Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday to ME!

It's official.. I have now entered my last year in my twenties. I had such a fun birthday! Aaron and Kieley made my day so special. My amazing husband went birthday shopping for me and pick out my outfit from head to toe. Impressive huh! Check out my shoes I thought they were amazing! We went out to eat for my birthday dinner at this yummy Italian restaurant and Kieley discovered balloons. It was so fun to see how excited she got, I love her smile. I want to thank all my friends and family for the birthday wishes. And a special thank you to my husband and daughter for making me princess for a day, love you lots!

Medical School Halloween Parade

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays not only because it's my birthday but I love all the fun that comes with it! This year I got to attend the annual Med School Halloween parade with my little GreenBay Packer Cheerleader. We had so much fun! A special thank you to Dash (Sienna Willey) for carrying Kieley's little treat basket and collecting candy for Aaron and I. ;)

Mommy's/Girl's Night Out

My good friend, RaQuelle Willey, and I went to So You Think You Can Dance Tour Tuesday night and it was awesome! My little sister, Brigitte, got me addicted to watching the show this summer while she stayed with me, I wish she could have been there with us. :) The dancers were amazing and so fun to watch in person. RaQuelle took so many pictures she was out of control. We had so much fun! We probably lost 10 pounds laughing. Sara and Theresa, RaQuelle's friends from her dance class, had a good time laughing at us as we danced along in our sits and took crazy pictures of ourselves.
This was my first outing since I have had Kieley were I was away from her for over a couple hours. I missed her tons, but I knew she was having fun bonding time with Daddy. I had so much fun with my friend that it brought back that carefree spirit, it was great! Thanks RaQuelle it was a fun night. :)

FYI- The pictures with our hands on our shoulder is us trying to do the sign the dancers always do. They said it represents them as the 4th season and it became a sign of unity for them. Funny, huh! :)
(P.S. Thanks for making these pages with our silly pictures RaQuelle. I can't believe these were our "mild" pictures)

Kieley Lauren = 10 months

My beautiful little girl is 10 months today!  I can't believe how fast she is growing.  Aaron and I are enjoying every "busy" minute with her.  Kieley is such a sweet little girl!  She loves to make us laugh.  She is so smart (I'm sure I'm not the only parent that feels that way) she knows where her ears, nose, and eyes are.  She waves hello and good-bye and is currently trying to say bye-bye.  She is learning her animals and their noises.  Yesterday she said quack, quack.  She is so much fun!  I feel so blessed to be her Mom. We love you lots little princess!  Here are some more fun pictures from our family photos last month. :)

 

Chicago..my kind a town!

So after a long week on the road we decided to head down to Chicago for the weekend and have some fun!  Uncle Darin took these amazing pictures of the skyline.  I love Chicago!

Aaron with his "girls" as he calls us. :)

Uncle Darin loves Chicago as well.  My secret weapons to get him to come visit are Kieley and a trip to Chicago.  It works every time. :) hehe!

Kieley and I inside McDonalds getting one of my favorites desserts.. Hot Fudge Sunday, yummy!

Our beautiful little princess!

Kieley and I were ready to go shopping on the Magnificent Mile. :)

It was such a beautiful Fall day.  It was 80' and sunny!

We decided to make a reservation and have lunch at the top of the Hancock Tower.  It was amazing!!  Our view was breath taking. 

Handsome Uncle Darin :)

Uncle Darin educating his niece. :)

Kieley's new monster face..hehe!  I can't help but to giggle everytime I see it. I love this little girl! :)

Mommy & Daughter

Chicago Skyline during the day!

Wisconsin Road Trip

My little brother, Darin, flew out from Utah to go on a business trip with Kieley and I for my work.  Kieley and I had so much fun traveling around Wisconsin with him.  I will admit I was a little worried about the trip with Princess Kieley and all the driving but once again she was AMAZING!!  Over a 1000 miles of driving and happy the entire time.  She is such a sweet little girl.. I'm so lucky she is my daughter. :)  Thanks Uncle Darin for helping me see the beauty in Wisconsin and for taking such good care of Kieley.  You're the best!

Sleeping Beauty!

In my Northern market the colors were absolutely beautiful.. my favorite tree!

Sunset across one of the rivers in Phillips, Wisconsin

A funny sign.. or at least Darin and I found it funny. :)

My GPS was taking us on new routes to La Crosse, WI and we came across this beautiful scenery.

The lovely Wisconsin countryside 

The view of the Mississippi River from our hotel room.

Once again another view from our hotel room in Madison, Wisconsin.

Funny story.. we (Darin was driving) were approaching an intersection heading to one of my offices and I can't remember what I was doing but I wasn't looking at the road and I hear, "oh my gosh, Loook!".  Startled I looked up immediately to find the Oscar Mayer Wiener mobile driving by.. Darin was laughing hysterically and said we had to get a picture.  So after racing down the road catching up to the Wiener mobile on the highway here is the picture of the Oscar Mayer Wiener.  Darin's comment,"only in Wisconsin". :)

Lake shore in Madison, Wisconsin

The trees outside my apartment. I LoVe FALL!!!

Door County/Packers Trip

The two original cheese heads! Aaron's Grandpa went to Marquette Dental School and his Mom was also born in the freezy Milwaukee weather! These lucky girls :)

For over three years we have heard from the "local" Wisconsin residents that we needed to go up to Door County during the Fall and experience the beauty. So we thought it would be a fun trip to share with Grandma & Grandpa. :)
The drive up to Sturgeon Bay was amazing! The leaves were changing colors and it was absolutely beautiful! We made reservations to participate in the traditional "fish boil". It's a Scandinavian tradition up North. Basically you stand or sit outside watching a large pot of water boil followed by a gentleman throwing in the fresh caught fish and telling you about the tradition. It was neat. The best part was at the end they poured Kerosene in the pot to make it boil over all the unnecessary fish germs. It made a huge flame and warmed us up. :)

Standing outside watching our fish boil. :)

Family photo. ;)

Our fish was just poured into the boil.

Dinner is ready!

Aaron and I enjoying Lake Michigan.

Our trip wouldn't have been complete without a stop in Green Bay to tour Lambeau Field.. Go Packers!

I would love watch a Packers game in this suite, it was awesome!

True Packer Fans! :)

The stadium was amazing! I'm glad we stopped to take a tour!