Emma's Birthday | Lovin' Ohio Sports!

What a Saturday! I'm spent. And I'll tell ya why.

It started off with some early morning errands, some photo editing, and finally out to Becky's for Emma's birthday party. It was a great time with our friends, and the kiddos had a blast, too. Jason & I got to babbling on about cameras, Jimmy & Joe finalized their plans to have an eating contest, and Jarod was hailed as the reigning champ of trial mud runs, despite his affinity for Slim Jims and Mountain Dew. Oh, and there were plenty "That's what MO said"'s to go around. Haha. Don't ask; we're a funky bunch....

[I'm still editing down the pictures I took, so I just borrowed Jason's. Haha. I'll get mine up later....] Either way...

HAPPY THIRD BIRTHDAY,
EMMA!!!

[photog: jwisely] | happy birthday, sweet emma!!!

... of course it wouldn't be a show without something random, unnecessary, and silly. For that reason, Becky dug out the crimson gloves she snagged at the Towerview yardsale.. and, well.. here's that mini-story [thanks, Jason]: 

you can't see it, but that is a uc sweatshirt.. just sayin'
.... oh. and the gloves? you can thank becky for those ;) 

*I love our friends.*

You know what else I love, in a separate but equally-awesome way?

Being an OHIOAN. Hehe. 

I know, I know, I live in Illinois, but let's be honest. I breathe Ohio, and I don't expect that to change anytime soon, even if I never set residence outside this state ever again. Sorry to disappoint. Haha. Anyway, today was one of those days that made me super proud to be a Bearcat [alumni], a Buckeye [state allegience], and also a supporter of the Redlegs. 

O-H! .... I-O!

ahh! my alma mater! happy homecoming!!!!
[with a victory, too?! not a bad way to go!! ohh, ohhh, ohhhh uc!]

My alma mater! Cincinnati's homecoming was tonight, and since I obviously was unable to be present for the festivities, I sure do remember homecomings and the fun we had at the games. Nippert was packed tonight, and those Bearcats did their job to earn a WIN over Miami for homecoming! 52-14, we'll take it! SO PROUD OF THOSE BEARCATS!!! (:

the ohio state, at it again!!

Ohio State, also failing to disappoint, came out on top of Nebraska on Columbus turf with a big win. O-H.... I-O!!! 

brandon phillips.. you sir, are fantastic! yeah, reds!!!

Last but definitely not least, Brandon Phillips and the Reds came through with a win tonight, and basically left us Ohioans [Cincinnatians, specifically] on the edge of our seats for the last couple innings. The Reds took it with a win over SanFran, and if we do it right, we'll snag another W tomorrow! 

*Whewwww. I'm definitely not the one to continuously post sport-related updates, but I had to today. Hopefully the Bengals will take a win tomorrow... and we'll be all set :)

Church in the morning. Time call it a night! 

xo | cmd

Goofy Girls :)

Hey, Sunday!

Today started with nursery rotation downstairs. Luckily for me, I ended up on the rotation with Mo, Tanya, and Michelle. It flew right on by, followed immediately by a meeting with the deacons' wives to lay down some additional details on the new member fellowship later in September. I'm working on the welcome book; it is well-underway and just about finished! :) 

[photog | ria periera]

[photo cred | f.daisy1401

Once the meeting was over, I loaded both Sydni and Emma up and the three of us set off to spend the afternoon together so Becky could conquer the task of moving, unhindered. The girls and I had a blast- played in the backyard, the basement, Sydni's room, the living room, and outside in the cul-de-sac. They got the trikes out and I was instantly reminded of photographs of myself as a kid playing on my own red tricycle. I found a couple pictures that would suffice as substitution for the actual shots of me as a mini [note to self: dig through some of the collection at the padres'.]

I borrowed this shot of an itty bitty chuck taylor; Sydni has the same exact ones. I also was reminded that I need to get the camera out and start doing a better job of photo-documentation. Eerie as it is, I've been slacking bigtime on my photographic endeavors as of late. I have a bunch of places I've noted just in the past couple of weeks that I'd like to shoot while there's still plenty of greenery and the pre-autumn lighting.... Hmmmm.. 

Anyway, the girls wore themselves out running around the house, up and down stairs, and all over the driveway. Becky just stopped by to get Emma and Sydni is already about to pass out. It's been one of those weekends - wonderful but all too short. 

Sigh. 

Tomorrow it's back to the fanciness that is the work week. We'll see how this goes. 

xo | cmd

Itty Bitty Koinonia

mo & evan

It's been a long week. Joe's still out of town and the majority of our small group had other unavoidable obligations. That left us with a small but enthusiastic gang of the Prescotts, the Gobles, Becky, myself, and the little kids. 

We had a great time, as always; it's no secret that large or small, this group is incredible and I love having this time with them on Koinonia nights. Evan had a great time too, and he and Mo and their matching shirts had a bunch of fun all night. 

We missed all of our regulars who couldn't attend tonight, but hopefully we'll see you very soon! Thanks again, Tom, for providing the lesson for us tonight. It's been a wild week and this was the perfect way to unwind: friends, fellowship, food, and funny kids :) 

See you tomorrow, folks :)

xo | cmd