Looking backward. And forward.

It's New Year's eve and I realized that I never added photos to, or published the post from Thanksgiving. Fail. So I published the post but you get it without photos (check them out on Facebook if you want to see them). I'm writing this from my iPod, with a sleeping baby in my arms. Not a bad way to spend New Years Eve, if I do say so myself. December flew by and I didn't manage to update this as much as I planned/hoped/wanted. So here are the Cliff's notes:

A few highlights from December:
- cousin Henry's baptism
- a bit of a cold that resulted in a drs visit (Adi is now 11 lb, 12 oz!)
- Christmas, which included a trip to PA, visiting all of the family, opening all kinds of wonderful presents and eating way too much food
- random other outings (shopping, etc) since daycare is closed and Adi's been hanging with us all day

Fun things:
- Adi is learning that she has a voice! Usually this ends up as yelling, but more and more "talking" is going on, while she looks right at us. (video soon)
- She's also trying to roll over. She's gotten up onto her side but hasn't managed to get the rest of the way yet.
- Smiles galore! Mostly at mom and dad's silly faces. :)

Thoughts on 2011:
- wow. Just wow. This year, our family has been through some of the best and worst times we've seen. But the good has far outweighed the bad and we're looking forward to 2012 with excitement and anticipation. This year has made our family stronger, closer and more appreciative of each other, and for that I am thankful.

Thoughts on 2012:
- As a friend said, no resolutions this year, just decisions. And better ones, learning from the past.
- I'm excited to watch Adi grow, to reach her new things and watch as she begins to really explore her world. :)

More pictures soon - I've been taking them, just haven't had time to edit/resize! And hopefully I'll be better at keeping this updated.