Dave concert

For six months now, we've been planning this trip with Brad and Katie. It was perfect! We headed to Chicago on Saturday at 1:00, checked into the hotel, made a stop at IKEA (Rob and my first... we made it out with only purchasing a pack of disposable straws!), ate dinner at BW3's and headed to the concert. Sunday we went to Cabela's (my first experience there) and headed home. It was honestly very nice to get away for a night and relax, especially after being home a lot last week while Rob was in Utah and Wyoming. Brad and Katie, thanks for a fantastic weekend!

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I've always liked Holland, but this is crazy! Check it out here!

First day of school

I feel like a whole new world has started for us. Madisyn has been waiting for school to start ever since she left her old "school," a.k.a. daycare. She absolutely loves it! Not only do I love that she's enjoying it so much, but I love that I get a few hours every week to have one-on-one time with LD. He is such an angel when he gets time alone with Rob or I (which is not necessarily his typical demeanor) :) Yet, it's so hard to believe that our little baby is old enough for real school!