Back from LA

A long five days in LA. Thanks to Mom, Aunt Char and Tony for watching our boy.

It was so great to see family and friends, but what an exhasting trip. Parker and I were both sick and work was, well work.

It was very nice to see Aunt Colleen, Katie and Emma visiting from Salt Lake. The Volchok's were great hosts - I can't believe how much Jack talks! And the Cardenas' Cinco de Mayo party was fun.

There's no place like home

Here are some pics of Parker's room in our new home. He sleeps like, well, a baby in there.

Easter

My Dad was here this weekend to help work on the house and my co-bro (that's cousin and brother - nothing weird like my mom married my uncle - we're just that close) Tony came by on his way back to California. It was great having everyone in our new house.

Our first dinner party as a success aside from Greg having to work. Dad, Claudia, Kathleen, Jen and Mike joined us for dinner Saturday night. I need better lighting in the dining room, but it was fun entertaining in our new home.

Dad did so much to fix things up and Mike gave us some other great suggestions - looks like Dad (and Mike) will be busy on Memorial Day for the next visit.

I'm posting some photos of Parker's Easter bucket and the coloring of the eggs.

Enjoy!



Aunt Kathleen & Aunt Jen ..................Uncle Tony

Colorado pictures

Hi everyone:

I've been getting lots of crap for not posting any new pictures lately, so here they are. We took the boy out for the first time in the baby backpack we got from the Lanes. He loves it and was all smiles the whole time.

It's been great walking around the lake at Grandma Claudia's, but that will soon change. We're closing on the house a whole week early and get to move in this weekend. I'll post more then.

In loving memory

On Friday, we lost a member of our little family. Our cat, Joe was suffering from kidney failure and we had to put him to sleep -- probably the hardest (and easiest due to his condition) decision I've ever made in my life. Joe has been a part of our family since before we were a family and we will (and already do) miss him terribly.



Some of my favorite Joey memories...

• Joe is afraid of Luke Burkhardt's Tigger Halloween costume
• The second my dad walks through the door, he's sitting in front of the fridge waiting for lettuce - he's a cat, not a rabbit
• Phone "conversations" with Rick Koury
• My failed attempts at training him to walk on a leash
• The many pairs of flip flops (well often just one of them, rendering them unwearable) lost as a chew toy
• The way he could hear Greg coming to the door (I swear he knew the sound of the truck) and he'd be sitting there waiting to greet him
• Sunbathing in the window
• The way he (sometimes) put up with Gwen
• His all-night scratching in the catbox that was right next to Jen Cardenas' head while she tried to sleep (she's deathly afraid of cats as it is)
• Catching the sparkly ball with his front paws
• The lick nerve (the special spot by his tail that made him lick uncontrollably)
• Purring and snuggling on those cool nights
• Cuddling on the couch with his favorite blanket when I was sick

Home Owners!

Greg and I made an offer on a home today. We got it!

We take possession on the first of April. I'm posting some pics.

We'd love some movers, so come on over...

Parker's First Tooth

Well, we made it to Colorado in one piece. Grandma Claudia has been a fantastic host and unbelievably helpful with Parker, but we're still anxious to have a place to call our own. I'm going out with our fabulous realtor (www.bettiewesley.com) again tomorrow and have high hopes that we'll find something we love.

Yesterday was a big day around here as Parker cut his first tooth. Thank goodness there was a reason behind the crankiness of the past few days.

I'll post more photos soon and will, of course, keep you all posted on the house hunting.