I just love getting to go home! We had so much fun with all of our family around us for the holiday! We were lucky to get to see mikes aunt Nancy her husband and kids who came from Eugene to visit! We also got to see a lot of the marvin family too!
So i have been begging mike to build me a cook book holder to go in my kitchen since my birthday and it finally got done! Mike and my dad spent a day in Grandpa Marvins wood shop building it for me! I got it hung on the wall as soon as i got home and it looks so good! It is exactly what i wanted!!!
On Thanksgiving, we got to have a late lunch with mikes family! It was amazing!! Then in the evening we went out to Grandma and Grandpa Marvins house for a huge family dinner. Well Maeli had a fever of 103 so we had to leave early and go into the ER. I was super sad that i didn't get to stay and visit more but I'm glad that we got Maeli looked at. She had another ear infection, this time in both ears. She also had some virus which left her with a high fever and a swollen soft spot for 4 days. it was a bummer that she had to be sick again but she is almost all better now. So here is a pic of Maeli at Grandma and Grandpa Rankins house eating her first thanksgiving dinner. It was chicken and sweet potatoes :)
On black Friday i had a great time with my momma! Her and i went out shopping at 3:30 and laughed way too much!! There were really funny people out there with their grumpy attitudes and we also almost got hit by a semi. it was scary and i wanted to say a few choice words... but mom wouldn't let me :) But i did get my cuttlebug!!! i was so excited! i also got a bunch of plates and folders for it! I have had so much fun crafting with it. Now all i need is a cricut and i will get all my scrap booking that i wanna do done.
On Sunday we got to go and say goodbye to my cousin who is leaving for chili on his mission. it was fun to get to see everyone and eat a great dinner my aunt Heidi made! We also got to see one of my best friends who lives in Florida! She was home visiting and so we went over to their new home and visited with her for a while. Then unfortunately we had to go home :( The drive wasn't too bad though!
Im so happy that i live close enough to go home and visit! We only have three months till we are home for good and i cant wait! It is going to be so nice to get to go to all of the family events and get to visit everyone when we want!
Recently Maeli started pulling herself up to stand. We went into her room to find her standing in her crib! It was so cute!!! Since she is crawling also, she is quite a hand full and we have had to put her in a play pen a few times to keep her contained :) She hates it and always tries to push her way out. And she has hit her head on about everything in our apartment! Poor girl looks abused from all of her bumps on her head :)
Okay... so this is an absolute horrible pic of me! I was all ready for bed with no makeup or no hair done so im sorry! But it was just too cute that Maeli kept trying to give me kisses and so i had to share :) She has been really big into giving kisses lately! They are great slobbery ones too!!
