In the words of Adam...Dang... it has been a long time since I last wrote!!

BBBBRRRRRRRR.... it is cold again. I guess a lot of time has passed since my last post.

Well, things are moving right along in our world. It was a busy but fun summer.

In April we celebrated Drew's 4th birthday. I can't hardly believe he is 4... now he is closer to 5 than 4 and pretty much growing up more every day!! Finally in Sept. we were able to see one of his soccer games. It was chilly but not as cold as the Spring ones had been! May and June were fairly uneventful except for grandma's stay in the hospital. She became dizzy at home and couldn't stand. The EMS came and they were not going to take her to the hospital until I insisted. She went to Doctor's Hospital... not the best experience of our lives. But she had a tune up of some of her meds. It was pretty entertaining to her her assessment of what brought her into the hospital every day. It was everythin from "nothing" to "I passed out at home" to (my personal favorite) "my daughter". She has been OK since that time except for the memory problems and confusion worsening.

In July, I went on a cruise with my friends while Adam went to Washington and Grandma visited Uncle Don. We had a blast! It was so good to spend time with so many fantastic friends! We went snorkeling with the stingrays and that was a great experience for all involved. I was amazed that the guys were most nervous about facing the same fate as the Crocodile Hunter:) Those big strong guys were afraid of the stingray's who acted more like puppies than fish once we were inthe water because they knew it was time to eat :)

In August we celebrated Aidan's first birthday. He enjoyed as you can see in the attached picture. Unlike his big brother, Aidan was not shy about the cake he ate on his first birthday... in fact in general Aidan is much less shy about most things than his big brother. It has been a fun 16 months watching him develop into a toddler and before we know it, I will be saying "I can't believe Aidan is turning 5" like his big brother will do in a few short months.

For Labor Day, we took Grandma up into Wisconsin to an area that is on Lake Michigan and very much resembles New England. Although, I still prefer Maine it was nice to be there where life seems slower and less complicated than in Columbus.

This is Sturgeon Bay... we had a picnic lunch there and it was cold but we enjoy picnics and this DEFINITELY was not the coldest picnic we have had!!

Finally, most recently we celebrated Thanksgiving with our favorite two little guys.

Fun was had by all and I will let the pictures tell the story of how much those little men are growing up!!

Will sign off until after Christmas when I'm sure I will have many cool pics to share :)

Tata for now!