Whiskey Lullaby

More video from the Brad Paisley concert in Tulsa. This is "Whiskey Lullaby", his duet with Allison Krauss. Using an advanced 3-D video technology, she was able to "be there" to sing with Brad. It looks like she was really there, doesn't it?

The World

We went to see Brad Paisley this weekend in Tulsa. Here he is performing one of my favorite songs, "The World". The concert was great! Stay tuned for more...

Shrimp Boil

Sara's sister and her husband wanted to do something nice for us to celbrate both of our 40th birthdays. I had mine in Dec...hers is in Feb. So, just the other night, they hosted us and some friends of ours for one of our favorite meals ever...a shrimp boil! This is my brother-in-law, Kurt, spreading shrimp, sausage, chicken, carrots, corn, onions, lemons, etc. across their newspaper strewn table.

Arial shot! The beautiful thing about this meal is you don't use utensils or plates or bowls or anything. You eat with your hands and that's it. Simply awesome. I am so ready to do this again!

Here we are with our friends Jean and Dave who drove all the way from NE Kansas just to celebrate with us. They had never done this before and they couldn't stop talking about it after it was over. It was a great night full of great food, great wine and great friends.

40 ain't so bad.

Amber at Christmas

After church one Sunday, we discovered this Gingerbread House near the restaurant we ate lunch at. Amber wanted me to take her picture by it. The house is cool enough on it's own but I think the clouds added a cotton candy feel to the photo.

We went to visit Santa at Leeker's Grocery Store, just like we do every year. This is Amber's letter to Santa. She's asking for some games for her Nintendo DS, but I was more impressed that she would be happy with whatever he wanted to leave her.

Grandma Budke gave Amber a snow globe. She really loves them and spent quite awhile here inspecting and studying this one.

Amber and her Christmas stocking at Grandma & Grandpa Budke's house. Her face sums up her attitude toward the entire Christmas season. Just yesterday, she said she wishes it was Christmas Eve again because she loves the season so much.

Andrew's 6th Grade Band Concert - Christmas

3 Christmas Carols

Angels We Have Heard On High

Amber's Church Christmas Performance

"The Sonbeams" sing to the tune of Elton John's "Step Into Christmas".

Kenny Loggins Concert

Here's the whole lot of shots I took at the concert in August of this year. There are some that are out of focus or blurry or dark or whatever, but the good ones make up for those shortfalls. It was also easier to embed a slideshow of the whole bunch rather than pick or choose particular shots and upload each one of them. So, I hope you enjoy the pictures half as much as we enjoyed the concert! If you would like to read about the concert click HERE.