Tis the Season!

Some picture highlights of the last month:

Pipes napping with her baby.

Celebrating Swags!

Playing "so Big" with Aunt KK

It's been such a long time since I've written on here. I kind of knew I'd have trouble keeping up with blogging. I'd much rather talk than write out my thoughts.

These past months have been filled with challenging and fun days all mixed together. Piper is a completely different girl now. She is so funny and sweet. She reaches for her Dad and me, splashes in the bath tub, and blows oatmeal in our faces at meal times.

She is still sleeping so well, and growing too.

I'm so stoked for her first Christmas. It's the first time I've gotten to put "From Mom and Dad" on gifts. It makes me smile. All of these hard days, trying to figure out how to be Piper's mom and Lee's wife, and still be Amanda. It's tough. A lot tougher than I had anticipated. I've been struggling with balancing it at all. I'm ready for my favorite time of year to be here so that I can take a little mental break from trying to figure that all out and focusing on things that I know matter. Several dear friends have given us sweet ornaments for our tree to celebrate our first Christmas as a family of three, and everything just feels right when I look around. Lots of love.

Gangy and Pop Pop are coming to Norman next week to spend some time with us over Christmas! I wonder how crazy this is going to be...a first Christmas with a grand kid.

We also cut down a tree with the Rays! It was crazy, trying to pick one out, I sometimes hate that I am so terrible at making easy decisions. I love having traditions with friends though, and Lee and Ryan somehow managed to drill and mount a ridiculously crooked tree. It was a long and hilarious night.

Ryan has been living with us for about four weeks now. I have always wanted to get to host someone at our house. We've had tons of fun hosting him. He has helped tons doing little and big projects around the house. I've found it quite amusing and sometimes overwhelming how alike he and Lee are. He is a super easy roommate-tidy, courteous, thoughtful, thankful. It's hard to see him miss Jamie so much. We are ready for her to be here too!

Love and Christmas wishes to all of you. Cheers to figuring out who we are and what we want to be. We only get this one shot at life.

-A