Sunday afternoons are typically spent at my parents house. With so many September birthdays (on my family side only: Tim, Dad, Mike, Janna, James, and Alexander) and all of our hectic schedules, we haven't been able to find a Sunday that we can all get together to celebrate so we've been celebrating in shifts. Today was filled with good food, Quiddler, lots of noise, laughter, cuddles, dirty diapers, baby spit-up, "first" steps, and birthday celebrations.

So I'm bored here at work and keep thinking of random things to post on FB. I realize that people probably don't want to see 25 different status updates from me so I thought maybe I'd just gather my thoughts up here.

• While I shouldn't complain, I'm so incredibly bored here at work I want to claw my eyes out.
• I can't believe it's 3.15pm and I haven't checked out Groupon yet today! Especially with how frickin' bored I am!
• Feels blessed, slightly overwhelmed, and incredibly excited by how many trips I have coming up in the next few months. Makes Groupon shopping more interesting and fun!
• I'm excited (and insanely proud!) about a possible change in our lives.
• I'm bummed that the weather changed and is threatening my chances of apple picking tomorrow. I've been looking forward to it and all the apple recipes to come!
• Wonders why I rarely win Swagbucks on Mega Swag Buck Fridays but win so frequently every other day.
• I love creating advertising pieces through a program here at work. I love finding stupid reasons to create things. Today's piece? A fact flyer to include with gift certificates. And yes, I'm creating it partially for selfish reasons.
• I'm thankful the item above just killed an hour :) so I can get the heck outta dodge and onto a 3 day weekend! A weekend filled with my two favorite boys. A week that includes a date, hopefully time with friends, church, and birthday celebrations!

Park Party take two... We found an area to take some "family" pictures.

1. That I only have to work 3 days this week!

2. My new camera lens

3. My new niece and a possible {hopeful!} trip out there to see her soon
4. Our upcoming trip to Chicago this weekend

5. The nap I'm about to take

Dear Paulina -
Welcome to this wonderful world baby girl. You made your grand entrance into this world today at 2.45am weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces with dark already stylish brown hair, your Daddy's eyes, and your Mommy's beautiful face. Unfortunately we will not be able to meet you for a little while. However we don't even need to be in the same room to know we already love you. Know that we love you more than each long mile that separates us. We can't wait to hold you, cuddle you, and love on you.

Welcome to the family Paulina or as your cousin Colin would say baby Pabina. Don't worry - we'll continue working on it :)

With all our love -
Uncle Mike, Aunt Kristi and Colin