Veteran's Day

We invited Vince & Rhonda to spend Veteran's Day with us this year.  Veteran's Day fell on a Friday, so it worked out well!  They came up Thursday evening and spent the weekend with us.  Colin sent Vince a text and asked if they could come - the kids were excited to be able to recognize Vince and include him in the festivities.

Cadence's school had a Veteran's Day breakfast - we didn't have a chance to eat (we originally only had plans to visit Colin's school), but the choir sang some really nice songs and provided interesting facts about the military, the American flag, and the United States.

Vince sent a few photos to us to include in the Veteran's Day slideshow at Colin's school.

The fourth graders performed songs during the Veteran's Day program at Colin's school.  Their voices sounded so sweet and they did a really good job.

Jaden's grandma snapped this cute picture of the buddies.

After the program, the Veteran's took a tour around the school to be honored by all of the students and staff - there were a lot of high 5s and fist bumps.  It was really touching to see 😊

 

Halloween 2022

This year for Halloween, we had a zombie softball player and a S.W.A.T. officer on our hands!

We joined the Marinellis, ahem, a soul taker and Doug from Limu Emu (Liberty Mutual)

Per usual, we had an awesome time in Westerville with our best friends and got a TON of candy.

Oh, and we learned that Scarlet likes the taste of fresh pumpkin...

Pumpkin Carving Fun

Mom and Dad joined us again for our annual pumpkin carving - everyone did a really good job!

Applesauce!!

Usually right before Halloween, the apples start to turn and we have to hurry up and make applesauce before they spoil.  The kids always have a good time helping peel the apples.  They had fun goofing off this year.  We made some pretty dang good applesauce, too!

Cadence had fun taking pictures of Colin while he was hamming it up!

Oh, and this was a different night, but I had to take a picture of Cadence with her foot masks on and send to Grandma for a good laugh!

Sophia's First Birthday

Toward the end of October, Mom, Cadence, and I took a trip to Youngstown to celebrate my cousin's youngest's first birthday!  Michelle moved to Youngstown earlier this year and our schedule allowed for us to attend her party.  Auntie Dianne was there as well - it was great to see everyone and to meet Michelle's 2 youngest kiddos, Dominic and Sophia.  Of course Lilliana was attached to Cadence.

Before the party, we entertained the 2 oldest while Sophia napped and Michelle got primped.

They had a bouncy house - even Mom, Cadence, and I took a turn!

The birthday girl, Sophia!

 

Danny's Trip to Yankee Stadium

In mid-October, Danny had to travel to Philly for work.  It just so happened that the Guardians were playing at Yankee Stadium during that same time.  As someone from Ohio who has been following the Yankees (more so Aaron Judge chasing the home run record) who was within a 2-hour drive, Danny couldn't pass up the opportunity.  He flew to Philly on Monday during the day, rented a car, and made it to Yankee Stadium in time for the game.  Unfortunately, as game time approached, rain moved in. 

This was when he first got to the stadium.

While he was waiting out the storm, he strolled through the stadium which had areas that were like a museum.  I never knew Lou Gehrig was such a good lookin' guy! 😉

He sent lots of neat memorabilia photos

Ultimately, they postponed the game to the next day.  Danny drove back to Philly late that night, had his meeting the next day, then drove back to New York for the game!  The Yankees won and it was really neat for Danny to experience the rush of the crowd!