A year ago today...

We wed in Iowa!



Thanks to Uncle Mike, or Father Mike, as some like to call him!


And, we've learned since then, that because we are not Iowa residents, we can never granted a divorce!

Yummy

Rumors are true! Papa John's is up and running, and it's right around the corner from our house...

Shameless

Mojo couldn't figure out how to knock over Lauchlin's heavy mug of water, so she resorted to tipping a pint glass and drinking —yes, drinking — Diet Coke while we organized the copious amount of baby clothes in Grady's room.




Even though Mojo brought bad kitty behavior, it was a "family" affair nonetheless. And, all but two drawers in the two large dressers are full...with two more boxes to wash, fold and put away.

Baby Hendrix

Congratulations to Sara and Philip on their new addition, Marion Love!

A Sign of The Times

We spent our weekend at the nuptial of sweet couple: Mott Roland Headley and Martha Magnuson. Martha and Lauchlin's mothers were high school friends, and although Martha lived in Austin, Texas, the two girls grew up spending time together at Broadacres, the Ferris Family Farm. See last year's blog post for more on their re-connect.





For the story of Martha and Mott Roland, please click below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/22/fashion/weddings/wedding-planning-amid-the-floodwaters.html?ref=weddings

Freaky Friday

We tried two new things Friday night: Redbox (we rented Stone with Robert DeNiro) and Yanni's Greek Gyro. Both were pretty cool. Then, we got home and found the real entertainment for the night in our own front yard:


Olivia ran across the street to alert the neighbors who concurred that it was in fact two rat snakes mating, not a two-headed snake. Shortly after, the neighborhood watch, consisting of the two of us, Mr. And Mrs. Geary, David Sharp, the little girl down the street, Daisy the Dog, and two people looking for First Street, ensued.

New Toy

We took advantage of evening hours of sunlight on Saturday to fire up the new grill Lauchlin received for her birthday. Here are chefs Lauchlin and Grady and the feast that became our dinner.


On the menu: skewered squash and zucchini with mushrooms from the first day of season three of the Vicksburg Farmers' Market, grilled asparagus, and, yes, T-Bones seasoned with Dale's. Yuh-me!