A happy boy & a sad boy (or grown man, you decide...)

Earlier in the week, Drew and his daddy had some fun time in the backyard with the dogs. We had a little family reunion when my parents came back from the mountains, and we all watched football together today. The last picture pretty much sums up the day...Jay...alone in his chair in the backyard after Florida's loss to Ole Miss. I think the quote of the day was when he said, "This (meaning Florida football) defines, (then he proceeded to re-phrase his statement as to not sound completely ridiculous) defines a part of who I am." It was classic. Those of you who know Jay and his love for Florida football also know that this was a tough loss. He threatened to body slam someone and give someone a rug burn. Sad, but true. Perhaps, this is why my brother eventually needed a hand therapist after a Florida loss to LSU where he and his hand had a not so happy encounter with his kitchen countertops.



Drew, Daddy, & Scout
































Jay, minutes after the Florida loss to Ole Miss...(enough said...)

Pete Horsfall GOT married...Dave & Kari get a weekend sans Drew!

Dave's best friend from college got married at Elkhart Lake in Wisconsin this weekend. It was an amazing weekend. The wedding was on Friday night (I highly recommend this.), and there were about 115 people there. It was a great size for a wedding, and we had a blast as you can see from the pics. We reconnected with some old friends and made some new ones too. We also got to meet and spend a lot time with Pete's wife, Stacy. We love her and wish they lived closer to us. We're planning on a spring visit from them where we're going to host a "Garden Party" in their honor. This is a random request from Pete who envisions that all people living in the south must host this kind of party...Yeah, right! Being with Pete and our Purdue friends brought back a lot of memories...Enjoy the pics!

Also, we were lucky enough to have Grammy and Papa Yuhas come from NY to stay with Drew. My parents are in NC meeting with some of their Texas friends. Drew had a blast and was spoiled rotten. I'll post pics of their weekend later this week.

Pete & Stacy

Me & Dave (Isn't his bow-tie cool? It was a hit at the wedding.) We have to give props to our friend, Jim Ryman, on this one.

Dave, Kari, Katie, & Mo (Mo was Dave's roommate at Purdue; he and Katie have 2 little boys.) We haven't seen them since 1999; it has been way too long.

The crew

Pete & Mo doing their Fat Boy Slim dance... It was like being back in the Waldron Square apartments, circa 1998.

Pete, Stacy, Me, & Dave at the Tiki bar on Elkhart Lake

Thanks to Pete, Stacy, and their families for a great weekend!

Wii & Gator-time

The first few pics are from Jay's 26th bday party. Jay and I had a little boxing match on the Wii; I would like it known that I did knock him down at one point in the match. Truth be told...he knocked me out!

Here is a day in Gator-town with Drew and Uncle Jay-Jay! They had a blast.

The Wiggles - A post for Carlos!

The Wiggles update is long overdue, but it's been a busy week. I've been sick with a sinus infection. Surprise, Surprise! I actually went to one of those "minute clinics" in CVS b/c we don't have a regular doctor here, and it was awesome.

We had a blast in Charlotte, and as you can see, so did Drew. Enjoy! Drew is starting to talk more and more. He loves to shout out "ball" & "car" when he sees one of these. We can interpret pointing at his mouth to mean food, drink, or paci. We're working on only having the paci at nighttime...it's going pretty well. He's thrown some major fits lately, but we're dealing with those too. Ignoring him seems to work the best.

Grammy and Papa are coming to visit in two weeks, so Dave and I can go to Pete's wedding in Wisconsin. Drew can't wait to see his grandparents; he's been kissing their picture all week. We enjoyed some Gator football yesterday, and we're gearing up for Purdue football next weekend. Aunt Chelsea took some great pics of Drew in his Gator jersey, so we'll post those soon too.

Check out this video! Drew sees The Wiggles...priceless!






Drew realizes that The Wiggles are here!
















Sam, the newest Wiggle, came right up to our seats.

A Wiggles weekend

We are taking Drew to Charlotte on Saturday night to see the Wiggles. Yes, we are driving 3.5 hours for this which he will not remember. I am convinced that seeing his reaction when he realizes he is in the room with the Wiggles will be worth the money spent.

I'll let you know on Sunday if that is true.

I will also post pics of the Yuhas clan's new hair cuts (pending Dave gets one tomorrow), and I'll post pics of Jay's bday party which is tomorrow. I tried with all I could to grow my hair out for Locks of Love, but I couldn't handle it taking an extra 20 minutes to dry it every morning. It was a nightmare. I cut off 3.5 inches last week. I'll send those pics too.

Love and miss all...

Back to school

The kids came back to school this Monday. I literally feel like someone beat me senseless this week. I am so physically exhausted, and I really have nothing else to say. Ok, that is a lie.

I love my new school...great kids, great teachers, etc...I do miss the CHS crew though. I had a Honor Code violation on one of my summer reading essays. It is a huge deal at this school, so I was at school late on Friday talking to a parent. I got to eat breakfast with some of the other English teachers at a diner before school on Friday because school starts sooooo much later than it did in F-dub.

Drew got a cold on Friday and stayed home with Gaga and Pops; I think they all had a great day.

Dave is doing well; although, we haven't seen each other that much b/c I've been grading papers and doing lesson plans. And, to Marty...No, I am not planning out my entire year this week, but I do keep moving my piles around from place to place. (Jeannie, do you miss that?)

I will write & post more...when I get my life back...in May or June of 2009.