Memorial day was a quiet one this year. We didn't do much this long weekend. Our house was a little more active this weekend as our friends James, Janna, and their son (Our Godson) Kaden stayed with us while they were in town for a family event. It was fun to have them around.

Saturday night we went to a party at our friends Maggie & Michael's. They have a nice home and it was a lot of fun to hang out with friends. We did have a cut-throat tournament of the Bean Bag game....somewhere in the late of the night, it was renamed to a title that isn't fit for the blog but it was a lot of fun!!! Needless to say I really don't know who won but I can safely say it was not Bruce and I!

Sunday morning we got the most wonderful Memorial Day gift. One of Bruce's very best friends, BJ Buehler, has been serving in Iraq since last June. He called Bruce on Sunday morning from Atlanta!!! He was on his way home and was calling while on a lay-over at the airport. All of the men in his unit came home safe! I am sure that there is nothing better than being home with his wife and two little girls! We are so happy to have him home!!! WELCOME HOME BJ!!!!

Spring is here!

Finally some warm weather!! We had a great weekend of weather and it looks like it may stick around for a few more days. There hasn't been much new in the Oberle household the last couple of weekends. We continue the yard work which both of us really actually enjoy. We have the flower beds done (we think) and the yard is looking 100x better then it did last summer. I had only two requirements for the landscaping... a liliac bush and daiseys.

"Sara's spot" is growing in nicely!! that is what Bruce calls a small (ok medium sized) spot that I maybe... I could have... ok I definitely did kill all the grass last summer. I was trying to kill the massive weed problem....and ended up sacrificing some grass too. BUT, I did my job....the weeds died too!!!

Last weekend Bruce took out a few more tree stumps. He is coming along pretty well. He has just the big ones left and he did it this weekend without breaking another shovel!! It is really crappy work and he is working hard... The trees were pretty good sized and the roots go down quite a ways. Keep up the good work Bruce! Hercules, Hercules!!

We also went to our nieces' soccer games. Abby and Maggie both were playing on adjacent fields so we could watch both games at once. Bruce was not going to be happy until he watched Abby tackle at least 3 girls. Our niece Abby is what I would like to call competitive and aggressive. It is not that she is intentionally going after the other girls...they have the ball and she wants it... pretty simply concept. I think she got 4 nice tackles so Bruce was happy. Maggie is not quite as aggressive but her skill level is definitely a benefit to her team. Maggie is also quite the track star so running on a soccer field is no problem for her. She ran the mile in track this year and I have to think pretty hard to remember my track 1 mile and 2 miles times but I am pretty confident she is pretty close to beating my high school times as an 8th grader if she hasn't already. If she is a future Cross Country star, I may cry in tears of pride!! Both of the girls are very good at sports and it was fun to watch them play. We wish we could see all of our other nieces and nephew play their sports more often.

We also need to give a shout out to our other niece Ashlin who had her first communion this weekend in Greensburg, KS. We didn't get to go see her but we want to congratulate her!! Hopefully we will get to Greensburg sometime soon to see the new house too!!!

Happy Birthday Bruce!!!

We have been pretty busy lately! Between the yard work and the fun...there hasn't been much time for rest.

Last weekend, 4.26.08- Bruce's parents were in town for the races. We were able to spend some quality time with his family on Friday night. Bruce's brother, Troy lives in DeSoto and his cousin Teresa lives just down the street from Troy's house. We had a good time catching up with the Oberle's. Sunday we were able to attend the Indy Car race at the Kansas Speedway thanks to Bruce's Aunt & Uncle giving us their tickets. Bruce's dad is a HUGE race fan!!! It is not really something that we get into but it was a great opportunity to spend some time with them. I of course was cheering for Danika Patrick...who doesn't love a chic that can race an Indy car....and WIN! She unfortunately had poor results that day. Her car had some tire trouble and they had to shut her down with only a few laps left in the race.

This past weekend,5.2.08 My parents came into town for Bruce's Luau birthday party... and I will admit now, I suck as a picture taker because the only pic we have of the entire party is me holding Kaden and adoring him!! Bruce hates having his picture taken so he isn't too upset about it. We had a good crowd and a ton of fun. Most of Bruce's great friends were able to make it so we had a awesome time. My parents came into town on Friday and we went for sushi. Dad has a new love for sushi and Bruce is an experienced sushi eater. He orders and dad eats it! It works good for both!!! Mom is still too scared to even try it.... raw fish isn't her deal, in some of the stuff, I can see her point. Saturday we prepared for the party and took them to eat at Arthur Bryant's BBQ joint. It is excellent food! We want to thank all of our friends for coming and making Bruce's party a huge success. We have enough Gin to last us two years!!! Thanks again for all who joined us and for those that were had other commitments, hopefully we will see you soon!!!

Have a VERY happy Cinco de Mayo!!!!