rachel and company: November 2009

I bought Ann and Nellie little Purdue outfits about a month ago and every Saturday they wear them, the Boilers come out with a win. The first time I noticed this was the Ohio State game, ok the chances of the Boilers beating the Buckeyes were pretty slim. But the tables were turned this year and we came out with a win, and I had said it was because Ann and Nellie were dressed for the occasion. On Halloween Purdue played Wisconsin, Ann and Nellie were dressed in their Halloween costumes all day and look who lost the Boilers. Then this last Saturday we played UM at "The Big House", so I thought to myself that Purdue needed all the help they could get, especially because Purdue hasn't won at Michigan since 1966 (wow, i know). So I dressed the girls in their black n' gold, and the Boilers broke a 40 year losing streak and beat The Wolverines at "The Big House". I am not superstitious, but hey you never know maybe Ann and Nellie are 2 little lucky charms:)

-rachel

Halloween for me usually consist of passing out candy and watching scary movies, not this year thanks to Ann and Nellie. We got in trunk or treat at church just before we hit the road to Detroit. I didn't know what to expect, but the girls had a blast and so did I. We found out Nellie loves snicker's and thanks to Aunt Roxanne Ann now has a sweet tooth, especially towards Hershey chocolate bars:) They were so cute going around to all of the cars and slowly their buckets filled up, and the stronger their grip got ( they would not let go of their buckets, lol). We had a lot of fun, although it was a little bitter sweet because the next morning we were off to settle in to our new apartment. Monday afternoon all 6 of us (mommy, daddy, ann, nellie, staccino, and olive) made it up to Novi, MI. (the town our apartment is in). The apartment isn't bad we are all settling in just fine, it has taken the dogs longer than the rest of us but they are getting better everyday. It's not home, but it is cozy and has a gas fireplace (which i'm not used to, ours at home is wood burning) just a flip of the switch and it is blazing. We are getting used to the fact that we only have one t.v. that is about 1/1oth of the size of ours at home, needless to say John and I are getting much more sleep because the bedroom doesn't have a one. With all that aside we are all together enjoying each every moment we have with each other:)

On Saturday, the Lions had trick or treating at the practice facility. Me and my two little lion cubs headed to Allen Park to watch a little bit of Johns practice and afterwards the players passed out candy to all the little kiddo's. The girls once again had a blast and we came home with way too much candy. Ann and Nel enjoyed the 100 yards of indoor field turf, and lets just say I got a bit of a work out chasing them around. They were the life of the party and they knew it too:)

Later that afternoon Jake and Roxanne came up to visit and to watch John's game on Sunday. We just relaxed all afternoon and evening, we dropped John off to go to meetings and the rest of us had dinner at Macaroni Grill. (it was really good, and the lion cubs were little angels) Later that night Darlene, Jessica, and Zane arrived to go to the game too:) Sunday we all headed to the game, we decided to let the girls sit with us during the game (they have daycare for players children at Ford field during the game). They were good for the most part, towards the end they were getting a little antsy and fighting their nap. Nel finally gave up with 10 min to go in the 4th quarter and Ann wasn't about to miss anything. We all had a good time, other than the game being well lets just say brutal. We went out to dinner afterward and everyone headed home.

Twice the fun this Halloween, twice the candy this Halloween, and twice the precious little girls this Halloween:)

Below is a slide show of our visit to the Standeford's in Plymouth a couple of weeks ago, Trunk or Treat, Trick or Treating at the Lions complex, and finally the game last Sunday.

-rachel