Colts Party at Kyle and Becky's

Last Sunday was the perfect mixture of entertaining football (i.e. Colts against the Rams), great food (ala Becky), great fall weather (thanks God), and friends and family. We also finally got to meet baby Charlie (which probably should have happened long ago).

The worst thing about a Sunday is when it ends... which sadly happens every week.

Thanks Kyle and Becky... especially for the wings.

Head Shaking

Does any adult reading this like to violently shake your head for 30+ seconds at a time? I imagine this would be painful to do for a time span for more that 3 seconds... in fact, it makes me a little sick to think about it. However, Ansley enjoys head shaking, spinning in circles until she falls down, and any other movement that makes her extremely dizzy. Very interesting eh?

Autumn is here!

Welcome to my first picture-less blog! It's officially my favorite time of year: the leaves are changing colors, hot chili should be cooking on the stove, football is on the 'ol television, and I don't have to cut the grass anymore... yay.

Happy 1st b-day Anna Landis!

Hello blog world. To update you, dad (me) is Home Alone this weekend with the girls. Molly is being the great sister that she is and is supporting her sister Emily in watching her run the Chicago Marathon today.

What have I done with the girls this weekend? Lots of fun stuff... movie and pizza night on Friday, a special trip to Old Navy for Molly (today was Old Navy's 50th anniversary and Molly literally drew me a map to find a couple of vests that she wanted... they were on super sale), a birthday lunch for Lauren Landis, and finally I made vegetable soup and got to hang out with my brother-in-law Pat and his daughter Ella. Sorry for the long run-on sentence... yikes.

We've missed Molly, but it's been a really fun weekend in hanging out with the girls... however, it will be great to have her home. I can't imagine how exhausting it must be to be a single parent... my prayers and encouragement goes out to all of the single parents out there. It's hard work!

Enjoy the pics below... they are from Anna's party. Again, we are blessed to have such great friends like the Landis' crew. Goot times... and peace out,
























Ansley is having very serious thoughts in this picture.


















Mom and dad help Anna blow out the candles.
























More swinging...























Anna banana cake.

More fun with Lightroom

The pictures below are pictures our friend Sarah Awe took when Ansley was a little baby (gosh, she seems so big now). Kids grow up too fast don't they? The pictures below are more attempts to learn how to edit pictures... lots of fun, but I'm very inexperienced! :)

Fun with Adobe Lightshop