Froelich's Frolics

We have a litter of kittens hanging out in our backyard. I noticed a couple kittens a week or so ago. Then, this week, Carl noticed some more. We have counted at least 5 kittens and their mama. They are pretty cute, but we really don't need any cats. I am NOT a cat person, and even if I were, Carl and I don't want any pets right now. Though I have to admit, I watched the kittens play for at least 10 minutes or so last night. You see, I think kittens are cute, but I know that kittens grow up to be cats, and in my opinion, cats are not cute. I know there are some people out there that love cats...maybe they would want the ones in the backyard... I am not sure what we are going to do about the new residents...any suggestions? Here are some pictures that I took from the kitchen window. 4 of the 5 kittens; the other one was a little camera shy and was hiding in the brush pile.

Feeling pretty down tonight. This is the song that has been going through my head.

I just want to wish my cousin Lynn a very Happy Birthday! She is like the younger sister I never had. She is a great cousin and a great friend. She is a wonderful mother to her two little girls, Brooklynn and Mackenzie. Happy Birthday, Lynn! Lynn with her husband, Michael With Brooklynn at the hospital At Brooklynn's baby shower Lynn with her girls at the Miller-Monroe Reunion - 2008 Lynn was one of my bridesmaids

If you need a cheap way to exfoliate for your face, look no further than your kitchen cabinets. Just take about a tablespoon of sugar (or enough to fit in the palm of your hand), wet it just enough to dampen it, and rub the sugar onto your face, focusing on any spots that need special attention. I usually scrub for about 30 to 45seconds, but no more than a minute. Rinse the sugar off your face, and feel how soft your skin feels. It works great! I actually used to do this every other day, then slacked off for a long time. I tried it again last night, and was surprised all over again at how soft my face feels. It still feels pretty soft, 24 hours later. I will have to get back in the habit of doing this again.

Here are some pictures of the lilies that have finally opened up in our front yard. I love lilies. I think that they are really pretty. Plus, I have been told that they are easy to care for, and that they will multiply in seasons to come.

Father's Day is not the same for me anymore. Since both my Grandpas and my Dad are gone, Father's Day is a sad day for me. I miss my Grandpas and Dad so very much. I didn't have a picture of my Grandpa Peña on my computer to post one here. I didn't know him that well, but was told that he was a good man that cared about his family. Grandpa Miller He was a great example of a what a Christian should be. My Dad He was a awesome father to us. I never doubted that he loved us. He was always willing to spend time with his family. If you still have your dad and grandfathers with you, please take the time to tell them that you love them; even if your relationship may be a little rocky at times. Treasure the moments you have with your dad, too soon they will be gone. This song describes the way I have felt today.

Today we have been married for a full year. It does not seem possible. It seems like just last month we were getting ready for the wedding. It has been a wonderful experience. Married life is amazing. It is awesome being married to your best friend. This is us last year: And this is us tonight: We thawed out the cake we saved from the wedding, and each had a piece. It still tasted pretty good for being frozen for a whole year. Here is one of the anniversary gifts I received from Carl. I have it on the piano for now. I really like it.

We were too tired when we came home last night to do this post, but this is what we did on our last day in Chicago. We woke up about 8:30 to get all of our stuff together before checking out of the hotel. We really enjoyed our stay there. It was an historic hotel, so some of the decor was a little dated, but it was still nice. We started out towards Lake Shore Drive, and we passed the Moody Church on our way. We made our way to Shedd Aquarium. We had planned on parking there and walking to Millennium Park before going back to Shedd before heading home. But, after we parked, we noticed that the sky looked a little dark. So we thought we would go to the aquarium first. We got caught in the rain while walking there. I snapped a photo of the Field Museum of Natural History on the way. We had to stand in line for about an hour before even getting in the building to see the exhibits. We finally made it though. I took a lot of pictures inside, but I will do a separate post on that hopefully t

What we did today: WALKED, WALKED AND WALKED SOME MORE! Seriously, we walked a lot. The trolley that we had planned to take around the city was not running today, probably because of the parade the city had for their NHL Hockey team, the Blackhawks, who just won the Stanley Cup. We didn't go to the parade because we knew it would be WAY too crowded for our liking, but we saw lots of people today sporting the Blackhawks shirts and jerseys...even a few headdresses... The first place we went was Moody Bible Institute. It was really neat to tour the campus, and to learn some more history of the school and D.L. Moody. We were able to tour the Moody Radio studio as well, which was really cool. We even rode the elevator down with the current President of MBI, but we didn't even realize it until after we got off the elevator. After Moody, we walked to the Hard Rock Cafe, where we tried to catch the Hop On/Hop Off Tour, to Willis (Sears) Tower, but, as I said, it wasn't running toda

We are in Chicago! So far, everything is going well. We got a little later start out than we wanted, so we got caught up in rush hour traffic on the expressway. But other than that, all has gone well. We rented a Nissian Versa for our trip. We saw these windmills on the way up. There were probably hundreds of them. We are staying at the Ambassador East Hotel here in Chicago. We booked the room through Priceline. We were surprised to find out that we have a suite for our room. It is really nice. Here are some pics of the suite: We had dinner at Texas de Brazil. If you haven't heard of it, it is a Brazilian steakhouse, where you can eat from a salad bar like you have never seen, and then are served cuts of different types of meat by carvers that come to your table. We had sirloin, chicken, lamb, filet mignon and barbecue pork. I am not really a meat person, and I loved it! We were so full after dinner. The restaurant had an acrobat performing for the guests. She posed for a picture.

Sunday morning, we had the Lucas Shrout Family minister to us at church. It was a wonderful service. I had never heard Brother Shrout and his family perform in person before. They did an outstanding job. The little girls are just too cute. :) Here are some pictures from the service.