Ok, I know I said I was back but...

Hi! It's been multiple weeks since the last blog entry and we've been busy. I thought I would be blogging more but it just seems that between Ian and work there doesn't seem to be much time left at the end of the day. Lately I've been just falling asleep when I put Ian down and Aaron comes in before he goes to bed to wake me up to move to the big bed. Work is less crazy which is good but the home life has been busy.

Ann Arbor was great! Both Aaron and I spent all week thinking about how we could manage to move back there. It wasn't realistic and we do love Chicago but watching Ian with Layale and Brian makes us think about how much he's missing out on seeing them more often. It was great to relax and take naps most days. I did gain about 3 pounds with all the meals out with friends and Layale's good baking and cooking (mostly the yummy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that constaintly fill the cookie jar - YUM!) We went to Domino Farms and to the Dexter Cider Mill one beautiful fall day. Pictures to be found on flickr - or if they aren't there yet, I'll get them up soon - it's a work in progress.

After we were home for two days (literally 48 hrs) we turned the car around and went back to Michigan for Whitney and Joe's commitment ceremony. This was a nice little gathering in the woods - very sweet. In the am we wen't to Klackle's Orchard for Ian's birthday which was a blast. (See more photos and more pony rides on flickr). On Sunday we had another birthday party for Ian at my folks. If you are keeping track, there was a party in Ann Arbor too - so Ian has now had 3 (yes, 3!) birthday parties.

This coming Sunday Ian has his forth birthday party for his second birthday! This one is for his Chicago/OP Posse. A couple kids from school and a couple from the neighborhood. He keeps us hopping!

That's the last couple of weeks in a nutshell. I'm at work and should be working so I have to keep it short. I will try to me more vigilant but no guarantees! Life just seems to be so busy these days - but in a good day.