Smiles, Solids, and Post Family Blues

Miss Z's new scrunch-up-the-nose smile.


After months of attempts, Zannah has decided to eat solids. I still can't get over how great it is that she opens her mouth for the spoon! What a delight.

World Championship Ranch Rodeo. This blessed event draws my family out of Idaho and into our neck of the woods each November. We LOVE it! Or should I say my dad, brothers, cousins, grandad, and uncle love it...it being the Rodeo. A huge tradeshow full of reins, spurs, chaps, boots, and hats is a cowboys dream, right? I just love that they come. I love that we fit 11 adults and 1 baby in our house, I love that we stay up late, eat lots of food, and thoroughly enjoy each others' company. I even love that my brothers tease me until I lose my temper. And of course I love that the girls got pedicures this year, maybe a new tradition?




I always miss family, but the couple days after being with them, I have serious withdrawals. This time my coping was to eat ridiculous amounts of pie and watch ridiculous amounts of Gilmore Girls and it helped a little.

Disheartening

Only the next 4 years will tell...... (Warning: Get some tissues)

Only 18 More Hours

Until I can trade this bed-partner in

FOR THIS! The one pictured below is so much warmer and responsive than the old .22

8 days have been way too long! Marcos has been in Israel for work, seeing really cool things like the Sea of Galilee, River Jordan, Garden of Gethsemane and such. I talked to him just before he began is 24 hour journey back and he sounded excited to be heading home.

And WHO wouldn't be excited to be coming home to this little munchkin.