First of the Semester and CA Trip

The school semester began with me getting to meet all of my friends from work's babies! There were 4 friends from the KU GTA position who had babies and it was so fun to get to meet the little ones!
Then it was off to California to see the family! Mom and Dad went on a date and we got to hang with the grandparents while they were gone - fun times! Grandma and Granddad still have us cracking up at their jokes and funny antics!

Over the weekend that Adam and I were visiting - Gail got engaged to Ben! The Wilson family had a party in the park and it was typical fall CA weather - a bit foggy and cold. Abigail stayed close to the grandparents and was loving the starbucks hot chocolate!

I am not sure what this face was for but it might have been that Granddad got a look at the chocolate cake. Chocolate remains both of my grandparents favorite food! Lynn is pregnant with my third neice and yes we are going to have another little girl! My favorite photo from the day has to be below with Mom and Olivia - She loves to play - even in the dirt!!!

The almost newlyweds! (June 25,2011)My Cuz and former roommate come in to celebrate with us! It was so good to see the Marceloni!

Abigail loves all the crazy aunt kisses and of course we could not resist a group photo below! I love how my husband stands out in the crowd! Handsome guy huh:-)

Adam was able to take an extra day off work so we could fly back together. We mostly just hung around with the kids and grandparents. My dad is commuting back and forth to Bangladesh at this time (quite a trip I know) so we stayed a few extra days to smooth out the transition a bit.

Abigail propping Uncle Adam up with pillows

One of our jobs while we were there was to cover the motor home. This vehicle hold some fun memories from childhood. We picked another cold and rainy day but got it on the top and hopefully it will be good for a few year to come!

One last photo with grandma and the newly engaged Ben and Gail. Then it was back to Kansas City for Adam and I!

The rest of September 2010

In September we celebrated Adam's B-day. First we went for a weekend get away to Branson. We spent the night at a really nice lodge playing putt putt golf, eating good food and just hanging out. You can maybe tell below who won one of the games of putt putt!

It was a really nice lodge but run by bass pro shop so there were LOTS of stuffed animals - Watch out for bears!

We made a stop at Lamberts - home of the throwed rolls - Yummy! Don't enter a contest with Adam to see who can eat the most. I guarantee that Adam will win! (http://www.throwedrolls.com/)

We began the acctual day of Adam's birthday with breakfast on the "You are Special" plate and then dinner with friend at a local Mexican restaurant. You can tell the babies did not like the screaming Mariachi band:-) They let me play the bongos and smeared whipped cream on Adam's face - we still don't know why they did that!

Here is my strong husband trying out his new set of weights he got for his Birthday!

We had several sets of friends over in September/October. Below are just some photos from one of those times. Adam and I do like to play games and just enjoyed time in the fall to get to enjoy time with friends!

Chicago!

September brought a fantastic trip to Chicago! We spent the first night just eating pizza of course and then headed off to Wheaton to see where Adam had spent most of his childhood. We got to see some old friends who Adam had been good friends with their son (photo below).The pictures below are the house that Adam grew up in. We did not get to do inside but it was special to see where he had spent Christmas and summertime for many years! We even got to see where he had gotten his hair cut since he was a kid! Above is a photo of the elementary school where Adam and his brother Rob went - Aren't they cute!

Of course we visited the Garmin store in Chicago. Below is Adam next to the bike device that he had a big part in creating! Go Adam the engineer!

We were there the weekend that they had Jazzfest so we spent one afternoon touring the park and listening to good music.

One evening we got tickets to take a boat ride and see the site - fun times on the water!This is how Adam and Rob look most of the time that they are together - Laughing their heads off! It make for an exciting dinnertime!

And what trip to Chicago would be complete without a Cubs baseball game?

Adam and I spent an extra afternoon just touring around - The aquarium was wonderful! All in all a great time in the windy city!

The Rest of Summer 2010

Adam said that the summer of 2010 was arguably the best summer ever...I would agree ! We had chocolate fondue, skiing, skiing and more skiing! The Millers are so generous with their boat and we just have a ball every time!

We ran in the Head for the Cure Race to raise funds for brain tumor research again. We love having the warm weather to prepare for these races!