Trip to Grandma and Grandpa's!

For a while we knew we were going back to Michigan for the Penn State game in October, but LJ and I decided that just two days there was not enough, so we jumped on Amtrak and rode there by ourselves, then dad followed a couple days later in the car. The train was an experience, but we made it and had a wonderful week with Grandma and Grandpa. I feel so blessed I have such wonderful in-laws that are so welcoming to their home. If fact I would venture to say I have some of the best in-laws anyone has ever had!:) Sorry if this post gets long, but there we so many fun things we did I have to tell about them all!

Here we are at Union Station in Chicago ready to board the train.

Right after we got to their house Grandma gave little one her halloween outfit which came with this awesome head band! Lorilyn loved it and never took it off!:)

Grandma was such a big help and fed us LOTS of food!:) Grandmas are the best when it comes to yummy food!

Grandma also let us come watch some of her dance class and so Lorilyn got her first dance lesson from Grandma! I am sure it is her first of many:)

We also got to visit Grandpa at work!

We went back to Milan to say hi to Bops:)

Grandma and Grandpa let Ryan and I go out on Friday night with some friends and watched the little one for us. Grandma had brought home Lorilyn's first costume and had to try it on her. Looks like they had some fun together!

The day of the game was rainy and cold, but we managed to have a wonderful time anyway!

This was a sneak attack caught on film:)

I just love this lady!

Unfortunately the team lost, but thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa for another wonderful day at the stadium!

Although this is a little early, and there will be more pictures to follow around Christmas, I just had to show the pretty Christmas dress Grandma bought for little one.

Grandpa and his little goblin girl.

Isn't this face awesome, it is like the same one as her shirt!

Thank you so much Grandma and Grandpa for a wonderful trip. We love you and can't wait until Thanksgiving where we can see you again!!

Our First Year of Forever...

October 17th was the 1 year anniversary of Ryan and my sealing in the Chicago temple. Interesting how things work for we were only sealed in the Chicago temple because that was easiest for all the family, even though we lived in Michigan at the time. But little did we know one year later Chicago would be our home! I truly can't say enough about how incredible it is to be sealed to such an amazing man. He is such an incredible husband and now father. He works so incredibly hard to support our family and allow me to be at home with our beautiful little girl, making my lifetime dream of being a stay at home mom a reality. Watching him play with his little girl brings me more joy than anything I ever imagined. More than anything his is my best friend. It is amazing how incredible it can be just spending an evening on the couch watching football or something when you are doing it with your best friend. I am so grateful that I get eternity to enjoy this wonderful man!

Our bishop and his lovely wife and family offered to watch Lorilyn that evening so we could get a bite to eat. We ended up going to Buca de Beppo and having a delicious dinner.

This is how excited about our anniversary little one was:) Thanks Bishop and family for taking such good care of her and allowing us a little mommy and daddy time!