December

What about the holidays you ask?

We had a lovely Thanksgiving Dinner with our friends Chris, Hillary, Cade and Brix and we also had the missionaries. It was a delightful New England celebration!

Bella and I went to Utah for a few days. On the day we left, we went to a tree farm and equipped Shawn with a fresh Christmas tree while we were gone. That was a great experience.

Bella's hair is long enough for little tiny pig tails.

Shawn's parents helped me surprise Shawn with a trip to New York City. It was our Christmas and birthday gifts and it was delightful. We actually had Shawn packed and everything without him knowing until he and I were halfway to the train station in Hartford.

We saw the Rockettes, Wicked, we went to the temple, had date night in Little Italy, rode a carriage in Central Park, walked down 5th Ave and shopped for a little person we really love at FAO Shwartz and the Disney Store. It was a fantastic vacation!

Cousins in Utah! We really love them and miss them like crazy!!

Bella just began talking while in Utah...I think it is thanks mostly to Abby!

Decorating before Grandma and G-Daddy came to stay with us through Christmas. They watched Bella while we went on our vacation and then they both got terribly sick. Christmas was low-key and nice-except for the sicky bugs!

Helping Dad put the lights on. She was intrigued and learned quickly how to make them turn on and off...