The Big Roll!

Oma & Opa Pa

We just had to post these GREAT pictures of Oma & Opa Pa. We had such a wonderful time when they were here. And you can see how much fun Audrey had too!

Baseball for Father's Day!

I was so excited to spend my first Father's day at a baseball game with my daughter! It was her first baseball game, well... I guess she did get to go to a West Linn High School game last month. So, this is her first professional game. Even though it is only a minor league game. And a GIANTS minor league game, at that! But it was fun none-the-less. Grammy and Mom brought lawn chairs, so we got to sit in the outfield and enjoy the game. The Salem-Kaiser Volcanoes (Giant's A-ball team) destroyed the Corvallis Knights (a combination of random Pac-10 college ball-players) 9-2, but we had fun jawing with the Knight's right fielder Logan who plays for the OSU Beavers. John and I had been to a Salem-Kaiser game before, so we were excited to partake in the concessions, but we mistakenly mis-represented the Volcano Burger, thinking it was actually good. Turns out we got it mixed up with the Lava Burger (The awesome double burger loaded with all kinds of goods and available only at a Tacoma Rainer's game). So, we overspent on our burgers that were mediocre, but had fun just hanging together and enjoying the sun. What a great first Father's Day!

Fun with Opa

For Uncle Johnny's Graduation and Father's Day, "Opa" came down to visit and got to spend some quality time with his granddaughter. Audrey thoroughly enjoyed her time with her Opa. We went to the Glockenschpiel German Restaurant in Mount Angel, had Noho's Hawaiian Barbecue, and even got to see a baseball game! They just enjoyed being together. She really likes it when Opa takes her on a "Row-row-row your boat" adventure!

Uncle Johnny's Graduation

Audrey got to visit my cousins (I guess that would be her 2nd cousins), Kimberly, Daniel, and Benjamin at my Uncle Johnny's Graduation ceremony. She was especially enamoured with Kimberly's glasses.

The sad part of the ceremony was that the MC of the event LITERALLY read out of the program (giving out awards for seemingly anything and everything before actually introducing the graduates). The entire graduation lasted over 2 1/2 hours, but could have easily been done in under an hour and a half. The bright side, though, was seeing Uncle Johnny graduate as Valedictorian with a degree in funeral services. The best part was seeing his whole graduating class wearing mortician's hats with a toe-tag hanging off body-bag-style instead of the traditional mortar cap. Good times. Audrey enjoyed visiting everyone.

My Girl's Got Rhythm

Here we are at my Uncle Johnny's Graduation. They had a jazz band, and even though Audrey was tired, she could still keep a beat.

A special moment with Audrey and Papa

Need we say more? That is how a nap should be!

Someone's Ticklish!

Loving Visitors

Audrey is starting to appreciate and get along with her visitors. At first, she was a bit skiddish to different people handling her, but her bubbling personality is coming out, and she's starting to warm up to all comers. Uncle Bob and Aunt Verna came to visit on Tuesday, and she was all smiles.