Leaves!

Kelsey came outside with us on Oct. 13th while Mark and I raked leaves. She is wearing a hat Grandma made her and playing with her lawn mower from Aunt Melissa.  She can go up and down our playground in the backyard by herself and loves the slide! 

If you like the hat, Grandma makes them for $10 in all different colors, pink, blue, and purple.  Let me know if you are interested.

 

Happy Halloween!!!

Kelsey had a very eventful Halloween.  First, she went to visit Daddy at work.  Then, she came to see Mommy at school and stayed for lunch and did some trick or treating around the front office.  Grandpa stopped by Target to pick up a few items and then they went home for lunch and a late naptime.  Kelsey went Trick or Treating with Daddy, Emily, and Mr. Tim.  I stayed with Katie and passed out candy at her house.  Kelsey actually went up to the houses and said Trick or Treat a few times and Thank you all the time.  She lasted about an hour. Daddy decided to bring her back because she was freezing and refused to put her coat on to be warm. A Happy Halloween was had by all!

Corn Maze

On October 14th we went to a local Corn Maze. Kelsey walked for 40 minutes and then we carried her as we tried to find our way out.  They had a corn play bin and a mini maze made out of hay. 

Birthday Parties

Kelsey's friends Dean and Lily turned 2 earlier in October.  One weekend was Lily's party and the next was Dean's.  Kelsey had a great time celebrating with her friends!  At Lily's party they painted pumpkins and at Dean's she created a foam fish.  I need craft ideas to do at Kelsey's party.  You have 3 months to submit your ideas.

Dean is working hard on painting his pumpkin.

Kelsey put on her first temporary tatoo of Daisy Duck and a lamb.  She loved it!

Happy 2nd birthdays Dean and Lily!!!!

21 months

Kelsey is 21 months on the 21st of October.  Only 3 months until her 2nd birthday!!  We were up in PA for the weekend visiting with Aunt Jenelle and cousin Hazel who came to visit all the way from FL!!! 

Odenton Day!

October 6 was Odenton Day.  We walked to the Odenton Historical Society and caught a bus which took us on a tour around Odenton.  We learned where the original elementary school was, which is now a residential house that we pass everyday, all about the train station, and churches that started long ago.  The bus took us to the fire department where there were tables set up from vendors of the area, a bounce house outside, and fire trucks for everyone to look at and climb in.  One church even had boat races where Kelsey made a boat out of a styrofoam cup and play-doh.  Grandpa met us there after taking the walking tour. We walked home through the train station.  It was a great day for Odenton!

 

Then and Now

I have noticed some pictures we have taken lately are like ones from Kelsey a year or more ago.  Enjoy!


October 4, 2011



October 3, 2012



May 24, 2011



September 14, 2012



Florida Trip

Here are more pictures from our trip to Florida.  We had a great time at the pool and relaxing at home with everyone.  Chad had his surgery in late August and is now back to work.

 The guys took Grace and Kelsey to an indoor play park which had playsets after playsets to play with.  They had a blast.  It's also fun because it was within walking distance. Not sure they found it so much fun when it was a super hot day.  

 It was Grace's half birthday while we were there, so Jenelle made her a half of cake. 

Towson's Homecoming

Fight on Towson Tigers!  We went up to Towson on Sat. Sept. 22 for Towson's Homecoming to tailgate. Since it was a 7 pm game, we did not stay to watch the game.  The weather forecast said it should rain, but we figured we would go anyway to see friends.  It ended up raining on and off and then really hard.  Luckily it stopped when it was time for us to walk back to our car.

Kelsey had some friends to play with, Natalie, 2 and a half, and Aiden, a little over 2.  She was a champ throughout the sun and the rain.  Go Towson Tigers!

The first time it rained we piled the kids in the car while we cleaned up the chairs and food. 

The Kobrins did bring a tent, yay!  It had to be set up next to a fence to keep it standing, boo! It kept us mostly dry during the down-pour, yay!

Quick, take a family picture while it's not raining.

Below: Natalie was taught how to "walk the line" by Jenn when looking for something to enterain her during tailgating.  Here she is teaching Kelsey how to walk on the white line.