Camera Phone Moments

Do you ever have one of those "shoot I wish I had my camera!" moments? Recently I've had to use my camera phone for lack of better camera, and while the quality isn't the best, you gotta work with what you've got! So here's a few of those:

A really funny pin I saw in my mom's car, you can't really read it but it says "DRINK COFFE do stupid things faster with more energy

Out in Phoenix last week I could hardly miss a sunrise or a sunset.  And I was just bummed that I didn't have my camera because they were so amazing.  Much more "sweeping" than Michigan sunsets.  Almost every morning I woke up early to go jogging and enjoy the sunrise, and went on a walk to enjoy the sunset.  Here's a couple shots I took with the phone.





When my sister Kelly showed me her new truck, I almost fell over when I saw her trying to get into it.  Such a little girl and such a big truck!


I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a picture with Zach from High School Musical.  I didn't really know who he was, but Holly (I think it was) said Madison would be jealous if I got my picture taken with him, so I went ahead and did it.  I meant to email it to Madison but never did.  Oh well.  Maybe she will check the blog!

When we visited our friends the Reimersmas last fall we went on a beautiful boat ride on the lake they live on.  I really wish I had a camera because the scenery was like something out of a magazine!  And the third picture is little Anna waving at me.

When Heather and I visited my mom and step-dad in Carlsbad, California last September, we saw one very amazing sunset while walking along the beach.  This was definitely one of those where pictures don't do it justice.

New Pics

Heather and I came out to Missouri to see family. At the same time I am using the time to visit flight schools and try to find an instructor job. We have gotten a lot of good pictures as we've introduced Elise to her many family members around here. Here's a little slideshow of some of the pics!

A Blissful Discovery!

Recently Elise has discovered her thumb. Or discovered how to release it from her fist! Not very long ago she really started getting into sucking on her hand. Its really funny because it's so loud that you can hear it from anywhere in the apartment when she is sucking on her hand. We tried to give her a pacifier one time and we got scared afterwards because she exhibited some strange behavior. So maybe out of necessity she discovered how to separate her thumb from her fist and suck on it. Now she does it every time we put her down to bed. She usually sucks on it a while and falls asleep. Then when we check on her we see something like this:




The other day my friend and neighbor Jeffrey stopped bye, "packin' Zeke"! I thought little Zeke in that pack looked so cute I had to get a picture of them.


It reminded me of a similar moment from five or so months ago. Look at how much the little dude has grown!!

What a Superbowl!

As a Cardinals' fan, my heart aches a little bit for what might been last night. But I must say (and I may be a little biased) but was that not one of the most exciting Superbowls ever? And how proud the Cardinals can be to have been a part of it, and to have almost completed the biggest comeback in superbowl history. They came agonizingly short when Pittsburgh marched the whole field and scored the winning touchdown at the end of the game, but what a wonderful run by the Cardinals, and what a thrilling game! Great season Cardinals!

Elise was really fired up about the Cardinals being in the superbowl. She doesn't know anything about their long, difficult history though. So far they have never failed to get to the big game in her lifetime. So anyways we went ahead and made her a little outfit out of puff paint for her to watch the game in.



And here she is settled in watching the game.




Here's Elise with Daddy






Elise was pretty happy after Larry Fitzgerald scored the go-ahead touchdown for the Cardinals in the 4th quarter.


And then she was pretty upset when the Steelers scored the game winning touchdown. We calmed her down though and sent her to bed.