Saying Goodbye to Lola

We flew up to Michigan for a small ceremony to inter Andrew's Lola's (Grandmother's) ashes.


2nd time flying


A cold Fall day


Getting to see Aunt Tin (Christine) again


"Uncle Bobby is great, but I sure wish he'd stop smoking."


Mom/Lola's ashes above the spot where she will be buried.



Aurelia Milagros "Mila" Brunner
November 12, 1935 - February 22, 2006

Baptism

Andrew was baptized on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at St. Patrick's Church. Godparents are Andrew's Uncle Robert J. Brunner, Jr. and Aunt Patricia (Trixie) Enriquez.





With Father Forrey


With Godparents Bobby and Trixie


With the Grandparents


With some Kretzings and some Brunners

Mountain High

With Andrew's Grandpa Brunner, Uncle Bobby and Tita (Aunt) Trixie in town for his baptism, we took them on a tour of Carlisle and the surrounding mountains.


Hiking up to the Waggoner's Gap Hawk Watch atop North Mountain


Father and son enjoying the beautiful Fall color of neighboring Perry County


Hard-core members of the Audubon Society helped point out a rare golden eagle. Truly awesome.


This is the view of Cumberland Valley. Carlisle lies in the middle of this valley.

OBX

We took a vacation to the Outer Banks this week. A nice mix of warm sunny days and cool cloudy days accompanied us.


Andrew provided the musical entertainment for the long drive.


Beautiful sunrises were included in the rental.


Andrew enjoyed and was curious about dipping his toes into the chilly Atlantic Ocean.


Mom helps warm up his little feet.

Fall Harvest with OUR Little Pumpkin

Our Newest Addition

A 3-week old kitten showed up under our porch one Saturday evening. We've decided to keep it in order to even out the human-to-pet ratio to 1:1. She doesn't have a name yet. Any suggestions?

6 Months Old on September 26th

Mutual admiration


"Oh hey, I didn't see you sitting there."


He's good like this for about 2 seconds.


Winter is still a long way away, but we thought we'd try on his new bunting.


Waving to the crowd

PHILADELPHIA!!

Our little trio took a trip to Philly this weekend.


City Hall


Crazy-eyed Ben


That about sums it up.


"Yeah, learning about U.S. History had the same affect on me sometimes, Andrew." j/k


It IS all it's cracked up to be.


A trip to Philly wouldn't be complete without a cheesesteak. Really, the Cheez Whiz and the bread are what make it good.

Philadelphia Distance Run

During our short trip, Megan ran in the Philadelpia Distance Run (half-marathon) on Sunday, Sept 17th. Great course, great city, great scenery.


While Mom goes off to run the race, the boys stay in bed. Andrew liked sleeping in the big bed.


A beautiful but warm day for a half-marathon.


Post-race at the bottom of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art


The statue of "Rocky" is back on display near the museum. Very cool.


Megan doing the required Rocky pose atop the museum steps. Not very cool. :)

Sittin' Pretty

"Yeah, Mom, in a minute. After this show is over."

Awash with Amish and Some Pics of the Family

The words "Farm - Food - Fun" are mowed into the farmland.


Look closely and you can see an Amish farmer and his team of horses tending to the field. (center of the picture)


An Amish man making his way down the road via foot-powered scooter


A last-minute family portrait taken by Steve from our reflection in the mirror


It's never too early to try to influence where that 529 Plan will go. We are Penn State!