IU Girls Weekend in Bloomington

As tradition would have it, some of my IU girlfriends and I were able to reunite. This year, sans kids and husbands for a girls weekend in our old stomping grounds! We tried to re-do it, college style. We mixed cocktails in the back of my car and put them in Red Solo cups and we took in a rainy game. And the Hoosiers knocked off Penn State for the first time in history.

Hoosiers: 42, Nitany Lions: 24

Thankful to see my little sissy at her sorority house!

After touring Emma's sorority house, we went out, to take on Bloomington! We enjoyed a fantastic meal at Uptown Cafe. We chatted, we were served upscale drinks, we had a grand time. And during this time we soon came to realize we were 35 years old and getting beer sloshed on us, stepping on a sticky floor, yelling over loud music and drinking cheap drinks somewhere lost its appeal. So we stayed put and had more $10 martinis and enjoyed each others company. Why? Because we could.

"Sex And The City" as deemed by our favorite Uptown bartender, Logan

And to end the weekend on an upscale note, we bypassed Denny's and had a fantastic breakfast at FARM Bloomington.

Breakfast at FARM Bloomington

October School Happenings: Star Student, School Farm Apple Field Trip, and the Homecoming Parade

My Star Student and she's proud of it!

Eleanor's class took an apple pickin' juice makin' field trip and I was able to chaperone. I was excited for my first experience at the School Farm.

Picking the free apples - the ones that had already fallen

Eleanor and her friend, Jailey, hauling the apples

Eleanor and Jailey getting photographed by Mr. Miller

The School Farm!

Scrubbing the apples before crushing them for their juice

And now for the crushing! With Mr. Nixon helping demonstrate.

This year the homecoming parade's theme was Around the World and Moccasin School represented France. They made a cute "Le Buck Cafe" and "Eiffel Tower" float and the kids wore mustaches, berets and scarves. So cute!

Hank took candy collecting seriously, as you can see by his heaping brown lunch sack full of sugary goodness! He came home later asking for his bag of candy, claiming, "It's very special to me".

Just Because

Our hawk, Hawky Hawk Hammerstone. He watched over us for about four days. Amazing.

Just enjoying a drizzly day

Buddy and Emma for Dad's Weekend at IU

Carolyn lost her first tooth!

At the Buchanan Farmers' Market

Spidey Hank

Date Night: The Livery in Benton Harbor followed by a fabulous Little River Band Concert at the Mendel Center

Taking in a football game: Brody Archer and the Lakeshore Lancers

Calling All Superheroes: Hank McGuffey is 3 Years Old!

Thanking Jaja for the gifts :)

Last night as a 2 year old!

 Day of birthday gift: a big boy bike!!!

 Months before his birthday, I asked Hank what he was hoping to get for his birthday. To my surprise, he told me "A tiny little chainsaw to cut branches". Well, look what he got! He was so excited! His other request, "Superpowers". That was even tougher. This boy's requests aren't easily fulfilled.