A Random Sampling from Late September :)

We had a fun filled weekend. Our good friends Richard and Leigh, who live in the deep dark south (Alabama) came up to visit. They were at a conference with Barclay the week before and drove back to Indy with him on Friday. We went out to the verrryyy old haunt of Average Joe's on Friday night. We were wild and crazy and stayed out until 10:30 when we had to relieve Betty of babysitting duties.

Then Saturday morning I took the girls to the "big" playground (as opposed to the little one, which they have grown tired of. We visited with Richard/Leigh/Scott and Apryle/Dave/Sawyer on Saturday during the day, and then went to see Tom and Amber's new bambino.....

THEN Saturday night we lived it up again and celebrated Barclay's birthday. Can you believe I didn't take any pictures at his birthday dinner? Or of Barclay at all on his 35th birthday. Once again, I am a kid photographer and nothing more - in these pics with adults, someone else had my camera :) Sunday after church and sunday school I took the girls to Conner Prairie while Barclay golfed with Scotty. That night the COLTS won - yippee!!! So all in all a very good weekend.

I just love fall. A bad weekend in the fall is hard to come by. Here are some pics....but that's all I took all weekend long. Pretty pitiful...so that's Apryle, Leigh and me with the kiddos, Addy and a goat - pfffttt!!!, and Lily at the Apple store. We luuuuuvvvvv the Apple store at Conner Prairie and go as many times as we can in Sept and October. Yum.

Week O'Photos.....

The girls have loved our new yard. Their favorite parts are the playset in the backyard and this little tree in the front. They think they're so cool b/c they can climb this tree - it's tiny, but it must feel big to them!

This weekend we went to a bunch of birthday parties. Gabby Chamness turned 3 on Friday so the girls and I went down to Mooresville for that celebration. On Saturday, Lily's friend Zach from school had his party at Snappers - it's a bounce house/lazer tag/climbing wall/bumper cars/video games (aka "crazy") place owned by the Colt's long snapper. Then Saturday night we headed to Terre Haute for Melissa's suprise 30th. Saturday was the perfect night to sit outside by a fire.

This morning Sunday school started back up. The girls both go this year. Addy was beyond excited - I told her that it was exactly like preschool, so she feels all big. I'm teaching the first graders again.

This afternoon we lounged around and watched the Colt's get their booties kicked...now we're off to Bonefish for Dinner. Here's to a good week for all!

Preschool and Sisterly Love

It was a busy August in our household. Lily started preschool which was a real adjustment for all of us. The kids are in two separate places during the day, which means two drop offs, two pick ups, different schedules, ugh! So Barclay is now doing the drop offs and I'm getting to work at 7:30 so I can pick them both up on time. It's working out well, but schedule changes like that are taxing in our house! Lily absolutely loves preschool. It's like the place was made just for her. She' s learning a lot, making new friends, singing new songs, and even has her first case of puppy love - Barclay and I are really unsure how to deal with that one. Addy is pleased as punch about being one of the big kids at day care now and she's done better without Lily than I thought she would. So all in all it's a good change. This picture of Lily's first day is not the most flattering of my beautiful girl, but she was really in no mood for pictures that morning ;) We've also continued settling into the new house. We keep seeming to find new jobs - we did get some living room furniture from friends of ours, so that room is no longer empty. We stripped dining room wallpaper (still have to pick out paint), replaced two toilets, and Barclay did something with the AC. Can't wait until we're all settled - though I do understand by now that home ownership means never ending repairs, etc. In a couple of weeks both Sunday school and dance start up to add to our business....so we have big plans to stay close to home and relax this weekend. The weather is supposed to be awesome so we'll likely hit Conner Prairie (or at least the apple store) and the pool.