The Mobley Family

...where did October go? It was funfilled and it was fast! Our month started off with some fun in the leaves and fun at the park. The first time that all three kids really do enjoy something at the same time. That does NOT happen often. We also had Isabelle over for a night which was filled with fun and lots of running and laughing. Quin even had his very own playdate with his buddy Ben! I have been lucky enough, with the help of a great friend here in town and my mom, to go on a couple fieldtrips with Landon. the first one was to the Fire Station downtown Bloomington. One of the many things I love about Landon's school is they really take advantage of the community. In doing this, they walk to almost ALL their field trips. This one was no exception. I'm not gonna lie, it wasn't easy to help walk a class full of Kindergarteners about 8 blocks while passing through some busy streets, but we all made it to the station and back all in one piec...

We made plans a while back and decided that we needed to go on a much needed family trip. I had originally wanted to go to Michigan as I had heard so many great things, but we decided on two other places to visit; Chicago and Wisconsin. Chicago, because Chris had just been there on travels and thought it might be fun to stop by there for a day before heading to Wisconsin where we have some great college friends that we hadn't seen since we got married 8 years ago!! Way too long ago to not see the Hovestol family! We headed out of Bloomington on Thursday and drove to Chicago. The kids did a pretty good job and we go right into town and into our very NICE hotel. The Waldorf Astoria As soon as we got there, we had to check the entire Suite out and make sure everything looked and worked to our standards... We didn't do a whole lot while in Chicago. A lot of walking a ton of worrying by me, the mother as I found myself constantly being frantic as Cabs d...