November 2019

November was a chilly month here in Indiana!  I was thrilled to have everyone home for a couple of days over Thanksgiving, and to share the day with friends.  We are looking forward to Christmas in Mississippi with family!

Brennan continues with the church's hand bell choir and he is wrapping up his year as a Deacon.  He's also finishing up his senior project which is a project at the church, so he's staying busy! 

His first college acceptance came in - Indiana University!  Waiting on 3 more, but we will have to wait until January most likely.

It snowed in early November!  Boo!  Although it was pretty for a day.

We enjoyed our Wine Club get together in November.  Roger and Jan hosted the Beaujolais Nouveau 2019 where we tasted this year's harvest.  A great night with wonderful friends.

We celebrated some special birthdays in November.  

Grandma Carolyn turned 83!

 And we got to be a part of two 50th birthday events!  Jodi and Ginger.  Happy birthday ladies!

And Thomas came home to Thanksgiving with us.  His friends in Indy had a Friendsgiving, and then his high school friends had one at Alec's house in town as well.  He was ready for some snuggle time with his puppies though before returning to "study" for the rest of the long weekend.  

Remy and Thomas

Remy is always by my side :)

Sweet Bailey

Possibly begging for Thanksgiving leftovers

My 5 Guys!

We recreated a pilgrim photo from 10 years ago.  I appreciated the boys being game!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with our friends the Borowskis and Towsleys - including Scott's parents from Florida!  

The turkey was incredible - based on at recipe and carving video on Bon Apetit.  It's a winner!

Happy December!

October 2019

Happy Fall, Y'all!

We had quite an adventure to Montreal and Quebec City with Brennan over fall break.  We had great weather and a lovely time visiting two new places, but unfortunately I was sick and missed quite a bit.  I knew when we left I wasn't feeling my best and came back with bronchitis and pneumonia!  I'm finally kicking the cough, 4 weeks later.  Otherwise, it was a great trip!  

Photos of Montreal

 Photos of Quebec City

 More details on Episode 21 of our Podcast!

Did you know we have a podcast?  It's called Fellow Travelers and the idea is to have friends and family on to share a recent trip with us.  We have 22 episodes out right now.  It's been a huge learning experience, and I love doing this with David.

You can find us at fellowtravelerspodcast.com and on Apple / Stitcher / Spotify.  Plus we have Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.  Check us out!

 

We celebrated Violet's birthday! 

And Remy and Bailey had a full month with lots of walks and adventures.

We celebrated David's birthday and luckily Thomas was in town for the big day!

He was very happy to get cheese from Grandma and Grandpa.  What a surprise and very much appreciated!

Brennan was inducted into the National Honor Society!

I voted!  We love all the easy early voting options locally.

And our Beanie Babies celebrated Halloween with tons of barking and running back and forth to the front door.  We had a lot of trick or treaters even though it was windy and cold!

Happy that the holidays are on their way!  It's a great time of year!

Brennan's Senior Portraits

It has been a great Senior Year for Brennan!  He is enjoying some tough courses, including a math course through the University of Illinois.  He's working hard in the Mobile App Development group in a corporate internship, he's serving as a Youth Deacon at our church and is a member of the Handbell Choir.  He's working on his Senior Project and applying to colleges.  He joined the math and environmental clubs at school and is working on a few things to prepare him socially for college next fall.  

For all kids I know Senior Year is a crazy time, and for Brennan it is no different.  But I really want to stop and reflect on what a journey Brennan has had over the last 17 years.  Who knew when he was a 3 year old pre-schooler newly diagnosed (current diagnosis is Asperger's with Social Anxiety ) if he would be thriving in this way today.  But he's exceeded everyone's expectations and is truly an incredible kid.  We're very proud of our boy and the hard work it's taken to get here.

Here are a few of his senior portraits!