Stuff.

I have started to slack on the blogging!  Not on purpose, I really enjoy doing it, the days just seem to get away from me and the next thing I know a few weeks have gone by and I realize I haven't made time to document what's been going on in our lives! 

A few weeks ago we had Mike's family over to the house to celebrate his Grandpa Wayne's birthday!  We all gathered, grilled and caught up!  Lila enjoys having people over to "her" house!  It allows her to show whomever is visiting all of her fun toys and she does a good job of bribing people to play with her!  Thankfully Aunt Maria and Dan were here to keep her entertained!

 

 

 

It is hard to believe that Labor Day weekend came and went!  We had a few things going on, but we were also able to find some time for a little relaxation!  The Hawkeyes kicked off their season on Saturday in Chicago, so it was time to break out the black and gold in the Eddins house!  Saturday was also Carson's confirmation, so I went to the service while Lila napped and then we headed up to my Dad's for a tailgate style reception to watch the Hawkeyes squeak out a win against Northern Illinois.

 

 



I asked Lila to show me her game face!

Sunday we went to Osaka to celebrate another special birthday!  My cousin Jorden turned 22!  Jorden is one of Lila's most favorite people in the world!  There were several of us who were able to make the dinner, so it was nice to all be together!  It was back to the house after dinner to eat some of Grandma Harvey's most delicious homemade cake!

JoJo & Lila

The weekend went as fast as it came.  As much as I love a long weekend, a short week at work can almost seem longer than a normal week considering you try to cram in 5 days worth of stuff into 4 days!  We did have a nice surprise this week...the girls came and hung out with us on Wednesday night for awhile.  Jen had a meeting and Jason was out of town so we were able to enjoy their company.  Lila was thrilled to have the girls come and play and stay for dinner!  They brought her the cutest monkey that we named Dottie!  Lila has slept with her every night since!

Cute Cousins!

This Saturday found Mike & I in Iowa City to watch the Hawkeyes play against the Iowa State Cyclones.  We had friends and family in tow, delicious tailgate food and the weather couldn't have been more beautiful...the perfect combination for a great day!  Even if the Hawkeyes did lose! 

Ready for the season!

Go Hawks!

I referenced how fast time goes above, but I truly cannot believe it is football season already!  Even though I struggled a little this year thinking that football season was upon us already, there truly is no way to describe the energy in the football stadium.  On a sunny, fall day...there isn't much better!