Katy's long weekend

A couple of people have requested a little more "Katy-related" content, and I admit there been alot of my babbling lately and not as much cuteness, so I'll see what I can do. Katy had a very busy Labor Day weekend, filled with lots of unrelated activities in which we got to spend some quality time with a lot of friends. It was really nice, she had a really good time, and we got some good photos.

First we went to a wedding for a friend of Brian's from OSU. It was a large, beautiful, miltary wedding in northern Ohio. Anthony just got back from his 2nd tour in Afghanistan with the US Marines. You can tell he is thrilled to be home with his beautiful bride.

Congratulations Angie and Anthony!!

Since the wedding was in the general direction of my cousin Abby's home, we scooted over to their house to visit with them and their 11 month-old son Gabe. We had a really nice time catching up and seeing that blue-eyed cutie. Of course, Katy is into kissing (HA! Kissing cousins!), so Gabe wasn't quite sure what to think of it.

Of course, in the midst of all of this we missed the first OSU football victory (Go Bucks!). Katy has a board book called Where Is Brutus? The theme of the book is that this little boy has a stuffed Brutus Buckeye doll, and that his Dad and his friends figure out that the Bucks only win when the stuffed doll is in the room where they're watching the game. So I had mentioned to our friend JT on his way to the game on Saturday that I hadn't been able to find a stuffed Brutus doll for Katy. And look what we found when we came home!!

We figured out after a few hours that when you squeeze his belly, he plays the OSU fightsong. Perfect. I wonder if Stadium Hat has a little competition?

Next we visited with our friends Pam, Craig, and Jack. Jack and Katy had a blast playing the pool and the play ktichen set. Katy was cracking me up as she kept opening and closing the microwave door and pushing the "buttons" on the front. I guess you have no idea how closely they are watching you all the time. So as I said, Katy's into kissing... I just wish she was a better judge of who was interested, or else she's going to get hurt!

Finally tonight we went to a BBQ with our church Life Group. We had a blast eating a delicious meal, playing a cornhole tournament, and a little crochet in the side yard. We were also able to get a group photo, just in time before Brian and Karin move in a couple weeks. We'll miss them.

Brett & Abigail, Jason & Beth, Dave & Kate, Brian & Karin, and us...

Like I said, a busy weekend, but we feel blessed to have so many wonderful friends to enjoy and share our lives with. I hope your weekend was as much fun!