Dog Days of Summer

Summer rolls on! With so many hot and humid days lately, we have been spending more time inside and running the AC day and night! Summer is such a tough time to try to keep Piper busy. It's no fun being outside playing with her, and it has gotten too hot and humid for me to run with her outside, but we make sure we get a walk in everyday! I'm still keeping up with my running, but I've been going to the gym instead of running outside. I'm not a huge fan of treadmills, but you can't beat running in air conditioning when it's hot out! Plus I've started lifting weights again, so hoping I keep getting myself into better shape!

This past weekend, the whole family was at the lake to celebrate my dad. It was a celebration of his birthday, Fathers Day, and his cancer remission. It was so much fun to have the whole family together...we were just missing Roz (but I think he hates us anyway). The weather wasn't the best, but we still had a great time! And I got in a lot of Livie time of course!

We have some fun weekends coming up in the next few weeks. This weekend kicks of the College World Series, which is always a great time for Omaha residents! Brent and I always make it to a couple of games, and we have friends who come in from out of town for the festivities. I'm sad it's the last year at Rosenblatt, but we will make the most of it!

Zara arrives for a visit on Monday! We are so excited to see her and spend time with her...she will be here for almost a whole month! We are planning to take her up the lake next weekend, and spend a lot of time with Brent's family. Kaitlyn, Preston, and Kamryn love Zara so much...when the four of them get together, it's like she never left...they don't miss a beat!

July should keep us busy as well! We will be at the lake for the weekend of the 4th, which is always a good time! Then we have the weddings of my cousin Leah and my friend Molly...unfortunately they are on the same day, at the same time, in different cities. So we will go to Leah's wedding in Griswold, then head to Des Moines for the middle/end of Molly's reception.

Baseball is going well for Brent. The Massena Red Sox are currently 5-1 on the season! Brent has pitched well and has been hitting well, as always. It helps that they have quite a few young guys who have been interested and shown a lot of promise this season! And it's always a good time to hang out with all the baseball guys...they are so much fun!!!

Hope everyone is staying cool and having a great summer!

The Many Faces of Livia

Here is a small sample of some pictures I took of Livie at the lake last week...I seriously took more than 50 pictures of her in a 30 minute period. :) These pictures just show you how many funny faces this kid makes! Hope you all enjoy the many faces of Livia!

Summer is here!

Now that Memorial Day has come and gone, summer is officially here! I had to work Saturday through Monday of Memorial Day weekend (the joys of being a nurse!), so we were at the lake Thursday and Friday. I literally can't remember the last time we were at the lake for Memorial Day weekend and had such beautiful weather! It was in the upper 80s and sunny the whole time we were there...perfect! We are excited to spend as much time as we can at the lake this summer!

'Tis the Season!

Wow, it definitely feels like summer! The weather is warm, windy, and humid. Wedding season has begun. Baseball season is in full swing. Memorial Day is a week away. Summer has begun!

My cousin Trevor is a married man! He and Krissy tied the knot on May 15th. The weather was perfect, the bride was beautiful, and it was a great day and night to spend with family! Their wedding kicks off "wedding season" for us...in addition to their wedding, we have 5 more weddings to attend this summer! 'Tis the season!

Brent's baseball season has begun! The Massena Red Sox opened their season with a 13-1 win over Stanton on May 16th! Brent pitched the win and went 2 for 4 with a couple of RBIs. The Sox also won their second game of the season, a 5-4 victory against Neola. Brent was 3 for 4 with a double and a couple of singles! So far the young guys that have started playing the last year or two are playing really well, which is exactly what they need to have a successful season. Here's hoping it's a great season for the Red Sox! 'Tis the season!

Yesterday, I "competed" in the Council Bluffs 5K run. It was definitely an experience! My friends Lindsey, Joni, and Paula also ran the 5K. It was great to have their support! The weather was warm and humid, even for 7:00 in the morning; that made it tough! I didn't do as well as I hoped to, but I finished, and that's what counts! My main goal has been to get into better physical shape, and I have. I'm running three times farther than I could before I started, and that's a start! The 5K was just a means to an end: training for it is getting me where I want to be...I'm not quite there yet, but I will be. I'm going to keep running, improving, and getting healthier! With summer now here, 'tis the season!

God bless Livia Paige

This past weekend, we celebrated the baptism of my beautiful niece Livia Paige Roesler. It was a great weekend, bringing together the Putnam and Roesler families for the first time since Lindsay and Roz's wedding four years ago. We had a great time spending time together, with Livie as the center of attention of course!

Liv is getting so big...I can't believe she's already 7 months old! Time really flies. She has such a cute little personality. Half the time she is a very serious baby, but she is also very outgoing, happy, and loud! She loves to yell at the top of her lungs for no reason at all! Uncle Brent and I enjoyed spending time with her!

Livia looked so adorable in her little baptism dress. She behaved very well in church; not a peep out of her! She was surrounded by all of those who love her at her baptism. We then celebrated with a family brunch. It was a great weekend, with a beautiful little girl at the center!

Another one bites the dust!

My friend Lynelle became the latest of my friends to bite the dust and turn 30! Her husband Mark threw her a surprise birthday party at Whispering Hills vineyard outside of Carson. Her actual birthday was April 28th, but the party was on May 7th, so I think that helped throw her off the scent! It was great to hang out with friends for a night, especially two of my best friends, Lynelle and Lindsey! Even Brent got to hang out with two old friends, Jake Branan and Andy Hensley. Life is good!

A family weekend...or two or three!

Hey all! Brent and I have a lot of weekends ahead with the Putnam family! This past weekend, we had visitors in town. My brother Tyler, his girlfriend Courtney, and their dog Scout were in town to visit. While Ty and Courtney were at the Berkshire Hathaway event, I dogsat Scout. Piper loves have another dog to play with! And instead of one shadow following me everywhere, I had two! ;) Once Scout got warmed up to Piper again, they played really well together! We topped off the weekend by having dinner with Tyler, Courtney, my other brother Zach, and his girlfriend Kris!
The next two weekends will also be spent with the Putnam family. We are heading to Lawrence this weekend for my niece Livia's baptism. She is almost 7 months old already...where did the time go?! I'm so excited to spend time with her and see all the new milestones she has reached! Next weekend is my cousin Trevor's wedding here in Omaha. Jason and Trevor are almost like brothers to us, so it should be very emotional and fun day! I am excited to spend a lot of time with my family in the next two weeks!