The Vogel Hot Corner

Braden Thomas Vogel

2009-07-17T12:17:00.001-07:00

8lb 10 oz of cuteness

June 2009...and we'll do better "keeping up" from now on

2009-07-01T09:08:00.001-07:00

Kate's going away party, and my 32nd b-day lunch at The Flying Fish in Ft. Worth

"Going Yard" (way gone) for St. Mary's softball team. We "damn Catholics", as many other teams refered to us, kicked everybody's butt, and ran away with 1st place

Stopped by old junior college stomping grounds on the way to brother-in-laws ranch in Powderly.

May 2009

2009-07-01T09:04:00.001-07:00

Papa, Memorial Day

April 2009

2009-07-01T08:09:00.000-07:00

1st real "slumber" in big boy bed.

Brendan's 1st communion; Brooks and Jack at "after-party"

March 2009

2009-07-01T08:01:00.000-07:00

Playing with his good buddy and cousin, Jack

Definitely has his parents curls

Let's start over...

2009-07-01T07:55:00.000-07:00

Since joining Facebook, we've really neglected the blog. Mom's on my case about it, so we'll get her rolling again. (Jenn will be pleased too) Gonna try and catch up with the pics, hopefully there will be some kind of order

Drumrole Please.............

2009-02-07T09:06:00.001-08:00

Bradley says we are now 2/9th's of the way to our baseball team. God help us...

Almost 19 weeks and everything looks great so far. Thanks for the prayers...and keep em' coming

After 2 Weeks, My Hearing is Back to 100%

2009-02-07T07:42:00.000-08:00

Standing next to the stage for 2 hours of very loud PURE AC DC ROCK took a toll on the old eardrums. The ringing has finally subsided. What...a...Show! For Those About To Rock is EASILY one of the great concert songs of all time.

Finally Found Disc w/Christmas Pictures! Coming Soon

2009-02-07T07:30:00.001-08:00

Baby Checkup

2009-01-13T07:16:00.001-08:00

Went for a "baby" checkup Friday. We're a little over 14 weeks along, and I'm very happy to report that all is well. Ultrasound looked great, and baby has a very healthy heartbeat. We should find out the sex on our next visit (Early February). Still looks like a July 8th due date. Keep Jenn and baby in your prayers. God bless.

HERO 6/6/1919 - 12/17/2008

2009-01-06T09:10:00.000-08:00

Hero for family, hero for country (multiple purple hearts), but most importantly, a Hero for Christ. A more unselfish man has never existed, and will never exist. A more loving family man has never existed, and will never exist. A True Hero and Servant for Christ. Our family was/is blessed to have had him for as long as we did. We don't know why God chose to give us the greatest Papa the world has ever known, but he did. For that we are very grateful and very blessed. His legacy will live on in our hearts and memories, until we meet back up with him in Heaven. He was in a league of his own. There's good, there's great...and then there's my Papa.

Well, We Tried

2008-12-05T07:03:00.000-08:00

David and Bea Means (fellow Allstate Agency in Denison) were kind enough to take pics with Santa after the Denison parade. Most of the kids were older and just had a boring old smile for Santa...Brooks offered much more.

By the way, as Santas go it doesn't get much better than this guy. Thanks again David and Bea.

Should've Been a Postcard Photographer

2008-11-25T15:20:00.000-08:00

These pictures came out pretty incredible. New profession???

Annual Trip to Heaven:Saturday

2008-11-25T14:46:00.000-08:00

The Grotto

Easily the most famous of all University Landmarks, The Golden Dome

Brutally cold, and brutally ugly football game

Annual Trip to Heaven:Friday

2008-11-25T13:18:00.001-08:00

The friggin' snow plow woke us up about 5:00 am, and again at 8:00 am and this is what the car looked like at 9:00 am. Almost a foot of snow as we slept!

Pep Rally

Friday night after the Pep Rally we watched the #2 ranked hockey team pound Bowling Green before heading down to the walking down to watch the end of the Women's scocer team play a third round plaayoff game...Can you believe how tough these girls are to play soccer in 9 degree weather after folks spent all day getting nearly a foot of snow off the field? It also snowed during the game. That's ALL DAY TOUGH. The nations #1 soccer team beat Minnesota 1-0 to go to 24-0 and advance to the Elite 8.

Annual Trip to Heaven:Thursday

2008-11-25T10:44:00.000-08:00

We flew into Chicago Thursday morning and spent most of the day there before driving over to South Bend.
After my salute to the Cubbies outside of Wrigley (Jenn not as amused as David), we took in lunch at Harry Carey's. Always great food, and it tastes even better when you wear a Cardinals hat.

Eagles Soar High.....Again!

2008-11-18T08:19:00.001-08:00

Three Eagles shows in two months. It REALLY doesn't get better than this. Perhaps the coolest thing about this show, was that my mom got to see the Eagles in person for the first time. Any one that knows her, knows that she's a 56 year old teenager. She's cool. She had a flippin' blast. She was singing along, and her and Jenn had the little "mini-dance" thing going with classic hit after classic hit. She was into it, and realized that we were right when we said you can't consider yourself "cream of the crop cool" until you've jammed out at a live Eagles show. (We didn't actually say that...but it's true)

Arboretum

2008-11-11T14:39:00.000-08:00

These are from our visit a month ago. Just found the disc. Oops

Brooks' and Grandma's Day at the Park

2008-10-12T19:58:00.000-07:00

Grandma Dorman took Brooks to a park near her house for some good times. Thanks Grandma!

Mimi's 90th B-Day!

2008-10-12T19:49:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Mims. As always, Brooks was happy to help open gifts.

INCREDIBLE...INCREDIBLE...INCREDIBLE

2008-09-16T08:46:00.000-07:00

Words can not come close to describing how PERFECT these two shows were. UNREAL. They continue to prove why they're the best ever. (Rubbing elbows the 2nd night with Joe Walsh was alright too)

4 More Days!

2008-09-10T07:09:00.000-07:00

Bradley has seen the Eagles a few times already, but David, Dr. McDonald and I will be new to the scene. I'm more than a little excited to say the least. I know DMac and David are as well. I think Bradley may be more excited for us than he is for himself. He may be the biggest Eagles fan on the planet. Of course, he's backstage the 2nd night, so he's a bit tough to live with right now. Maybe a bit over-zealous

The "highly traumatic" 1st Haircut

2008-08-27T11:54:00.000-07:00

I'd say he didn't want to lose the curls. Lotsa girly stuff in the background. Maybe that did it

Why Yes...Yes He Does

2008-08-27T11:35:00.001-07:00

How'd I Miss This One?

Happy Birthday Slugger

2008-08-24T18:57:00.001-07:00

Brooks raked in the goodies ...(cupcakes and toys)

Being a rookie with the gifts, he was happy to accept some much needed help from the experienced "unwrapper" cousins Anna & Ellie. Thanks girls!

He loves this crazy zebra...courtesy of the Riley crew.

The day after the big party, eating phenomenal pancakes from the very famous Mckinney staple, Bill Smith's Cafe. Looks older and wiser...(the one on the left, anyway)