We had some pretty cold weather here in Cypress last week, so when we went for our morning walks, we made sure Adelyn was all bundled up. On one walk in particular, she must have really been snuggled in nice and warm because by the time we got home, she was resting her little head on the big pile of blankets like an angel sleeping on a cloud :)

Trip to Florida

Okay, now that my thesis has been submitted (as of yesterday morning!), I can focus on fun things... like updating the blog!

Here are a bunch of photos from our trip to Florida to visit Derek's family for Thanksgiving. It was Adelyn's first plane ride, and she did great!! She slept almost the entire flight there, and when she woke up for the last half hour of the trip, she was busy making eyes at the 10 month old boy who was sitting across the aisle with his parents ::wink:: (haha!). It was a fantastic trip - we spent 5 days in Port St. Lucie with Gram Z, Pops and Auntie Lindsay. This was the first time we'd been to their house since it was built, so that was very exciting. Addy did so much while we were there: riding in the golf cart, checking out the wildlife (including fish, birds and alligators), watching Sandhill cranes come up to her, getting SOO much love and attention from her grandparents and auntie... she was definitely spoiled! By the time we got home, I think she was in attention-withdrawl :)

Arriving at the airport. So excited to see Gram Z and Pops!

Addy's first time with a fish!

Doesn't he look interesting??

Pops doing a little bit of fishing in the backyard.

Gorgeous backyard!

Alligator. Don't get too close!

Airplane with Daddy.

Addy loves her Auntie Lindsay!

Now this is a sour-puss face! Just eating some peaches.

The high chair had wheels, so Daddy wheeled her around the kitchen like she was in a racecar. She loved it!

Zivney ladies, ready for a delicious Thanksgiving meal!

Gram Z and Adelyn

Zivneys

I think this is Addy's favorite pose.

Addy and Pops

Aww, siblings!

Thanksgiving dinner group shot. Pops had to run fast to get in there!

She says "I'm #1!"

Daddy, Momma and Baby

We love kisses!

Having fun with Daddy!

Pouting a little bit...

MMMMM, fingers.

Dan and Nancy (Pops and Gram Z), enjoying having their family together for Thanksgiving!

Momma and Baby

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for this year - a beautiful 6 MONTH OLD baby, our health, our wonderful families, a place to live, food to eat... we truly are blessed.

From our family to yours, may today be filled with love, close family and friends, and delicious food. Happy Thanksgiving!

Adelyn in Thanksgiving garb, a gift from Auntie Mikaela. Her shirt says "Thankful for Mommy" :)
She says Happy Thanksgiving!

Too cute for school.

6 months old.

Can you believe it?

Adelyn is 6 months old today. It just shocks us how quickly time has gone by. She is half of a year old. HALF A YEAR! What?!?!

Stayed tuned for a letter to her from us. It will be posted when we get back from visiting Derek's parents and sister in Florida for the holidays. :)

Hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy your turkey!

Eww.

This morning I put Addy down on a mat in the living room and went into the kitchen to get breakfast. When I looked back over, she had rolled over to the rocking chair (no big surprise there), and had grabbed one of Nova's cat toys and was CHEWING on it. The same part of the toy that Nova chews on. Blagh. Yuck. Ew. Sick. I was grossed out. Addy didn't seem to mind, I guess it was seasoned just right for her.

Adelyn has been getting really good at eating rice cereal now! She loves the apple and rice flavored cereal, and can put away a decent amount. As soon as I raise the spoon from the bowl, she opens her mouth expectantly, like "Would you hurry it up, Mother? I've got things I need to play with, stuff I need to chew on. C'mon, let's speed this up."

Pics from our walk yesterday. We stopped by the pool for a bit and I showed Addy the waterfall. She liked it.

Just chilling by the pool. Typical thing to do in November, right?

I'm like a little doggy, putting socks in my mouth.

Zivney Energy

I'd like to take a moment to brag about my husband :) As I mentioned earlier, Derek started his own oil production company, Zivney Energy. He has wanted to own his own oil wells for ages... since he was a little boy! A couple weeks ago, he bought an oil lease and last week he put up "Zivney Energy" signs so everyone knows who the lease belongs to! :) I'm just so proud of him for reaching his life-long goal! Here are a few pics to show you the signs. They look great! Thanks to my sister Mikaela for making the awesome logo.

Welcome to the entry gate of Zivney Energy's first oil lease.

Sign on the tank battery.

The proud owner of his first oil well!

Yippee hurray!

I defended my Master's thesis today and passed! :) Whew!!!! What a great feeling. Now I just need to make a few final revisions to the thesis before I'm completely finished with it.

Ahhhh, I will sleep well tonight.