Three months later, and here I am, still perplexed by the speed at which time has passed. The fall is here and is quickly turning to winter. The leaves have deserted our little tree out front, and we officially turned the heater on last weekend! We had our first snow this past Friday, though it didn't stick on the ground at all. It sure was a beautiful sight as I drove into work! And Delainey insisted on running outside to catch a snowflake on her tongue as soon as the first few flakes began to fall. 
She is pretty cute, if I do say so!
So far, the natural beauty of Indiana is still amazing me. People here laugh at my excitement for all of the changes that come this way, but I genuinely hope that I never loose this thrill! I love it as the leaves change and start dropping from their branches, leaving golden blankets of leaves everywhere. I find myself in awe when I open the curtains in the mornings and see a sheet of ice crystals across every surface on the frosty mornings. I don't even mind scraping a few of them off my car windshield in the mornings after work. And the snow.....the falling snow made me smile ear to ear and really made me sad that I had to go to work. Not because I wanted to be at home cuddled up, but because I actually just wanted to be outside in it. I must have sat in my car for 20 minutes before heading into work. I sat there until the absolute last possible moment so that I could just watch every last flake fall. And then I took my sweet time on the short walk into the building. I just wanted to make it last as long as possible. Once inside, I took every opportunity that I could to look out the window to check on the snowy status. To my dismay, the snow stopped as quickly as it had started and now I must wait for the next snowy day! Who knows when that will be however, since this first snowy day came almost a full month sooner than last years! I don't wish to be barricaded in by snow, but I just love watching it fall and seeing everything enveloped in it! I know, I know.....you snowy weather regulars think that I am nuts! I will keep my crazy though, if it lets me keep enjoying the snow!
And I suppose I should give other updates, as well, since we do have more than just weather here!The last few months have been packed full of activity. In September, we went apple picking at a local orchard, which was a lot of fun. Did you know that there is such a thing as apple cider slushies....they are fabulous! Of course, I am sure a lot of you know how partial I am to slushies, but I think even non-slushie lovers would agree that they are pretty good! Delainey and her little friend, Abbie were excellent apple pickers and I already cannot wait until next year. Though I think I will go sooner and visit a couple times to get all the varieties of apples they have. They were so fresh and delicious!
We also celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary at the end of September. I cannot believe that it has been 7 years since we went to Maui....I think we need to plan a return soon!!! Abbie's mom and dad were going to keep Delainey for us so Ryan and I could actually have a date....but we ended up asking for a rain check. I think we were sharing one of our many colds at the time, but the details escape me at the moment! Delainey also started taking a ballet/tap class in Septemeber. She is loving it! She prefers ballet to tap, but is so adorable either way! Some classes are better than others, since she is such a little social butterfly and is easily distracted, but she seems to fit right in with the rest of the girls! She will be having 2 recitals next year, and I am both excited and nervous to see how she and the other little gals do! Oh, and how could I forget that she got her "big girl bed" in September as well. 
She looked so big in her crib/toddler bed, so we converted her crib into a full sized bed and now she just gets swallowed up by the shear size of it. Last night when I went to check on her, she was scrunched down under all of the covers and barely looked like a little bump on the bed. Another night when I went to check on her, I really thought she was gone because she has squished between the pillow as much as she could and was so tight against her safety rail, that it just looked like her blanket was bunched up without anyone underneath! She still occasionally asks for her other bed back, but I think that she likes the little changes that we made! That month just flew by!
October raced by just as fast as the months before. And was equally packed with fun, if I do say so! It seemed like it was a bit warmer this year than last, so we were able to do some more outdoor activities than I expected. We spent one day at the zoo with Abbie and her mom, and really enjoyed it! The zoo lost one of the Walruses a few days later, so it was kind of nice that we were able to go when we did!
We were also able to go on the Pumpkin train with Abbie and both of her parents, Stephanie and Dave. It is a real train that takes off from our local train museum in town and heads north to a private pumpkin patch. It is a tradition for a lot of people in the area and the girls loved it. The train experience was better than the actual pumpkin patch, since most of the pumpkins were picked over and it was a hot day. But it was still fun! I would love to do it again next year....but maybe a bit earlier in the season. They have a ton of other train trips that I think we will have to plan on, as well! It was pretty neat! Made me miss my Choo-Choo Milt, though! I know that it would have been something that he would have taken me on as a little girl, if we had it near us back in HB. Choo-Choo Milt.....maybe next year you can head out here and take Delainey...lol!
Delainey also got to spend a day at her friend Tyler's birthday! You have all heard about Tyler, and Delainey's crush on him is still going pretty strong! She is talking marriage and her daddy and I are trying to get her to just slow down...lol!
And the highlight of the month....a visit from Grammy and Papa! We were able to spend a week with them, which of course was just not long enough! Delainey wore them out....that's for sure! They were able to come to one of Delainey's dance classes and even witness the effects of some straight line winds. Our neighbors big trampoline was picked up and taken two houses down and landed on a fence! I worked my normal shifts while they were here, so I didn't spend as much time with them as I would've liked to. It was a good visit though, and hopefully not to long before they come back for another one!!! They left on Saturday and then Sunday was Halloween. Delainey was Tinkerbell and Abbie was Snow White! They were adorable! They would head up to the houses, get their candy, and then just stand there like they were waiting for more! It was adorable! We only did our street and then we brought the girls inside for some hot cocoa and let them hand out the candy. Our town has set hours for trick or treating so it was a pretty early night! A fun time for Delainey and her little best friend!! Too cute!
That is pretty much it for our last few months! Hopefully we will be able to pack as much fun into the rest of 2010! I hope you have enjoyed our update and pictures, as well! Love you all!
The Tierney's
She is pretty cute, if I do say so!So far, the natural beauty of Indiana is still amazing me. People here laugh at my excitement for all of the changes that come this way, but I genuinely hope that I never loose this thrill! I love it as the leaves change and start dropping from their branches, leaving golden blankets of leaves everywhere. I find myself in awe when I open the curtains in the mornings and see a sheet of ice crystals across every surface on the frosty mornings. I don't even mind scraping a few of them off my car windshield in the mornings after work. And the snow.....the falling snow made me smile ear to ear and really made me sad that I had to go to work. Not because I wanted to be at home cuddled up, but because I actually just wanted to be outside in it. I must have sat in my car for 20 minutes before heading into work. I sat there until the absolute last possible moment so that I could just watch every last flake fall. And then I took my sweet time on the short walk into the building. I just wanted to make it last as long as possible. Once inside, I took every opportunity that I could to look out the window to check on the snowy status. To my dismay, the snow stopped as quickly as it had started and now I must wait for the next snowy day! Who knows when that will be however, since this first snowy day came almost a full month sooner than last years! I don't wish to be barricaded in by snow, but I just love watching it fall and seeing everything enveloped in it! I know, I know.....you snowy weather regulars think that I am nuts! I will keep my crazy though, if it lets me keep enjoying the snow!
And I suppose I should give other updates, as well, since we do have more than just weather here!The last few months have been packed full of activity. In September, we went apple picking at a local orchard, which was a lot of fun. Did you know that there is such a thing as apple cider slushies....they are fabulous! Of course, I am sure a lot of you know how partial I am to slushies, but I think even non-slushie lovers would agree that they are pretty good! Delainey and her little friend, Abbie were excellent apple pickers and I already cannot wait until next year. Though I think I will go sooner and visit a couple times to get all the varieties of apples they have. They were so fresh and delicious!
We also celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary at the end of September. I cannot believe that it has been 7 years since we went to Maui....I think we need to plan a return soon!!! Abbie's mom and dad were going to keep Delainey for us so Ryan and I could actually have a date....but we ended up asking for a rain check. I think we were sharing one of our many colds at the time, but the details escape me at the moment! Delainey also started taking a ballet/tap class in Septemeber. She is loving it! She prefers ballet to tap, but is so adorable either way! Some classes are better than others, since she is such a little social butterfly and is easily distracted, but she seems to fit right in with the rest of the girls! She will be having 2 recitals next year, and I am both excited and nervous to see how she and the other little gals do! Oh, and how could I forget that she got her "big girl bed" in September as well. 
She looked so big in her crib/toddler bed, so we converted her crib into a full sized bed and now she just gets swallowed up by the shear size of it. Last night when I went to check on her, she was scrunched down under all of the covers and barely looked like a little bump on the bed. Another night when I went to check on her, I really thought she was gone because she has squished between the pillow as much as she could and was so tight against her safety rail, that it just looked like her blanket was bunched up without anyone underneath! She still occasionally asks for her other bed back, but I think that she likes the little changes that we made! That month just flew by! October raced by just as fast as the months before. And was equally packed with fun, if I do say so! It seemed like it was a bit warmer this year than last, so we were able to do some more outdoor activities than I expected. We spent one day at the zoo with Abbie and her mom, and really enjoyed it! The zoo lost one of the Walruses a few days later, so it was kind of nice that we were able to go when we did!
We were also able to go on the Pumpkin train with Abbie and both of her parents, Stephanie and Dave. It is a real train that takes off from our local train museum in town and heads north to a private pumpkin patch. It is a tradition for a lot of people in the area and the girls loved it. The train experience was better than the actual pumpkin patch, since most of the pumpkins were picked over and it was a hot day. But it was still fun! I would love to do it again next year....but maybe a bit earlier in the season. They have a ton of other train trips that I think we will have to plan on, as well! It was pretty neat! Made me miss my Choo-Choo Milt, though! I know that it would have been something that he would have taken me on as a little girl, if we had it near us back in HB. Choo-Choo Milt.....maybe next year you can head out here and take Delainey...lol!
Delainey also got to spend a day at her friend Tyler's birthday! You have all heard about Tyler, and Delainey's crush on him is still going pretty strong! She is talking marriage and her daddy and I are trying to get her to just slow down...lol! And the highlight of the month....a visit from Grammy and Papa! We were able to spend a week with them, which of course was just not long enough! Delainey wore them out....that's for sure! They were able to come to one of Delainey's dance classes and even witness the effects of some straight line winds. Our neighbors big trampoline was picked up and taken two houses down and landed on a fence! I worked my normal shifts while they were here, so I didn't spend as much time with them as I would've liked to. It was a good visit though, and hopefully not to long before they come back for another one!!! They left on Saturday and then Sunday was Halloween. Delainey was Tinkerbell and Abbie was Snow White! They were adorable! They would head up to the houses, get their candy, and then just stand there like they were waiting for more! It was adorable! We only did our street and then we brought the girls inside for some hot cocoa and let them hand out the candy. Our town has set hours for trick or treating so it was a pretty early night! A fun time for Delainey and her little best friend!! Too cute!
That is pretty much it for our last few months! Hopefully we will be able to pack as much fun into the rest of 2010! I hope you have enjoyed our update and pictures, as well! Love you all! The Tierney's
