Outlaws

It has been another busy week, both at work and at home. On Monday we had dinner with Bill to discuss the house. He thinks he will be fully moved into the farm house in the next few weeks and said we could start moving some stuff down when we are ready. This is, of course, very exciting and very scary at the same time. While it will be nice to be able to start taking some things down there as time permits, I am really hoping that we are able to sell our house before we make the real move, so as not to have to have 2 mortgage/rental payments. I must say, I am looking forward to the move - I find it therapeutic and a good reason to get rid of a substantial amount of the "junk" we've amassed over the past few years. We still have boxes in our garage that we have not unpacked since we moved from Reading. Obviously, if we haven't needed the stuff in the past 4.5 years, it is time to get rid of it. We had originally intended to have a yard sale, but now that the weather is getting colder and the holidays are approaching, I don't see that happening. So, most likely the American Rescue Workers will be getting a big donation! It will feel good knowing that it will be put to good use. I am determined, when we get moved to the new house, to be conscious about not accumulating stuff. Well, at least not our stuff. I'm sure there are going to be lots of toys accumulating over the next several years!

On Wednesday Ryan broke out the Halloween gear. Connor looked so adorable in the outfit Gramma brought back from Florida. We have a couple Halloween outfits for him so he'll be wearing them over the next several days. I can't wait until Wednesday to see him in his first costume!

Trick or treat!

One good thing about having a baby this year - we don't have to stay at home at our house and wait for the van-loads of kids come to the neighborhood trick-or-treating! Courtney and some of her friends with kids are planning to get together for snacks, drinks, etc. on Wednesday night before heading out to trick-or-treat. While we won't go door-to-door, we have an excuse not to answer ours (more candy to save for later). Hurricane Sandy is scheduled to bring us some nasty weather here in the beginning of next week though, so hopefully that won't ruin our Halloween fun.

On Wednesday night, Connor attended his first professional sporting event. Williamsport now has a minor league hockey team called the Outlaws. They play at Bowman Field, which is the second oldest ballpark in minor leage baseball. The Williamsport Crosscutters play there in the summer. Wednesday night was the first game and they had over 3,000 people attend. Ryan is one of the two team dentists, so hopefully there will be some good fights and knocked-out teeth! Connor held up pretty well for most of the game. I had him in the baby carrier thinking he would just go to sleep but he started to get antsy as soon as we sat down. I took him out and turned him around - turns out he just wanted to see the action. I think he enjoyed the bright colors and all the movement (and the music). I didn't hear a peep out of him until the beginning of the 3rd period, and by that time it was getting late and I was getting antsy too, so Connor and I walked out to the car, where I fed him and got him ready for bed.

Free seats at center ice. Can't complain about watching hockey in almost 70 degree weather!

I think there are 30 home games this season. Thankfully Ryan doesn't have to go to all of them. I enjoyed going but I don't think I could sit through all 30 of them, especially when the weather gets cold!

We have a busy weekend coming up, so I will post more next week.