Video Update

Some people have reported problems with our video links so I am trying something new - Google has a new video player. I've changed the link on the right so it will take you directly to the video on Google. If you have a problem with this let me know. This link will NOT expire in 7 days (yea!) and you may be able to view it on a dial up connection - let me know if you try it and whether you are successful.

God Bless!
Heather

Fall Vacation

The week of Oct. 20th – 27th, we took a much anticipated vacation.

On Friday, we drove to Florence via Birmingham. We had a fun time at lunch with Aunt Peggy and her friends Sue & Charles.


Then it was on to Florence where we got to spend the evening with Daniel, Abbe, Jonah, and their new baby Maddie. It was great to meet Maddie. She’s so tiny!!

Jonah kept Maggie entertained and as you can see, they got along quite well.

Saturday morning, we each had lunch with friends, and then we attended the wedding of Sandra, one of our dear friends from Ben’s work in Florence. That night we had a nice dinner with some of our Woodmont friends and then gave Maggie some chill time (which we ALL needed!). Sunday, we attended church and had lunch at Woodmont, and then it was off to Grammy & Grumpa’s house.

The weather at Grammy & Grumpa’s was wonderful! The highs were in the 50s and the lows in the 20s and 30s; perfect fall weather! The color was past peak, but there were still a lot of leaves. We spent Tuesday riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway and hiking at Deep Creek.






There was ice in several places on the Parkway, and we saw some beautiful waterfalls at Deep Creek. Wednesday we spent relaxing and then we got to have a nice dinner out sans Maggie! All in all, it was a great week, we just wish it had lasted longer!

Skills!

It's been quite a week! Maggie's 9 month doctor visit is today and all week she's been cramming for it. While we were travelling last week, she woke us up in the wee hours one morning. When we went to check on her, she was sitting up. She seemed almost as suprised as we were! Late last week, she also began to clap. Grandmamma worked with her on this while she was here, and now Maggie is quite good at it! Finally, and most significantly, Maggie began to crawl this week with the help and encouragement of Mommy, Daddy, Grandmamma, and Grandaddy. She's still figuring out exactly how everything works, but each day she goes a little further. She finds the crawling quite helpful in getting to cords, strings, cabinets, drawers, magazines, and a certain cat!

If you want to see Maggie display her new found skills, click on the video link to the right (if you have high speed). This link will only be available for seven days. Happy viewing!