Category Archives: birthday

August 23, 2015

DSC_0347Well, having returned from vacation we’ve been trying to get back into our regular routine at home. We’ve had a pretty uneventful week up until the weekend which was full of adventure and fun! First up, as you can see above, a trip up to Mansfield where Kevin helped dad go pick up a 1953 MG TD that he is going to restore – his next hobby! They made the trip to the Akron area Friday evening and returned just before dusk where we were able to take a quick peak before they covered it up for the night. Finn loved checking it out and dad is pretty stoked to begin this new project!DSC_0333 DSC_0336 DSC_0337 DSC_0338 DSC_0342 DSC_0344 DSC_0347 DSC_0348 DSC_0354 DSC_0355 DSC_0350

Then it was Leaning Tower pizza and sub for dinner!IMG_20150821_210049754

Here are some photos in the daylight on Saturday morning before they headed off to drop the car off at the shop that will be helping dad with the restoration. DSC_0357 DSC_0358 DSC_0362 DSC_0365 DSC_0367 DSC_0369

I look forward to seeing these two tool around town in this car once it’s all up and running!DSC_0371 DSC_0376 DSC_0379

ROAR!!!!DSC_0382

And on Saturday we all headed back to Columbus to celebrate cousin Rowan’s 4th birthday part at the Fire Station #93 in Dublin.  The part was complete with a tour of the entire fire station, the kids were able to sit in the medic ambulance, the fire trucks, spray water out of the fire hose, and as a special treat Rowan, Greta, Graham, and Griffin were able to ride around the parking lot in the actual fire truck! What a fun party!DSC_0387 DSC_0394 DSC_0395 DSC_0398 DSC_0402 DSC_0408 DSC_0412 DSC_0414 DSC_0418 DSC_0421 DSC_0423 DSC_0426 IMG_20150822_165839821 DSC_0429 DSC_0431 DSC_0435 DSC_0437 DSC_0439 DSC_0447 IMG_20150822_174556553 IMG_20150822_174630923 IMG_20150822_174741215 IMG_20150822_174959395 IMG_20150822_175342448 DSC_0451 DSC_0453 DSC_0454 DSC_0455 DSC_0458cousins

June 7, 2015

20150606_205837-1Griffin and I tagged along with Daddy to the Crew Game this night and amongst other items like a hot dog and popcorn, Finn had his first taste of cotton candy.  I wish we could have captured his cute little face when he took his first bite. He lit up like a flashlight and was pretty excited. He said it was so “yummy”.  I used to love cotton candy when I was little. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – isn’t that how it goes?

Other adventures this week were a couple of hours on Sunday at the Memorial Golf Tournament at Muirfield. It was a really warm afternoon and Finn went with us. We spent most of our time near the green on 14. We had a nice little spot and watched several golfers come through. Finn is so observant and really loves to clap. Even without prompting after the golfer would make his shot and others would begin clapping, he just perked right up and started clapping too. So cute. IMG_20150607_133533313 IMG_20150607_133556038After the tournament we headed to Mansfield to celebrate dad’s birthday with a cookout with the rest of the family. We tooled around the yard a bit and across the bridge to check out grandpa’s plants. And of course, we had an ice cream cake from DQ – it’s almost a yearly tradition on dad’s birthday! Finn, Graham, and Rowan enjoyed “helping” open gifts and sampling the frosting. DSC_0048 DSC_0051 DSC_0055 DSC_0056 DSC_0058 DSC_0059 DSC_0067 DSC_0070 DSC_0071Kevin and I used to spend a lot of time downtown when he lived there and we were dating. I took Finn down to meet Kevin one night for dinner on the patio at the Elevator. We got super lucky and made it to our car just prior to a ginormous rain storm.  I mean there was flooding on 315 on our way home! We all had fun though, and Finn wanted to get down and smell the flowers near our table for a short bit. IMG_20150605_205319497And here are a couple of highlights of Finn playing with Lily. He talks her into coming everywhere we go in the house, or in the yard.  Though she doesn’t always listen without adult coercion 🙂 This night I snapped a few phone pics of him laying down in the hallway talking to her. Before long he wanted to get his blankie and cover her up for her nap. He’s a really good caretaker!IMG_20150606_181149090 IMG_20150606_181415138 IMG_20150606_181419349

May 17, 2015

I’ve been putting off composing this post as it’s hard to recall the events of the last week and a half. To put it mildly, the last ten days have been hard. Kevin and I went to our 20 week appointment on Friday, May 15th anticipating another regular appointment with good news of progress with our son that we’re expecting 10/2/15. And then, in an instant our world was changed when the doctor gave us the devastating news. The anatomy ultrasound revealed our son has several devastating and life threatening complications. Our doctor made an appointment for us a short time later with a specialist so we could better understand what was going on. We had another ultrasound with the specialist along with an amniocentesis in order to help us gather more information.  It was a long two-day wait before we got any initial results. Sadly, those results indicated that our son has Trisomy 18, and is not expected to live. Each day is hard. My emotions are all over the place. My worst nightmare is unfolding and I only wish we could wake up and this would not be a reality. But that is not the case. We are thankful for the support so many of our family and friends have shown to us. We covet your prayers and are thankful for your support.

On a lighter note, we were able to celebrate Graham’s 5th birthday party at a lovely park in Dublin, one that we hadn’t been to before. It was so much fun with several musical instruments to play, buildings to play in, and automobiles to drive. Finn had a blast – just check out the videos. Not only does he have musical skills, he also is a pretty talented dancer 🙂

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On our way to the party Finn snapped what I will label his first official selfie.  Not bad, eh?
IMG_20150516_135527284_HDRFinn also helped me plant some more outdoor planters on the patio on Sunday.  He loves putting on my gloves and playing with the shovel (or in this case my pruners). If I could only find some toddler-sized gloves that would fit him!IMG_20150517_200125112 IMG_20150517_200153932 And another of my favorites of watching our little boy sleep with all of his cuddly friends. IMG_20150513_225306719