family and christmas trees

wow. what a few weeks! went to oklahoma, stayed with my parents for a few days, then to stillwater for the funeral and to spend time with travis' family...then to north carolina to see travis' parents and little brothers for thanksgiving. it was so good to spend time with family! thatch was very entertaining, he is at such a fun age!

thatch and i have flown the last 3 saturdays. whew! he has become quite the traveler. he did so good...and he did great with all the different places we stayed. i'm so proud of him. and he was smiling at everyone on the plane. he would look at people just waiting for them to smile at him.




we got back into town last night...and today we went to get our christmas tree. thatch's first christmas. he has no idea, but it is still exciting.

jonathan friend

yesterday morning travis' grandpa, jonathan friend passed away. he was an amazing, godly man and we will miss him terribly. i think he touched everyone he knew. travis and him were very close...they were kindred spirits. he was a huge part of travis' life growing up...living just a few miles away and working on the farm with him in the summers. he is the type of man that has a very gentle quiet spirit, patient, loving, and he lights up when he tells you stories about the farm. he reminds me a lot of travis.

we were able to see him this summer and he said to thatch "i can't tell you how proud i am of you." travis, his grandpa, and his brothers took a trip to the farm this summer, soaking up the memories. and we were able to spend several days with him. we only wish we could have seen him one last time.

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november already?

i can't believe it is already november. thatch is 7 months old and just so much fun. he is SO happy. and he smiles with his eyes...i just love it. he is army crawling everywhere. and we are finally making progress on our sleep at night. we are both getting more sleep and let me tell you, it is feeling very nice! he makes me laugh all the time. it is fun watching his little personality start to come out...and i'm anxious to see it come out more and more...but i have to stop myself and soak up these precious baby moments right now. i have to consciously stop and enjoy his head leaning on my shoulder. his coos. his laughter. his smiles. him grabbing at everything he can get his hands on. him sticking everything in his mouth to investigate it. him always moving...he is quite the wiggle worm. his curiousity. this stage is wonderful and i feel very lucky that i am able to work at home. freelance is a little slower right now...i'm starting to feel the effects of the economy...but it gives me a chance to push edna mae originals forward. (and btw the website is down right now b/c issues with my domain provider. if you are wanting card packs please let me know!) i'm going to be working on baby books next. can't wait to start desiging them. i've been designing pages in my mind and i need to get them out on paper! so much fun!