September 2015

September 2015

Well, this month has gone by like every month does for us now-a-days, really fast!  As I’ve said before, we find ourselves on the go as much as we used to be before kids, but now have 2 girls to bring along with us. 

Our month started off with Labor Day weekend where we spent a majority of our time at my mom’s condo hanging out with family.  The girls played well with their cousins and enjoyed time with everyone.  The weekend had several activities, including playing in the lake and painting nails for the girls.  I was able to hang out a few late nights after taking an Uber over, which just reaffirmed the nickname “Uncle Uber.”  On Monday, Allison and I went to Frozen on Ice and she was so excited to go.  We weren’t quite ready to bring Sarah, so she and Mom had their own fun while we were gone. 

Barbs & Ralph were scheduled to come visit for 4 days in mid-September, but that was cut short because the baseball team that Ralph works for won their championship.  After they made the last out, Barbs & Ralph drove all night to get here by 8AM to hang out with the girls.  We appreciated their desire to spend as much time as they could with the girls and the sacrifice it took to drive all night.  The girls enjoyed hanging out with them & their dog. 

At the end of the month, we made our way over to Ohio to visit Laura and her family.  Although the kids had their frustrating moments all weekend, it was a fun visit and the kids got along for the most part.  It was the first time that Allison had a “sleepover” where she slept the first night in a bed with Grace and the second night with Claire.  We went to the soccer fields to watch the Vandervaart kids play soccer.  We had fun between games playing freeze tag and soccer with the kids.  Between the bounce house, the hot-tub and everything we had to do, it was a good weekend of just hanging out. 

            I made two trips to Minnesota this month and that trend will continue for a while longer.  After we acquired the 2 companies in July, it became a necessity to get them up and running on our software which is something I’ve done before, just not this urgently.  I will likely make one trip per month in October, November and December and then hopefully everything will settle down. 

Sarah’s Things of the Month

            Sarah has started playing soccer at school and seems to enjoy it.  She continues to get more vocal and at times, bossy when it comes to her attitude.  She will frequently fly off the handle about something that isn’t really important, and maybe it is what most 2 year-olds do, but we don’t recall Allison acting like this. 

Allison’s Things of the Month

            Allison went on a field trip with her classmates to a farm and really enjoyed it.  She picked apples and really liked taking the bus.  Allison also had a follow-up appointment to see how she is doing with her new glasses, which it sounds like she is doing very well.    

A few more items from this month:

• Deb had a girl’s night with some of our friends and went to have sushi. 
• Deb and I met out Tom and Tracy at a new brewery nearby called The Blind Owl.  We had a good time catching up with them. 
• Deb had a girl’s night with some of our Purdue friends at Cooper’s Hawk winery. 
• I was able to head out to see Geddes & Depp on a Sunday evening to watch some football. 
• Deb went to a jewelry party at a neighbor’s house and really enjoyed meeting some neighbors. 
• Deb and I went to Colts game on a Monday Night.  It was probably the first game we had both been to since 2011.
• Mom and Chelsea stopped by on a few evenings to hang out with the girls and enjoy dinner with us. 
• We had dinner with our neighbors the Sniadecki's on Labor Day.  Lots of water play and good food.