Home Sweet Home

We took advantage of Ray's business trip in Houston by making it a "go home and visit family and friends trip." We had a fun few days. We got to see Lacey's first softball game; we spent time with family; saw the TUTS musical, "Billy Elliott," (SOOO good by the way); we went out to Baker Street with some friends; and we had a playdate with Brayden and Callie's friends. Such a great time! The day after we got back to Ohio, some of the neighborhood ladies hosted a luncheon for us. It was so nice and they had all made such delicious food too! : ) Although it will always be difficult to say goodbye, especially to our family, our friendly neighbors and comfortable house in Ohio make it a little easier.

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"Buddy" the Snowman

Bring on the meat!

Maybe not the meat just yet...still working our way through the veggies, but Callie is loving them! We started off a little rough with the plain rice cereal, but once we began mixing the cereal with a veggie it tasted much better and our little girl was much happier about the idea of solids! : )

Mom and Aunt Jo Visit

My mom and Aunt Jo Anne came to visit a few weeks ago. We had such a fun time! We went out to eat, were spoiled by meals made by each of them, went shopping, went to story time at the library, and had a fun time just spending time together! It is becoming a bit of a tradition that Brayden and Grandma make chocolate chip pancakes together. Brayden loves making them with Grandma! We didn't want them to leave, but thankfully we knew that we would be seeing them in Texas in just two weeks!

Lately...

We've been enjoying exploring the new place that we live in along with meeting lots of new people.
Getting ready for playgroup. Our playgroup is not only made up of two year olds, but babies Callie's age too! Perfect! About to leave for the "Hudson Newcomers Club Hawaiian Social." We met lots of people at this event, and the best part was that they were really dressed in Hawaiian gear...didn't expect that especially considering that it was 8 degrees that night! : )

We have been loving the beautiful sunsets!

And of course, playing in the snow!

Let it Snow!

One of the first things we did when we got here...played in the snow in our backyard!!! Wheeeeeee!!!!!!!

We're Here...

We are settling into our new home in Ohio. Although I had anticipated and prepared myself for a stressful day as we flew with Brayden and Callie to Ohio, (at 6am) it went incredibly smoothly! My mom and mother-in-law were such a huge help during our day of travel and Brayden and Callie were wonderful! Brayden loved the flight, and was excited to meet the pilot until we had a bit of a loud/shaky landing. After we landed he told us, "I don't like the pilot." : ) Ray and his dad had driven with the dogs, and they did a few projects in the house which turned out GREAT! (Pictures to come) We are having so much fun in the snow and decorating the house. Once again, our family was a huge help with helping us get settled quickly. Hudson is a cute town with incredibly friendly people...we are going to put on some serious lbs due to the many cakes, brownies and muffins that we have received as welcome gifts. So sweet! Although we wish that we could transport our family and friends here, were are excited about this phase of our life. More to come and more pictures once I load our other camera.