Per usual, all of my goals of catching up with blogging went out the window during my time off from school. Blame the holidays! I thought I would try to do a seasonal update and just do "Fall 2009", but we had A LOT going on. So I will do monthly updates until we are caught up. Maybe by May we will have Christmas and our trip to Florida (currently sitting in the Keys right now) posted.
Visit from the Dudergeils!
Our September continued to be a fun month after our Labor Day trip to Austin. In mid-September, we had a fun visit from the Dudergeils (Duderstadts)! I met Suzanne when I first moved down to Austin in 2001. She was the first friend that I made and didn't just know through Al. She and I worked together at a mortgage servicing company and then she left to work at Guaranty Bank and later found an opening for me there. We have become very close friends and continue to talk almost every day through email. She, Keith (her husband) and Nicholas (2 year old son) live in the Fort Worth area and we get to see them a couple times a year on average. They are also expecting (a girl) and are about 10 weeks ahead of Al and I. So fun!
Taylor loves "her Nick" and they had a great time playing together.
Here are the trouble makers helping me make breakfast the first morning. Look at those sweet and innocent faces!
That day we headed to the Como Zoo in St. Paul. It was actually pretty warm for a mid-September day!
Sweetie-pies holding hands.
Checking out the cute baby monkey.
Later that night, two peas in a pod. 
Double trouble trying to get out of the backyard.
Thanks for making the trip up north guys, we loved having you!!On one of my many Saturdays in class, Al took Taylor a little north to do some hiking and exploring. He always thinks of such fun activities for the two of them to do while I am gone.
Cute self-portrait:
Taylor exploring every nook and cranny:
Happy girl, loving the great outdoors (must have been a game day too):
Checking out the fallen pine needles:
