Oops forgot the pictures of the governor.

Finally taking some time to post some pictures here of the bathroom progress. We are still working on the bathroom. In between, we have been trying to get out and do some other things. Mark was here last week on his way to Jackson Hole. We had the Mustang over at Buggies-n-Blues. Everyone had a fun day that day. The governor even stopped by.

A while back we had a woodpecker beating his head against our electrical pole out back. Got a little bit of video of him. Not sure if the sound is there though.

Hope Mark posts some pictures from his latest trip to Cincinnati. If he doesn't, give him a call and ask him about it. Jennifer, he said he doesn't want to answer text messages, he would rather talk to you.

Looking forward to seeing all the kids this summer. We are going out to see Kelly and Brian in August and Jennifer said she was going to ride along with us. Then we will go out to see Mark in September. Kelly Voge is getting married September 13, so will be attending her wedding on the way back. Then in October we are going on a bus trip to Branson, Nashville, and Memphis. On the way back we will be stopping in Oklahoma for an Octoberfest. (That's the only way I got dad to agree to going!)

With all this traveling ahead, hope the bathroom gets done soon!

Our Niece-Cordelia Pearl High. Oooooooh

I didn't share a picture of the new family member. We finally were able to meet Cordelia. She's so sweet. She is such a good baby. I can't wait to see her again. They grow up so fast!

Home Sweet Home.

This is a bad picture but from in the living room, but across the street is another new townhome being built. Our place has the same style on the outside but our siding is blue instead of the brown. I'll get some better pictures for you soon but in the meantime, this is all I have.

Picture of the dining room. Victoria already checking out the view of the backyard from the patio doors. The kitchen is just to the left corner from the stairs or across from the dining room.

Christmas Fun!

Brian and I had so much fun visiting with everyone. I wanted to post some fun pictures of everyone from the wedding to Christmas. We had a great time at the wedding and it was great to dance to some more polka! Sorry Joe, I didn't get that dance with you. :-) Ha ha.

Uncle Brian and Aunt Kelly had so much fun sledding with Fred Rion and Torii at Grandpa and Grandma's. Fred Rion especially had fun sledding with Brian; it's like he had a big brother around.

Brian and I had a fun trip to Idaho. Most of the drive was clear weather then we came across some ugly weather around the idaho border. We saw a semi in the ditch on the opposite side of the road and we had to stop for about 10 minutes. We were still able to drive a decent speed and we knew the weather wasn't going to stop us from getting to Idaho Falls. We eventually made and a little later than we had planned but we made it safe.

When we finally arrived to our new Townhome, we looked at the driveway full of snow, and a thought came to us, we have no shovel. There was about 9 inches of snow to shovel from the storm that we just missed. What a way to stretch the muscles out after driving all day. But, we were still excited to shovel a driveway with a garage to put our car in!

Brian has started work and I think he's having it soooo rough right now. He is currently in Las Vegas for a training workshop. The little time I can get ahold of him, he said the classes are going well and it sounds like he's having a goodtime. Last night Brian and a co-worker were walking the Vegas strip. He has also been talking with some co-workers about some required classes that he will be looking forward too at ISU. It sound like one class he needs is not going to be fun for him this semester. Brian will be back late Friday night from Vegas.

Work for me has been sketchy. I have had some interviews and I am thinking that I will have a job by the end of this week. I hope to hear something by Friday at the latest. I don't mind having the time off to keep organizing our new house, but it's starting to get old. There's only so much organizing a person can do. I think I may go a little nutty soon if I don't start work. Anyway, I will keep you up-dated when I find something. :-)

Not much else going on here, I will post some pictures of our place also. Right now I only have pictures of the inside but not what the outside looks like. Once I get the camera back from Mr. Vegas then I will take some pictures of the outside. Hope all is well with everyone.

Love, Kelly & Brian

Flights to Bismarck and St. Paul

Thought I would share some pictures from two different flights two weeks ago. Both of the flights were with my japanese students from Tokai University. We went to St. Paul where we took a break to eat and stretch our legs. One of my students picked an award winning Thai restaurant in downtown Minneapolis to eat at. Unfortunately, we got to St. Paul around 5:30pm and had to take two freeways during rush hour to get there. The worst part was that I had to drive since I was the only one with a US license. It didn't help that we got a Ford Fuzion from the airport either. I just know that I never want to do that again.

In the same week we had planned to go to Rapid City, SD to see Mt. Rushmore, but because of strong west winds and a lack of time we had to replan our route and ended up going to Jamestown and Bismarck. We met Mom and Dad at the airport and went out to the Fortune Cookie to eat. Normally it's me and two Tokai students, but since we were going to go to Rapid City, they invited another japanese student along with to observe. We had a full load in the plane and in the Jeep, since one student had to ride in the back. It was still a fun flight and along the way I took some pictures of Tappen and I think one of Alkali Lake as well as parts of Bismarck, including Lincoln.

It's a Girl!!!

Welcome Cordelia Pearl High. 7lbs 15 ounces. Oct. 15th, 2007 at 12:30pm.
Stacy and new baby are doing well and are resting at St. A's. I am pretty sad that we will not be home until Christmas to see everyone but getting very excited each day. I can't wait to get pictures of our niece and I will post some as soon as I get some. Take care everyone!
Love, Kelly & Brian