Happy Birthday Howie!

It was little Howie's (our nephew) Birthday on July 1st and I got to make the cake for his birthday party on July 4th.  Here is the finished product.  It was fun to make! 

Home Improvement

One of the walls in our house had a popcorn texture on it.  We didn't really like it, so Dave sanded it down.  It made an awful mess.  We had dust all over our house even in the rooms with the door closed. We are still finding places that need to be dusted.  At least, we now have a nice smooth wall. 

Little Miss Allie

We were up in Logan on Sunday and I had the opportunity to take some pictures of Allie.  She is so much fun and had so many different poses! 

 

   

  

New York City!!

Dave was working in New York City, so I flew out and joined him for the weekend. It was a quick trip but so much fun.  Here are some of the things we saw and did. 

Our hotel the first night was right next to ground zero and the financial district.  So we walked around ground zero and the New York Stock Exchange. 

We also walked along the East River and saw the Brooklyn Bridge. 

Next, we went to the Rockefeller Center. 

And of course, we had to try a cupcake at Magnolia's Bakery. Very tasty! Although I don't think it was worth the $6 we spent for 2 cupcakes. 

Our next hotel was right in Times Square.  Very cool!

You can't go to New York City without seeing a broadway musical, so we went to Phantom of the Opera.  I loved it!! 

Then we took a random carriage ride and the driver got pulled over by the NYPD for having his horses in Times Square before 11 pm. We jumped out early and was able to only pay half price.  Thank heavens because this was going to be an expensive ride! 

To finish out the night we walked all over and found Serendipity for a frozen hot chocolate. We got there at 11pm and still had a 30min wait. This place is hoppin! 

The next morning we got up early to go and see Lady Liberty.  It's a good thing we got there first thing in the morning because it was still a 2 hour wait in line.  It was worth it.  It was very cool to see. 

Then off to YANKEE Stadium!!! 

We walked around Central Park for about 3 hours.  I think we just about walked around the whole thing. It was fun to see the beautiful park right in the middle of the dirty city. 

We finished off the night with New York Cheesecake! It was yummy! It's a lot better than the cheesecake we have here.  

What a fun trip! 

Lesha and Jeff Atkinson

My little sister married Jeff Atkinson on March 26, 2010.  Here are just a few of pictures from their wedding. 

                                            

                                                  

                                             

Look at this frown! He would be smiling until someone tried to take his picture.  Too cute!!

                                    

                                               

Hair Cut Gone BAD!!

We decided that our dog needed a haircut before the summer so we took him to the pet groomer last saturday.  My husband explained to the groomer that we wanted our dogs hair trimmed to about an inch in length.  She confidently said that she always trims golden retrievers to a "7."  Not knowing exactly what that meant, my husband agreed to the "7" as long as it wasn't too short.  

Dave picked up Tucker and quickly called to warn me that I was not going to like the cut. This is what they did to our dog: 

I have never seen such a funny looking dog in my life. Everything is shaved except his head and tail.  I can't believe the groomer actually thought this looked good.  She reassured Dave that we would love the hair cut.  Seriously?? Our dog looks naked! 

Here is a before picture and we hope his hair grows back quickly!!