Thursday, September 30, 2010
Look who's one!
Kennedy turned ONE this month! Crazy, but so cool. She had a great birthday and enjoyed a multi-day celebration that included grandparents, a great-grandma, aunts, a cousin, and a great-aunt. Baby K ate her cake and ice cream like a pro- we couldn't be more proud of her!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Be a Billiken!
What is a Billiken, you ask? Well, this is:
And now, this is:
Randy started graduate school at St. Louis University last month, fulfilling his long standing dream of being a Billiken. For the official ruling on what a Bilikan really is, please read the following from SLU's website:
The Billiken is a good-luck figure who represents "things as they ought to be." Designed and manufactured in the early 1900s as a bank and statuette, the Billiken was the national rage for about six months. By 1912, the Billiken and its value as a good luck charm were just memories for all except the loyal fans of Saint Louis University.
How the Billiken became attached to the University remains a matter of debate. It seems to have happened sometime between 1910 and 1911 at the height of Billikenmania.
A St. Louis sports writer decided that SLU football coach John Bender resembled the Billiken. Later, a cartoonist drew a caricature of Bender in the form of a Billiken and posted it in the window of a drugstore. The football team soon became known as Bender's Billikens.
One last point on Billiken luck: To buy a Billiken gives the purchaser luck, but to have one given to you is better luck.
The next 2 years promise to be busy, but hopefully they will be full of good luck now that there is a Billiken in the house!
And now, this is:
Randy started graduate school at St. Louis University last month, fulfilling his long standing dream of being a Billiken. For the official ruling on what a Bilikan really is, please read the following from SLU's website:
The Billiken is a good-luck figure who represents "things as they ought to be." Designed and manufactured in the early 1900s as a bank and statuette, the Billiken was the national rage for about six months. By 1912, the Billiken and its value as a good luck charm were just memories for all except the loyal fans of Saint Louis University.
How the Billiken became attached to the University remains a matter of debate. It seems to have happened sometime between 1910 and 1911 at the height of Billikenmania.
A St. Louis sports writer decided that SLU football coach John Bender resembled the Billiken. Later, a cartoonist drew a caricature of Bender in the form of a Billiken and posted it in the window of a drugstore. The football team soon became known as Bender's Billikens.
One last point on Billiken luck: To buy a Billiken gives the purchaser luck, but to have one given to you is better luck.
The next 2 years promise to be busy, but hopefully they will be full of good luck now that there is a Billiken in the house!
So long summer!
Hooray- summer and its oppressive heat is mostly gone! Hooray for fall and the cool weather and beautiful colors that this season brings. Still, we did have some good times this summer. Last month we traveled to Colorado for a family reunion to celebrate my (Amy's) grandmother's 90th birthday. We had a great time and loved the mountains.
Here we are enjoying the mountains (Kennedy didn't get much sleep this day so she was super slap happy- it made for some good pics!):
Kennedy with Great Grandma W:
All of the fam:
Here we are enjoying the mountains (Kennedy didn't get much sleep this day so she was super slap happy- it made for some good pics!):
Kennedy with Great Grandma W:
All of the fam:
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