Week of 10/10/10

Monday we went to Mom Gudeman's for brunch. Uncle Barry and Aunt Doreen were in town so we took advantage and had brunch with them. Cara and her kids joined us along with Grandpa and Grandma. It was a great Monday morning activity for us. Sometimes Monday mornings are downers, so it was fun to have something different and fun to do. I got some good pictures of the morning of the kids.

Mom got some new tents that the kids just thought were the coolest. Aunt Doreen, being the fabulous aunt she has always been, got in there and played forever with them! The girls loved it!

The rest of the week we didn't do much. Abigail's cold got pretty bad, so this kept us home most of the week. We did get in to see the doctor, so I was thankful for this. The doctor warned we could have a long winter ahead. We are discovering Abigail has allergies and asthma to the extent that when she gets colds she can't get rid of them - she ends up with infections requiring antibiotics. Then, on top of that the doctor just thinks her immune system isn't working quite right which explains why she keeps getting these colds.

Friday we went to Bluffton for John's cousin's (Joy) shower on Saturday. We had a great time in Bluffton seeing family and grandparents. Abigail then stayed with Grandpa and Grandma until Monday. I wondered how Abigail would do when the rest of us left Bluffton and she stayed, but she was FINE - actually was excited! Grandpa and Grandma have a nice family that lives across the street, and they have two young kids - Ally and Coy. Abigail just can't get enough of those two. She will literally ask at least once a day about Ally and Coy - where they are at, what I think they are doing, etc..

John, Jackson and I drove back to Lafayette to join some old college friends for a reunion. We went for dinner to Nine Irish Bros and then found a hole in the wall that had karaoke. It was a blast - sort of a cross-cultural experience but fun. :) Good times had by all...