B is going to Boise and Disney World, too!

 The Akron Zips qualified to go to a bowl game this year.  Shelby heard this week that the band will get to go too.  So next week the band will board chartered planes to go the "Famous Idaho Potato Bowl" in Boise.  The game will be on ESPN Tues December 22 at 3:30.

As exciting as Boise sounds (ok we are really excited!!), she also found a few months ago that she will be working at Disney World for her spring semester in their college program!! Thankfully she  can keep her college status while she works there in merchandising.  She has talked about working Disney for a long time and she took a full course load this summer, in hopes she would get accepted into the program.  I am driving down with her in January to take her car (praying it holds out a little bit longer!).  I will help her get settled and hop on the next plane back while Jeff holds the fort down. I am sure I will be a hot mess on the way back, but I am so excited for this opportunity for our girl.

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Braces for Robbie

After much wait, Robbie has started to get his braces on.  His orthodontist has one of his offices within walking distance of our house.  This office is in his home, so it's pretty funny to hang out in the dentists sun room and pet his cat Schwarz (which means black in German) while you wait.  Funny story, I about busted a gut the first time we went because I thought for sure he was calling the cat "Farts".  I still have the humor of a 3rd grade boy.

So far the braces are going well for him and by the time he gets them off he will be driving! They should be on for about 2 1/2 years.  He of course chose the maize and blue for his first brace colors.

Little Swimmers

We started Grace and Matt in swim lessons about a month ago at the University of Akron.  So far so good! It's nice to have an activity that they can both do at the same time.