Weekend Getaway to Indy

Despite Ryan's SEC snobbery, we have decided to make an annual tradition of going to the Big Ten football championship game. Last year MSU played, which was fun for me, even though Ryan cheered for the Badgers secretly when he thought I wasn't looking. This year we watched Nebraska get their behids kicked by Wisconsin.

Grammy and Papa joined us for the weekend to watch the kiddos (thanks Grammy and Papa!) so we could go to the game with friends. But, that was not before we had some fun at the Indianapolis Kids Museum - which is awesome, if you ever get the chance to visit. They had a big slide set up for the Jingle Days event, a big ice castle to climb in, and many engaging exhibits for all. Lots of pictures - I just couldn't pick!

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Grandma Dainty said…

Thank you for having us help with Leah and Wyatt. We made precious memories with all of you!

December 5, 2012 at 6:21 PM

Aaaaaaaattttttt Llllaaaaassstt....

Greetings friends, Thanks to all your prayers and support over these last months, my job search is finally over. It ended where it began, in the principal's office at Marian High School, a Catholic high school in Mishawaka, IN, about 5 minutes from our house. I will be teaching 11th and 12th grade English-- 4 sections of honors Junior composition, and 1 Senior world literature course. Both Nicole and I are very excited about this opportunity, as we will now be on the same schedules with breaks and will, of course, have the summers off to travel and visit all of you, our family and friends. I am observing the teacher who is resigning over the next week, and I will begin on my own Monday, November 3, just in time for Nikki to go into labor, necessitating my finding a sub for a week or so?! Oh well, what can you do? Thanks again to all of you who have prayed earnestly that this challenging time would pass. We are truly blessed by all of you.

Entertainment

Leah is singing, singing, singing these days... Some nights we hear her singing all kinds of songs to herself after we put her to bed. One of her new favorites is "Twinkie Doodle." We tried to teach her how to say "Yankee" for a while and then figured, why bother? We like this Twinkie Doodle character better. The other video is her very first knock knock "joke." Often while I am cooking dinner she hangs out in the kitchen with me, being my helper and entertainment in one.

The Nursery Progression

Here are some pictures of the nursery in stages. The first few show just plain primed walls with painting tape. The next couple show us starting to paint, followed by the adventure that was putting up the chair rail. The last photos are finishing the painting, doing some touch ups, and the finished product. It was a lot of fun, and Nicole's nesting urges were satisfied for the time being. We're doing a ladybug theme, with the green and pink being the dominant colors. We do have some accents like picture frames, shelves, and hanging baskets that are being painted red. All we need now is some baby furniture. Enjoy the photos and comment away.

The Daintys

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