I am really looking forward to winter. This year, for a different reason. It means the return of Ray. Don't ask us when, because we still do not know, despite what President Obama said. Everything is still up in the air. But we are nearing the end, and I remind myself that every day, cause I am beyond ready.
In the mean time, we have been keeping ourselves very busy. There has been a wedding, school, football, Halloween, and everything in between.
Flowers Ray sent me for my birthday. Thank you Ray!
Austin watching people outside.
She has claimed this as her chair these days!
My wedding date (thanks Patrick).
Ripken & Austin love to sit outside in deck chairs together.
Go Flacco!
Happy Halloween!
Sitting with Hayden.
Ripken watched the kids come and go.
On another note, Austin is getting smarter every day. She throws her hands up and says "touchdown" whenever she hears us speak the word. She even does that for her dad on skype. When she watches football she yells at the tv like I do, and I mean YELLS! Ray will love it when he gets to see it in person. She learns a new word and a new sign almost every day. She even signs to me that she is tired, which I love. She goes to bed with the greatest of ease, but is still fighting me every day with naps. When we go to the store and her eye catches a Christmas display, so goes nuts. Austin will sit and chat about the lights and trees for 5 straight minutes with the biggest smile on her face. She loves Elmo, and we cannot get pass an Elmo product without her getting excited. In church the other day she kept running up the center aisle the whole time to sit on the bottom step next to the piggy bank. Every time she sat next to it she would start snorting like a pig. Luckily we go to a church that is very welcoming of children. She also loves dancing to the church music, which I find so amusing. Austin still squeezes pictures of her dad tight, and blows him kisses every time she says goodbye to him on skype.
So, Happy Fall to all! I hope everyone is enjoying it as much as we are. Next up, WINTER! :)
