OH.....IO

This past weekend Andy, Reid and I made the trek back to Columbus for the OSU football game against Troy University. A couple of years ago when I worked in Alabama I drove by Troy University every day in a small town in Southern Alabama. It was pretty weird to see the Buckeyes play them, kind of like a full circle moment for me. Andy and I forgot to take pictures again, so I will show you some that I took a couple months ago of Reid in his OSU gear. The others are recent.

Diaper changing is getting to be more of a challenge now that we have a worm for a child.

Ironman Daddy

Well, it's been a while since the last post, but Andy had said that he wanted to write the next post, but I couldn't wait any longer.


Where to begin?


Two weekends ago Andy and I volunteered at the Wisconsin Ironman up in Madison, Wisconsin, while Grandma and Grandpa W. came up to Chicago and watched Reid for the weekend. The first night away from Reid was very difficult and the next day I really wanted to go home to hold my little boy, but Andy talked me into staying and I am so glad we did. We enjoyed going out to dinner and discussing life......just like the old days. Andy and I really appreciated the mom and dad time away and I know that Reid and Obie really enjoyed their time with Grandma and Grandpa. Thanks again!


This past weekend Nana and Papaw A. came to visit and it RAINED the whole time. Eight inches to be exact. So we didn't get to take them downtown like we had hoped, but we still enjoyed seeing them. Sunday my Uncle Johnny, Aunt Denise, cousins Scott, Jamie, Craig and Angie swung by after going to a wedding. It was great seeing everyone and having lunch. Reid loves all his family, even Silly Scott and Crazy Craig!


Believe it or not, but I did not take one picture of any of the fam with Reid. I am HORRIBLE! I always say I am going to take pictures, but when it comes down to it, I forget. I will leave you with some I took today. He is now 3 1/2 months and weighs 13.5 lbs.

Oh, by the way, Andy signed up for another Ironman! I almost did too, then I woke up....someone has to be the sane one around here.

This is the cutest hat he got from his Great Aunt Roberta and Great Uncle Gene. It is called sweet pea. One of the leaves on top has wooden peas sewn into it. Adorable!!

Reid's First Camping Trip

We just got back from our week-long camping trip to Wisconsin yesterday afternoon. There are two posts, since we could not fit all the pictures into one post we had to do two. We camped the first two nights in a tent in Sheboygan, Wisconsin at Kohler Andrea State Park. Then the rest of the week we stayed in a rustic cottage 35 miles northeast of Madison in Baraboo, Wisconsin, right outside of the Devil's Lake State Park. Reid did absolutely wonderful! We are excited to take him again soon! The only thing that we wish we could have done more was to hike around. He is still to little to be put in a backpack carrier and he hates front carriers. Maybe in a couple of months we will try again, but it will have to be south, its getting too chilly at night.

The first night Andy and I had a miserable night. Our air mattress (I know, we are getting old and I refuse to sleep on our little inflatable pads like we did in college), sprung a leak and deflated half-way through the night. I did not think it would be that cold, I was all worried about Reid when we packed, I didn't pack our mummy bags or any pants. I thought a couple of sheets and fleece blanket would do. So needless to say Andy and I froze and didn't sleep a wink while Reid was toasty warm and slept through the night!


The second night we had company, I managed to put away most of the food, but forgot about Obie's. So the next morning we found an empty bag that once contained enough dog food to last for a week, GONE!! The little animals almost got our CHEESE CURDS too!!! The Ziploc bag was hanging out of the cooler and it was all torn up, but the curds were still safe inside. Whew, we couldn't camp in Wisconsin if we would have lost the cheese!

All in all we had a very relaxing time and caught up on some much needed sleep!

P.S.

The pictures are of Lake Michigan not the ocean, can you believe that surfing season has just started in Sheboygan and goes until February? Wisconsinites always make the best of anything!

Camping Continued.....

Our little cottage at Devil's Lake.


Andy asked if there were any trails that were good for strollers and this is the only one that they recommended because it was paved. If you look closely at this picture and the one of Obie you can see all the boulders that are in the way. We ended up having to turn around 1/4 of the way because the stroller would not fit through the boulders as the pathway meandered through them.

Reid, after the attempted hike, still in shock that Mom and Dad attempted to stroll through the boulder field.