Milwaukee

My dad is quite the sentimentalist and has developed an odd love affair for the city of Milwaukee.

Not so recently he took me there and now I have a growing love for this city too

Check it out...

this photo's not even edited!

just lovely

that is a sunrise, not sunset - a trip to Milwaukee "Dad-style" requires early morning walks

sailboats are so pretty

hundred year old water tower...why don't we make these beautiful anymore?

...to Milwaukee, with love :)

We're Back

Hello...long time, no see

...Coming Soon (I hope) - our renovation before and afters

It's a Girl!

Our second daughter is looking healthy and doing well. Abby is very excited to have a little sister. We are planning on naming her Hannah Cynthia

Pittsburgh and The Children's Museum

Dad surprised Abby and I with a visit back home. It was great to get away from the snow and experience a real spring. We did so many fun things, but one of the highlights was a trip to the Children's Museum. This place was amazing. 

One of the coolest features was this vertical maze. These climbing platforms interlock and weave over 2 stories high. Abby, the anti-dare devil, decided the bottom most level was all she was interested in.

Another super neat area was the "Waterplay." They provide raincoats and crocs and the whole floor has tons of tanks, streams, squirters, etc. I can't wait to move to a city that has resources like this museum. Idaho is a total cultural desert!

My Beloved Pittsburgh!! (well, at least half of it) Thank you, Grandpa, for a wonderful trip.

Green Baby: 2nd Edition

Here comes #2! Due Aug 9th (sorry the picture is sideways)

Anywhere but her bed

Here is a collection of a few of the locations Abby prefers to sleep more than her bed.

Often, after we put her down in her bed, she will come to the crack of the door and fall asleep there.

Other great sleep spots include...

the couch

her chair

her chair again

and the kitchen floor.

Her most favored spot is actually on top of her dresser with a pile of books for a pillow.

 (We have yet to get a picture of that)

Graduation!

It finally happened! Ryan has graduated. For those who may not know, Ryan's student teaching turned into an internship. He is contracted with the Sugar-Salem District until the end of the school year, so we will not be moving until then. He teaches 5th grade and loves it!

Ryan's Dad came down for the weekend, so here is the whole bunch

Ok, so I'm really proud of this picture even though it doesn't look like I should be. Pres. Clarke and Pres. Uchtdorf led the processional of teachers and went down the side Ryan was on. I had to zoom in the camera all the way and had no idea where Ryan was, but my shot of the two of them also got Ryan! (He is the head above and to the right of Pres. Uchtdorf)