Molly Pictures

Okay so it's pretty evident that our dog can be a bit of a "ham" when it comes to pictures.
Here are a few that she let me take over my lunch hour today.

Despite the fact that I have done almost nothing with the garden recently - the okra is blooming again and is so pretty to see! I couldn't resist taking a picture of it too!

Happy Weekend!

Back to School

Well school is officially back in full swing! The transition from summer to school days has been a bit rough for me this year as work has been full of many, many, many changes in the last few months. I have felt so very fortunate to have a supportive husband to come home to each day and to cheer me up when my days have been crazy! Just in case I haven't said it enough - thank you Bryan - for keeping me sane the last few months!


We don't have a back to school picture to take yet - but I thought I would share a recent shot of Mols posing during the last days of summer.


We had a relaxing labor day weekend! Friday night had us traveling to Lindsborg for dinner with my mom and grandma and awesome homemade chicken enchillada's! (Thanks grandma!) Dad was trekking in the wilds of Colorado and missed out! Saturday was spent cleaning around the house and enjoying the opening day of the college football season - GO HAWKS!

Sunday we traveled to the big 'borg again to visit with my cousin Mike and wife Laine visiting from Missouri and then on to a BBQ with some friends in the hopping metropolis of Assaria, Kansas! Monday meant sleeping in - and the oficial start of fall decorating around the house.

Our fall schedule is filling up fast and we are looking forward to the many opportunities to spend time with family and friends over the next few months!
Happy fall ya'll!

Welcome Hadley! (A bit late)

A big congrats to the Carlson Crew on the newest family member, Hadley!

I had the pleasure of meeting her in person 2 weeks ago and she is absolutely beautiful!

Here she is shortly after arrival being loved on by big brother Connor and big sister Kylee.

Our Beautiful Garden

Ahhh some lovely pictures of our growing garden!

The Okra & Onions

Banana & Green Peppers

Fresh picked and ready to eat!

Random Thoughts & Pictures

A random sampling of pictures from the last month.

We had a yard sale last weekend in an attempt to clear out the house and storage shed.
It was a prime example of Kansas weather - don't be fooled by the sunny sky. We were seriously cold for most of the day!
Here is a snapshot of my mom trying to get warm in the sun!

A couple of week's ago I came home on a Friday afternoon to find these beautiful flowers on the kitchen table! What an awesome husband!

There has been much planting over the last month! The new potting bench is coming in very handy. Here are a few pics of some of our front yard flowers.

and finally - After much waiting Molly finally got to go to Soggy Dog Salon.

Here she is with her new summer cut!

Congrats to Brooke & Shane!!!

Okay so I have majorly slacked off on the updates - mostly due to the craziness that is the end of the school year.
However as of Tuesday, school is officially out, and summer is here!
So my first post of summer has to be:
Brooke & Shane are engaged! Many, many congrats to you both!
Here is a picture Brooke sent that was taken after the big event.

Brooke will be making her way to Kansas this weekend!
So we are excited to see her and spend some time catching up.

Love, Hugs, and Congrats to Brooke & Shane!

New Furniture!!!!!!!

Tuesday was a very exciting day for us as our new living room furniture arrived!

Here are a few pictures of the grand arrival!

Good-bye old couches!