Catch Up

Holy Cow! I didn't realize how far behind I had gotten on the blog! I haven't even posted Halloween pictures! So here goes nothing...I am going to TRY to be short and concise in order to get through it all.

1. So let us start from the beginning of the school year which was August...Aiden started going to preschool  this year, which he absolutely LOVES! No matter if he starts out with a grumpy day he gets SO happy when it is time to go to preschool. And he now asks me all the time if he can do his homework. He is able to spell his name now really well and has improved so much with his writing. He loves preschool!

2. Next in September Brad turned 29 this year! He told me this was the first year his age made him feel old :) I got him a really nice down North Face jacket and of course we celebrated with dinner out and his favorite cake- Better Than Sex Cake. I am so so grateful and proud of my husband. I love you so much.

3. Halloween! We had so much fun going to a trunk or treat at our church and then going trick or treating on Halloween night with Gigi in town! Our wonderful friends hosted a Halloween dinner (to which we brought dinner in a pumpkin of course) and then we went trick or treating together. Aiden was the transformer, Bumblebee, and Ryder was a ninja.

4. We had so much fun with Gigi and Poppi the beginning of November! We played games, went to a movie, went out to eat, and got to go walk around some beautiful, historic Kentucky. We love you SOOO much Gigi and Poppi!

5. And of course, Thanksgiving! We went to see Aiden in his preschool Thanksgiving program and eat a feast there as well. And then my sister, Amy and her husband Mike stayed with us during Thanksgiving week. It was so fun to have them with us! We went to see Frozen together, played lots of games, and had lots of fun cooking delicious food together :)

6. And in the midst of these happenings Brad has had a kinda crazy schedule traveling around all over for residency program interviews. He started traveling in October and finally just in the last week or two has he gotten a good break. But he is heading out again this next week to Texas for more interviews! I am so thankful for all his hard work. Here are some pics of all his travels away from home.

6. And FINALLY!  Also in the midst of all these things we found out we are expecting a little baby GIRL! She is due April 7th and we are so so excited. We found out I was pregnant at the very end of July and we just barely found out over Thanksgiving it is a girl.

 

Fall is Here

Looking at our pictures I realized it has been a while since I posted! The fall season has begun with running, pumpkin patches, camping, and residency interviews for Brad.

Brad has started running and he and his friend Caitlynn ran a 5K together and I am so proud of him! He did awesome and I can't believe how quickly he is getting back into his running groove! It was a mud run at UK and the boys and I had lots of fun watching him go through all the obstacles. I think my favorite was when they made them jump into one of those huge garbage dumpsters that they had filled with water and ice. And they had to go ALL the way under the water because they put a few wooden boards over the top to make them go under. It was through the UK ROTC so all the obstacles were military style type stuff and were really fun to watch. He can't wait to do another one he had so much fun.

We also went out to a pumpkin patch with all of our medical school friends and their families and it was a lot of fun. Ryder was the brave one and went down one of the big slides and Aiden loved the pirate ship and other playgrounds they had there. (And we didn't lose anyone this year! woohoo!)

And just this past weekend Brad took the boys on a father-son camp out with our church and it was the perfect cool fall weather. When Aiden came in the door he excitedly told me, "Mom! We got to make s'mores and to play with friends and meet new friends and sleep in our tent!" He was able to fully enjoy the experience because he sleeps like the dead and was the only one who slept soundly...Apparently Ryder just decided to wake up at 2 in the morning and be wide awake with Brad, but besides that everyone had a fun :) Brad got to play his guitar for the first time around the camp fire so he was happy.

 I think this pretty much sums up the trip :)

I LOVE the changing weather and we are having fun hearing back from different schools and programs for Brad's residency! He leaves for his first interview tomorrow. Let interviewing season begin! The boys and I are gonna try to keep busy while Dad is gone by distracting ourselves with holiday fun and planning :) Luckily we get to go with him a few times on his travels and we also get to see lots of family in the next few months! We can't wait to see everyone and for the holidays! And here are a few random recent pictures just because :)

 Ryder is our little grubber. Yes, he has one item of food in each hand and is drinking all at the same time.

 Shaving cream fun with Daddy!