. If Pawpaw is carrying him, he can't even sit down or Noah starts pouting. It is quite funny.

Pawpaw caught us up on some much needed home maintenance and is on the hunt to get another mole in the backyard. Grammy stocked us up on Costco goods and was able to get her embroidery machine serviced as well. We look forward to seeing them next weekend and celebrating Christmas with the Rodgers clan.

Casey and Doug visit

Well it took about a month, but I figured out what "compress image" means. So now I can post a little faster. We had a nice visit with Aunt Casey and Doug last weekend. There was a lot of playing in the leaves and hanging out. Sunday we took them to Pujols 5 Grill for brunch. Surprisingly, I had not been there yet. It was quite a tasty and bountiful buffet. The greatest surprise was when the waiter dropped off our bill and said they were having an early bird special between 9:30 and 10:30am, since we got there at 10am, he took $40 off our bill. Did I hear him right? Surely he said $4. Oh no, when I opened the bill, there was $40 off our bill. It ended up being less than $6/person!! I think we will be returning to Pujols' place again and see if they do that "special" all the time, especially since the kids are free anyway.

After that we went to the Arch. What a beautiful day to visit. Noah had his first trip up, as did Doug. I think they both enjoyed it. Thanks to Doug and Casey for paying our way on the Arch visit. A fun time was had by all.

The Picture Says It All

Zoo Day

Today we met Perrin and Lia at the zoo. The girls walked around and took turns in the stroller and shared the monkey backpack. Their behavior was just wonderful, and we couldn't have asked for a better day with so few people there. Noah hung out in the stroller and was just as good the entire time. The giraffe exhibit did almost become x-rated as the male giraffe followed one of the females all over the place and was getting a little too close for comfort. I'm guessing the zoo will be welcoming a baby giraffe sometime in the future. Oh, and I will try to post some stuff from our visits with Grammy and Pawpaw and Casey and Doug soon.

Payback would be sweet

It was March 6, 2005. No one expected the undefeated and #1 ranked Fighting Illini to lose to Ohio State. Well, they did, and it still makes me mad when I think about it. Let's just say payback would be soooo sweet if Illinois wins tomorrow!! So everyone out there reading this, be sure to cheer "I-L-L" then "I-N-I" at 2:30pm tomorrow (and don't call during the game;-)