Indy 500

Despite the rain, we were able to still attend the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 (aka the world's largest one-day sporting event)! Mike's cousins Steve & Laura and Casey drove down from Milwaukee for the weekend to witness this event! As usual, we met for tailgating at 7:00 a.m. for cornhole, a breakfast buffet, and drinking :)

The race this year was VERY exciting, as there were over 20 lead changes...and it was rain-delayed after 113 laps. The race DID restart after they dried the track...but again only made it to 166 laps out of 200. Needless to say, we did NOT stick around after the first rain delay. Rather, we headed home to the comfort of our home (and pajamas)!

Looking forward to doing it all over again next year!

Belly is Growing...

8 Weeks
12 weeks
16 weeks
20 weeks

Just wanted to post some pics of my growing belly...for those of you who are out of town & can't enjoy watching me get FAT! Baby is doing lots of moving...I think she'll be a gymnast like her mom!

Weekend at Lake Tippy...

Mike and I spent the weekend lounging on Lake Tippecanoe in Northern Indiana. Our dear friends' parents invited us to have their house all to ourselves to enjoy.

This was not the first act of generosity Nancy & Joe Tynan have extended to us; they also gave me my very first listing when I got my real estate license! I sold their home in Carmel last year so they could break ground on Lake Tippy to build their full-time house. They had owned their cottage there for about 20 years...and finally decided to go bigger!

We had several visitors at the lake: Portia, Megan & Oscar Moosbrugger, Mike's mom & stepdad for dinner on Saturday, and Mike's dad & stepmom for breakfast on Sunday. We took a handful of boat rides, looked at properties to buy, and simply enjoyed the Tynan lake experience.

Thank you to Joe & Nancy for offering their home to us for the weekend...we were finally able to celebrate our anniversary in the most peaceful way - on the lake!

It's a Girl!!!

We had our 20 week ultrasound today...a much anticipated appointment. All fingers/toes, arms/legs are present. Brain and heart and kidneys are developing perfectly. And we finally found out that we are expecting a GIRL this Fall! We are thrilled...even though Mike was hoping for a boy :) We had the ultrasound tech check twice, just to make sure. And sure enough....it's FOR SURE a girl. Now we have to come up with a name!!!

The pictures above are 1. The new 3D ultrasound (scary!) - you can see how long her limbs are (From Mikey) and 2. A profile of our little girl!

xoxo
Kelly, Mike & baby girl :)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all our moms (we have 4 between the two of us!)...and to all of my soon-to-be-mom friends (we also have 15+ of these!!!). It's been a beautiful day in Indy...75 and sunny. The weekend was spent in the yard and at the racetrack (time trials for the Indy 500 have been all weekend). Mike surprised me with a new laptop for Mother's Day/our anniversary. It'll be hard to drag me off of this thing..I just love it!

We have spent the last 10 days in the yard....and we are finally done! A little over a week ago, Mike rented a dumpster & proceeded to pull out 18 shrubs with his HUMMER! I'm sure the neighbors were thrilled with the big red dumpster & Mike tearing through our lawn yanking out landscaping. This dumpster holds up to 2 tons...and Mike has successfully filled it! (See the pic...)

We have now filled the front and back yard with 25+ shrubs, plants & flowers that took us the entire weekend to plant, feed, water & mulch. Mid-way through planting the flowers, I walked around back to Mike and told him to remind me next year this time that I actually ENJOY doing this! Who knew?! We've even planted a garden for cherry & roma tomatoes & some green peppers! I can't believe it, either!

The backyard is still not complete..we bought some adirondak chairs that we still need to put together & we would like to put some pavers down on the soon-to-be-gone putting green so Kelly can continue to lay in the sun on her hammock! Until then, we are exhausted and ready for an exciting week ahead of us!

We find out the sex of our baby on Tuesday 5/15...and more importantly, we'll find out if baby's bones and brain are developing adequately. This past week was also marked by the first movements of baby being felt by Kelly!!! LOTS of moving and kicking, which is very reassuring to us both! It's also very exciting and makes it very real. Mike and I put the crib together this past week...it looks great in the nursery. Now all we have to do is PAINT! We can't wait...and be sure to check back here to find out what we're having!

Mini Marathon 2007

Well, we did it...we participated in the annual Mini Marathon in downtown Indianapolis! The weather started off a bit gloomy, but the sun came out and the weather stayed around 75 - which was perfect for the 13.1 miles!!! The race starts and finishes downtown...and miles 6-8 are around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (where the Indy 500 takes place). This is the largest Half Marathon in the country!

This was Mike's 9th running and he finished with a time of 1:57:04. This was not his best finish (he ran a 1:49 in both 2003 and 2005)...but he did not train for this year's race AT ALL. So we're proud of him. This year he ran with Rick Falcione again, who improved his time by almost 10 minutes! Way to go boys! By the way, Mike saw the beautiful race car driver Danika Patrick while he was running on the track...he had enough breath in him to say hello...and he's proud to say she waved and said hi back. Flirting while racing...who knew?

This was Kelly's 6th year participating (and just her second time walking!). She was given the o.k. to walk by her OBGYN only if she had a partner (who'd want to walk it alone?!?) and could carry a conversation the entire time. The conversation part was easy, as she convinced Rick's wife Katie Falcione to join her in the pursuit. They finished with a time of 3:18:32. Both girls found running less painful at times than walking the entire 13 miles. Kelly would have never finished without Katie's support (and the endless supply of snacks stored in her sports bra!!!).

Watch out, we'll be back next year to do it all over again! Pictures to come soon!

Las Vegas Vacation...

We just arrived home from our last big vacation before the bambino arrives! Mike and I were joined by Bob & Laura (Mike's dad & step-mom) in our journey to Vegas this year. We arrived to 95 degree weather and a new hotel/casino: the Aladdin has changed to Planet Hollywood. Stayed right in the heart of the strip, enjoying shopping & pool time! We saw two shows while we were there: Cirque de Solei LOVE by the Beatles & V- the Ultimate Variety Show. It was a great vacation...but it is good to be home (we are doing some serious nesting!!!). Welcome May!!!