Esther and Rachel

So, it is official. My sister and her hubby are moving to California next July or August. Rob accepted a promotion at work and it is taking them to the LA area. Yes, I am definitely bummed. We have always been close and now she will live on the opposite side of the country. I ran across this photo of us taken while we were visiting Grandma in Cali a couple of years ago. As I was scrolling through the images, seeing family, beautiful sunsets and beaches, I began to think this might not be so bad after all. It just means I will have to take more trips out there to see all my family.

who looks like who?

Happy Birthday Brian!

Today is Brian's Birthday and we have been celebrating all weekend. His favorite cake is Dairy Queen ice cream. Since the closest DQ is 45 minutes away that wasn't an option, so we had to improvise. His next request was a bunch of cupcakes all frosted to look like a large cake. We didn't know what to decorate it as, so we decided to make it look like Joey. I thought it ended up looking pretty silly, but Brian said it was the most fun cake he had ever had and that's all that matters:)

not bad for a phone camera

Our Little Chick

"Trunk or Treating" with the mom's club.



















































Happy Halloween!

Visiting Grandpa B.

Thanks to all of you who have been asking about and praying for my dad. As you can see, he is doing better each day. He has been walking regularly and should be able to walk a mile a month after his surgery. I tell him how amazed I am that he is doing so well this soon after having his heart worked on. They say it will take him six weeks before he can get back to his normal schedule and up to a year before he will really start to notice a difference. Seems like a long time, but it's been worth it already. Abby has been good therapy for her Granddaddy:)

Love this time of year.

Fall in Connecticut.