Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Houston Rockets Playoff Game

Tuesday night Dad and I drove down to Houston to go to Game 5 of the NBA playoffs between Utah and Houston. Paul Atkinson set us up with a great package so we could take Brad and Brian - probably the two biggest Rockets fans in the world! It was a great time. We received free tickets, hats and shirts as well as passes to get in to the Lexus Club - a high priced lounge area where big spenders and former players/celebrities hang out during the games. We had a great time! The Rockets were down 3-1 in the series and won the game so they remained alive to play Game 6.

Houston Rockets with Brad, Brian and Dad

Clutch - the Rockets mascot - came to meet us in the Lexus Club and presented Brad with a basketball autographed by the team.
Here Clutch gives Brad a nice head rub.

We were given passes to go to the Lexus Club at halftime and Brad recognized Cuttino Mobley so he got to take a picture with him.






Houston vs. Utah - Game 5. The Rockets won to move the series to 3-2 - Utah.





Brad and I right before tipoff.




Monday, April 28, 2008

Alice's Birthday

Alice turned two on April 26. So here are some pics of her over the past two years. We have had some good times going running, hiking in the mountains, taking the jet ski out to Lake Bryan, playing with friends and their kids and tearing up my backyard! Happy Birthday Alice!

Alice at two years old.


Here is Alice at two years old in my backyard getting ready to go on a run.

Alice is about one in this pic.


Here is a pic of two of my favorite beings. Anyone one knows Gates knows that he is not very fond of dogs. Alice on the other hand loves everyone so while Gates was crashed on the floor of my room Alice decided to join him. We were all waiting for Gates to wake up and freak out when he saw Alice laying next to him. He never did wake up.

Hiking to the Waterfall.

The Hanna's, Leftwich's, David and Chris came up to the cabin for a week and on Elisabeth's birthday we hiked up to the waterfall. Everyone was taking family pics so I figured Alice and I better do it too.














1 1/2 Months


Well I got this pic out of order. But here is Alice playing in the bushes up at work during summer camp.

Three Months Old


This is Alice at 3 months sitting on the couch at the cabin in Colorado.

A few weeks old.



This is the first pic of Alice. My brother emailed it to me after my nephews picked her out for me. She was born to Bailey, a chocolate lab that belongs to my oldest nephew Zachary. Alice is just a few weeks old in this pic.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Lolly, Sheridan and Gates pile in the back of the minivan.

Josh and Hogan

Tower of Kids - Me, Lolly, Beck

Elisabeth, Beck and I made a human totem pole while walking to the Maroon and White football game.

Chris and Lolly

Chris came in town to visit for the first time in over 2 years so Josh, Sheridan and the fam came up from Corpus. We had a great weekend hanging out together for the first time in a long time.

Me and Gates