"Home" for the weekend

I have been living in Omaha for almost 15 months now, and I have not spent a single weekend here... yet. However, that is about to change. I will be staying "home" this weekend. I don't really have any plans other than to spend as much time as I can with my girlfriend, and maybe try to help her get moved into her new place. Whatever we end up doing... I am sure that my first weekend here will be fun. I'll have to add a post later to let you know how it went... well... maybe not all of it!

The Zoo

Yay... the weather has finally been nice enough to take a trip to the zoo. The little ones love it there.

Feeding the fish... I think this is our favorite spot.

I think she made a new friend.

They make quite the crew don't they? I love how great they all get along (most of the time).

She is such a sweetie... but she wanted to pick all of them!

Everyone was getting a bit tired. It was time to find a place to sit down and relax.

Old Favorites

I just thought I would share some of my older favorite photos...

Home

This will be a short post, but I just wanted to point out that in my first post on this blog I said that I thought I was actually getting where I would be happy to call Omaha my home. Well, in short...

"Home is where the heart is."

... I am happy to say that my heart is here, and I am home.

Dreams...

Of course, as we are growing up, everyone dreams of a happy life for themselves in the future. For most, these dreams change over time, but typically involve a loving spouse and some specified number of children that the individual has decided upon.

However, I guess they key part in the above statement is the fact that these dreams change over time. Sometimes we have to let go of our dreams in order to make room for new ones, and you never know.... What comes to pass might end up being better than what the original dream was to start with.

For the longest time, I had the dream of that happy family and I did not want to let it go. However, the tighter I held onto it, the worse things seemed to get. I realized this some time ago, and finally decided to let go of that dream. Letting go of that dream was very difficult for me because I had already chased it for so long, and in the process of trying to manufacture that dream, I had four incredible children. The portion I had the most difficulty with, was the realization that letting go of that dream did not mean letting them go. They are still very much a part of my life and a part of who I am. However, I have a new dream for me and my future. A dream where I am happy once again, and I have someone to share with and create new memories. New family moments to enjoy. Tickles, laughs, hugs to savor, and ducks to feed. The incredible part about this is that I am not dreaming. I'm awake and it is real.

Play Time

Don't you just love this time of year. It's time to let the little ones get outside, get some fresh air, and get some of that pent up energy out they have been driving everyone crazy with all winter. Okay, maybe not that bad... but it is still nice to let them get outside and have some fun in the sun.


Emmy always looks so cute and petite, but don't let her fool you. She is a tomboy all the way.


Carter is always my happy adventurer. He can be quite the little monkey, and can climb about anything.

More Charlie Bucket

I would tell you how wonderful I think Andrew did playing the part of Charlie...

... but I thought it would be better to show you instead.



I thought he was great, but maybe I am a bit biased. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.