The Rest of the Kansas Photos

On Monday night, my Uncle, Aunt, and 3 cousins came over to my Grandparent's house and we had DELICIOUS Kansas steak that my Grandpa barbecued.

Proof that babies get all of the attention:

My baby cousin, Teagan.


My cousin Gabe holding Teagan.


Grandma w/ Teagan.


Grandpa w/ Teagan.


Jason w/ Teagan. (Wow, this little one really got passed around!!)

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My Grandparent's GIANT cat, Tiger.


Everyone lounging after a hard day. ;)

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My Grandma, Jason, and I stayed up until 2 am playing poker. She kicked our BUTTS!!

Tiger wanted to play, too.




*sniffle*sniffle* "She's taking all of my chips!!"

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Okay.. I now bring you to Thursday the 5th. Now remember on MONDAY when we were at the zoo and it was over 80? Remember? Well this is Kansas for you! ::

Yep, those are snow flakes.


Front of the Grandparent's house.



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That Thursday night, we also went to a Wichita Thunder CHL Hockey Team playoff game! (Wichita Thunder vs. Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs) They ended up losing, but it was GREAT fun. There was a TON of fighting and some good playing, too. Alex, Jason and I went and had a really good time! Turns out the coaches were even fighting in the tunnel at the end of the game and a guy or two got SUSPENDED for dirty plays. Crazy.



Warm-up.


Story of the game. It took about an hour a period because of all of the fighting! They couldn't even drop the puck before another fight broke out!


Me and my bro.


Me and my hubs.

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Can you tell it's Easter time?

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Friday Bowling Night

Okay, remember the Mudbugs that the Thunder hockey team played against last night?? That's them! They were eating at the table next to us at the bowling alley. *lol* That guy in orange is #8 and a really dirty player!


My Aunt Michelle and cousin Tori.


Gabe goin' for a high five after a good bowl.


Me bowling terribly! That's one family gene I did NOT get.


The couple.

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Last Day: Easter Egg Hunt

Tori and Bubba (Jason.) Let me tell you something about Tori and Jason: They are adorable! Tori latched right on to him at the start of the trip and started calling him Bubba (yes, she did know his real name. lol.). She'd say things like "Bubba, you're funny!" or "I love you, Bubba." Super adorable!!

Tori: Bubba and I miss you very much already!



Cousin Vanessa, Uncle Todd, and cousin Tori.

Sedgwick County Zoo

On Monday we went to the Sedgwick County Zoo just down the road from my Grandparents' in Wichita. This zoo is great and we make it a point to visit every time we're in Kansas. Gabe was in school, but we were able to take Tori with us.

Here's Tori. It was REALLY windy, but over 80 degrees! Sunscreen for all!


Flamingos!


Feeding the Koi Fishies.


Riding the cow.


Pettin' the sheep.


*lol* Poor chicken.


The peacocks were very un-afraid.


My little monkey.


My bro, Alex, took up stroller duty.




Gettin' sleepy..


Tori's favorite: The Giant Anteater


What a little ham. :)


Lion family! The cub is a little girl.


We watched the cub stalk a duck that was on that rock in the water! That trail in the water is the duck getting the heck out of there!


More and more sleepy.


Oops! That's it for her for the day!

Back from our Kansas Trip

The husband, brother, and I took a week long trip to Kansas to visit our family we've been missing so much! We saw my Grandma & Grandpa, my Grandma, 3 aunts, 1 uncle, 6 cousins, and lots of friends! We had a wonderful time and I'm working on photos now. For the moment, here are my cousins, Gabe (6 years) and Tori (barely 4 years) bowling! We bowled 2 games and Gabe beat me both times!! I love these little twerps so much. :)





Here were flying in:

In the plane.




What Kansas looks like EVERYWHERE.

I chopped off my hair!

This is the shortest it has been since junior high!

Please excuse the lack of make-up and grumpy look on my face. :P

Some long-overdue photos: Part 2

These are from skiing at Dodge Ridge with my brother, Alex. We drove the RV up there on a weekday morning, stayed that night, skied the next day, then drove back that afternoon. We had such a fun time. The slopes were practically EMPTY!

My li'l bro.


Jason & Alex


The 3 skiers!


The happy couple. :)


Bro and Sis.


Hubby reading in the RV.


And just because he is so cute: My little frog man taking a stroll around his tank.

Some long-overdue photos: Part 1

First, some San Jose Shark photos!

This first set is from when we lost to the Oilers (*ick!*). But we had a good time anyway.







Okay, not the best seat in the house. ;)


Now onto the Blackhawk game from Feb 3rd when we took Dominic for his birthday.

My man, Toskala, in net! This view is from my single seat in the 200s. Dom and Jase were in the lower section.


Jason & Dominic


Dominic & I


View from the lower section. Jason and I traded for the 2nd period!


Woo! Vesa was the 1st "star of the game"! He had TWO assists that night. Awesome!




And some Superbowl Cuteness! This is Jordan hanging out with us while we all watched the game (Go Colts)!