Ryan can dress himself (sort of)

Well, at least he is trying....

Roll Over

...and then she rolled...

Anyone for a smile?

Just a quick smile for everyone to see.

More Aberly (as requested by Aunt Jenny)

Beautiful Aberly





(...and some with Ryan Patrick too)

Halloween

Inspired by his outfit for the ND game (below), we decided that Ryan should be a leprechaun for Halloween. After all, this is his last year where a costume like that will really be appreciated.



We also decided to carve Jack-O-Lanterns this year:

Pre-Halloween

We met a few friends at Cold Stone Creamery to get the festivities underway.





We also all got together for some trick-or-treating through the law school. Professors and Staff opened up their offices and supplied the candy so our precious kiddos could go door to door practicing there trick-or-treating skills.

Can you pick out the leprechaun and Giraffe?

Ryan and Ryan at the ND Game

So I wanted to take Ryan with me to the ND vs. USC game, but you can't just go to an ND game without getting a little dressed up:



Rather than mess with trying to park at the stadium (always a nightmare), we just took the bike:



And, while the game was absolutely awful, Ryan really seemed to have a good time -- except for the bad calls some of the refs made. Here's Ryan's take on one of the "roughing the kicker" calls:



He did have a good time over all, though, and even got to take a picture with a local celeb:



GO IRISH!

That's Chicago

Rob and Ashley came to visit a few weeks ago. We took a quick ride around Chicago, including a brief stop at the Navy Pier and a ride on the ferris wheel, and then came back to South Bend for some R&R. Here are a few pics from the trip:

Something a little different....

After being uplifted by some other blogs, I thought it might be nice to post about something other than us. (I have come to decide our blog is pretty selfish) So here is a little something not about us.
Enjoy...




...We now return to our regularly scheduled family-centric blogging...

Just for fun

In response to Gasperini-ville, I decided to take the test and find out my color.... what do you think, is it accurate?

You Are a Blue Crayon

Your world is colored in calm, understated, deep colors. You are a loyal person, and the truest friend anyone could hope to find. On the inside, you tend to be emotional and even a bit moody. However, you know that people depend on you. So you put on a strong front. Your color wheel opposite is orange. Orange people may be opinionated, but you feel they lack the depth to truly understand what they're saying.

What Color Crayon Are You?

Cutest Baby in the World

So Cute!

You gotta love 'em.

First Bath

While it doesn't seem so, she actually somewhat enjoys her baths.

Papi and Aberly

Papi comes to visit the newest Lobato...

First Family Photo

Nana and Papa John

Nana and Papa John came to stay with us for about two weeks while we adjusted to life with two kiddos. We can't thank them enough for all they did for us. And boy does Ryan Patrick miss his Nana and Papa John....

Can they be any cuter?

How can you not love them all....

One more....

Another photo for your viewing enjoyment....

Bye Bye Biliruben

Aberly was a bit jaundiced at birth so we had to put her under a biliruben light. To see the old model that Ryan-pants had to use, click here. This one was pretty nice, consisting of a lighted blanket connected to a box by a large tube. Unlike the old model, we were able to hold her and feed her while she was getting her treatments.

Anyway, after two days in the blanket we've finally said bye bye to it. Aberly now has a clean bill of health.

Ryan's First Big Boo-Boos

Ryan-pants had his first big ouchies this week. First, he fell and skinned his knee while playing on the sidewalk. Later, that same day, he touched the back of the grill after we cooked some steaks. He burned three of his finger tips good enough to blister so we put some Johnson's & Johnson's burn strips on them. Unfortunately, he hated having band-aids stuck to his fingers more than the burns themselves, so we ended up putting socks on his hands to keep him from pulling at the blisters. Seems to be working so far...