Snuggles With Mom

Joshua Turns Four

This little man had his fourth birthday just one day after Rachel's!!! He has been looking forward to this day for quite a long time. Look at that cute smile!!!!!

He was so thrilled with each present. 

 Green is Joshua's favorite color! We had green balloons and streamers around the table, which really excited him.

Sorry these pics are so washed out, but they are right in front of the window which makes for terrible lighting.

Rachel's Birthday

Rachel recently celebrated her 19th birthday! That was right before we (well, particularly Rachel) got so violently sick!!!  We opened present quickly in the morning before everyone left for work/school/etc.., and I believe Jonathan had already left so he wasn't in these photos!

And yes, my brother Jonathan does still exist!! He hasn't been on this blog for so long since he is equally as busy as I am and neither of us are home very often. However, he has been up to many exciting things and I will get some pictures of him sometime soon. He recently finished his semester of college credits in preparation for the Navy, and is now preparing for his ASVAB. He is getting very close to and very excited! He recently completed lifeguard certification and is going to be a lifeguard at our clubhouse pool and water park all through the summer. He has become an excellent swimmer!

Okay, so back to Rachel's birthday!!

I believe I was trying to ward off the sickness that everyone else was experiencing......in other words stay AWAY FROM ME!!!

Family photo minus Jonathan!!!! It's a miracle we actually got most everybody together for a semi-okay photo.

The New Truck

Ok, it is not really new, but new to ME. But that is all that matters, right??! This was the highlight of my month!! My Dad helped me find a great truck. It's a 1998 Dodge Ram. It's so much fun! With so many people going in all different directions these days, transportation was becoming more of a problem. It was about time for a third vehicle.  I love it!

Thomas The Train

These two are obsessed with Thomas the Train. It's so cute! They have Thomas the Train underwear, but that's not really blog appropriate, so now we have Thomas the Train pajamas! They were so. unbelievably. excited to put these on! I came home from work and they were practically jumping out of their chairs to show me.  Aren't these two super cute???!!

Big thumbs up!!!!

Hugs all around!

Well....

Don't let those cute little smiles fool you! We've all been doing not-so-hot around here. We've been sick for weeks. Yes, weeks! By the time the virus moves through all members of the family, something else hits.  We haven't been this sick in years. Fortunately, I feel like I've finally gotten over everything and am back to feeling great (knock on wood.....I'm sure i'll wake up with the bubonic plague tomorrow just for saying that though).

 It's made celebrating birthdays a little less exciting than normal around here, that's for sure. Lots of exciting things been going on, and I"ll try to catch everyone up on those things over the next few days.

Nebraska Trip Part 4

Okay, so I know you all are probably getting tired of Nebraska posts. But this is the last one, I promise!!

We always go to the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo - it's the best zoo in the country as far as I'm concerned! It really is amazing. I've been to the San Diego Zoo and I think the Henry Doorly is better by far.  We spent so much time here as kids!

 Dad always had to "save" us from the wild monkeys in the jungle, haha. He still tried to "save" David this time, although he's getting too big! You can see David looks SO thrilled! 

David makes the world go round! Literally!

And of course the amazing Lozier IMAX theater! We went to the IMAX theater so often as kids that I always thought regular theaters had screens just as big. The Lozier screen is 61 ft tall and 83 ft. wide. SO when I first went to a regular movie theater, I was SORELY dissapointed!! 

And lastly, they had to go to the Bohemian Cafe!! This is one of our favorite little restaurants in Omaha. SO good!!! It's a family tradition.

They have AMAZING Bohemian food!

 The Rye bread is to die for. 

Spending some more time with old friends before going home!

Visiting another place where we used to live!! When I was 12 we moved just outside Lincoln to a little town called Denton where we had 20 acres.

So fun to see the old places again!

I think it was really cold that day! 

The new owners have done so many beautiful things with the property since we left, and it looks absolutely amazing.

 

On the way out of town......going down to Beatrice and Wymore where my great-grandparents family farm is. We spent many holidays down there when I was little. 

There it is.....the family farm! My great grandma only passed away a few years ago. She and Great Grandpa Boettcher lived here their whole lives, and we spent a lot of time here. My Dad spent all his summers here as a child. Grandma Moore, these pictures are for you! 

The farm house.

Photos of the old town of Wymore. 

And that's all!! They drove home, arrived safely, went to sleep, and that is the END.