Busy, busy!

This past weekend seemed to fly by in a whirlwind. Doug and I spent a lot of time organizing the house and getting everything put away from our big trip to the west coast. We did some shopping as well and picked up a few odds and ends to help the house feel a little "cozier." We are really happy with how the house looks and are now focused on getting ready for the arrival of our puppy in February. We are so excited that we will be seeing Kent & Kathryn at the beginning of March followed by Levi for his spring break at the end of March. It is exciting to know we will have guests coming to visit us in Mystic.

Beatrice Four Weeks Old

Pictures of our beautiful soon-to-be baby girl Beatrice at four-weeks-old. At this point she is just over 5 lbs!

Better Late Than Never

I have FINALLY gotten around to posting some of the pictures from our travels this past October. These are just a few of the highlights.

Pictures from Niagara Falls, Canada - October 2009

View of the Falls

View from our hotel room

Pictures from Washington D.C. - October 2009

Elizabeth by Julia Child's Kitchen

Doug and Elizabeth resting in a quiet garden outside the Smithsonian

Doug in front of the U.S. Capitol

Final Comprehensive Exam

Wednesday Doug took his final comprehensive exam and is happy to report he passed and has officially based SOBC. Having that done means that things are downhill over the next few weeks until graduation on the twenty-second. Congratulations, Doug!

Home Safely

Doug and I arrived back in Mystic very early Sunday morning. We were so thankful to arrive home without any major issues. Although we were sad to leave family and friends on the west coast it was nice to sleep in our cozy bed and get a good night's sleep. Sunday was relatively uneventful - we headed to both Costco and Ikea for a few things (including a dog bed!!) and groceries. Sunday evening we spent some time unpacking and cleaning up the house. Today we both headed back to work and it was a little difficult to get up so early after 2 weeks away. We are looking forward to "puppy day" as we like to call it, as well as visits from family and friends in the next few months.