Spring in the Ha

Well, Spring has finally found its way to Omaha, so I took the afternoon off work today, and Liam and I took a long walk to Memorial Park.

It's gorgeous outside!  And Liam loved being outside and taking it all in...

Chokey-chokey!

Liam was slightly miffed when his beloved Jayhawks lost to Northern Iowa last night in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament.  His poor Jayhawk buddy took quite the beating:

March Madness is here!

Even though, he can't read or write yet (among other things), Liam insisted on filling out an NCAA bracket this week. Unfortunately, a lot of the teams he picked to win in the first round didn't make the cut, so he got mad and crumpled up his bracket.  Oh well - at least he still has Josh the Jayhawk to hang with while watching the games this weekend.

Did You Know?

Check out this video that Sony played at a conference last year - some (if not all!) of the statistics in it will make your head spin!



Really makes you stop and think!

Shopping Carts

Picture this: me stopping in the middle of a Hy-Vee (our local grocery store chain) and snapping at least a dozen pictures of Liam's first experience sitting front and center in a shopping cart.  How mundane.  And cute (or at least I'd like to think so)!  Seriously, the kid is going to be scarred when he sees all of the ridiculous pictures I have on file:

For the record, our first trip in the front of a grocery cart involved a lot of effort on my part to keep the kid from licking things.  My purse, the handlebar, anything in tongue's reach.  Afterwards, I promptly ordered a super cute shopping cart cover on Etsy for future trips.

Omaha Young Professionals Summit

Dave and I attended the Omaha Young Professionals Summit yesterday at the Qwest Center in Omaha - what an inspiring event!  It was very well-organized, and the keynote speakers were energetic and motivating.

Our favorite was Blake Mycoskie of  TOMS Shoes - if you haven't heard of him, I highly encourage you to check out his company's website.  His business model is genius because it incorporates giving back at its core - for every pair of shoes he sells, he gives a pair of shoes to a child in need.  Single-handedly, this company has started a grass-roots movement to encourage other for-profit businesses to give back.  I love it!

Spending the day with other young professionals at the Omaha YP Summit made me proud to call this city home.

8 Months Old!

Our little hunky monkey turned 8 months old today!  He is now sitting up really well on his own (finally!), but he still hasn't decided whether or not he likes eating solid foods (i.e., pureed baby food).  Oh well!  He'll get it eventually - I have never heard of an adult that subsists solely on baby formula.  ;)

 

  

 

Florida: Green Grass and Sunshine

It was awesome to get away from the snow and cold for a full week - and even more awesome to see our friends from Ohio, Lindsay, Geoff and little Ryan!  We had a great week relaxing and soaking up the sun.  Here are some pictures from our winter escape:

 

And for the record, my worst fears about flying with a baby came true:  Liam had blowouts on both flights.  Sigh.  Well, as is true with many things, the fear of Liam having a blowout on the plane was actually worse than the actual occurrence; however, I will note that traveling with a baby is a character-building experience...that I would repeat over and over if we could go on vacation every week!