Where did this month go???

As always, we've been crazy busy these days. Both Mark and I have been traveling for work. Nina's basketball team just finished up their last game yesterday. We're looking forward to volleyball starting in a couple of weeks!!

Julia is full of energy these days and wanting to walk around holding onto our fingers. She can stand on her own if she doesn't realize she is doing it. Once she notices that we don't have her, she falls. She is also starting to eat more table food. Cheese is her favorite as are cheerios. Tonight was an experience with spaghetti noodles. She loved them but had a hard time getting the noodles in her mouth. We finally lowered her crib down too and the pic is from her standing in it for the first time lowered.

5th grade bball

Nina is in her 3rd year of playing bball. It's amazing how much she has improved these last 3 years. She can shoot the ball into the 10' goal with ease. Her first year, they had a 8' goal and she could barely get the ball to the rim. However, her team hasn't fared as well. They have won only one game this season. They are definitely improving as the season goes but so are the other teams. Pictures from Friday nights game.

Shrimp Bingo

It's that time of year again for the annual Shrimp Bingo night or as Mark calls it "Nerd Nite". Yes, it's a night for engineers to gather (approx 1200 of them) for a night of all you can eat shrimp, six games of bingo with prizes and of course, our favorite part, the open bar. The KC Engrs Club puts on this annual event as a fundraiser for scholarships. I cannot remember how many years I've been going but i lost count when i ran out of fingers... This year's event has to be the best though because for the first time in all these many years, I actually got BINGO!! Yes, i jumped from my seat, screamed as loud as i could BINGO to the crowd of 1200 engrs and clients. Ran up to the front of the room to have my card checked (god knows you don't want to NOT have a bingo, the shame....). Each games has 4 prizes so first come first serve. I was the second winner of game 3. So with the first prize already won (new 26" HDTV), i got a new blue ray disk player. I called Mark and said we need to go and buy some blue ray dvd's. So needless to say, i had a great time.