If you could pick your family...

...we would pick the ones we already have:)  There's no denying that we have a great great GREAT family, both immediate and far-reaching.  Of course we have our fair share of crazies, but they are the ones that keep things going...I'm fairly certain I might be part of the "crazies" category! 

Three sides of my family (Uzelacs, Plunketts, and Adams) have an annual family reunion which I think is so amazing.  We weren't able to make it to the Plunkett or Adams side this year, but we were able to travel back to Jtown this past weekend for the annual Uzelac reunion.  It was a great time, and Greyson was the newest member of the Uzelac crew!  (Last year, Mallory was born on Uzelac Reunion Eve!!)

It is incredible that we all get together each year and have a chance to catch up and give lots of hugs.  My grandmother was one of 14 kids - so there is a whole lot of family to go around<3  This was the first year, since my great Uncle Petey passed away, that it wasn't all thirteen of the Uzelac brothers&sisters.  My great Uncle Dino & my Grandma, Irene, passed away this year...but their love was felt all around us at the reunion.  It was a great time and I am so glad we could be there to enjoy the day with everyone.

We also got a lot of time to spend with Gma & Pappy Butch while in town since we stayed over their house.  Greyson even got to act as a "trainer" for Gma to get her working out for the October vacation - hahha!

 Uncle Joe, Aunt Ginger, Mimi, Tausha, and Ariel&Gracie all got to visit with Grey too!

It was a super fantastic weekend and we were so glad to get so much love from our families:)

Greyson + SCF

We had a quick SCF lunch in Butler, PA last week that was so fun and needed.  Aunt Kitty drove up to the the half-way point with Uch and we caught lunch at Michael's Restaurant for a few hours that afternoon.  Greyson had just learned how to make the "bzzz" sound and thought he was the cat's meow.  So of course, he kept doing it at the table as loud as possible at the table.  All the while, Aunt Kitty and Aunt Uch smiled and egged him on, of course.  Greyson has the best aunts in the whole world.

Aunt Uch stayed with us for two days and then drove back to Jtown for the reunion on Friday.  I was able to get some much (seriously MUCH) needed cleaning done and Tash helped me re-arrange the basement furniture (yay!)  She also got some extra sleep in (hahha) and SCF time while hanging together outside and running errands:)  On the way to Jtown, Greyson was glad to have a car buddy with him...and he & his godmomma slept holding hands for most of the three-hour ride back:)

new house on the block

What a difference a little curb appeal makes!  We have been talking about putting shutters up ever since we moved in last November and we finally have this past week.  We attempted to put the shutters up a few weeks ago, but without a hammer drill, it was really a sorry sight.  Since our entire house is brick, it was practically impossible to get the shutters up with a regular drill.  Luckily, we were able to borrow a hammer drill from Jon and we got the shutters up over the course of 3 afternoons.  Brandon did most of the work and I was in charge of making sure everything was straight and lined up.  What a difference!  I loooove it!!!

Before:

After:

While we worked, Grey was happy to hang outside with us on a blanket and play with toys....er, fall asleep.