Belated Christmas Visiting/New Year's Day

Due to the weather, we were not able to get up north to visit with the Grandparents, so we decided to go up New Year's Day....what an adventure!

We picked up my car from the body shop New Year's Eve (long story...) and planned on taking it for our travels, as usual. Well, that didn't happen. We got to Kokomo, In. (North of Indy on the way to Elkhart) and the Explorer started lunging and jerking and Kevin and I were thinking we weren't even going to make it home, let alone make it to all the family up North. So we made a quick decision to take the truck back to Indy and drop it off at the service shop (Thanks for all your help and suggestions Dad!) and take Kevin's car for our weekend travels.

So eventually we made it to Elkhart, several hours after initially planned. It was nice to visit with my parents and my GP (Grandpa Martin) and Aunt came over to see the kids too. Here are some cute shots of everyone....

Late New Year's Day we made it to Peggy's house (Hobart, IN). Kevin and I were exhausted, but the kids were wired and stayed up LATE! The next morning we had breakfast and visited.

After nap time we made our way to Lin and Ideen's house (Valpo)....

We had planned on meeting Barb (and Earl too), but were surprised to be able to see Jenny a bit too! Unfortunately, Jenny had to eat and run back to work (We didn't even remember to get pictures of her and the kids), but it was nice to visit and catch up. After eating, the rest of us talked for awhile and let the kids work out some energy before the drive home. Hopefully the kids didn't tire Barb out too much, the kids were all over her!

All the running around and playing must have worked (Thanks Barb), or maybe it was just all the traveling in general, but the kids slept the whole way home.

We want to thank everyone who traveled to meet us on our "rounds" to all the Grandparents' homes. Hopefully we will make it around to see everyone soon!

November is a hectic month in our house!!

Maybe I'm giving this update because I am feeling slightly anxious or maybe because I want to apologize in advance if I miss getting back with anyone this month....

Well, wow, November....Kevin is going to be traveling like crazy which leaves me to tend to the little ones by my lonesome. I worked extra late this past Monday, then was off yesterday and spent the day with the kids cleaning up and running a few errands. Today Kevin leaves for Minnesota (ay) and will not come home until Friday night. This weekend we are hoping to catch up with Kevin's sister, Jenny, as she will be in town. We also hope to get the Halloween decorations put away and back up into the attic and close down the last few things in the yard.

Next week, I will hopefully be going to LLL Monday (Ladies, I am so up for going out afterwards), then Kevin will go to Ohio for the day Thursday and I will take Aidan for his 9 month checkup. Friday I am going to take the day off and get things ready for Rachel's birthday, as well as, pick up Kevin's mom to come spend the week of Thanksgiving with us (she is such a God send). Friday, hopefully, we will be able to get tickets to see Twilight and may even possibly go to dinner (date nights are few and far between for us). Saturday, is Rachel's 3rd Birthday and we are going to have cake and ice cream that afternoon.

Thanksgiving week (as if that isn't already busy), Kevin is going to Pennsylvania for a couple days and it will just be Peggy, me and the kids (did I mention she was a God send?), then we're going to be cooking dinner (hmmm, I guess I need to see if the Mortemore's are coming over??) and hopefully finding a couple must have items on Black Friday....

Wow, with everything going on November seems like it will be going by faster than October....well wish us luck, hopefully all will survive...