Omaha trip Part I

I'm going to break this up into a couple posts since Kim did such a great job taking lots of photos. The 3 girls spent 2 weeks back in the "Big O" visiting family and friends. It sounds like everyone had so much fun. I don't have a lot of comments for the photos since I wasn't there at the time. We can enjoy the photos together!

The girls went to the zoo with Aunt Stacy and cousin Charlotte:



Mattie's first time bowling with Cody:





71... Not to shabby!


Mackenzie enjoying her vacation:




Grandkids and their Mimi:



More to come......

Mommie's birthday and Lake McConaughy

We're going back in time with these next couple posts. Before I went to the Lehner Family Reunion back in Wisconsin The Carmody family celebrated Kim's birthday on August 11th. We then drove out to western Nebraska to Lake McConaughy for the weekend. Kim and the girls were starting their 2 week trip back to Omaha for R&R and visiting all of the family and friends there. We spent the weekend "Redneck Style" by renting a mobile home at a beach "resort" on the shores of "Big Mac". Also joining us for the weekend were our friends, Rick and Tina Mueller and Tina's boys, Adam and Eric and their pint-sized dog, Zeus.

Lake MacConaughy is the largest lake in Nebraska and is a man made reservoir. It's about 14 miles long and a couple miles wide with a white sand beach all around it as it was built in a sand dune area. It's really a great place to camp and enjoy a beach vacation in a land-locked area.

Our expectations of the "trailer" were very low and it turned out to be really quite nice (at least for our trailer. I can't say the same for the Mueller's trailer). 2 bedrooms, bathroom, living room and kitchen with A/C. The layout was very similar to the trailer my family owned in upper Wisconsin when I grew up.

The weather was less than spectacular for our beach vacation. We were able to play in the water (Adam has a jetski and an innertube to tow) Saturday morning but it was very windy. Thunderstorms rolled in Saturday afternoon and it poured and poured all day and through the night. I think I know how Noah felt with the amount of rain that came down! We did go to a very interesting restaurant Saturday night in the town of Paxton. It's called Ole's Big Game Grill. The place is full of stuffed and mounted animals from around the world. Any type of animal you can think of were in there. Polar bears, elephant, lions, antelopes and more. Our table was right under a Giraffe. These are real animals as the dates and photos of the animals are shown as well. Most were from the 1950's an 60's when it must have been allowed to hunt some of these animals.

On Sunday I drove back with the Mueller's back to Denver and Kim and the girls continued on to Omaha. I'll post the photos of Omaha next.

Kim's birthday:


Lake McConaughy, Friday Night August 11th:



Mackenzie relaxing before the bigday at the beach:



Mattie and Zeus:


Daddy and Mattie at the beach:



Mommie and Mattie at the beach:


Mattie and Zeus:


Mommie and Mattie rockin' out with the iPod:


Dinner at Ole's Big Game Bar:



The "Redneck Bed and Breakfast":

Lehner Family Reunion weekend

I had a great time this past weekend in Wisconsin at my mom's family reunion in Wisconsin. Kim, Mattie and Mackenzie were in Omaha for a visit so it was just me who made the trip. I had been looking forward to this reunion for some time since I've become so interested in the Family Tree. I created several charts and a big book to give out to everyone. I think the reunion was a great sucess. Thank you so much to all my Aunties and Uncles for putting on a great party and gathering. Below are a few of the photos I took during the reunion.

Donny Price's youngest, Grace and Lehner (Lehnie):


Stephanie and Avery Klee:


The Grandchildren:


Aunt Helen and the grandkids:


The paparazzi's:


Uncle Lawrence's family:


The 2nd generation:


The Aunties and Uncles:


Uncle Lawrence and myself:

My mom's family:

Uncle Herbiie's photo albums:


Where am I from?



Aunt Franny's family:


Aunt Helen's family:


Uncle Jack's family:


Uncle Ray's family:


Aunt Cathy's family:


Aunt Cynthia's family:


Angela' baby shower:


Who's that baby?

1. Aunt Helen
2. Stephanie (Price)
3. Angela (Kienast)
4. Roseann Litton?
5. Beth (Carmody)
6. Mark and Mike Litton
7. Sara (Lehner)
8. Bruce Litton
9. Debbie (Lehner) Berger
10. Paul Chernouski?
11. ?
12. Donny Price
13. John, Angela's husband
14. ?
15. Me!

Mackenzie's first babysitter and Steely Dan and Michael McDonald concert

Mackenzie had her first babysitter last night, our nanny "Taty" watched both MM and Mackenzie so Kim and I could continue our tour of Rock Legends Concerts. Last year we saw, Sting, James Taylor, Van Morrison, Santana, The Neville Brothers, Dave Matthews, Bonnie Raitt among others and I saw Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young just 2 weeks ago. Last night we saw Michael McDonald (formerly of the Doobie Brothers) open up for Steely Dan. Another awesome show (don't worry, no political soapbox speeches this time!) at the greatest place to see a concert in the world, Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Below are a few photos from last night:


Michael McDonald:





Steely Dan:






Here is the setlist for the night:


Steelyard "Sugartooth" McDan Tour
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
July 31, 2006

Michael McDonald
Peace
It Keeps You Runnin'
Sweet Freedom>Band Introductions
I Keep Forgettin'
Stop, Look and Listen
That's the Way God Planned
ItAin't No Love to be Found
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Second That Emotion
You Belong to Me
Minute by Minute
What a Fool Believes
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing Baby
Takin' it to the Streets

Steely Dan
Instrumental Jazz Introduction
Bodhisattva
Time Out of Mind
Aja
I've Got The News
Hey Nineteen
Josie
Green Earrings
Decon Blues
Black Friday
Dirty Work [w/ Carolyn Leonhart-Escoffery & Cindy Mizelle]
Funk Instrumental>Band Introduction>Showbiz Kids*+
Do it Again*+
Peg*
Don't Take Me Alive*
Kid Charlemagne*

ENCORE:
FM*
My Old School*


*+w/ Michael McDonald Sharing Vocal Lead
*w/ Michael McDonald on Keyboard