Recent Travels

We've been very lucky to spend some time with family recently. Grandma Gert and Grandpa Bob spent a long weekend with us and got some good time with Ildri. She seemed fairly smitten with Bob, and she even let him put her to bed without a single protest - something that Mom and Dad rarely achieve.

We also joined a wonderful amount of family in Sumner to celebrate Great Grandma Jane's birthday. We had a spectacular time, especially due to the amount of babies present. We got to meet the lovely Harper Snow Milnes, the first child of Marshall and Jackie. David got to meet his nephew Matthew John. Both babies were only weeks old and just adorable! Hillary and Jason's sons were also there, and the nearly-two-year-old Jay showed off his quick stair-climbing skills. We can't wait to see the extended family again soon.

Idlri the Great Pumpkin

It was our first family Halloween in Iowa, and I expected to have a lot of trick-or-treaters.  We never got more than a couple in Chicago, and we were kind of excited to see a lot of kids dressed up this year.  We got a lot of candy, and dressed Ildri up in her pumpkin costume (thanks Grandma Barb!).  And, nothing.  We ended up with one group of non-costumed teens around 9:30 PM and a lot of leftover candy.  At least we got a lot of cute pictures!

Daddy's Birthday

November 6th was Daddy's birthday, so Ildri helped me make a cake.  We decided on a banana cake with cream cheese frosting.  We halved the recipe (we didn't want an entire cake sitting around) and make little individual cakes in ramekins.  I was a little worried that the cake would taste like banana bread, but I was wrong.  It was a lovely cake, and a lovely little celebration.