Earlham reunion

My parents were excited to take the kids for a weekend so Chris and I could attend my ten year Earlham reunion in Richmond IN. We had so much fun walking around the campus and catching up with former classmates and professors of mine. Earlham has some new buildings and new faces but in many ways it's still the same lovely place that I expolored and learned from ten years ago.

ahh, I'm behind.....

So you may have noticed I'm behind. It's true. There are still lots more pictures and stories to share from our trip but, as I may have mentioned, I'm trying to write the first draft of a novel this month. So I promise you that sometime you shall have pictures from 1. the Earlham reunion 2. more Chicago celebrating 3. the Jane Austen Society of North America meeting in Portland, OR and 4. Halloween.

But I can't promise you when.

Crystal Lake, PA

We were very glad to spend a long weekend in scenic Crystal Lake PA. My friend's mom owns a lake house with her siblings and they were kind enough to let us stay there. This is the fifth year we have been able to have our little mini-Earlham reunions and we always have such a blast! This year Emily and Matt brought their 8 month old son James to join the festivities. Amanda, Nelia, Erik and Meg helped us entertain the kids. Next year we'll all (hopefully) gather in North Carolina for Erik and Meg's wedding.

brooklyn

Alex and Matias were kind enough to let us stay with them in Brooklyn and in return we forgot to take any pictures with them. Sorry guys! Don't know how that happened. We also got to spend some time with Eve at the Brooklyn Zoo and, of course, reading and buying books.

boston!

we were able to spend a few days in Boston and got to see some of Chris's friends from WPI. It was nice to reconnect with them and their children and we loved exploring the Boston Childrens' Museum and having a great dinner.

more vermont

here's some more shots of our vermont trip. we took a gondola to the top of the Killington ski area, and had a party with lots of family. the kids got to play with a pack of cousins and as usual Chris was in the middle of a tackle pile.

Traveling and Vermont

The kids were troopers during our road trip from chicago to vermont, but they did get a bit restless after being in the car all day. we let them invent some hotel games to let off steam. and finally we are here now in scenic vermont with gradma ann, enjoying the beautiful foliage.

Happy Birthday Brixton!!!

We are so excited to be on Brixton's birthday tour to hang out with friends and family. First stop, Forest Park to hang with Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Bill. We took the kids to the zoo on Brixton's actual birthday and then had a little party the next day. Hard to believe that our little guy is a year old. From the day he was born he has just fit into our lives so well it was as if he had always been there. We can't imagine life without him.