Happy Thanksgiving! Oh wait...

...that was last week! Oh well, I tried.

We went to Big Bear for Thanksgiving to spend it with Pastor Husband's dad and step-mom. I would have written up there, but Big Bear is very internet unfriendly. No matter where we went, whether we knew the password to the wireless or not, it just wasn't very nice. At least not on my stuff.

Anyway, we drove up there with our Belgium family who got to experience their first Thanksgiving. For the couple of weeks they were here the one thing they kept saying is that Americans sure eat and eat a lot! Thanksgiving was the perfect example for them.

I got to meet Pastor Husband's grandma from Florida and she got to meet Baby Girl. Baby Girl's twin cousins were there and their big brother. We played pool, watched a movie, played (sorta) some golf, and walked around the village. The weather was pretty warm, for Big Bear, but that didn't stop the man-made snow and there were snowboarders on all the slopes. We got to stay in this huge log cabin-type house that had cable (we don't have cable at home so this is always a treat) and I got to watch Gone With the Wind the night before Thanksgiving. It's my most favorite movie.

It was a good few days of getting away with family.

Back to Reality

Actually, I think you don't ever really leave reality when you go on vacation with a baby. It's not as if Baby Girl is suddenly able to change her own diaper, but it was still fun to actually go somewhere and have family time. 

Vacation started the day of my birthday and we spent the day at the beach. We then left for San Diego where we went to Sea World and the next day we went to the beach for a bit in Oceanside and then spent the afternoon lounging at the hotel. After that we were home for about a day in a half before heading out to Big Bear. We went out on the lake, hiked, and then just rested. Unfortunately, vacation is ending not as well as it started. Pastor Husband has a horrible ear infection going on at the moment. He has been to see the doctor three times and each time comes home with a stronger antibiotic. The last doctor gruffly said to him that if he still doesn't feel any relief by Monday to see an ENT. Poor guy.

Baby Girl had a good time...I'm not sure she got the idea that we went to look and watch animals, but the few times she did focused she did get excited. Shamu taught her how to clap so now she claps all the time. Also, the last couple of weeks she learned the "m" and "b" sound and is babbling like crazy. At one point I put her down for a nap and she talked for about a half hour before falling asleep. She has just changed so much so quickly and in 14 days she will be a year old! It's so incredible. I saw a pin on Pinterest and it said that if you don't believe in miracles you should because you are one. Getting pregnant, carrying the baby, birthing a baby, and watching that baby grow is the ultimate miracle.