Hanging with the Morgan Family

I spent some time with my sister's family and went to their local street fair. We carried the boys in carriers and they were soooo cute! I brought my niece an Optimus Prime mask and she was adorable trying to learn to say it.... Octinus Prine.... so close. The boys are 5 months old and so fun. Smiles and laughs....it was a fun time. I hope you can all make it in December to meet them.

Cincinnati Zoo

I went to the zoo with Katie and Angie last week too. It was fun! It felt like every path was uphill and it got hot, but we had fun.

Riding with the Borns

After the trip to the dairy farm, we went riding for a bit. Angie and Katie were so cute.

Young's Dairy with Borns

We went to Young's Dairy last week and checked out the animals and got some GREAT ice cream. Angie loved the animals, even if she was a little afraid of a few of them. It was pretty fun.

Wedding Hotel Info

I spoke to the Holiday Inn Express in Bluffton, Indiana and got a group wedding rate. If you tell them you are with the Reynolds/Rodriguez Wedding your room will be 79.99 a night no matter how many nights you would like to stay. I am for sure reserving 10 rooms ( all are double queens I think except for one is a double king for the Jenkins family...thought Micah might need the few extra inches) for the night before and the night of the wedding, but anyone can use the rate as long as other rooms are still available. For the 10 rooms already requested (the rooms they have reserved for us) you have to make your reservations at least 30 days in advance or by 12 November. The toll free number is 1-800-HOLIDAY or the local number (which you may want to call to decrease confusion) is 1-260-824-4455. Jocelyn is the name of the lady who set up the deal for me if you have any problems you can ask for her. The address of the place is 1782 North Main Street, Bluffton, IN if you wanted to look it up. It is a newer place and doesn't show up on all websites. They have a pool/ whirlpool/ continental breakfast... I hope this works for you guys! If you have any other questions, please give me a call or email. I am sending my info to them tomorrow so they should have it all set up soon if you are super type A and want to reserve early.

Airports for Wedding

Airports within 2hrs

http://www.indianapolisairport.com/
http://www.daytonairport.com/

Closest Airport (45 mins)
http://www.fwairport.com/

I checked flights on Epedia from LAX to Dayton, coming in on Friday and leaving on Sunday and they are running about 230 for 1 adult. Its 434 to fly into Fort Wayne and about 287 into Indianapolis.

I will make some calls about hotels next week. I will try to get info on a few hotels in Bluffton, Indiana, but I am leaning towards the Holiday Inn. I plan on trying to reserve 10 rooms for the night before and the night of the wedding. If you think we will need more or you would like other info on things in the area, PLEASE, let me know!!! Feel free to call anytime or email. You can get my number from Jeremiah's mom or sisters or from my parents. It's getting close!!!!! Let me know what I can do to help you guys make plans!!!

Celebrating my Grandpa's Birthday

My mom suprized me by bringing my

grandparents along with my dad and my dog. It was wonderful not to have to drive to Indiana and back today too. We took my grandparents over to the AF museum for a bit and then a quick driving tour of base before dinner. My mom brought a fruit pizza (delicious) to suprize my grandpa for his birthday which we all didn't get to celebrate last week. It was so good to see them and I hope they come back to visit soon!

Fun in Santa Maria

We spent a chunk of our time in Santa Maria with Crystal and her family. We went to Pisomo Beach and played in the waves and found tons of Sand Dollars. Jeremiah found a wetsuit on sale and now he is the proud owner of one. We painted part of his siter's fence, hit another casino (my little gambler won money again), caught a movie, spend more time with Jeremiah's parents, and went to Disneyland. I have never been to Disneyland before and I really enjoyed it. Spacemountain really was the coolest ride ever. It was fun to see Jeremiah's nephew Landon taking it all in. We had such a wonderful time and we are so excited to have everyone visit us in December.

Grandpa in Bakersfield

We made quick stop in Bakersfield to see Grandpa Henry,who looked very well for just being sick. He is still a joker! We even played Dominos with Pam and Ernie....which Jeremiah won. It was a short but nice stop!

Jenkins in Modesto

We got to hang out for a weekend in Modesto with Jeremiah's sister Stephanie and her family. Jeremiah's parents got to join us as well. It was fun to spend time with all of them. Jeremiah tormented his nieces and nephews, we played Rock Band, celebrated an early birthday for Adrianne, played in the pool, and had a wonderful time. We look forward to seeing them again in December as well!

Beautiful Mountains

These are pictures from 8,000ft in the mountains on our drive from Nevada to Modesto, CA. It was so pretty. Poor Jeremiah drove the whole time and didn't get too see much of the view, but luckily we stopped here to stretch and enjoy.

Reno in the River

While vising in NV we took a short trip up to Reno to hopefully see my great friend Katie while she was haning out there for a wedding. Unfourtunately she was catching a much needed pre-wedding nap, but we are so glad we went. We went down to the Riverwalk which is right downtown thinking maybe it would be like the one in San Antonio...well we were wrong. It was so cool. They have it set up so that you can play in the river and ride down the rapids. I begged Jeremiah to get in with me and then we ended up having tons of fun! You have to watch the video of him coming down the rapids. He starts towards the top left and then eventually passes the rapid right in front of me. He is too cute. He totally got in just to make me happy, but I am glad that he enjoyed himself in the end. The setting was so beautiful: mountains, river rapids, beautiful park, fun downtown, and one really cute mexican. Love you all and you should all go if you ever find yourself in Reno!

Aunt Angie in NV

I am so glad we stopped in to visit Jeremiah's Great Aunt Angie during our visit. The view as we swung around Lake Tahoe on the way there was amazingly beautiful. She was so funny and welcoming. It was very nice of her husband and her to keep us and feed us for a day! She took Jeremiah gambling....the start of something I think! But he did very well and won a whole 7 dollars. We enjoyed listening to stories about her childhood and Jeremiah's grandmother's. As well as their funny stories about the her and her husband as they were young and just married. I'm so glad we got to spend time with them....and their crazy little dog!

We love Aimee & Job

Our first stop on our very own California adventure was to see our great friends Aimee and Job Morales and their family at Travis Air Force Base, which in Fairfiel, CA. It was so great to see them; although I did ruin most of our fun having plans.... I got a horrible GI bug the first night, spent most of the second day in the ER (a nice hospital though), and I'm sure I was not the most exciting company for dinner that night or a quick coffee drop off in the morning. They, however, were wonderful and all looked so well. Aimee is such a great mom and friend and the rest of the family is just as sweet and wonderful as she is. The best news is that Job has agreed to do our wedding (it will be his first and he will be amazing.) We are so excited to see them again in December!

Family Reunion

Today I got to go to one of the many family reunions this season. I think I look forward to this one the most each year. We meet in a cleared out woods that was an old homestead of our family. We eat delicious food, we go on a hay ride (this time we went to an old cemetery where some of relatives are), we play games (like water balloon toss), and catch up on family news. I can't wait to take Jeremiah next year. Everyone is looking forward to having him there and those that haven't met him are so excited to.

Everyone was also asking about wedding plans....wow, I am totally not ready... ha ha ha...

More Camping Pictures

More fun pictures from camping. Enjoy pictures of my super fun friends....

Morales Family Picture

I love the Morales Family

Camping with College Buddies

4 years ago after I first graduated from Saint Francis some friends from school and I began getting together and camping each summer. I didn't get to go last year since I was perma-camping in Afghanistan. This year was so fun and it was great to get to spend time with them again. I haven't seen Becky in 2yrs and the others I haven't gotten to see since I returned in Sept! Jovan has applied to go get a Master's Degree, Maria is still doing awesome in PT school in Chicago, Becky is working in a lab for the company that makes those 5 HOUR ENGERY drinks, and Mathew-Baker is going to be working as an activity coordinator at Geneva College in PA while he does his Master's Degree work there...... everybody is well and I am so excited to take Jeremiah with me next year! I'll put up more pics as I get them from my buds!

New Morales Family Addition

Yeah!!! My friend Aimee had her little girl very early this morning! Baby Iris, beautiful little thing isn't she! She looks like her mom and dad so much I think (minus the screaming, but if you or I had just gone through what she did we'd be screaming to!) What a blessing! Prayers are with you Morales Family! Aimee's birthday is the 23rd she almost had to share!

Morgan Family

This is the Morgan Family (minus Gabe). So really it is my sister and her kids. The onesies were made by my sisters Bible study friends...they really were cute. It is a good thing they made a lot of them because the boys keep shooting green streaks of poo out of the top of the diapers up their clothes....Tristen did that to me right after the picture of me laying down holding him was taken....it was a close call! Arsalie is flirting with the camera like always and then there is my pretty sister holding one of the boys....I wanna say it is Titus, but it is hard to tell when they are not side by side! Tristen is the "bigger" of the two, meaning he is a little chunk!