Homeward Bound.......

We are off to the great state of Iowa! We will be departing on Friday and hope to make it to J-town by Saturday evening. We are so excited to play in the snow, drink chocotini's, play in the snow, Adam will be hunting, play in the snow, see old friends, hangout with family, ooh and did I say play in the snow! We are also excited to introduce Abby to all of her relatives, look out Iowa here we come!!!

just peekin' thru

Abby's first tooth broke the skin on December 7th. The two days before that were just horrible. I wish I had know so I could have given her some motrin sooner. I have done pretty well with her milestones......like eating rice cereal, then veggies and fruits, even crawling and pulling up on the furniture but for some reason this milestone is really hard. She is growing up too fast. I like her toothless grin, maybe I will like it just the same with one tooth, guess we will find out sooner than later. I will post a picture just as soon as we can get one! HA! For now you will have to oogle at these.

Gobble, Gobble Friends & 8 Months

We have been busy the last couple of weeks, our good friends from Mass came to visit for a week, we had Abby's first Thanksgiving and she turned 8 months.



Abby and Landon meet for the first time, they were so sweet!

The train is always every kids favorite, the game is to see how many kids can ride at one time. (and not get hurt of course)

They pretty much spent the whole week playing like this.

Abby is eating a yogurt melt, just so you don't think she is choking on a toy. :)

Our good friends - Jason, Erin, Mitchell, and Landon.

Mitchell giving Abby a smooch. Too precious!

A little cuddle time and book reading before bed.

Adam carving the turkey.

Abby loved Thanksgiving Dinner. She ate turkey, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. She loved all the new flavors and textures.

Mitchell eating some mac n' cheese


Playing after the big meal. Our other good friends Jeff and Tricia came for dinner too. Tricia your green bean, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pies were amazing!!!

Turkey day was pretty relaxing around here, we took naps and ate too much.

We went to Copper River with Jay and Erin on their last night here and then to marble slab for dessert.

Abby and Landon both had their first taste of ice cream. Abby had pumpkin and Landon had cinnamon.

De Stratis family we had such a wonderful time with you, it was so great to meet Landon for the first time. We miss you already, it is too quiet around here! I am having a urge to beat Jay at Catan again, could you come over for a rematch tonight? We love you guys! Don't stay gone too long. :)

Abby is climbing all over everything these days. She is eating "solid foods" and is just the happiest kid around. Her personality is really starting to come thru and she has a lot of preferences these days, especially when it comes to eating and playing with the dogs. We are enjoying every minute with her. It is crazy that she turned eight months already, where does the time go?

Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary G'pa and G'ma Mewhirter

Happy Anniversary! We hope you are having a wonderful time in Alabama.

Asheville, NC & Biltmore Estate

We went to Asheville and the Biltmore a couple weekends ago, we rented a cabin that was just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was just beautiful, the leaves were changing and the weather was amazing!

We ran across some turkeys in the road.

Abby sitting in a chair on our porch.

Abby and daddy admiring the architecture.

The wine cellar, there was a wedding going on while we were there. How cool to have your reception in the wine cellar!

Abby was such a good girl, she took two naps in the Bjorn while we were at the Biltmore.

What a happy girl!

We spent our morning by the fireplace.

We ate lunch in downtown Asheville on our way home. This is our view from the pub.

We had such a nice relaxing weekend, we almost called to see if we could stay an extra night.

Abby's first lollipop

We let Abby have a few licks of her first lollipop, lets just say she LOVED it! She knew exactly what to do and when we decided she had had enough, she cried. She was licking that lollipop like she had done it a thousand times. These pics really speak for themselves.

Abigail's Dedication

We had Abigail dedicated on October 11th and G & G Schaad were able to come. It was really a nice day and we got to eat waffle breakfast!

Abigail is wearing the dress I wore when I was dedicated.

After church G & G Schaad made brunch for all of our friends. We had Dad's homemade waffles and ice cream and Pam's cheesy potatoes were a huge hit too. We are so glad that G'pa and G'ma could come and share this special time with us. Everyone really liked meeting my parents and having a full belly, which my dad loves doing, he would never miss an opportunity to fill someones tummy with waffles, that's what the Schaads do!!

G'pa and Abby chillin' out after the brunch.

We can't thank you enough for all of your help for Abby's dedication. It would not have been as cool without you there. Your brunch was a hit, our friends want to know when you are coming back. We love you!