Cold September Day

So, uh...Fall has officially arrived in Michigan. Although, I'm told, this is pretty unusual for this time of year, I'm not buying it lol.

Avi says "'Un-seasonably cold' my booty!"

This morning we were just bums and lounged around the house. We worked with Avi's walking between me and Adam. She did fine. She can pick up her left leg pretty good but not the right so that's something I'm going to bring up in physical therapy.

We planned on going to a family event here in Bay City called Kid's Block Party. It was hosted by Great Lakes Bay Moms. They are a great resource for things to do in the tri-city area. I actually found Bri's swim classes on there. Their Facebook is great too. They post "Daily Picks" of events going on around town. Sure glad I found them. Thanks, Amy S. for the recommendation!

Guy on stilts and wearing short sleeves in 48 degree weather.

It was really cold but we bundled the kids and went anyway. Bri had a blast. I think Avi had fun too but she was just so limited on the things she could do, so that was a bummer. I won a free Christmas photo session by spinning a wheel after giving my email so I'm pretty excited about that. I've been looking at local photographers to take our annual updated family picture so I have an "in" now and will save tons of money! Yay for that.

Layers, layers, layers!
Saginaw River behind us

 It's funny how things change with #2. We never really took Bri to stuff like this when she was little for fear of A)Too many people B) Behavior issues  C)Too many people....yeah, we don't do crowds. Anyway, Bri is just really at that age where she NEEDS things like this so she can, I don't know, get used to being around too many people, lol. It's also good for Avi too be more flexible because she doesn't really have much choice :)

I tried to get a picture, she wasn't having it.


Waiting for Sissy to do her trike race

She's about as good a driver as me :D

Safety Dog. 

I'm so glad we were able to get out of the house as a family, we don't do it often enough. There are lots more things to do around here. I'm looking forward to joining a local MOPS group. They meet on Tuesdays starting the 16th, wish me luck!
Bookmobile! Warmest place at the party

Bri did great. Car selfie!

Family car selfie! I was telling Bri where to look lol


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  1. UnknownSeptember 13, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    I'm glad to hear all the fun you're having up there. I miss you guys. I love you all.

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