Go Badgers!! The football game Friday night kept us on the edge of our seats. West Allis was ahead (10 to 7) for most of the game, until the last 3 minutes. Badgers scored with less than 3 minutes that put them ahead 13 to 10. It was a good game to the very end! The boys had fun showing their Badger spirit with the rest of the crowd.
The boys thought it was pretty cool how a helicopter came over us to film a good portion of the game. They thought they might get themselves on TV if they jumped high enough and waved hard enough. No luck....when we watched it the next morning, they did not see themselves on TV. :-)
We were disappointed to have missed Cruz' birthday party on Saturday. I was back-up with curriculum work for most of the day on Saturday. Due to our move at the end of the summer, I didn't spend much time on my curriculum before school started. When the first week came around, I had a hard time keeping up. I got behind in my work and needed a day to prepare for the coming week. Happy Birthday, Cruz!!
I worked until early afternoon and then enjoyed our visitors later that afternoon. It was a joy to have Lou & Louis come to visit us! They were so kind to bring us a warm meal, drinks, lots of goodies, and even a few treasures for the boys. We had such a good time catching up and hanging out together.
During their visit, we had a hot air balloon right outside our deck. The boys have seen them before, outside our deck, but never this close! This was quite exciting for them!
I just love this picture of Bradley and Uncle Louis! The boys had a good time with Uncle Louis, as he let them perform a movie on his video camera. After watching the video, I don't think I would admit that they were my boys.......those silly kids! They had fun doing it, though.
Carter took this picture of us outside. It was already getting dark, so the quality of the light didn't come out very well. It is still a nice picture of Lou & Louis' visit! If it looks like Lou is saying "...four....", well, she is!!! She was counting to five for Carter to take the picture and she only got to "four". Cute!! :-)
Thanks for coming to visit Lou & Louis! We loved having you here and look forward to another get-together!
SUNDAY -
Sunday was a lot of fun for us. We attended a new church called Mt. Zion Christian Church. We absolutely loved it! I was so moved during the service. God was definitely leading us here!! We have also attended Lakeland Community Church and Calvary Community Church. We enjoyed these services, as well, but we left Mt. Zion feeling, "WOW".
After church, we headed to Elkhorn, which is about 8 miles from us, to enjoy the Walworth County Fair. The kids had fun at the carnival, playing the games and looking at all the animals. Carter's favorite animal at the Fair was the ducks. Bradley's favorite animal was the rabbits.
That night, we worked on Chad's resume to get it ready for the recent jobs that were posted. Please pray for Chad, as he found a few more job openings that he is very interested in. They are also local jobs, which he wants. He will be out next week again on his job hunt!! He has become quite computer savvy through this process. :-)
I took some picture of our apartment/condo for you to see where we live.
Living Room...
Kitchen....
Dining Room....
The hallway goes down to the laundry room, the boys' room, a bathroom, and a our bedroom with a master bathroom. If I can ever get these rooms cleaned up, I will take pictures. I am sure the boys would like everyone to see their bedroom.
The stairs come up from the foyer below.....
Pictures of the outside....
This was just before bedtime.......Hi Carter.....
HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE SOON!! Love, the Dorwin's
It was a nice family event that included hotdogs & munchies, a trail walk down to the pond, and making S'Mores by the campfire.
Carter liked his new Cub Scout friends.
A lovely frog that Carter caught down by the pond. The pond is full of them!!
Kirsten and the girls came to visit this weekend. We went swimming, to the beach and out for ice cream. We enjoyed the sunny, warm weather!!
Hope you enjoy the day!
Bradley trying to serf.....
Carter diving underwater to find seashells....
Bradley playing in the sand and Carter diving underwater with his goggles.....
Hope everyone had a great Labor Day!!
Kitchen....
The hallway goes down to the laundry room, the boys' room, a bathroom, and a our bedroom with a master bathroom. If I can ever get these rooms cleaned up, I will take pictures. I am sure the boys would like everyone to see their bedroom.
CONGRATULATIONS PAUL & TARA!!
It was the first day of school on Tuesday for the Dorwin family! Carter had his first day at Eastview Elementary. Bradley had his first day at Amy's Academy (without big brother), and I had my first day with students at Badger HS.
I left for work before any of the boys were up and left directions of the "morning routine" for Chad. The camera was left out for him to take pictures of the boys' first day. Of course, I was a little sad that I didn't get to see the boys on their first day of school, but they were sure to tell me all about it when I got home. I was a little worried about Carter on his first day, so I called him after school. When I asked him how his first day went, he responded, "It was AWESOME!". How great it was to hear those words.
We all shared our stories of the first day when we arrived home. Carter had a good experience in 2nd grade. Bradley also had a good day and told me all about the shapes that they explored at preschool. I had a pleasant day, as well.
I few more changes from the dress-up bin for another picture.........
Carter and Bradley's friends that live in the condos around us also attend Eastview Elementary. Chad had a good day on his job search too. We met a nice Christian family that lives in the condo across from us. God is bringing wonderful people into our lives! We feel very blessed!!
