Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania

This year we traveled to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to spend our Thanksgiving holiday with Mike's extended family.  And by extended family, this is what I mean...

Mike's Grandpa Noll is surrounded by all of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren!  Grandpa is 92 years old and still flies his airplane!  He also still serves as a greeter in his church and takes care of his own yard work!  It is such a blessing to see the legacy that extends from this sweet man! 

We also got a chance to spend a few days on the farm with Mike's aunt and uncle.  This was really special because they opened their home to Mike when he moved here from Bogota, Colombia at age 17.  Here is a picture of Mike with his Uncle Bob. 

I learned something about myself on this trip.  I am scared of heights!  I climbed 80 feet up the side of this silo in my TOMS with my hair in my face and nearly had a panic attack as I got near the top.  I remember looking down at Mike and softly saying " I think I want to go back down".  My dear husband put on his serious face with his raised eyebrow and told me to keep on trucking!!  I am so glad I did, because it was beautiful to look out over the farm!

Uncle Bob and Aunt Darlene were so incredibly sweet to us!  They babysat one night so we could go see a late movie!  They also fed us well and at least pretended they didn't hear our screaming, teething baby at 2:00 in the morning...

I can definitely see why this farm has such a special place in Mike's heart!  I am so thankful for the memories we made on this trip and I hope that Abigail will get to run around one day exploring like we did! 

Fall Family Photos 2012

Wow!  The last month has been a blur as we hosted family for 2 weeks and then traveled to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving.  Today, I finally have a chance to sit down and catch up on our blog and I am so excited to share a few of my favorite pictures from a recent photo shoot!  

We had these taken the Sunday that Abigail turned 9 months old and I am so thankful to have such good pictures of our family.  

This little book is her favorite right now and one we received from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program that sends children free books each month! If you haven't heard about this, check it out and sign up your little one! 

Abigail is growing and changing so fast.  I love these pictures and our photographer was wonderful to work with!  Here is her site and if you like her facebook page you can keep up with her specials!!  

A day at the Nashville Zoo!

My sweet little girl has been under the weather the last few weeks and she cut 5 new teeth within a few days so there have been lots of tears around our house.  She finally started feeling a little better this weekend so off to the zoo we went!
We had the best time strolling around and letting her take in all the new sights and sounds.   The weather was beautiful in Nashville and we were accompanied by a few of my favorite Colombians!  The Enciso family has been staying with us for a few weeks and we have loved having our home filled with giggles and excitement.  

I love making memories and that's what the last few weeks have been all about!  Here are a few pics of Abigail with her cousins and family at the Nashville Zoo!