Catching Up...

So it's official.... Today, I'm unashamedly 31. Yippee!

Last night, I finally figured out how to get pictures off my phone. This took some doing as I can't just use a USB connection. So I decided that today would be the day I would finally send an update. Haven't gotten the pictures off Daddy's phone as he's not here, so those will come later. Most of the pictures captured over the last few months have been by family, as our digital camera loses power after a few shots, so if you want to see more you'll have to ask them!

So, to summarize the last two months, here's a picture that describes quite a few of those hours...

As you can see, we spent many hours in the car travelling between family here in KY, in Ohio, and in Alabama. Hannah was a trooper and was mostly good tempered about being in her seat, as you can see.

On our trip down to Alabama for Thanksgiving, we stopped at Daddy's favorite hamburger place: Whataburger. Here's Hannah reaction, be a bit blurry, you still get the point....

Many hours were also spent enjoying one of Hannah's favorite past-times: playing with bubbles...

Usually, Hannah is really good about not stuffing her mouth. But apparently the corn I bought in Alabama was sooo good she had to stuff overflowing handfuls into her mouth:

Her first visit was Santa was actually a very good one, we just didn't catch her smiling. Santa's on a diet because he found out he's a diabetic, so we didn't offer him any cookies.

One of the most magical moments we had was when we went to the Kentucky Horse Park, just north of town, to see their Christmas lights display called "Southern Lights". Hannah excitedly pointed to the various characters we saw along the way, like bears, dolls, balls, horses (of course!), people, and more! Afterwards, we went through their mini fair, and she was very excited to go to the petting zoo and see, but not pet, the llamas, long-haired cows, kangaroos, goats, camels, and more! After the petting zoo, we went to see a model train exhibit, then to a dollhouse exhibit. The trains really captured her imagination. Before leaving Mommy insisting on eating a funnel cake, which she had not had the opportunity to enjoy for years -- it was very yummy, so yummy Hannah only got a bite and Daddy didn't get any! Here's our little elf at the fair...

Hannah is a real character. She cracks us up with all her expressions, and I've been trying to capture them but she changes faces so quickly! Here's her saying boo!

Finally, about the cats. Buddy is recovering quite nicely from his brush with death. His surgery scars are covered nicely with a thick coat of hair which has almost completely grown in. Angel keeps a villigant watch on him, while he keeps a watch on the house. When we discovered Angel in a peculiar place, it made us laugh, so we took a photo:

Slow-cooked kitty anyone?