All things Halloween!
We had a great October leading up to Halloween.
First, Oliver and Melissa had a Mother/Son Dance at school. Melissa was Ash and Oliver was Pikachu. Oliver picked dinner at Frisch’s and they spent the night playing games, eating snacks and “dancing.”
We took our pumpkins from Shaw Farms over to Grandpa and Gibby’s for lunch and carving. Oliver drew Pikachu and got help from Grandpa. Charlotte picked a cat and got help from Jay.
The kids have been taking piano lessons and they had their first opportunity to show off their skills at a recital. They were excited to wear their costumes and the 10 family and friends that attended made sure that they felt loved.
Finally, we joined some neighbors and friends to celebrate Halloween itself. It was cold, but at least it wasn’t raining. The kids had a great time and both came home with way too much candy.
Hope you had a Happy Halloween!
apples & pumpkins galore
It’s that time of year when we head out to local farms to pick apple and pumpkins. We’ve been heading to A&M Orchard for a few years now and as Milford natives, we always visit Shaw Farms. Our newest addition, June the miniature Aussie puppy got to tag along as well. So much fun experiencing these traditions as a family. Enjoy the pictures!
A&M Orchard
Shaw Farms
We'd like to introduce June
We’ve been talking about puppies for a few months now and last week we were notified by a shelter up in Champaign County Ohio that we were second in line for a litter of Australian Shepherd dogs. There were two that we really liked from the pictures online and we ended getting our first choice! So after a quick name change from Annie Oakley to June we were all set.
June has been settling in well and is already doing so good with potty training. She’s a little over 12 weeks and weighs about 8 pounds. She might be a miniature Aussie, but we won’t until she get a little bit bigger. It kind of feels like we have an infant again…waking up in the middle of the night and lots of attention required, but June is sweet and loving and she makes a great addition to our family. She sure is a cute puppy, but I think we’re also looking forward to how smart and athletic she’ll be become as she grows.
We love you June bug!
First day of school 2019-2020
The kids set off on the first day of school today. Ollie was a a little nervous and Charlotte was excited to jump back in. They both had a great day and we celebrated with Graeter’s ice cream and pizza afterwards. Can’t wait to see how these kids grow this year.
July 2019
We love the month of July. It starts with one of our favorite holidays of the year, is filled with swim lessons at Coney Island and the summer is always in full swing by the time July hits. Here is how we have spent July:
A couple of days with Aunt Paula hitting the Kentucky Science Center and Nashville.
Fourth of July weekend was spent in our usual spot. First, swimming at Coney Island and then enjoying the Cincinnati Pops at Riverbend. This year we had storms and spent our time at Coney playing Uno under an umbrella. The storms blew over when it was time to head over to Riverbend and we had a great night of music, fireworks, and friends. Later that weekend we had an impromptu picnic with sparklers, smores and of course a visit to the Nature Center.
We took an adults only trip to Brookville Indiana for a day of canoeing and kayaking with some of our besties. We camped in cabins, stayed up way too late and had some great food and fun.
The very next evening we took the kids and Miss Laura on another canoeing adventure. It started off with ice cream at Sonic and a hike at the nature center. The hike began at dusk with a hike and ended up with a canoe trip in the pond under the moonlit sky. The kids had never been hiking so late or so dark. We found some critters and had a great time together being out late in nature.
Charlotte and Oliver began their third summer of swimming lessons. Charlotte was a confident swimmer last year, so she got to learn some new skills and work on her strokes and her endurance. Oliver was the most improved over last year and is ended up the lessons jumping off diving boards, swimming in the deep end and loving his new found freedom of being able to swim wherever he likes.
We had a fun day at Coney Island with Gibby, Aunt Rachel, Ben, Hunter & Aunt Paula too.
To celebrate our 15th anniversary we took an amazing trip to Dominican Republic for 6 days and 5 nights of relaxation in paradise. The resort was beautiful. We laid on the beach. We ate way too much and really got some good time away to unwind. Can’t wait to go back again at some point down the road.
While we were off on our trip, Charlotte attended summer camp for the first time with her friend Lucy. It was two nights away and she had a great time. Here’s to more great July’s in the future!
