Hmmmm

So, I don't recall Kelly ever going to visit anyone in Tampa Bay 2 years ago, but I'm starting to wonder...

Is it already mid November?

Wow, it's November already. Where did the time go? October was a busy month for us. First, I had some work to do near Ocean Shores, so we all went down for a few days and stayed in a mostly clean motel on the beach. The weather left a bit to be desired (not sure if it ever really stopped raining) but we have fun anyway.

On the way back from the ocean, we stopped by Mama and Papa's house to celebrate Catie's first birthday. She honored us all by taking her very first steps while we were all watching! Then we went to the Great Wolf Lodge again for birthdays. Just like last time, Jack had a total blast, and Catie seemed to enjoy it quite a bit too, though she'll have more fun when she can walk a bit better.

Of course, since it was October, we also went to the pumpkin farm. Always a fun outing, and this time was no exception. Jack picked out a great pumpkin for Catie.

At the end of the month, we went to Buffalo for the wedding of Kelly's friend Carolyn. The first day were were there the weather was beautiful so we went to Niagra Falls. OK, I know they're supposed to be big falls and all, but MAN, they were impressive! We went on the Maid of the Mist. Mist isn't the way to describe it. Maid of the Deluge would be more appropriate.

While in Buffalo, Jack got to meet Ellie, the daughter of Kelly's pregnancy buddy Pam. Each time one gets pregnant, the other seems to follow suit. Don't know why. But so far that's the way it has worked. So Ellie is about Jack's age, and Pam's other daughter Cecilia is a month or two younger than Catie. Jack and Ellie got a long well. Perhaps too well. They spent most of the wedding cuddling and holding hands. At one point they were on the stairwell to the balcony, and they had several photographers shooting them like they were models. Pam's husband asked me to make sure Jack doesn't come visit again between the age of 12 and 25...

Going back to Catie and her walking, while she took the first few steps on her birthday, she never really followed that up much until November 3, when she decided it would be fun to do laps in the living room. Round and round she went. I shot about 6 minutes of video of it. But she went a lot longer. Always the same direction. Maybe she'll be a NASCAR driver...