October

October was a pretty quiet month. We went on a hiking trip to Clifty Falls, Indiana with the Louisvill Hiking Club.

On Halloween, Melanie went trick-or-treating dressed as Ariel, The Little Mermaid -- complete with the red wig and all.

Melanie making a funny face at an ice cream parlor in the Clifty Falls area.

Melanie looking very cold as we are hiking.

Overlooking the falls.

September

September is always a busy month for us. We start the month off by spending Labor Day weekend hiking in Natural Bridge State Park/Red River Gorge, Kentucky. This year because Grandpa and Grandma were going to be out of the country when we had Melanie's party we celebrated her birthday with them at Natural Bridge. Then we have the Harvest Home Parade/Fair, which is followed by Melanie's birthday. By the time September is over we are ready for a break.

This is the cake for party number one.

Grandpa's birthday is September 6 and Melanie's is September 10 so we celebrated both birthdays at Natural Bridge.

This, I think was Melanie's favorite birthday gift. We found this dress while we were in Gatlinburg. Melanie really wanted us to buy it for her. We told her that we weren't and then we surprised her with it on her birthday.

This is Melanie posing with the cake from birthday party number 2.

August

In August, we took a family vacation to Gatlinburg, TN. There were eight of us and we had a great time. Here are some pictures of that trip.

Melanie posing while hiking.

Melanie, Mommy, and Daddy

Melanie and her cousins

Melanie with her Grandpa and Grandma

July happenings

Wow!! I can't believe how long its been since I've posted on here. I will try to do better in the coming year.

In July, we celebrated the 4th anniversary of the day that Melanie became our daughter. We celebrated with dinner at a Chinese restaurant.