Sydney just came home from a vacation in Illinois. My mom came down to Alabama and visited with us for a few days and took her up there. It sounds like she was very spoiled while she was there. She got to visit both sides of her family, went to the Chili Supper at my mom’s house, played in the bouncy house, and got to wish the triplets a Happy 2 year Birthday! The Wise family brought her back home and they stayed with the kids while Steve and I went to the Bears game in Atlanta. Sydney is now in the Grandparents de-programming process. She has not heard the word “no” in a while and does not seem to understand its meaning anymore.
Halas is happy to have his sister back home! He crawls all over the place and can stand and cruise along the furniture. Most of the time he is heading to where ever his sister is playing. He had his 9 month check up and is 24.5 pounds and 30 inches tall.
I have been very busy at work getting ready for the launch of Ares I-X. This is the first test flight that NASA has launched since the 1981 launch of the Shuttle. Ares I-X is much taller than the shuttle (almost twice as tall). It is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, October 27th at 7:00 a.m. central and I am so excited! 
- Ang
