Good-bye Summer

The whole family is feeling well--praise the Lord. This is our last week of summer break before Nate's school starts. We haven't gone on too many outings due to the big vacation in July. Mostly we've just been going to the park or taking walks in the evenings. It still seems special to sit in our own backyard or the big easy chair in front of the large tv that we've never had before. I've enjoyed watching the Olympics every night but Nathan doesn't usually watch because of the womens' skimpy outfits. Even during the men's events many inappropriate commercials make us both uncomfortable. I'm looking forward to celebrating my hubby's 30th birthday on September 5. I'm trying to work out a few surprises...we'll see how it goes. The next big event will be a week apart in mid-Septemeber when Nathan attends a conference in St. Louis. I hope to tackle a couple of projects in the evenings while he's gone and the kids are in bed.

Birthday Boy

Ian's party turned out great--I don't have much to say as the pictures say it all!

Ian's First Birthday

March 8 didn't turn out anything like we planned. We got hit with the biggest blizzard of the season here in northeast Ohio. This meant that we were snowed in and couldn't go out for lunch to celebrate Ian's birthday and we had to cancel his family party. I was in a grumpy mood for most of the day, I'll admit. Sometime in the afternoon we decided to have a little party at home. Nathan braved the cold and snow to pick up pizza, wings and salad from the Marco's Pizza shop that is within walking distance of our apartment. I can't believe some people actually thought the store would be delivering during the blizzard! Anyway, we got pizza, decorated the table and enjoyed a fun meal. Then we let Ian open his three little presents. After that, he dug into a piece of chocolate brownie that I had decorated with frosting and sprinkles. All in all, we had a good time, but I'm still looking forward to the family party next week. Today, Ian woke up with a fever and he's been sleeping most of the morning. Poor guy, I guess all the partying wore him out.