Robin's Birthday & A Driving Lesson

Happy birthday, Robin!!!

Today started out with some sleeping in..... because Saturdays should always be that way. Right? :) 

... By sleeping in, I mean 8:45am. Watch out, I know. :) 

Anyway, we loaded up and headed over to Eckert's to meet up with the Pages and Robin and her boys; Joe and Adam had decided they would take the kids out to the farm for the day while we took Robin for brunch and a movie to celebrate her birthday. Well, the guys taking on five kids for the day was a large part of the birthday present as well, so I wouldn't dare detract from that value ;) 

I've never had breakfast at Eckert's, but after today, I certainly will again. Deeeelish. From there it was off to Wehrenberg, where we met with Rachel and headed in for a late morning showing of The Words, starring Zoe Saldana [who I adore!] and Bradley Cooper [who Robin adores! haha.. ]. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from it, but whatever that was, it wasn't that. I definitely liked it; very unique. I'll probably have to re-watch this one at some point. Either way, it was a fun little outing and we even snagged a shot of us.... with Bradley Cooper. It was definitely by chance, lol. 

cori. rachel. cathie. robin.
...... & bradley. hahaha.... 

We found after the movie that the guys had finished the fair and apple picking at Eckert's, and had moved the party to Chuck-E-Cheese. We rendezvoused there for a short bit before heading back home for some family-wide nap time before making with it onto what is now an open driving range, literally. Remember a few days back when the Alexanders' birthday gift for Sydni arrived at our house and we weren't able to take it for a spin?

Well......

She's DRIVING!!! :-O

uh-oh..... driving already!

She had a BLAST. Holy cow. I loved every second of it. Love love love love her. A million x million thanks to Gerald & Leslie for their incredible generosity and for being so thoughtful!

Time now for some dinner with the fam....

See you tomorrow at the Tower!

xo | cmd

Dinner Play Dates [Dills.Babot.Page]

Dills, Babot, & Page.

Sounds like a law firm, yeah? Not so much.

Anyway, the Babots were so kind to invite Sydni and I over for a dinner playdate tonight along with the Pages. Not long after we strolled in the door, the Pages pulled in, and it went from Landon's castle to a mini playground of four kids playing to their hearts' content.

Halfway through the evening, Carlee and Loralye emerged dressed in two of Landon's halloween costumes: Batman and Spiderman. Sydni and Landon followed suit with a fireman's hat and cowboy hat, respectively. Lara managed to get a few shots of that action, which may follow a bit later depending on how quickly I remember to get them up here.

Also, an update on Joe:
They've held their third round of cuts for the AF team, and he is still in the running! Praying constantly for him to stay there through the end. We'll see!

Dinner. Friends. Kids. Fellowship.

I'm one heck of a blessed girl.

It's the weeeeeeekend!

xo | cmd