Four Months!

Isn't it just amazing how a baby can accomplish so much in the first four months of life!

In four months... my house just gets dusty...

But Jade?...in that short time well, she's already learned how:

To smile...


Roll over...


And to sit up on her own...

Sort of...

Here she is on her first plane trip (to Charleston, NC)


Where she got to meet Grandpa Brad and Grandma Jenny...


And Max the dog...


And Great-Grandma Alease...


And some fishies...


I love this picture!...



... and the sort of funny and sentimental way it reminds me of this one...

Four Months! Almost...

Thanks to Grandma Ondrea for this...


And this...


I know, I know... Rolling over must seem like just a silly inconsequential thing.

Unless you're a gramma...

She Is Just So...

Alert...


And Happy...


And Loved...


And Perfect...


And I'm just a blathering, schmoopy mess...

Grammy's First Christmas... heh

And while all of those sugarplumbs danced in her head...



...those elves were pretty darn busy too!



~ MERRY CHRISTMAS TO JADE!... and to her mommy and daddy as well!

And I know!...

I can't wait for Spring either!!!

Happy First Christmas as a threesome! Enjoy!

Love you guys!

Don't Save It All For Thanksgiving Day...

Just returned from my holiday visit out west where I was totally overcome with awe by the beauty of God's craftsmanship in that wonderous place.





Oops...

Wrong pictures...

Here...



There we go.

*sigh*

I think, with my own, I understood a bit about the stewardship we have with our Father to care for his little ones. And I want to think that I cared for mine in the way I believe He wanted me to... for the most part. (I hope)

But this is really different somehow.

Because I had to go home today!.. even though I wish I could have just held her forever!

And I wonder if this feeling might be even a mili-fraction of how He feels about us all...

Anyway... "Don't Save It All For Thanksgiving Day" as someone said... (sort of) So even though it's a few days past...

I am SO thankful for:

A mommy who is so sweet and tender and who loves her beyond measure...





And for a daddy with such strong and gentle hands into which she fits most perfectly...







But basically, I am just so thankful for the whole, ding-dang beautiful and miraculous arrangement of it all...




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I am also thankful for airplanes.

To Do List:

1. Check out real estate listings in Eastern Idaho/Western Wyoming
   
2. Expand criteria on the job search engine (maybe be a little less picky?)
   
3. Pack
   

Because, I mean, just look at her!...







Oh my gosh!

Four Generations!

Heh!

Four generations!

One Little Tush at a Time...

Oh my goodness! How do gramma's do it? Because I'm already feeling the overload on my hard drive and it's only been 5 days! Don't know how I'm gonna be able to stand the next 3 weeks till I am able to schnoogle her!

But first of all...

A Belated Happy Halloween!



And second of all... here are my newest and most favorite pictures...







Even though...

I still love THIS one every bit as much!!!



I call it "GrumpyPuppy"... and it kind of goes with the Halloween theme as well.

Is there a 12-Step program for this sort of thing???...