One of these days...

One of these days I may get on top of my blog posting but in the mean time here is another catch up post:

Our summer just seemed to fly by. We had so much fun being in Marquette and enjoying all that the UP has to offer during its "warm" months. Now that fall is here Jake is starting to get a little nervous about his first Northern Michigan winter, especially when we had our first snow fall the second week of October. Luckily for him he only has about a month and a half left to endure before he gets to escape.

My first semester back at school has been a busy one. I really do enjoy the program and I am learning a lot. It is also fun for me to have a little bit of the true college experience, even if it is only for a few hours a day. The one major draw back is missing out on days with Rorie. It has been a hard adjustment for me but Rorie is having the time of her life. Spending all week being spoiled rotten by Grandma and Grandpa is heaven for her. I knew we were in trouble when Grandpa told me he had cooled down her oatmeal in the morning by putting a scoop of peach ice cream in it. We had to have a little conversation about proper diet after that one but on a whole they have been amazing with her. It is such a blessing to have such willing and generous parents near by.

Jake is still excited about his upcoming adventure this December, but with his departure so close we have begun to get anxious about the unknown. No matter how good the reasons are for it, seperation from your family is always a hard thing to deal with. We are so thankful to have one more holiday together before he leaves. We will have to make sure it is a great one.
Rorie is growing in leaps and bounds. Rorie has had the same three teeth for months, but just the other day we found not one, not two, but 5 NEW TEETH coming in. She has also grown about three inches in the last few weeks and she is officially too tall for 12mo clothes (although her waist is still too small for most 12mo pants) and we have had to scramble to replace her wardrobe. She is talking more and more everyday and we are loving watching her learn to express herself.

This week is halloween and we are so excited for Rorie's first real trick-or-treating experience. We will make sure to take lots of pictures so that we can share them all with you!

Until next time,

The Kenisons