general mills at your service!!!

this is one of the new nicknames that could be sticking to dad as he was hired as the astros manager on tuesday!!!! this is HUGE!!! dad, you are a stud and we couldn't be happier!!! no longer is our favorite team (besides the cleveland indians) the boston red sox, we are officially houston astro people ; )

home sweet home...finally

so sorry for the "non-blogging" lately. we were in arizona where, to be honest, nothing remotely exciting happened. BUT we're home now and i'm sure lots of thrilling things are going to start happening all around me...no, not really but i can hope...i unpacked and have been working on putting up pictures and decorating what i hadn't last time we were home. beau has been watching football and at 5 am this morning, went on his first of MANY hunting adventures with his buddy brian...mom, dad and papa bern left yesterday morning for michigan where they'll be for a week so, i'm takin' care of the girls (packing lunches, laundry, mail/bills, dinners, and other random things that need to be done around the parentals abode). but i am beyond estactic to be home and to see pumpkins and a little fog and my breath in the morning...yeah for being home!!!

back to arizona

first off, i tried and tried to change the color of this post to anything BUT red but it wouldn't do it for me!!! so i made it as big as possible to all you out there can read it...i apologize!...we are back in arizona and have been here for about a week. and we only have a week and half now until we are back in visalia, back in our home for good!!! we're pretty darn excited...this weekend, we went out with steven and shannon wright (she was my big buddy and only other wife in ohio with me). the piano bar found us and we were sucked in for hours-those places are such a good time! i feel very sad for shannon, however, because yesterday morning she had to drop off her husband steven at the airport because he flew to venezuela for a month and a half to play in a league over there. she gets to go see him for their one year anniversary but she'll be missing him badly. i need to make a big effort to keep her busy with coffee and shopping dates ; ) beau and i are missing a family member as well; we left miss sadie lady with grandma and grandpa vannette and i must say, i think she's having a great time with jackson and a backyard. but we miss her cute saggy face and those eyes you just can't say no to...and everyone tune in this thursday and friday and the boston red sox take on the angels in the first round of playoffs..go get 'em dad!!!

Home Sweet Home

And so, in light of the current situation, Beau and I drove from Arizona back to Visalia for the funeral which will be held tomorrow at 10 am...It is such a treat to be home! Some pictures that have captured our time here:
1) Beau, with his Cardinals jersey on...First thing he did was turn on his flat screen tv, get his jersey on and enjoy his newly purchased NFL package...men and football...wow
2) Sadie meeting up with her old buddy Shamus...Last time they were together, Shamus was bigger than Sadie! That's not the case any longer...
3) Dadda Babba sportin' his 'Marty Malo' sweatshirt next to his new MASSIVE tv...It is absolutely AMAZING-way to go dad, you done good.
4) Mr. Carter Philip and my hubby are reunited once again. They just might be the cutest thing ever...

What A Woman

As most of you know or have heard, Grandma Harry passed away. She was battling stomach cancer. Grandma Harry was amazing: such a love for life, such a blessing to be around her, she had such a huge impact on so many people. What an amazing role model she was for all who knew her: kind, joyful, so full of love and life and so generous. She will be greatly missed. But we know she is at peace and is with the Lord in a much better place. She lived for the Lord and as my dad said in his prayer at dinner last night, "She has been told by the Father, 'Well done good and faithful servant.'"

we survived our trek cross country

our trip began at 8 am. after a couple egg mcmuffins and coffee, we were on our way! beau was on a mission to get to arizona in 2 days, no more. from when we left to the time we stopped for a couple hours of sleep, i'd say we drove in 10 hours of straight rain. and the most incredible lightening storm for 3 hours. it was gorgeous and lit up the entire night sky. beau drove for 20 hours straight. here, for your pleasure and enjoyment, is a photo of beau that i snapped after about 18 hours in the car. he had 3 monster energy drinks within 1 hour. wow...this is quite possibly the funniest picture ever ha ha ha we stopped at 3 am and got 4 hours of sleep and we were off at 7:30 am the next morning! we drove about 15 more hours and FINALLY made it to arizona! we even caught the beautiful arizona sky and sunset...the house is fantastic and in a great area. we couldn't be happier : ) one month to go and we'll be home sweet home. we are SOOOOOO excited to be back at our own house!

2009 Eastern League Champions

And the Akron Aeros defeat the competition in 4 games Saturday night!!! We Are The Champions!!! I caught some great moments with my camera and will give you guys a taste of the boys' victory last night.
Good good times! Great memories this year. We survived our first year in baseball together!