Haven enjoyed a mid-October play date with her new friend David at the Children's Discovery Museum & then with Greyson & Ellie at the museum later in the day.
David & Haven
an impossible attempt to get Ellie, 6 week old Olivia & myself in a shot
Alesa & her twins
aren't they just the cutest kids ever?!?!
Haven and her water toys!
Our friend group then got together at the end of October for a weekend in Chicago. It was a great little get-a-way and many laughs were had by all. It was also fun visiting Chicago church that Sunday-lots of great faces to catch up with!
the newest member of our group, little Olivia Bahler-while she sure is cute, Olivia-how should I say-didn't exactly appreciate Chicago :)
we stayed in Oakbrook and took the train downtown
so cute & cuddly
breakfast at Cosi
the train ride downtown
"great" conversation, huh?!
oh Clint...ya gotta love those doctors! they can fall asleep on the drop of a dime!
Kory running off the great food!
our group [minus myself & the Virkler's]
[L to R] Alesa, Clint, Arlan, Kory, Jon, Megan, Ashley, Rob & Kim
So who was in charge of Haven while we were in Chicago, you ask? Well, she was left in the "capable" hands of my Mom and the duo of her sister's, lovingly referred to as "The Aunts"! I'm not sure who had more fun-Haven or them! While they were again not incident free [ask sometime about their Target ordeal], it was great having all three out for the weekend.
a coffee date with Grandma
on the way to the Gridley Hog Roast
saying goodbye to Aunt Vonnie & Aunt Lo
My Mom then stayed out the rest of the week to take part in many lunch & coffee dates with Haven and I! It was so fun having her here for the week-it's great for her wisdom but more than that, it's just good to be with a best friend who I can share anything & everything with...thanks again Mom! It is ALWAYS special to have you here!
Haven introducing Grandma Iowa to Veggie Tales
we carved pumpkins
and then got ready for trick-or-treating...while her costume was labeled "Cleopatra", I would prefer a more upright character for my daughter to dress up as...thus she said she was an Egyptian Princess, while I figured more along the lines of Moses' Mom :)
she's a princess alright! love.her.
and the neighborhood did NOT disappoint with candy output :)
we also decided to head to the Crossings & trick-or-treat to her college friends!
Aren't we pathetic? Asking poor college kids for candy? :)
Eric decided Haven needed a whole bag of candy...
...look at her?!! She can hardly believe it's all hers!!!
I'm out of time this afternoon so I'll do a serperate post on the birthday party craziness!!!
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