September, October, November

On September 11, 2013, my grandparents celebrated 65 years of marriage.  They are both such an inspiration.  I hope that I am as blessed in marriage as they are.

We went to mass where they had their marriage blessed

 

All of Busia and Papa's great-grandchildren

I started making this quilt for them 12 years ago.  I became pregnant with Madelyn and was never able to get back to it to finish it.  A neighbor of my mom and dad's that I used to babysit for graciously finished it for me.  I was so thrilled to give it to them as a completed gift - finally!

In September, Madelyn and I ran the Zoo run

...Cameron started Hockey again

...and Alyssa finished her first session of gymnastics.

I finally took this August birthday girl to the park for some pictures.

Halloween was wet and miserable, but that didn't stop the kids from getting an obscene amount of candy.

Madelyn as an Eskimo girl

Cameron as Thor

Alyssa as Spectra, a Monster High personality

Their fan club came to see them dressed up

One of the great opportunities Madelyn has had this year was to participate in the school's FIRST Lego Robotics team.  They do research on an agreed upon topic, brainstorm solutions to a problem, and program a robot to complete tasks on an "obstacle type course".  She has absolutely loved this team and has learned so much.  Their team won first place in the regional competition an second place in the State competition.  We are so proud of this team!