Tailgating Awesomeness!

As the leaves begin to turn and a chill enters the air, the thoughts of all who wish to still be in college turn to one thing...tailgating!  Once a year we like to pretend we're still of the age where daytime binge drinking isn't just tolerable, but celebrated, so we rallied the troops and headed down to Bloomington to tailgate for the IU/Eastern Michigan State A&M University game.  While we never actually made it into the game (like most of the other attendees), we think a good time was had by all.  Attendees included Rachel and myself, Donovan, Kodi Dogg, Russ and Lindsay and a couple of their friends.  We started the day off with some bloody mary's and gin and juice, and of course, drunkeness ensued.

Pumpkin carving!

Nick and I decided to carve pumpkins again this year after skipping last year and being jealous of all the fabulous jack-o-lanterns we passed in our neighborhood! Nick is obviously a tad more talented than I am in this department.  Sadly, we did not get to dress up this year for Halloween, so no pics of that.  We should have at least put Kodi back in his chicken costume from last year!

Dog sitting!

When Nick's parents went out of town, we packed up Kodi and headed down to the south side to dog sit.  Kodi and Ginger always enjoy getting to hang out together.  We attempted to make poor Ginger a ramp to get up and down the steps, as this is getting hard for her in her old age (as you can see from the pictures, she chose not to use it).  I guess dogs, like people, get more stubborn with age.  Kodi was very careful not to be too rough with her, although we know he wishes she would be a little more active and play with him.  It's nice that he respects his elders I guess.

Eagle Creek

Rachel, Kodi and I took a trip to Eagle Creek to do some hiking before I left the family to do some work in LA.  Kodi got to smell and see lots of new things.  He decided to jump out a window while exploring one of the shelters and had a little trouble getting back in, but he made it.   We also found "Nick B." carved into the wall of the shelter.

Carl's Wedding

Just a few shots!

Russ and Lindsay's Wedding

Russ and Lindsay had a beautiful outdoor ceremony at Laurel Hall.  As you can see, Nick enjoys taking some random photos of unsuspecting people along with the typical shots.  He likes to keep things interesting!

Kodi's going swimming...someday

We bought Kodi a life vest.  Here he is modeling it, although he probably won't get to use it until next summer.  He'd been swimming a little in my parents' pool and at Eagle Creek, so we decided a life vest might make him (and us) feel a little safer.