October 2015

Here are some highlights from October!

 

 

We visited former babysitter and now English teacher Amelia and her new baby, Andy. 

He is adorable!  We loved catching up with Amelia, Tyler, and Andy!

 

Thomas posed at the entrance to kidscommons for me - he's having a great experience at his first part-time job!

 

 

Brennan participated in a tennis program called ACEing Autism.  It was a great experience!  The high school coaches and leaders were just great.

 

 

 

 

Thomas and Brennan babysat Wynfield, the 36 year old macaw!  He was a riot and they really enjoyed the opportunity to take care of him for a week.

 

 

 

And this time of year means tons of raking for us.  Here we're employing child labor :)

 

 

 

 

 

Tracie, David's cousin's wife (let's just call her a cousin!), made and sent us these great pumpkins!  I love them!

 

 

I went on a day trip with my Architecture Girls Group to Bloomington to tour the I.M. Pei Art Gallery.  It's such a beautiful building.  We really enjoyed seeing it from a behind-the-scenes point of view.

 

 

 

I also participated in a public art walking tour all around downtown.  Here are a few highlights!

 

 

David and I enjoyed a couple of date nights over music.

 

We went to the Ball & Biscuit for dinner in downtown Indy and then to see Mark Knopfler at the Murat.  Such a fun night!

 

 

And we went to a couple of Philharmonic concerts.  Time for Three was my favorite.

Great performers!

 

 

Halloween parties!  We attended two and had a ball.  Same costumes - Indiana Jones and Hermione Grainger.

 

I enjoyed the cupcake plan to go with our costumes.

Our friends had awesome costumes as well!

 

Eric and Cindy

 

Mary and Mike (our hosts)

Jeff and Karen

 

Karen and Bob

 

Pam and Mike

 

Sarah, Dane, David, Leah, and Jeff

 

 

Brennan and Thomas still trick or treat!  For the 12th year we've gone to our friends' house to pass out candy, eat dinner, play pool, and catch up.  It's always a ton of fun!

 

 

 

Can't forget Bailey!  He got a BIG haircut in October.  Hopefully it'll grow out soon :)

I feel like his friend Abbie is asking me if that's really Bailey.

Before and after

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 



September 2015

September 2015 was all about Running & Friends, it seems!

Brennan ran cross-country as an 8th grader for his middle school and finished up with a Personal Record.  We're proud of him for being on the XC team and for giving it his all!

Thomas helped coach this year and did great.  The kids really liked having him there.

Warm up right before the gun shot start

My view at pick-up each day.  The team stretching (led by Thomas).

 

 

We went to a great event in September at the Inn at Irwin Gardens (former Irwin Mansion, now a beautiful bed and breakfast with great gardens).  Irwin Gardens joined with Yes! Cinema to show movies outdoors in the gardens.  We saw "The Princess Bride" - one of our favorite movies.  It was a fun night.  Here the boys are wearing their Princess Bride t-shirts.

 

 

My cocktail crew went to a downtown restaurant for drinks and some catching up time.  We all shared samples of a grown-up root beer (mmm, not sure about it) and I chose a Long Island Iced Tea.  I think August's Lemon Drop was better.

 

 

So proud of the boys for supporting friend Hannah's senior project.  The project aimed to raise awareness and funds for homelessness.  All the money that was donated during the overnight event (many kids spent the entire night in cardboard boxes!) is going to our new homeless shelter.  They did a great job!  Hannah had tons of support.

Our wine club had its annual Pontoon Party hosted by our friends Charlie, Jayne, Roger, and Jan.
This month's theme was Indiana craft brews.  David and I won a prize!  (I should say David won because I had nothing to do with choosing our brew.)

Charlie playing "Anchors Away" before we boarded the pontoons!

John (LSU), Greg (UK), and Me (MSU/UGA) - Southern Kids

 
Vinita, Pam, and Ginger

 
The men

And then it was Mill Race Marathon weekend!  Thomas worked the Visitors Center table with me at the Expo on Friday.  We had a good time and saw lots of friends getting ready for the races.

 

 

Thomas and Charlie (friend and Confirmation mentor)

The next day I walked the 5K (here with Candy who was ahead of me)

 

But the big deal was that Thomas and David finished their first Half Marathon!  13.1 Miles!  I was so, so proud of them.  They trained hard this summer and did a great job.  David has the half marathon bug.  Thomas says never again.

 

And this little boy enjoyed his final days with a full head of hair.  He went in today for a serious cut.  His fur gets so matted right next to the skin.  So we started fresh today and now have a skinny little runt of a dog under all this September fur.