Where Does the Time Go??

I guess it's a little naive of me to think, "we've just been really busy lately because of such-and-such..." or "I can get to that once things settle down..." I'm realizing that life is almost always busy with one thing or another, and that's just a part of the definition of LIFE! It's wonderful, but BUSY!

Our little Gavin is now six months old (half a year?? How did that happen so fast!?), and just as cute as ever! New milestones include sitting up by himself, holding his own bottle, eating more solids, supporting his own weight when held standing up, and he's just barely starting to figure out how to scoot on his tummy towards objects just out of reach.

Quick update:

• In November Heather and Trevor came down to visit. Lots of fun, lots of pictures that I'll have to post "when life isn't so busy"...
• Jared's Birthday!
• Thanksgiving in Vegas! - lots of yummy food, spending time with family, Christmas fun and meeting Santa at Opportunity Village
• My soon to be even busier work schedule - In addition to my regular 7 on/7 off schedule, I've picked up a PREN (basically just a few shifts here and there) position at Utah Vally Regional Medical Center. On my 7 off I'll work one or two shifts down in Provo, in hopes that a full time position will open up that I can then rotate into. The 40 minute commute on top of a 10.5 hour shift makes my current work days close to 12 hours, and although I'll l be even more busy in the short term, eventually getting a position less than 5 minutes from home would be WONDERFUL!
• Decorating for Christmas! I know it's already almost a week into December, (I'm working this week so it's excusable!) but we've started putting up Christmas decorations. Previously we haven't done too much, but this year we're excited to make our home feel more Christmas-y. We're in the process of putting lights on our new tree, I pulled out the stockings and the few other decorations we have, and then the three of us went to the Dollar Store and Big Lots to pick out some Christmas tree decorations, and a few other small things.
• Christmas shopping - I tried to be really on top of Christmas this year so it wouldn't sneak up on me and I could enjoy getting gifts rather than be stressed out about it last minute. I still have a few more people to get for, but the majority of gifts are already purchased or at least I know what I'm getting!

I'm at work right now, so no pictures....but I'll post some soon.