Henry's Birthday

Our nephew, Henry, turned two and we headed to Syracuse to help him celebrate! Here are some highlights from the trip:

1- Henry putting on 15 layers of clothes, as he opened his presents! I've never seen a kid get excited about getting clothes as gifts!

2- Seeing baby Helen again!

3- Taking the annual Heimerman Christmas card picture! (Thanks, Nate.)

4- Aunt KK's amazing fire truck cake. She put moms like me to shame.

5- The helmet party. Henry, Brady & Ainsley all got to wear helmets. Gramma Sue, too!

6- Grampa, Gramma, Brady & Henry went to Hafner's and had a grand time at their fall festival. Face painting, a maze, a SpiderMan sighting and pumpkins!

7- Time with the Heimerman clan! (Jeff may not agree with this one.)

We Did It!

Jeff and I completed the Army Ten Miler! Jeff was a trooper and stayed with me the entire run. He found that us "slow folk" have a lot more fun than the serious runners. Maybe he'll run with us more often?!

It was a gorgeous day for a run. Blue sky, sunshine and in the 60s. It was a good run (for a 10 mile run), and I was glad when it was over! Jeff on the other hand stated that "This makes me want to run another marathon". If I had the energy, I would have swatted him.

We also had a fantastic weekend with friends and being back in Virginia! Awesome to see everyone and our old haunts, and it was hard to get back on the plane to Rochester.

Future Parrothead

We attended a clambake this weekend, and there was a great band (Ebb Tide Band)! Brady stood in front of the band for an hour straight and boogied down. He was a crowd favorite, especially among the ladies. :) Check out Brady swinging his hips to "Margaritaville". We're getting him ready for Jimmy Buffett concerts!

Toofs!

Ainsley FINALLY has her first teeth! It's been at least two months in the making, but her two front bottom teeth are breaking through. And she is now back to sleeping through the night, which makes us all a little happier! Just think there's only like 20 more teeth to go...

Brady's new accessory

Since Brady saw this helmet in the store, he has practically been wearing it ever since. (Including wearing it through the store, only to take it off briefly to be scanned at checkout.) I thought I should capture a quick video, since he looks so darn cute and funny wearing the stinkin' thing around. Wouldn't you know... it actually works too!! :)

Ugliest Dog Award

I never thought I'd nominate our cute fluffball of a dog for the Ugliest Dog award, but we had an "incident" that changed my mind. Maddie went to the groomer, and ended up getting nicked by the shaver. The groomer had to halt the haircut, and we had to take Maddie to the vet to get her checked out. When I got to the groomer to pick Maddie up I was all worried about her. However, when they brought her out I burst out laughing! Her body was shaved down to the point that you could see her skin, but her head, tail and feet weren't shaved at all. It's really quite the sight! (The picture just doesn't do it justice.)

Good news is that Maddie checked out AOK at the vet, and she gets her grooming finished up today.

My Town Chicago is...

Wrigley Field


AMAZING!! We had a fabulous time on our trip to Chicago, and are sad to be home. Here's a summary of our trip:

2 airline tickets to Chicago- $400
2 Cubs tickets- $200
2 massages- $200
3 nights of uninterrupted sleep - PRICELESS


We did a boat tour on the Chicago River, hit a dueling piano bar, saw a Cubs game, went bowling, took a 5 mile run through Grant & Millenium Parks and along the waterfront, rode the ferris wheel on Navy Pier, napped, had a steak dinner and more! The weather cooperated the entire time, and we just enjoyed our time together and the lack of schedule!

Thanks to Nana and Papa for watching our two adorable children! Now where to go next...


View of Chicago River from our room