Life with Justin, Betsy & Dave (& Baby!): 6 Week Catch Up...Yikes!

Time has simply FLOWN here in cabin life. Winter has set in (although it's still been fairly mild with just enough snow to keep it beautiful and the kids happy) and Abby is finally calling it "home." There have been lots of trips to Nana and Papa's house. We actually have only had 2 completely free weekends since moving here!

We kept our Christmas decorations up front in the storage unit so we are surrounded by many of our familiar holiday sights, which makes the cabin extra cozy! We are in a downhill slide towards the new year and Dave and I are both starting to get a little nervous about his job ( lack of) situation. But God knows Dave needs a job and we are trusting him to provide the right one at the right time in the right location.

In the meantime, here are the highlights of the past 6 weeks:

One of the final days before the lake froze (taken November 9)

Justin and I love going on nature walks during the woods

Lots of cozy reading times at the cabin

All bundled up and loving the snow!

Abby and Justin cuddling in between sledding

Dave and I were able to go to Chicago to see our good friend, Sandy Jump and her daughter, Dana

Abby helped make gingerbread cookies!

The cousins at Thanksgiving

Cookie baking extravaganza the day after Thanksgiving

Celebrating Kaitlyn's birthday at the pottery place

Abby enjoyed placing her ornaments on the Christmas tree

Justin decorated the upstairs AND downstairs Christmas trees!

Taking a walk (which is a term loosely applied when Abby is along;

this is one of the only times she actually did any walking!)

Abby's first movie! We saw The Star and she sat through the whole thing

(and went through 4 buckets of popcorn and 2 cups of ice water)

My birthday cake with the super-fancy singing topper from Mom and Pop S.

Silly girl LOVES olives haha!

One night at Nana's Abby's pacifier disappeared. We have NO idea where it went!

So we quickly concocted a story about the "Big Girl Fairy" who comes and takes pacifiers from girls when they're big enough and leaves special big girl presents in its place. Abby received her own nail polish and a little baby that has a potty chair (which actually flushes!). It worked! Phew!