Boomer!

Here he is at Christmas (3 months)

With us and Grandpa at the family party

He loved the smell of these deer antlers

Playing in the leaves! (10 weeks)

He's such a great addition to our family! He always keeps us laughing, and is growing so quickly :) We can't wait until better weather when we can take him to the park... and he doesn't get filthy! Hope all is well with you :)

Lots to Catch up on!!!

Hey, Hey! Apologizies for the lack of blogging! You can forgive a wedding planning couple...right? ;) Well, we've had a great beginning of the summer, and have so much more to look forward to! Here are some pics of what we've been doing over the past 5 months!!

Our awsome friends Lisa and Dwayne threw us a "stock the bar" grill out with our family and wedding party! we had a wonderful time, and the weather was perfect.

Jason, his dad, and brothers

Us at our first "shower"



J had his Rugby Alumni game that day too...surprisingly, the old guys still got it! They won by one point at the end! It was fun to watch and he managed to only end up with two black eyes!

We went to the Kenny Chesney concert in Louisville...tailgated, played some corn hole, and listened to awsome music! His concerts will have to be repeats for sure :)

The boys working the grill!

Kenny flew in over the crowd...neat!

the gals (btw...i think i wore the same tank top last year when we heard him on the river..oops!ha!oh well)

Jason ran the flying pig relay with some of the flag football gang...most impressively--he filled in last minute for someone who dropped out...not bad for someone who never runs! Thats my man :)

Hanging out with some friends in C-bus!

Liz and I with "BeerWolf" ...not sure why we always like posing with weird statues?? ha




Jason's brother got married in May...congrats to Thomas and Beth! We love them...it was great wedding :)

smile :)

The beautiful bride and me!

Hopefully we'll be better at posting current things...the wedding plans are all coming together nicely. All of us (the fam included) are doing well. We'll be in touch soon! Happy summer!!

Birthday party at Dave and Buster's

Jason's sister Rebekah had a birthday party at Dave and Buster's. We had a great time playing all the games.

Rebecca cleaned house at ski ball.

Jason was the big winner at pop a shot and this game called Hoopla. Never heard of it but Jason was good at it.

USS George H. W. Bush

We went to Norfolk, VA for the commissioning of the new George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier. Bec's grandfather served on the USS San Jacinto with George senior so we got great seats for the program... and cowboy hats!



Here we are on the flight deck of the new George H. W. Bush... with our new awesome hats.

That anchor weighs 60,000 lbs. The wind almost took Jason's hat to sea.

The ship is almost as long as the empire state building is tall. It was huge!!

Wedding Planning

Jason, Mom, and I went to a wedding expo this weekend and were able to get some really great contacts for our wedding :) I think Jason was a trooper b/c he was one of three total grooms-to-be in the whole place! I told everyone it was a punishment for going to the bowl game! ha ha jk! Anyways, here are a few pics of our Vineyard Venue. The grounds look a little dry, so hopefully they'll be flourishing by Sept. 5th



The pond next to the stone pavillion where the ceremony will be.

The lodge/bed and breakfast

part of the grapevines, overlooking the pavillion

Updates

Hey! Sorry for the lack of blogging :(! We haven't been up to anything exciting really...so, I'll just update you with mundane news! ha! We did go to our cabin in West Virginia for Halloween--had a blast with friends and family! My parents are such good sports! We enjoyed the holiday season and were very busy going back-and-forth to each family's events. Jason went to the Orange bowl to cheer on the Bearcats....and I'm on call for this holiday, so I stayed in town.

Wedding planning is going well, and we plan to head to the vineyard sometime soon to get more details ironed out. Hopefully, we'll be able to post some pics of the venue soon. We want to wish all of you a safe and wonderful 2009. We are looking forward to soo much!!! :) Here are some random pictures since we have no recent ones to post ;)

Rainey Red's game in August

Jason, Me and Myiah(Jason's friend's daughter) at her Hannah Montana b-day party


Wedding season picture!

Bearcats Homecoming

UC vs. Rutgers. Bearcats win 13-10. It was an unbelievable day for an October. The weather was perfect.

Check out these hillbillies in "wife beaters." This is the result of tailgating at 9:30am.

It's nice to see the stadium full. The bearcats are on their way!

The Road Trip

We loaded up the car and headed out for a three day road trip. Here's what we did.

First Stop... Ashville, NC

We travelled to the Richmond Hill Inn in Ashville, NC for Donna and Bill's wedding. We had so much fun meeting so many new people and being a part of this special day.





Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Donna and Bill Hood... can you see Bill's sweaty sideburn?

L.C. liked the cake so much she ate Jim's.

Linda did a great job on the flowers. They were beautiful.

The scenery was spectacular. Get out of the picture, Jonathan.

Second Stop... Knoxville, TN

After the wedding we stopped by Knoxville to catch the Tennessee vs. Northern Illinois game.

The stadium was awesome and Megan and Walker were great hosts.

Megan and Becca tailgating again like old times.

Jason even wore a Tennessee hat to try to fit in. He looks hot in orange. We had such a great time and we can't wait to do it again.

The Big Engagement

Who would leave a picnic here in the woods... with champagne... Oh well, we'll enjoy it. Rebecca thought the other riders were going to go out on an "advanced trail" while we had a little picnic. Our new friends set this up so well. They said they would come back and get us after they explored this area.

Rebecca would give the first toast. It was sooo sweet.

Jason's was better. He had some hardware.

It's official. We're engaged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To be continued...

Engagement Setup

Rebecca thought we were going to try something new and do a little trailriding... Little did she know Jason had something else in mind.





Rebecca rode a horse named Levi. He liked to tailgate the other horses on the trail.

This is Jason and his horse Joey... look how long his tail is. Jason was jealous. He thought it was a weave.

Here we are learning how to ride. I would like to point out that Jason has never been on a horse before so this whole thing could take a turn for the worst at any moment... what a risky move.

Labor Day Weekend

We've been quite busy...tis the season for more and more weddings (I really thought after all of you guys were married that I would be finished...then I met Jason and he has soo many friends! I really think we're close to wrapping up with all the weddings ;)). We did manage to fit in a few cookouts with my family, and watched the WEBN fireworks at an apartment overlooking Cincinnati. It was beautiful!! Enjoy pics from our Friend's Jay and Lauren's wedding too.

Angie, Andy, Jason and Dad grillin' up some beer brats....yummy!

The sunset before the fireworks...

I thought we were going to fall over the balcony! it was a great view.

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Jay and Lauren's wedding was filled with "over-the-top" details.....here is just some of their day.

The handsome groom...The "barbie" bride...notice the ice martini luge in the background

Lauren in her reception dress with some of the groomsmen

The sweetheart table with the wedding cake in the background. It was waay taller than me!

Jason in his groomsmen tux with tails. It was "black tie" so I got to get another wear out of my prom dress! Remember this one guys?? ha....we ended up having a great time! Congrats Jay and Lauren.

Stay tuned to more wedding pics from this past weekend!