Anniversary Celebrations & Pumpkin Carving!

This weekend we went home to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary with our families. The fall weather was amazing and it was great to travel and experience the colors of the season. Saturday was spent at Aleesa's with the Blair Crew. Sunday we went to church in West Lafayette and spent the afternoon with my parents. It's always great to get yummy eats while we're home. Mom & Dad, thanks for the apple pie & homemade ice cream!

The kids wanted to carve their pumpkins on Saturday. We were happy that Grayson's friend Jed could join us! Judy and I helped the kids while Brandon, Kevin & Larry worked on projects with Kevin & Aleesa's home addition. The guys made sure their work was complete by the start of the Buckeyes' game. Great win! Go Bucks!

Meet Paxton Parker

I was excited to get this picture from Nicole today! Nicole and Sanjay had Paxton on Sept 1 and I was happy to meet him a couple of weeks ago.

Birthday Fun with Kyle & Travis!

I didn't get to do my Sunday update. Our computer was waiting for a new part! Now that we are up and running, I can share photos from our fun day on Saturday!

Saturday we went to Dan & Jena's to celebrate Travis and Kyle's 3rd Birthday! Kyle, Travis and Bryson had fun on the battery powered Jeeps. Alexis took a nap and later sat back to take in the action. Big kids and little kids both had a lot of fun in the inflatable castle (yes, that is Brandon... in the inflatable!).

THANKS!

Thank you to everyone who sent cards, text messages, emails and called for my Birthday! Thanks to Kate for taking me out to dinner. Thanks to everyone for making my day that much more special!!

It's Definitely Fall!

The leaves are turning into the beautiful colors of fall and the weather is cooling off!

FALL IS HERE!!

On Saturday, Brandon and I went to Byron and Shari Cadwell's to meet their newest family addition, MacKenzie! My mom and dad came to visit Saturday evening. We had dinner at Longhorn and came to our house after for birthday cake and the OSU game! Mom and dad left at halftime, I went to bed shortly after and B stayed up to witness the victory. My long days at work mean that I have to catch up on my sleep on the weekends. I am a year older now (almost) so I need my rest! :)

Today was uneventful. Church, lunch and B was off to work. Construction at our church is coming along nicely and it will be nice when it is complete.

Down home fun!

This weekend we went home to West Lafayette for some down home fun and a family dinner in celebration of Larry's birthday. Friday night we caught half of our high school football game. Saturday was a day of fishing, riding four-wheelers and picking pumpkins from the pumpkin patch! I LOVE the Fall and am excited to have pumpkins, squash and straw on the front porch! We spent time playing with Grayson and Bryn... they are so fun! Aleesa was taking the kids to the Cosh. Co. Fair today to see the animals and ride rides! I'm sure they had a good time!

Houston Wedding!

Despite the damage from Hurricane Ike, wedding plans for Adam and Deidre continued. Mom, Dad, Brandon and I left for Houston on Friday morning. Though Jim & Wendy still didn't have power at their home, we were able to have brunch with other out-of-town guests on Friday afternoon as planned. Then after an afternoon nap we were off to the rehearsal dinner. Texan BBQ style! Saturday was a great day. The weather was wonderful and the wedding was beautiful. Adam & Deidre are such a beautiful couple! Saturday was also mom's birthday. Now she shares her special day w/ Adam & Deidre! It was great to see Eric & Keira and to spend some time with them. It has been a long time since the six of us have been together!