Thanksgiving

Audrey's first Thanksgiving was spent in Salt Lake City this year. We have a big trip planned to visit Kelly's family over Christmas, so we decided to keep things mellow and stay at home for Honey Baked Ham Day--that's what I would like Thanksgiving renamed to. Forget the turkey.

Mmmm...Ham. Delicious and nutritious. Well, at least delicious.

Audrey was very thankful that her Grandma Vicki could come out to visit for the weekend and provide yet another shoulder to sleep on. The two definitely seemed to hit it off.

We are now entering our longest stretch by ourselves without any planned visitors. It is going to be fun settling into our own little routine.

Performance Reviews

We finally got our first positive performance reviews back this week, and we are just thrilled!

From day one, Audrey has definitely let us know when we are doing things wrong. This past week, she decided to finally bless us with favorable feedback in the form of heart melting smiles.

It's wonderful to know that she approves of the job we are doing...at least some of the time.

Parental Bias

Isn't this the cutest thing ever?

Parental Bias? Yeah, I've got it. So what. Sue me.

We spent hours today on the couch just looking at each other. I won't ever get sick of that. Too bad she will, though. There are plenty more interesting things for her to look at than me.

It Takes A Village

We are so fortunate to have such caring and loving friends and family. We can't believe the lengths and expenses people have gone to in showing their support. We've had people visit by car and travel from afar; buy her new clothes and knit beautiful throws; donate old wares and send us their prayers (I'm practicing up for Dr. Seuss books).

Whatever you have done, even if it is just keeping up-to-date with us on this blog, we are so happy to have such wonderful people in our lives. Thank you all.

Get some sleep now!

We received the following advice more than once or twice: "Get some sleep now, because you won't be getting any soon!"

But why didn't anyone give us this advice too: "Clean your carpets now, because you won't have time to do it anytime soon!"

Or...: "Fix that squeaky clutch on your car now, because it won't even make it on your to-do list soon!"

And let's not forget: "Write some blog posts now, because there will be more pressing priorities soon!"

I guess that was a long winded apology for the recent silence here. I will try to be better, but no promises. In the meantime, I got a new camera toy so here are a few pictures: