The Journey into the Parenting Life of the Bloom's: October 2008

For the last three weekends we have been blessed to be with family! The second weekend in October we headed to Marseilles IL to see my parents and brother. We had a great time with them. It was fall fest that Saturday so Grace got her first hayride and was in her first concert.
Sunday was nice to see so many church family. We also had a four generation picture taken with Grandma Angell and a very nice visit with her and Aunt Melissa and Uncle Donnie. Here are some pictures from that weekend......Other pictures were posted in past blog

Grace is wearing the Dedication dress that I wore and then she wore it when she was dedicated in MN before we moved to Indiana

Here we are with Heather and Kindi Smith from back home. They were there to visit. Kindi is just over a month old and Grace is almost three months. You can see how thrilled they both were to get there pictures taken. Heather use to babysit me when I was little.

Grace posing with the Scarecrow outside Great Grandma's place (Rivershores)

Grandpa Angell and Grace posing in the mirror. Mommy trying her artistic shots

Picture that we put in the paper for the 4 Generation Picture
Family members gathered recently for this four-generations photo. Pictured are (seated) Margorie Angell of Marseilles, great-grandmother, holding Grace Elizabeth Bloom of Indianapolis; Steve Angell of Marseilles, grandfather, and Elizabeth Angell Bloom of Indianapolis, mother.

The next weekend Brian's mom and step dad Grandma and Grandpa Capra came down from Minnesota as well as Uncle Andrew:) They arrived on Thursday and stayed thru early Sunday morning. Thurs when they arrived they came to our home to see where we live and then we went out to eat at the Cheese Cake Factory. On Friday we went down town Indy to walk the downtown area. We went to the fountain monument and then to the front of the capital building for some photo opts. We then went into center circle mall and walked around. Grace did very well. Daddy got some new shoes which he needed so desperately. We then went out to dinner at Texas roadhouse resturant. It was a long wait but we had an enjoyable meal and oh the ROLLS! If you come visit us we will have to go there. Then Saturday we planned to go to a pumpkin farm which we went to Waterman's Farm Market out on the east side of Indy. WE had a great time riding a hayride to and from the pumpkin patch. Brian of course had to pick the biggest pumpkin he could find Grace enjoyed riding on daddy for a while then road on me the rest of the time. We even went through the corn maze. This place will be some place in the years to come that we will take Grace and she will really like it. It was so good to have this family here for a few days and Grace really enjoyed having new people to hold her. Here are some pictures from the weekend.....

Grace loves her Uncle Andrew some day he will be driving her around

Grandma Capra didnt want to give her up

Grandma and Grandpa Capra

The family in front of Capital building

Mommy and Grace in the pumpkin Patch

Grace on top of a HUGE PUMPKIN. Mommy talked daddy out of taking that one home.

Daddy wearing Grace

Mommy holding Grace

Here we are with our pumpkins!

This past weekend we traveled back to IL to Bourbonnais Il to stay at the Grandpa Bloom INN.
We arrived on Thursday and went to Olivet homecoming Corination. It was very beautiful and we saw alot of people afterwards. Grandpa Bloom of course had to tell everyone about his Great Granddaughter..... Friday we went to the mall to get our rings clean and to visit with our friend Tia. We let with two new bears for Grace's stuffed animal collection. Grandma and Grandpa Bloom came down from Minnesota. Friday night we went to the basketball game and saw many friends to show Grace off to.Saturday was family day as my parents came down from Marseilles and we all went out to lunch to spend some time together. We took a 4 generation picture with the Bloom men to get in grandpa's paper. Brian and I got to have our first real date since Grace was born on Saturday night and we went to see the moving FIREPROOF!!!!.. This is a wonderful movie and i recommend it to all couples!
Sunday Grandpa Bloom preached at the Bradley church of the Nazarene. Well all decided to honor him and attend the service. Grace was a wonderful Nazarene and slept through the whole service:) After departing from grandpa's that afternoon we went on the friend tour where Grace had her first play date with her good friend Ava Pickering. Pictures below. Then we stopped at my friend Ami's and then to Kati and David's home. Then we headed home. Only to get home in enough time to stop by McAlisters to see our church friends before heading home. So this weekend Grace got time with Great Grandpa Bloom Grandpa and Grandma Bloom Grandpa and Grandma Angell Grannie Karen and alot of New Aunties....... Enjoy the pictures