We are Raising Money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!!

Brian and I are going to run the Philadelphia Distance Run (1/2 Marathon) on September 20th. We are partnering with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training to raise money for cancer research and to give money to families going through cancer treatment. Many people have already donated on our behalf but we still have over $2,000 to raise. If you would like to donate please go to http://pages.teamintraining.org/cpa/phildist09/bmchughowc. We are so grateful to all who have given to this cause and are excited to run this race. Thank you for your help and financial support!! We will keep you updated on how things go.

Long Overdue!

Sorry we have been so delinquent on doing any blog posts this summer! We had some issues with our computer and traveled quite a bit, all which did not help us get things posted. We have had a busy but awesome summer. Brian has enjoyed having the summer off from teaching and we are trying not to think about the fact that he will head back to school in a few short weeks.

At the beginning of July we traveled to Pittsburgh to spend time with my (Brynne's) family. Though Brian was supposedly training with my dad to join him in the mortgage broker business, they managed to get in two rounds of golf. Meanwhile, Owen and I got to spend fun time with Brittany and Grammy Deb. Owen was very spoiled and loved all of the attention. Brian and I went to an amusement park, Kennywood, to celebrate our 5th anniversary. We left Owen with Pap-pap and Grammy for the day while we ran around like kids all day and ate more junk food than we probably should have. It was so much fun!





The next few weeks were spent back in Lancaster. Brian did some painting and put some finishing touches on drywall and trim in our house. I am so thankful to have such a handy husband! After three years our house projects are finally coming to an end......at least for now. Owen turned 6 months old and along with that milestone he started eating solid foods. He did well with it right from the start. Sweet potatoes and prunes are his favorites.



At the end of July we packed up the car and headed south for a two week trip to Kure Beach, NC. We spent the first week with Brian's Mom, Dad and sister Kathryn. My family came at the end of the first week and stayed through the second week with us. It was such an awesome time! The weather was perfect and we just loved getting to spend so much time with our families. Owen was loved on constantly and Brian and I were able to relax a lot. We are still amazed and continually blessed by the love our families pour out on us.






We left Kure beach and headed up to New Jersey for the McHugh Invitational Tournament. This is a three-on-three basketball tournament that the McHugh's organize every year to raise money for the V Foundation. It is always so fun when the whole McHugh family is together. Owen got to spend some time with his cousin K. The boys were so cute together! They are going to have so much fun together when they get older..........and will probably get into lots of trouble together. :)