Happy Father's Day....a week late

Happy Father's Day about a week late.  The photos below are from over the last few months with us with our dad's.  We enjoyed Father's Day this year all over the place.  Liz went to lunch with her dad at Noodle's and Company, his favorite, with Evan.  Evan decided that he needed to show his grandpa his eating ability so he ate an entire bowl of macaroni and cheese.  Shawn took his dad and mom to the College World Series which was rained out.  We tried waiting out the rain but we ran out of beer so we came home.  The first game lasted well into the evening and the second game didn't take place until Monday morning.

It has finally stopped raining here after about 10 inches of rain over the last 10 days.  Rivers and creeks have been running full and fast.  Our neighbors in northeast Nebraska (Norfolk area) got hit the hardest so we are lucky around here.  The heat and humidity are here for the summer! We tried braving the last TCU game yesterday at the College World Series but only made it to the 3rd inning and 2 hours later.  Yes, the game was that slow.  It was exciting to see TCU make their way through the bracket even though they were one game short of the championship.  We enjoyed the visit to Omaha from the Horned Frogs and hope we see them back here in the future.

We are ready to celebrate Independence Day in style and be away from work for a while.  We hope to see all of our family and friends very soon.  Happy 4th of July!

TCU and Recent Photos

TCU to Omaha! Very exciting news that Liz's Horned Frogs are coming to Omaha and the College World Series for the first time ever. A few friends are coming into town and we are excited to cheer them on all they way to the tournament finals (we hope).

I know, we have been horrible about recent photos.  The sad thing is, we really haven't taken any since Mother's Day.  We have been to the lake and on a bunch of outings, but the camera never makes it out of the bag.

Stay cool out there.  The heat and humidity has returned to Omaha after one of the best summers last year.

Happy Anniversary!

Liz and I celebrate our 5 year anniversary today.  WOW!  Has it really been that long?  There have been a lot of ups and downs over the last few years.  But the ups definitely are more plentiful and bring us joy every day.   (Side note, I was not at home when I wrote this and didn't have access to our wedding photos, so I took a fun one off what I have at work.)


We celebrated by going out for a drink(s) at Old Chicago (132nd and Maple in Omaha) which was the location of our first date and driving past our old apartments and house in West Omaha.  We had dinner at Pasta Amore, one of our favorites, and ended the night at the Hilton Omaha which was the location of our wedding reception.  It was a fun evening and good to go back to the old memories.  Back in February, we treated ourselves to a cruise for our anniversary so we celebrated earlier with that big trip but nothing beats being in Omaha.


The summer weeks are flying by and we are getting ready for the biggest event of the year in Omaha, the College World Series.  This will be the last year at Rosenblatt Stadium so we are going to try to soak it in as much as possible.  It is also Father's Day weekend and we are excited that Grandma and Grandpa Cook will be joining us to celebrate.

Memorial Day Weekend-The "Unofficial" start of summer

Memorial Day for the Cook's was an eventful and relaxing one.  We had the most beautiful weather we have had in quite some time, and we were able to enjoy most of it outside at different events.  The only thing is that we did not take one picture over the weekend.  We took the camera everywhere we went, but it never made it out of the bag.

We sat on the deck at home and enjoyed Friday night.  Saturday was spent at the lake house celebrating Ally's birthday with friends and family.  Ally's mother-in-law, Joan, came through with the most amazing pulled pork and cheesy potatoes.  Mark made sure the boat went around the lake plenty of times for everyone to enjoy the water as well.  Sunday was our lazy day but we did get our plants potted so our outdoor landsapce is complete for the summer.  Monday we spent part of the day at the lake again and back to Omaha so Liz and Ally could go shopping.

We are ready for the summer and the very nice weather after a long and cold winter.  We will both be traveling this summer for volunteer work and spending the 4th of July holiday in Colorado.  We also will accept any guests that are interested in coming to Omaha for the College World Series starting the weekend of June 19.  We are hopeful this year that TCU actually makes it to Omaha (they are heavily favored to make it here) so we can have our Texas friends visit.

Give us a call or shoot us an email if your travels come through Omaha or you will be in Colorado over the 4th.  We would really enjoy visitors.

Happy Birthday Aunt Ally

Happy Birthday, Aunt Ally

Love, Evan

Bachelor Weekend

Evan and Dad are having an all boys weekend at home.  Mom is at National Recruitment Team Training for Chi Omega in Memphis so we are making the most of it.  I thought I would post a picture of "bachelor pad" all torn up, messy and empty beer bottles to show how much fun we are having this weekend, but when I Googled the phrase, it brought up nice (really nice) apartments and condo's.  So much for that great idea.

Evan is growing like a weed and is already eating us out of house and home.  It is amazing how much food one little boy can eat.  Summer is upon us and the humidity is returning to Omaha.  You never really get used to it, you just tolerate it.  Looking forward to time with family and enjoying the nice weather.  Memorial Day is almost here and I think everyone could use a nice, extended weekend.

Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day was a great day that started with a 5:45 a.m. wake-up.  Then brunch with Grandpa Rusty, Stephanie, Mac, Uncle Mark, Aunt Ally and Grandma Sandy.  We then headed home and played outside with Grandma Joy and Jim.  Evan hung out with Mom the entire afternoon after taking a short nap.  What a fun treat to have Grandma Sandy here for the weekend.  She got to see Evan walking.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers.   Here are a few of the photos from the special day.