It's been since August 21st that I've last updated the website, and for that I greatly apologize. Witht the onslaught of such sites as Facebook, Twitter, Brightkite and yes, even my own blog at http://bingbonghotdog.com, my thoughts have trailed off from PlanetMills.
I pledge to you thought that I will be putting forth a greater effort to keep the site up to date and posting cross-platform.
Tonight was just the kickoff party with family...the big party happens next week. Ahhh, but this party is the important one...because it was with the people who love Rhyen the most on her birthday.
I wish I could explain how much Rhyen has changed my life; not only by making me a father but just be enriching my life in small ways every single day I'm breathing. The thing with Rhyen is that she's just so dang cute and outgoing. She rarely shys away from anything and is always the first to rock the tunes with me or do some kick flip ollies out in the driveway. I love Rhyen tremendously; not any more or less than Dylen, but I just love her alot.
Happy Birthday Sweety!! I love you with all my heart and I hope you had a great birthday!
She got a new cell phone by the way. She's gonna be a social media junkie like her old man ;)
This past weekend was July 4th. It's always nice when it's on a weekend because you usually get a 3 day weekend, and the fun seems to go on for days. I waited until the end before posting pictures so as just to collectively put them out here for everyone to see.
We had a great weekend though that included going down to the festival in St. Charles, watching fireworks with family & friends, spending time with family eating and swimming, and even though it rained some on Saturday, just having fun. I never complain much when I'm with the girls anyways....no sense in it when you have 2 princesses for daughters.
Today was Jeremy's 29th birthday and as always, he wanted to spend it with his family. Jeremy chose to have dinner at a little Greek restaurant in the Central end called Olympia Kebob House and Taverna. Myself, Mom & Dad and Mary's family all came to join Jeremy for a Greek dinner. It was a great time of course and I was stuffed by the end...and I only ate half of my plate. Happy Birthday Jeremy!!
It's been a long time since we've been back to Wisconsin, so for a little summer getaway, I decided to take the girls back to the Mad City. I lived there for nearly 8 years so I've still got alot of friends there and of course all Amy's family is there. It's important for the girls to have a relationship with that family despite how things have ended between Amy and I. So...the girls and I packed up the car, and headed out for a 4-day weekend.
There are alot of memories that will stay with me forever and ever. Tonight was certainly one of those memories. While Rhyen is playing soccer and shredding with her skateboard, Dylen has always been dancing and prancing. And finally she was able to show us her stuff. She was absolutely beautiful and at times I just wanted to cry. One day we may look back at this moment and realize that this is where her career started. I love you Dylen!!
There are days when Rhyen and Dylen will ask to do something every 60 seconds, and the answer seems to be 'no' every time. Can I play with that knife? - No! Can I build a fire in my bedroom? - No! I wanna go to a concert with my friends, by ourselves...can I? - NO!! Can I build a rocket ship out of banana peels? - No. Daddy, can we pet the killer stingrays? - YES!!
I can't exactly say it was an eventful day since the rain came and spoiled the parade, but we still had a good time. Our annual Memorial Day plans usually include going to Jeremy's house for a breakfast or BBQ and then watching the parade as it struts down Washington. Jeremy's house is only one house off of Washington, so it's a good location. There were probably 50ish people there today and we always enjoy seeing Mary's family. They always make us feel like we're part of their family. I didn't take a whole lot of pictures because I only had the little camera but here's a few for you to enjoy.
It's that time of year again, to show mother's everywhere how much we care about them and appreciate all they've done for us. My brother and I decided to start out by having the family over, and cooking a big breakfast...4lbs of meat to be exact with tons of pancakes...it was Grrrrrreat!! We even did all the cleaning afterwards too. By the end of our time together, I think we even got a few tears out of mom (as if we didn't know that was gonna happen).
This year we spent Easter with Mom and Dad mostly. My Grandma Mills came into town from Michigan. We spent some time shopping, hanging out at the house visiting...all that family stuff ya do. On Sunday, we went to Jeremy and Mary's house and went to their church. When we got back to their house, the Easter Pig had come and left some goodies. The girls did some egg hunting and enjoyed their basket full of goodies. We had a great lunch, courtesy of Honey Baked Hams...nom nom nom!! By the end of Sunday night, Rhyen had come down with a fever to accompany her runny nose, but she seems to be doing better today. As always though...a good time with the family!
Tonight was just the kickoff party with family...the big party happens next week. Ahhh, but this party is the important one...because it was with the people who love Rhyen the most on her birthday. 
This past weekend was July 4th. It's always nice when it's on a weekend because you usually get a 3 day weekend, and the fun seems to go on for days. I waited until the end before posting pictures so as just to collectively put them out here for everyone to see.
Today was Jeremy's 29th birthday and as always, he wanted to spend it with his family. Jeremy chose to have dinner at a little Greek restaurant in the Central end called Olympia Kebob House and Taverna. Myself, Mom & Dad and Mary's family all came to join Jeremy for a Greek dinner. It was a great time of course and I was stuffed by the end...and I only ate half of my plate. Happy Birthday Jeremy!!
It's been a long time since we've been back to Wisconsin, so for a little summer getaway, I decided to take the girls back to the Mad City. I lived there for nearly 8 years so I've still got alot of friends there and of course all Amy's family is there. It's important for the girls to have a relationship with that family despite how things have ended between Amy and I. So...the girls and I packed up the car, and headed out for a 4-day weekend. 
There are alot of memories that will stay with me forever and ever. Tonight was certainly one of those memories. While Rhyen is playing soccer and shredding with her skateboard, Dylen has always been dancing and prancing. And finally she was able to show us her stuff. She was absolutely beautiful and at times I just wanted to cry. One day we may look back at this moment and realize that this is where her career started. I love you Dylen!!
There are days when Rhyen and Dylen will ask to do something every 60 seconds, and the answer seems to be 'no' every time. Can I play with that knife? - No! Can I build a fire in my bedroom? - No! I wanna go to a concert with my friends, by ourselves...can I? - NO!! Can I build a rocket ship out of banana peels? - No. Daddy, can we pet the killer stingrays? - YES!!
I can't exactly say it was an eventful day since the rain came and spoiled the parade, but we still had a good time. Our annual Memorial Day plans usually include going to Jeremy's house for a breakfast or BBQ and then watching the parade as it struts down Washington. Jeremy's house is only one house off of Washington, so it's a good location. There were probably 50ish people there today and we always enjoy seeing Mary's family. They always make us feel like we're part of their family. I didn't take a whole lot of pictures because I only had the little camera but here's a few for you to enjoy.
It's that time of year again, to show mother's everywhere how much we care about them and appreciate all they've done for us. My brother and I decided to start out by having the family over, and cooking a big breakfast...4lbs of meat to be exact with tons of pancakes...it was Grrrrrreat!! We even did all the cleaning afterwards too. By the end of our time together, I think we even got a few tears out of mom (as if we didn't know that was gonna happen). 
This year we spent Easter with Mom and Dad mostly. My Grandma Mills came into town from Michigan. We spent some time shopping, hanging out at the house visiting...all that family stuff ya do. On Sunday, we went to Jeremy and Mary's house and went to their church. When we got back to their house, the Easter Pig had come and left some goodies. The girls did some egg hunting and enjoyed their basket full of goodies. We had a great lunch, courtesy of Honey Baked Hams...nom nom nom!! By the end of Sunday night, Rhyen had come down with a fever to accompany her runny nose, but she seems to be doing better today. As always though...a good time with the family!
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