Monday, June 30

Creighton Reunion!

We planned to get together with Mike's best friends from Creighton a year ago - and the weekend could not get here soon enough!  Everyone drove from all over - Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Alaska, Colorado . . . we met Saturday afternoon in Omaha at California Taco - an old college hang-out with everyone at their kiddos - 

Eight Men & A Baby!
{John, Matt, Mike, Kelly, Mike, Brian, Tom, Jason}

The Wives & a Couple Babies
{Emily, Jen, Me, Anita, Mary, Lindsay, Christine}

The kids love getting together!

Kate was climbing with the boys . . .

Mike had this permanent smile on his face the entire weekend - these guys are brothers to him and it truly is like being with close family when we are together with his Creighton crew - 

The Rudek girls were great with all the little kids!

Molly with Molly & Maggie Walker!


Molly with Nora Murnane who she adores and hung out with the night prior as well . . . 

After lunch at Cali Taco we went to the nearby park to let the kids play and of course there just happened to be a basketball hoop - the guys had so much fun playing again like in their intramural days at Creighton . . . 




Kate was the baby of the entire group so she had lots of "help" everywhere she went!





Evan Murnane and Johnny Walker - playing basketball with the guys


The Rudek girls were pretty awesome at basketball - and loved seeing them play too! One of those days you don't want to end . . .

Creighton Party Sans Kids!

We left the kids with grandparents and babysitters and met the crew out again a few hours later for dinner and drinks at Upstream and then out dancing to an awesome band we just happened to stumble upon!

The street performer played the Creighton fight song for us!

Tom & Christine Rudek

John & Anita Murnane

Mike & Me

Emily & Matt Smith

Lindsay & Jason Walker

We had a blast and truly love this crew like family - we talked about making this a yearly tradition and we are all over that!!  



Brian & Jen Kelley

Mary & Mike Freivogel

Sunday, June 29

Omaha Children's Museum!


Molly had so much fun playing all weekend with cousin Vaughn (8)



Charlotte is 16 months old and so adorable!




Omaha!!!

We went to Grandma & Grandpa Pat's house in Omaha for 4 days to celebrate the first full weekend of summer, Grandma Pat's birthday, Father's Day, and a Creighton reunion with Mike's friends from under-grad! It was a busy 4 days, but here are a few highlights . . .






Grandpa Pat built this castle for the grand-kids!  Molly and Kate were going nuts!  He even made clear plastic windows that protruded outward!  

Molly could not WAIT until Grandma opened her box of Russell Stover chocolates from her . . .