Welcome Baby Ada!

Congratulations to our friends the Walkers on little baby girl Ada Jackson Walker! I love it when other people have babies :-)

We're off to Huntington, WV for Thanksgiving! We'll miss being at home, but we will enjoy being with our wonderful friends the Moores! And we will live it up in what was just named the unhealthiest city in America. Fried turkey, here we come!

We love the picture, Mom & Dad!

My parents got a frame for a picture that we were wanting to hang while they were here a few weekends ago. This is mostly for them, so they can see what it looks like. Mom, we lowered it, too, so it is an appropriate distance from the top of the couch. Here are a few pictures... and then the video. Nobody else needs to watch the video really - it would probably be incredibly boring for anyone other than my mother.

Time with some friends

On Friday night we had a good old fashion game night with some friends. These guys all met their first year in school because they all have the same scholarship. They happen to all be cool dudes who happen to have all married really cool ladies. We are usually able to hang out about once or twice a semester... and it's always a good time! The quality of the pictures aren't that great, but at least everyone is smiling!

Joe & Josie... this one was my favorite :-)

Gavin & Esther

Penny & Kat

Brandon & Robyn

Adding a splash of color...

Okay... so I don't know exactly why I did this. Just for fun I suppose. I think I was bored. Bored with what... I don't know. But I dyed my hair last night. Yes, Mom, I know.... you thought my old hair color was just fine... Well, it will grow back. And it's not really THAT different. My coworkers Dolly and Shannon came over and we made dinner and then dyed my hair. Dolly did the dirty work and Shannon took the pictures.

Before: All prepared with goggles... for Schub.

Dolly getting to work. Can you tell I was just giddy?

After: See? Barely a difference.

Jason made us all tea after a long night's work.



So here I am going to work this morning. You can kind of see it better in the light.

I have become a reddish-brown-head.

More pics from the weekend

Going hog-wild in Iowa!

This past weekend we got to visit our wonderful friends the Jensens at their current home in Iowa. They are living on the farm where Missy grew up, where her dad raises hogs. It was so so fun. We had an awesome time exploring the farm with them and getting to see a little of life in rural Iowa! The Jensens were our neighbors - right across the hall - for two years here in St. Louis. So 8 hours was a lot further than the 0.8 seconds we are used to traveling to see them... but it was so worth it!

Jason peaking inside the silo.

Us with some piglets at the hog unit.

In the full getup

Pigs everywhere! They have over 700 sows and produce over 1,000 piglets every 28 days!!

We even got to see some being born!!

On Saturday, Phillip got up and started making us some chilli on the wood burning stove that's in their renovated chicken coop! complete with booths and couches and the stove for warmth... and chilli. It was wonderful.

Jason and Evan... buddies reunited.

Possibly the most interesting museum I've ever been to... ask us about it some time.

We love you guys and miss you!! hope you can make it down in May!!

Murder in Flunkytown - Saturday Night Cleaver

Happy halloween 2008! Last night Schub and I hosted a murder. Stan A. Live was murdered at his disco, Flunkytown. There were 8 suspects: Vinny V. Divichi, Angina Palpatori, Brady Bunsch, Belle Badham, Polly Esther Stuffincup, Knight Feevah, Manny Baritone, and Chaka Moon.

Poor Stan...

Vinny & Angie (Norman & Nancy)

Manny & Knight (Schub & Colin)

Belle & Brady (Brooke & Steven)

Polly Esther (Elisa)

Manny & Chaka

The usual suspects...