Morning Golf

Matt and I went out for 9 holes of golf at Sugar Creek GC. We tried to hit up Hawthorne Hills GC, but they had an event going on and we'd had to have waited about three hours. Nope.

It was a great time and only cost $15/person including cart. Nice!

Here was my shot on #6 off the tee. Pretty close to a hole-in-one! I ended up with a birdie.

Energy Drinks - dNeero Action

Big House Update!

Well, the landscaping is pretty much done along with the deck being done. As I was taking photos, they were starting to lay straw on the grass seed. I am very happy with Spieles Nursery. The quality is great, they are hard workers and you CAN'T beat the price. I would recommend them 100% and will certainly be using them again in the future.

BEFORE PHOTOS: Front taken on April 06. Back taken on December 06.





AFTER PHOTOS: Taken today.






I'll take better photos soon when the sun is at a better angle and everything is cleaned up. These were done at 3pm. Also, look how fat I was in the before picture!

Michael Vick - dNeero survey

Night Night Time

Kaden was cooperative right before bed. He hugged all of his stuffed animals and just looked at me. I couldn't resist and ran to grab the camera. I came back and he hadn't moved.

Lazy Sunday

Today was a great day of doing nothing (besides running 5+ miles, burning DVD's, hanging out with the Szuch's and eating Beer Barrel pizza). This morning, Kaden was feeling cozy with mommy and snuggled up with her on the couch for awhile.




After my run, I decided some down-time on the chair outside on the deck was in order with a big cup of ice-cold water. Mmmm. (Kaden decided it sounded good, too.)

Happy 7th Anniversary, Laura!

Happy seven years! I love you and can't wait to experience another 70 with you.

Smooches!!

Love,

-your hubby, Brandon

An Evening at the Allen County Fair

Justin and Crystal joined Laura, Kaden and I for an evening at the Allen County Fair and then a movie at our house - Hot Fuzz. (Good movie.) I haven't been to the fair in years and was kind of looking forward to it just for the food. Mmm... I was right.

The rain had finally stopped so we headed out and found a parking spot that wasn't a mud pit. We walked up to the fair with our free tickets. (Thanks, dad!)



We started our quest through the food row and finally ended up at the "Beef -- it's what's for dinner" tent. Justin and I both got a steak burger which, it turns out, is a big slab of beautiful beef put on a bun. It was very tasty. While we ate, Crystal and Laura took Kaden through the barns to see the animals. I decided that I couldn't walk through the beef barn and look the cows in the eye while I ate their brethren. Oh well.

After our steak burgers, we walked down to the huge outdoor grill (see in background below) and got Crystal a huge turkey leg. That was a massive slab of meat! I was going to get the shish kebobs, but figured I'd had my ration of beef in my steak burger and needed to save room for some deep fried goodness.



During our walk-about, Kaden slowly ate his corn dog. It was more corn than dog, but he seemed to enjoy it OK, as you can see.


Laura and I split a breaded tenderloin sandwich (you know the kind - small bun, 3.5 sq. ft. of "meat") and Kaden was playing at a small swimming pool filled with prizes. The gentleman running it was nice enough to let him play for 5-10 minutes, so we ended up buying a prize for Kaden. As you can see, he liked it. He's my little Teddy Roosevelt - "Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far."


We played some ring toss to win the sticks. Crystal and Laura were the big winners with Justin and I coming up empty handed. I also enjoyed a lot more food including fried Oreos (Oreo covered in dough and deep-fried - everything nice and soft), an Elephant Ear and some soda. Laura had a milk shake.

It was a fun evening with Justin and Crystal and I guess I'll make sure to hit the fair up at least once per year for the food. I'm going to be paying for this in the morning.

Justin & Crystal's Wedding Reception Video

These were some clips taken on our Canon SD550. Enjoyable.

Kaden the Artist

Kaden was taking some (no film) photos this morning after breakfast. He just likes the flash and rarely uses the view finder. Also, check out his new t-shirt from Target in Muskegon, MI.