Happy Helpers!

We decided to give the Sami a much-needed bath before we take it for its next adventure! Edee was more than happy to help when she learned the task involved her in a bathing suit with full control of the water hose!
She did a pretty good job of spraying the Sami and not everyone around her!
That is until Reed came out! I said, "Please don't spray Brother," and I think I gave her the idea! He decided to join the fun and and the bucket of bubbles was their favorite gathering spot!
I think this counts as a summertime bath, don't you??

Once Upon a Time...

(*Please excuse these horrible images! I couldn't get the scanner to work and my resident computer tech is out working! I had to resort to taking pictures of pictures with my phone!*)


Once upon a time, there was a couple of crazy college kids that shared similar majors and a love for live music. Although the athletic mountain biker pursued the silly sorority girl, she didn't come to her senses until eight years after their initial meeting! Once she realized the error of her ways, the two became inseperable and they knew this was "IT!"

So, on June 11, 2001, after spending a summer day watching their 3 month-old puppy, Elkee, play in a creek and sipping cold beverages, they cleaned up (very nicely, I might add) and went to eat at their favorite spot for special occassions. They were supposed to be celebrating the young man's 20-something birthday. It wasn't until the charming old house was almost empty that the nervous suitor dropped to his knee and asked the fair-skinned flight attendant to marry him! They decided on a wedding in the mountain town of Red River, New Mexico. The guests would ride the chairlift to 10,000 feet for a beautiful mountain-top ceremony. Mother Nature had other plans, and the wedding had to be relocated due to nearby wildfires. The young couple didn't fret or let it ruin their day, and a magical ceremony was scheduled at the home of dear friends. The view of the mountains was perfect and guests wouldn't have to be transported back and forth via a red, swinging pendulum. Mother Nature's new plan was starting to sound pretty good! The couple gathered their friends and family for a rehearsal.

On June 22, 2002, the day of the wedding, the weather could not have been more perfect! Storms the night before brought beautiful blue skies and filled the air with the incredible smell of much-needed rain, freshly watered Earth and LOVE! All who witnessed the event could feel the emotion as the young couple promised to share their new life together!They sealed it with a KISS......and are currently living Happily Ever After!

Happy Anniversary to MY Prince Charming!
I love you!!!

What have we been up to??

Holy cow!! Where has the time gone? Oh, wait! I remember...We were busy finishing out the school year and raising two very active kiddos! ;-)

The kids and I came home one day during the last week of school and the house was not cool! Uh-oh! I called my AC guy, but he couldn't get there until 4:30 or 5:00. The kids and I made the most of it and had an impromptu pool party while we waited. He figured out the problem, but didn't have the part. So when Eric got home from work, we loaded everyone up and spent the night at his parents' house.
When we got home from school the next day, we were waiting for Brian to get there with the part. We fired up the camper AC and had some fun resting together. Edee said it was a "pretend campout!"

Edee absolutely, positively LOVES puzzles! She will sit at the table and work one after another! She received a few for her birthday, but we had to buy more! On a recent trip to Nonna's, she worked her way up to 100 pieces! I would put together the border, but she would fill in the rest! It just amazes me to watch her in action!

What is the greatest thing to hit the Neubauer house recently...WATERMELON!! We can't get enough!

PeePaw took some pictures of the kiddos while we were there last week. Eric wasn't able to come with us, so I wanted to surprise him with some cute pictures for his birthday/Father's Day. Getting both of them to smile at the same time is NO small task! Edee never looks at the camera and smiles, which makes this picture extra special!

Reed is officially a walker! He doesn't walk 100% of the time, but he will take off when you least expect it! It is so fun to watch, but he seems to have an affinity for the coffee table and fireplace just about the time he loses his balance! OUCH! Is this what life with a boy is going to be like?

Eric and I were sitting on the patio on Sunday watching the kids run through the sprinklers in the yard, crawl on the patio, splash in the baby pool and occasionally interact with each other. The moment was not lost on either of us, and we were remided how unbelievably blessed we are to be their parents! Life can be chaotic, noisy and cluttered but we LOVE it!