Late Winter-Early Spring 2011

Rob visiting with Dan and Kristen in DC during President's weekend.


Happy St. Patrick's Day! Had unusually warm 70 degrees and sunny; hello Spring?

Time to play baseball...just try and take this ball away from me!

With mom at the Indian Hill "Spring Fling!"

Cullen's first happy meal with dad (mom had a school event so dad decided the boys needed a night out!)

Watching a spring training game with dad. Love the leg cross Cullen has going here!

Cullen's half birthday (2 1/2). We had half cupcakes and sang half of happy birthday!

Cincinnati Zoo animals night at our gym--they brought in exotic cast including this cheetah!

Helping mom with some baking!

Valentine's package from Grandma and Grandpa!


I love my new bike helmet--even backwards!


Ice skating at the Indian Hill Winter Club with dad and the Bengals mascot.

Playing and working in the snow--hope we don't see anymore of this until next year!

Christmas 2010 and New Year's 2011!

Outside of church on Christmas Eve.


Cullen at the play area in the airport.


With Grandma and Grandpa after church.


Christmas morning and playing a recorder...very talented!


Christmas morning with Grandma and Grandpa.


"Grandpa, the markets are closed on Christmas!"


Tough guy!

Florida version of a Christmas tree with Cullen's Christmas PJ's and Santa hat!


Uncle Dan got Cullen hockey skates for Christmas. This is Cullen's first time on ice at the Indian Hill Winter Club. As Cullen says, "hockey guys!"

Fall 2010

Jackie, Grandma Johnson, and Mom Brown at Babe's Chicken in Dallas, TX...wonderful!!

Dallas Cowboys game on Thanksgiving Day...what an experience! The jumbotron in the new Texas stadium costs more then the construction of the old Texas stadium!! Nicest/largest arena ever been in!
Jackie and Cullen boarding the plane.

Rob and Judson having a really good time at the Cowboys game!
Jackie with her cousins John and Julianne in Dallas.

This is MY pumpkin!
Cullen and Ritz playing in the car on the way to Michigan.
Indian Hill teachers and their kids at the pumpkin patch.
Cullen and his friend Grace visiting animals at the pumpkin patch.
Rob and Cullen at the Cincinnati Zoo.

An afternoon at the Cincinnati Children's Museum.

Cullen at our friends Elle and Ted's Uncle Jerry's house in Hyde Park...what a view of the river and Cincinnati!

This one missed the cut in the last post...4th of July at the Brown's in Milwaukee.

Our little Golfer for Halloween 2010!

In the leaves at Grandma and Grandpa O'Brien's in Michigan.

Loving this at Rob's Aunt Debby and Uncle Jeff's in Ann Arbor, MI.
Pre-game meal at Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor before the Michigan-Iowa game in October.

Smokin' Joe's wedding in Chicago.

Toronto, Jackie's Wrist, and Rob's 30th=Busy Summer!

Outside our hotel on Lake Ontario. You'd of thought we planned our outfits...!



CN Tower in downtown Toronto. The top has an entire area where the floor is all glass...gut check!
The hockey hall of fame and Lord Stanley's Cup! Notice Cullen's hand??

The excitement from our trip! Jackie broke her left ulna and radius, cracked her head, and got two black eye's all from a "friendly" squash match against her brother in law, Dan! For all the talk about about Nationalized health care in Canada, we couldn't have been more happy with the doctors, treatment, and service received.

The kickboard under Jackie's arm is from the hotel. The courts were outside the pool area and this was our best option at the time to support her arm!
Cullen at the Prestwick country club bar with mom and dad in MI before heading to Toronto.
Choo Choo!
Cullen at the bottom of the CN tower.
Cullen in our hotel room watching the boats and sea planes on Lake Ontario.

Dan, Kristen, Jackie, Cullen, and Rob outside the hockey hall of fame.
Cullen in an expedition store...ready for a Louis and Clark adventure!
Ahh..Grandma..these Bluejays are kinda weird..

The O'Brien's post dinner drinks at Jack Astor's in Toronto.

Rob and Jackie at one of our great dinners in Toronto.


Cullen met a new friend before Toronto. Rob's life long family friend Nicole Ferguson brought Avalyn over to wake Cullen from his nap and go to the pool. Needless to say they were instant friends!

At aunt Debby and uncle Jeff's in Ann Arbor for Rob's 30th birthday and Debby and Jeff's 30th anniversary!