Turkey Time

I met mom and Abbie at Turkey Run last weekend. Word to the wise...never believe mom when she tells you it will only be an hour drive to Turkey Run from Indy. It took me more than two hours - Yuck!!! So the drive was horrible, but once we got there it was fun. We had lunch in the lodge and then hiked around a little bit. Here are some pics of Lily's first hiking experience.

Liam and Maria's visit

Maria and her baby, Liam, came to visit us this weekend. It was certainly interesting having Maria visit when we both have babies. We used to head out all over town when we got together. This time we just hung out at home with the babies most of the day. We did go out and meet Scott at Fridays for dinner. It was absolutely packed! Look who was at the table next to us ---Steelers fans!!! Boo!
Near the end of the meal I glanced across the room and noticed an amazing spectacle....an amazon mullet. This guy was at least 6'5" (at LEAST) and had to weigh around 275. Anyway, he had a flowing blond mullet all down his back. The top was spiked! I wanted so badly to take a picture, but Barclay shot me down. I even had slick techniques prepared. For example, I would stand behind him and pretend to take a picture of our table from the distance. Or, I would sit at our table and take a picture over Barclay's shoulder. If I used my zoom that would have gotten a perfect picture. Barclay's theory, though, was that this guy is used to those sorts of tricks to get his picture. Probably true, nonetheless, Peterson would have been proud of me!

This morning we went and met Nikki and Anita for lunch before Maria and Anita headed out of town. Anita was full of silly stories...I'm glad no one was sitting near us!
We're watching the Colts game now...I just had to take a break because they were making me physically ill :) I"ll go see if they've decided to actually get in the game yet. Keep your fingers crossed!

Practically walking :)

This is Lily's new trick. She can hold herself up on her arms for a few minutes. I think she may have rolled over this morning too. I'm pretty sure I put her down on her stomach and when I went back to get her she was on her back. Not sure about this, though. I just love this picture!

Back to Work

I went back to work today. For weeks I'd been freaked out about starting work again, but really it was fine. Grandma came and is staying with the baby today and tomorrow, so we don't have to start day care until Monday. A BIG part of me is so sad to leave the baby every day, but there's a small part of me that is glad to be back at work. It's nice to see everyone again and actually start having a life again. I may be singing a different song in a few weeks, but for now it's not bad at all (after one day).

New Years '06

We went over to Mike and Shawna's house for New Years Eve. It was fun and pretty laid back. We brought Lily along and she and Audrey entertained one another. Lily almost made it till midnight to ring in the new year....but she cashed out at about 10 till. We didn't get many good pics of the grown ups....so you're all spared :)