Well, as I write this we have 8 days left before Baby Girl joins our family... what a difference in feeling as we come to this delivery! Having this one scheduled has made time fly by, especially this past month. So many 'projects', so little time...Since I had last written in here, we took a very short weekend trip to Indiana to see family. Sorry if we didn't get a chance to see you, but we were there for 2 1/2 days. I actually didn't take any pictures while we were there, but I do have a couple that were sent to me. Although it was a short trip, we enjoyed seeing everyone and Tatum was definitely exhausted by the time we got home! 
One of our friends invited us over for Thanksgiving... How nice it was to be around a family who were planning out their shopping day for Friday! We've had a quiet Thanksgiving for the past couple of years, it was nice to be a part of a big family gathering! Food was great, but the only odd part, for us, was that I didn't do any cooking, besides sweet potatoes... It was definitely weird to not be cooking a big turkey all day! Thank you to McKenna & Justin for having us over!
We can't have a holiday season without a visit to Santa! Tatum was a bit reluctant to talk to him- she was very shy... and didn't want to sit on Santa's lap without Mom & Dad with her... so it was a nice family picture! 
We had a nice visit from Matt's good friend, John- who was on leave from Afghanistan. It took all of two minutes for Tatum to warm up to him and he became her 'playmate' while he was here... Poor John, didn't quite get to 'relax' while he was here!
We then took a trip to Steamboat Springs and stayed at a friend's parents' place for the weekend. Matt was able to go skiing, and we took Tatum sledding FINALLY for her first time. We've had a lot of snow this year already, but trying to get all three of us together while it is still light outside is near impossible. It definitely took a few times going down with Mom/Dad for Tatum to decide that she actually likes sledding, but by the time we were ready to go, she wasn't done going down by herself! I was a little nervous watching her go down the hill by herself (it was a very little hill), because I just didn't want her to 'crash' and then decide she didn't enjoy sledding. As luck will have it, she didn't crash! I forgot how much fun sledding is... although it was a short hill, it was still so much fun and brought back a nice 'rush'. If you haven't gone sledding in a few years, get out and find a hill! It'll make you feel like a kid again!
Tatum is definitely excited to be a big sister! She talks about her baby sister everyday and talks about what they will do together. She's excited to hold baby sister and I'm sure, as you will see below, that she will also read to her baby sister. One day we were in the car and she said, "I'm going to be a big sister, I won't be Tatum... I'll be a big sister". She still shares her toys with my belly (puts them under my shirt for her sister), and gives her sister kisses at the belly button. She often has a baby sister in her belly too!
We are looking forward to family visiting... Lola, Pocky, Uncle Dan, Aunt Kim, and Gracie are flying in on Christmas (Tatum jumps up and down when she talks about them coming), with Lola and Pocky staying until the 30th to be here when Baby Girl arrives. Grandma Potts is coming the following Sunday and staying a week to help here- cooking/cleaning/playing with Tatum. And Grandma Birt and Pocky/Grandpa B are coming at the end of January. I'd like to thank you all in advance for coming out! I know it's not the best time of year for travelling, but it will be so nice to have you all here for the holiday and for baby!
After a week enjoying the snow, it was finally Halloween! We finished up our snowman, carved our pumpkins, and Matt joined us for Trick-or-Treating! What a fun day! Tatum may look like a princess to you, but she dressed up like Minnie Mouse- she has a Minnie from Uncle Carl & Aunt Sam's wedding w/a wedding dress on and Tatum decided she was dressing up like her! :)
So, as Halloween was approaching, it was difficult to be in the "Halloween" mood/spirit... The week before, was had our first big snow. According to the news, we had about 26"... here at the house, I measured 17" on a table in the backyard! Keep in mind, it was only October!!! 
Maybe this one, instead...
This past month has been a month of changes for us! The weather has been changing over to fall, colors have switched over from green to yellow/orange/red to now.... almost leafless trees, and this past weekend we 'enjoyed' our first snow and below freezing temps! (this next weekend it is supposed to be 70)... The fall is such beautiful time of year, and Tatum loves playing 'soccer ball' with the leaves, and really, just being outside. 
