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One of Adeline's favorite things....a warm fire at grandma and grandpa's house in Greybull. Pictured here she warms up in front of the fire in her diaper, too cute.

Birthday wishes

A very very Happy Birthday wish to Grandma Cathy today!

Indiana Thanksgiving, part 3

Thanksgiving Day...Addie's full tummy after dinner at left...and at right, the look on her face after taking a 2 1/2 hour nap after the meal!

Laura didn't waste any time in finding her Black Friday deals.

Uncle Tim and Grandpa John put the final touches on the turkey.

The best part of Thanksgiving....Family. From left, Grandma Cathy, cousins Maddie and Shana snuggle up with Addie before dinner.

I LOVE this photo of Laura and I cooking. Five-year-old Libby took this photo....and might I add a good job to Libby! Perfect composition for such a young photographer.

Oh big group family photos are the best! We took about 7 shots and Addie was looking at Grandpa John in all of them! Baby girl loves her grandpa.

Learning to walk

JD plays some mellow guitar as Adeline cruises along the couch.

Indiana Thanksgiving, part 2

JD's family lives outside of Leo (which is near Fort Wayne) and it is flat.
Flat flat flat. And it's farm country. Yes, we even saw Amish ladies driving their horse-drawn buggies.

Cutie McCuters Adeline loved the walks we took. The first day we were there it was 60 degrees...back in Montana on the same day it was -10.

Uncle Tim and Grandma Cathy push Addie back to the house.

The Anglin family raises chickens and boy did Addie love them. I however did not love peeling fresh chicken eggs to make my deviled eggs on Thanksgiving. Good thing Tim warned me and we bought a carton of store-bought eggs as backup.

Indiana Thanksgiving, part 1

Adeline looks for the latest issue of Sky Mall on our flight to Indiana for Thanksgiving. She just loved the extra room of the first row.

Grandma Cathy made for a wonderful travel partner...us three girls flew out early and were later joined by JD and John. Adeline's first airplane trip was very smooth. She loved to people watch, look out the window, sleep and play peek-a-boo with passengers behind us.

Addie tells the Denver airport how excited she is to see the family in Indiana.

Dad the weatherman

JD and Addie measure the snow on our back deck. We measured around 9 inches of snow that had accumulated Thanksgiving week and up to now. Gosh I love living in Montana -- we are so fortunate to live in a place with all four seasons -- and winter is the best one!

Peaceful photo

I made this image a couple weeks ago while Grandma Cathy was reading a colorful nursery rhymes book to Adeline. They were cozied up by the fire in Greybull. Addie loves loves loves to read.
Next to bath time and her kitties...reading is one of her favorite things.

11-months-old

Adeline, JD and I enjoyed the fresh snow today...not too long and we'll be celebrating her first birthday!

Giving thanks

On this Thanksgiving Day I am thankful for my famiy. I am married to an amazing man who loves me and provides for me AND we have a wonderful, healthy daughter. The Lord has truly blessed me through them. I am also thankful for the food on my table, that I am able to be a stay-at-home-mom, my health, mountains, technology, freedom, our cats, clean water and time well spent with my family and friends.

Snow snow snow

Last week JD set our rain gauge on the back deck...we walked outside this weekend and found this. More than just rain...a TON of snow!

Learning Fast

This past week Adeline started feeding herself. Puffs, small pieces of bananas and sweet potatoes, those kinds of foods. It's just too cute watching her learn. I love how she experiments with picking up the food with her mouth...then her hands.

Out for a walk

JD shot this beautiful photograph of Adeline and I while out for a walk down Sagebrush Lane in Wyoming.

First Words

Grandpa John shot this video of Adeline playing recently at his house in Greybull. When you listen closely...you can hear Addie say "ball" and "kitty"

Great Aunt Linda

Adeline and my Aunt Linda share in some fun during dinner out a couple months ago in Choteau, Mont.