Sunday, November 2, 2008

Catching Up!

We apologize for being such unreliable bloggers! It has been a long time since we have updated our blog and so much has happened. We Praise the Lord for the health and growth of our nephews, Aiden and Elliott. We hear they were pumpkins for Halloween and are excited to see some new pictures! Sam and I are anticipating visits from both sets of parents in the next six months. I have been busy with long work days, lots of dental hygiene continuing education, and Holiday Menu planning! Sam's time is filled with UofL Dental Clinic excitement...he is trying so hard to get dentures done for several patients before Thanksgiving! We're hoping to do a better job of adding some short and sweet updates on a regular basis.


This last weekend was full of fun activities...

Friday night we tried on a different hat, sushi out with a 2 year-old, unfamiliar and challenging, but so worth it! We had such a good time at our favorite local sushi venue; Maido on Frankfort Ave. My co-worker and fellow Dental Hygienist Jessica and her 2 year-old nephew Jace joined us. Jace was quite fond of the soy sauce and has started referring to it as "sushi milk."


On Saturday I went to Pride & Prejudice at Actor's Theater with Kyra, Stacy, and Maggye from our Sojourn Community Group. It was lots of fun hanging out with the girls, watching a classic romance in theatre format. We capped the night off with a snack at Wick's Pizza on Bardstown Rd. Our naivete showed when we tried two venues before finding a 3rd that didn't require a cover charge to dine. Note to self: Bardstown Rd. after 10:30 is quite the party!


Brunch at 211 Clover Lane, one of our favorite restaurants, is always a special treat. Eventhough my Birthday was over two weeks ago, I felt like this was a special occasion just for me! Sam can always tell when I am enjoying my food...I start to dance. The atmosphere and food at 211 is excellent. I had my favorite, Shrimp & Grits and Sam had French Toast (of course made with a local baguette from Blue Dog). Delicious!

After brunch we headed to Locust Grove, an 18th century estate, for the Fall Market Fair and Revolutionary War reenactment. It was a gorgeous autumn day and the smell of woodsmoke made the experience that much more authentic. I get excited about spending the day outside amidst folks attired in Revolutionary Era garb, reliving a time past with as much historic accuracy as possible! What a fun hobby.


Monday, May 12, 2008

Uncle Sam & Aunt Riann

We took last week off to take a break from school and work. We spent a day in Chicago before getting the news that our identical twin nephews had been born 13 weeks early. We drove to Oklahoma City and spent the rest of the week visiting with family. Here is a photo album from our trip:

Andrew Twins Arrive- Oklahoma City May 2008

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Visiting Shawn & Lucas in Oklahoma

We drove to Bartlesville, OK to visit Riann's brother Lucas and his wife Shawn. Bartlesville is unique because of it's small town charm combined with a big city downtown and a few architectural icons. Bartlesville is home to one of the world's largest oil companies ConocoPhillips, formerly Phillips Petroleum. Shawn works in one of the office towers downtown near the Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper, Price Tower and the Bartlesville Community Center (you may have seen it in the Pixar/Disney movie "Cars.")


We had fun visiting the home of oil baron Frank Phillips.


We drove 2 1/2 hours to Oklahoma City for Shawn's ultrasound. Shawn is expecting twins soon! It was amazing to see the babies move around. We stopped in Tulsa on our way back for some coffee and dinner at Kilkenny's Irish Pub.


We had a great time visiting with family, playing Wii, watching movies, and eating the delicious Ribeye steaks Lucas grilled for us.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Pictures by Emily Sailor

Riann participates in a Saturday morning bible study with some ladies from Sojourn. Our friend Emily Sailor is a great photographer and she snapped some awesome pictures of Riann and the girls. Check out Emily's photos on Flickr...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilysailor/sets/72157603898556613/

Snow Day!





Church was canceled after receiving 12in of snow yesterday. We met our small group for some good old fashioned winter fun. After bundling up, we set out for an adventure in sledding on "Dog Hill" in Cherokee Park, followed by some eats at Brendan's Irish Pub...the fish and chips with sweet potato fries were great! Food, Fun, and Fellowship, we Praise the Lord for a splendid winter day!
Check out the Marshalls' Blog for a video and some pictures of our sledding adventure.

http://aaronichole.blogspot.com/

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Mia's Christmas Surprise

The doorbell rang this afternoon and Mia started barking excitedly. We opened the door and found a package from John Day, OR addressed to "Miss Mia."

What is it?

Getting excited..

Mia's chic new sweater and flower necklace

Mia's new dress

Mia with her edible Christmas Card on the cozy pillow made by "Grandma" Trace

Friday, October 19, 2007

Happy Howl-o-Ween

From Mia