Sleep over

Nora had her first real sleepover with her two friends Mckayla and Syndey. It was a pretty tame sleepover since all girls went to bed by 10pm! We had a campfire and they got to roast hot dogs and smores. It was fun to see how excited Nora was to have them over!

Goo

Sean has been doing a lot of "gooing" and "cooing" lately. He smiles big whenever we look at him. The other day Nora came downstairs and said, "I think that we should change Sean's name to goo so that he will be able to say it." Nora loves her baby brother!

Kisses to Sean!

Happy Birthday Rachel

Rachel celebrated her 30th birthday on Wed. We celebrated after the game by going out to Orchard Green downtown and then out for some drinks after. Here is a photo of Rachel, Deah and I before the football game.

Homecoming Parade

We took the kids downtown to the homecoming parade on Friday night. We met up with our friends and had a great time!

Chloe and Molly..so cute!!

Nora with her bag for candy.

The gang of girls!

Sisters

Miller farm house

Brian's grandparents are getting ready to move off the farm and into the cottages in Kalona. I took Molly and Sean down one morning to get some pictures of the house and get a few things. The farmhouse and 80 acres is going to be sold at auction on Nov. 11th. I had a wonderful lunch with his grandparents and Molly enjoyed playing with the kittens! It is going to be a change for them to move off the farm. Nita told me that she was glad that she could do the move with Daniel instead of one of them having to do the move alone. I know that it was tough to make the decision to move but I think they are wise in doing it at a time when they both are still healthy and can have each other for support.

Here are some pictures of the farmhouse.

Pumpkin time!

I came home on Saturday and found three cute pumpkins. Brian and the girls carved pumpkins, one that said "Sean", one hawkeye and then a silly face. The girls had a great time with daddy!

3 months

The time is going so fast!

Northwestern game

Iowa played the night game this year against Northwestern. They did some "tricks" during the game by having the fans hold up different cards. The first time we flipped over the cards it was the american flag and then the second time it said "Go Hawks" on one side and "ANF" on the other (America needs farmers).

They also had each section wear a different color so the stadium was black and gold. It looked really cool.

My mom came to town so she watched the kids so we we could tailgate prior to the game. We had a blast all day and the game was exciting as well. The hawks won 41-31! Looking forward to more football the next few weeks.

MOPS pumpkins

Our table won the MOPS pumpkin carving contest. I think we did a great job, it was a picture of the morning after Halloween. The gourd in the front says Tums and the mom pumpkin has a phone calling the doctor. Pretty creative!

Peterson visit

My cousin Marlene lost her mom, Lynna, last week. I was very torn about going to Abby's wedding and heading home to Indiana to be at the funeral. I decided last minute that it was going to be to stressful to try and make it back for the memorial service. Lynna was an amazing women who was generous. She helped my mom and I decorate for my wedding and I have fond memories of her growing up. She had cancer for several years (14 I think) and fought hard to beat it for a long time. She moved to Rochester in July to be close to Marlene and Brent but her health really faded fast over the summer.

Marlene and Brent stopped by our house on the way home from the memorial service to Rochester. I was so happy to see her and reconnect a bit. I can't imagine how hard all of this is on her so it was good to talk and be with her for awhile. It happened to be Brent's birthday when they stopped by so we had an ice cream pie to celebrate. He enjoyed having all three girls help with the candles!

Abby and Nick's wedding

Brian's cousin Abby got married this past weekend in Des Moines. The wedding was in a beautiful church. Brian's brother Jeff did the ceremony and did a great job. The reception was held at the Raun center on the top floor. The view as pretty awesome with windows looking out over the city. The kids had a great time hitting the dance floor. We are so happy to have Nick as part of the Miller family!

Our family at the end of the night-a little hot and tired but still looking good!!

Dancing with the family.

Nora and her grandma

Exchanging of the rings.

Waiting for the bride to come!

School photos

Nora's kindergarten school picture