September

I really don't think I have experienced a month that has gone by soo fast in a long time.

My family kicked off September in our typical fashion with our annual Labor Day gathering at my parents house.  We've been getting together there for 23 years now and it's such a blessing to get to all be together under one roof. To laugh, to play games and of course - to eat! One of the best parts of this Labor Day weekend was the Rob, Sharla & Charlie flew down from NOVA to spend the weekend at my parents and it was SOO wonderful to see them.  I picked up Sharla & Charlie at the airport on Friday morning...and quite honestly, wasn't sure if Charlie would remember me.  When he first saw me he was kind of in shock and then as soon as we got in the car he just started screaming my name for 30 minutes.  I would look back at him and he would just start smiling and laughing.  Seeing them for that weekend made me realize how thankful I was for them, for the opportunity to get to share the first 18 months of Charlie's life with them, to get to know them as family and for all the Lord changed and did in my heart during those 18 months.  I can't imagine my life without them in it and I realized after that weekend that I do miss life with them.

(Sharla took all the pictures that weekend, so I've got to get them from her... here is a group shot though and a few more):

two of my favorite people and kiddos!

Will, Jennifer, Hayley & Kaylynn 

Clearly, Kaylynn was not okay with taking a picture!

Jenno & Hayley

Group Shot from Labor Day!

The following weekend was spent in Fredericksburg for wedding showers for Lauren & Matt.

September also brought my third staph infection and this time I was put on Zyvox, which is IV strength medicine in pill form. Needless to say, it cleared it up quickly and I'm hoping I don't get it EVER again!  

And the next weekend was Lauren's Bachelorette party in Austin! We went to Flat Creek Winery in Marble Falls and then headed down to 6th Street on Saturday night for some fun at Pete's Dueling Piano Bar which was incredible amounts of fun!

Lauren & I

All of the girls at the winery

Ready to go out! 

AND THEN...

On Monday morning, September 20, 2010 - I headed to Fredericksburg to (hopefully) beat Baby Jake there!....And I did, but I'll give him a separate post.