New Klaus addition - End of March 2009

Brendan is going to have a new sibling...things are looking good for the end of March 2009...about the same time as Opa's birthday.

Storm Damage

Last weekend we had some terrible winds, luckly there was nearly no rain. We saw significant damage to the area, including some damage to our house, although minor compared to what others saw. We lost some shingles on the roof and many others are loose, we also lost some siding. About 90% of the Cincinnati area was without power for a good part of the week, we were the lucky 10% who never even lost power. We've never seen storms like that before in this area, some of it was from Hurricane Ike but a cold front came through at the same time which resulted in wind gusts up to almost 80mph.

Halloween Decoration

We decorated for Halloween this weekend...Brendan is enjoying playing with all the new "toys" around the house. It is really a lot of fun to see Brendan enjoying himself for the holidays. We've had a nice weekend between going to a baby shower, playing in the yard...although it is very wet since we aerated and overseeded this week so it is getting heavy watering now. Today we're planning to do some shopping and just enjoy our time together.

New Furniture

We decided to get some new furniture, nothing special, but our old "just out of college" furniture had lived most of its useful life. Brendan and Bailey were both a bit anxious of the change but seem to have adjusted quickly. We're very happy with our new furniture, and the recliner will be a big help for Andrea for sleeping as the new baby grows!!!

Kings Island

Today was our annual work event at Kings Island, this was a fun year since Brendan could enjoy some of the rides. We went on the old carousel and he was a bit nervous but had a good time, after that we went high up the tower where we could look out all over the area and even see our house, it was very windy. We had a nice lunch that we brought with, then went on a few more rides before Brendan was worn out and decided to come home to take one of his 3+hour naps

Toddler Bed

Brendan made the transition from his crib to his toddler bed today. The crib nicely converts with a few part changes. He has been sleeping on a cot in daycare for about a month, but this is a big change at home...mostly for mommy!!! So far he has taken a few naps and seems to be staying in bed and enjoying himself. When we first converted the bed, he actually ran right to it and climbed in. The fun will start when Brendan realizes he can get out of bed and play with all of the toys in his room anytime he wants.

Brendan loves reading

Brendan loves to be read to, we can't look at the paper or an article without him joining in.

Labor Day Weekend

We enjoyed our labor day weekend with some fun family outings.

Saturaday we went to Findlay Market where we had Bienstich and Cream Puffs, yum. Afterwards, we headed over to the Hoffbraus Haus for some sausage, pretzels and beer. Brendan enjoyed the pretzels and playing in the rocks.

On Sunday we went to Sharon Woods park for a picnic. Afterwards, Brendan played in the water, he had a great time and ended up soaked!