Fall Marathons
Dennis completed 2 marathons in 14 days this fall. He did the Akron Marathon and the Baltimore Marathon. I lost the camera so we have no Akron photos but here are some of Dennis and our friend, Travis, after the Baltimore run. As you can see Erin and Nathan loved it - her for the snacks and him for the nap.
Fall Photos
A Halloween photo (yes, that is Dennis in a Speedo!), the kids in their pumpkin hats (one of my favorite thing),
Atlanta Trip
Erin, Nathan and I went to Atlanta to visit my sister, Judi, and her family. We had a great time and some of the things we did included picking cotton, a rope course (check out Erin on the rip line!), Natalia taught Nathan how to sit, visited the Cabbage Patch, and pretty much just wore out the kids!!
Florida Trip
The whole family went to Florida to visit Dennis' mom and Stan for Thanksgiving (I booked our tickets for the week before Thanksgiving on accident but we said we were glad to avoid the crowds!). The weather was chilly - see Erin bundled up at the beach but then it warmed up for us to have some fun in the pool!
Erin and Nathan
The love affair continues. I hope it is not just because Nathan is not on the move to get her things! Erin is just so good with him. She loves to put food on his tray, she translates what his "talking" is, and she even shared some of her Icy with him. Her new nickname for him is "Nathy" or "Little Bugger."
Erin loves ballet. It does not seem odd now to be listening to the Nutcracker but that is only because it is back in season - we have been listening to it since last Christmas. She tells anyone that will listen her name is Ariel and calls herself Cinderella when I ask her to clean.
Getting ready for Christmas
We have been busy here in Columbia getting ready for the man in the red suit. Our elf, Sophie, keeps an eye on everyone and goes back to the North Pole each night with a full report.
Random Photos
It is just hard to narrow down the photos to share so I am putting them all out there! Dennis' first groupie, a night in front of the fire, and Erin tells us she is going to be a artist ballerina.
Random Stories
Grant (boy in Erin's class): Erin
Grant: Erin
Grant: Erin
Grant: Ariel
Erin: Hi Grant!
Pam: Grandpa sent you an email.
Erin: Is that the boy or the girl?
Pam: It's the boy.
Erin: Oh, GrandPA!
