We have been a little busy!

Panod, his parents & Ian in Miami, FL this weekend

I was trying to think of everything that has gone on since the last post. I'll try to get everything on here, but if I forget something that you know about, please let me know!

Ian's school had an ice cream & pizza social where we got to go and meet some of his friends & see his school. He really enjoyed showing Taylor his school and we really enjoyed meeting some of his new little friends.

Taylor had an open house at her school a few days after Ian's event at his school. She showed us some of the art projects she has been working on (I'll have to scan some of those in when they come home), and she gave us the grand tour of the classroom. She's clearly proud of the school, her friends, and especially how hard she is working!

This past weekend was a milestone in our little family -- Ian finally got to meet his other Grandparents! He and Panod took a flight down to Miami over the weekend to see his parents & it sounds like they had a BLAST! Ian found a real coconut on the beach, saw the ocean for the first time, went swimming in their pool, and enjoyed Grandma & Grandpa's company. Panod's web album of pictures can be found here.

And while Panod and Ian were away this weekend, Taylor and I took off to Brainerd to go and see my dad. We had a pleasant drive there and the trees up there have already gotten so beautiful with their fall colors! We were treated to the finest in dining cuisine & enjoyed our walks in the woods with the dogs & grandpa -- even if Toby enjoyed running away more than he should have! I have some great pictures that I will get up and post here shortly.

Lastly, today was Grandparents day at Taylor's school. Taylor would really like to thank Grandma for taking time off of work today, and braving the morning rush hour in both Minneapolis & St. Paul in order to make it over here this morning. It sounds like the grandparents even got to spend some time in the classroom with their grandchildren, where there became a deep level of appreciation for Taylor's teacher and the level of work that the children do on a daily basis.

Otherwise, all is well on our end! We are glad to be back home together after spending a few days apart. Taylor has another fun birthday party to go to this weekend where they are going to hit the art crawl here in St. Paul! How cool is that?! Oh - and Dr. Who is returning to SciFi this Friday!!!! That is the big event in our house this weekend.