A lot has happened around here lately, and time just seems to fly by faster and faster. It seems like yesterday that I was shocked how it was starting to get cold and that Halloween was just around the corner. Now it is the end of January and hopefully things will start to warm up a little more. I am able to see our entire driveway as of just the other day, so that's a step in the right direction, right? One of the main changes around here is that our beloved Groven (our 1993 Honda Accord) has passed on to another owner. In December we took it in for the safety and emissions inspections. The emissions inspection passed with flying colors, but the safety inspection... not so much. The repairs (including the labor cost) were more than I was willing to spend on a car with over 200k miles, so we posted it on KSL Classifieds (fully disclosing the repairs needed), and it was gone the next afternoon. Grovester was a great car for us. It was our first car as a married couple and it got us through college, and then some. Farewell Groven... and thanks for the ride!
A few weeks ago we took Nina to Cabela's to check out the animals, and judging by her expression below, I think she liked it. Nothing like a free outing to Cabela's for fun! I'm just glad that big old polar bear didn't get to her or whit....
Now that Nina is crawling around and becoming more responsive, we decided to start the baby signing time DVDs. We have 2 different DVDs, both of which teach kids basic sign language words so they can communicate what they want before they can talk. They have really catchy songs to teach the kids, and regrettably, Whit and I can sing the words to almost every song. As you can see below, Nina is completely content with just sitting on the floor and learning her signs.
The very full aftermath! Great food leads to a fairly good nights sleep. (Fairly being the key word. It looks like I could use a good nights sleep in this picture.)