She's growing up...

Courtney is a ‘big girl’ now. We had to buy her a new car seat. Her infant car seat was at the max! The straps would not go out any further, and putting her in her seat with a coat on, was not easy. I have been researching them for about a month now. Finally Hubby and I were together and had a chance to take her to Babies R Us to try car seats on. We finally found one we think will work. We even installed it in the parking lot. She is a little unsure of this sitting facing forward thing. I love that we can see her more now! She’s so cute to watch.

We put the car seat in the Jeep. This car seat doesn’t move back and forth as easy as the infant seat did. So, I may end up having to purchase another one for my car. That way we won’t have to worry about trying to move the big one back and forth all the time.

Grammy and Granddad were supposed to be here for Thanksgiving. But, 2 days before they were supposed to leave, Granddad was having chest pain and shortness of breath that landed him a trip to the hospital. He ended up having some blockages and having to have 2 stints put in. Needless to say, no airline travel for him for a while. We are going to miss having them at Thanksgiving, but we are so happy it wasn’t more serious! There’s always next year.

Hubby got home Thursday night from hopefully his last trip of the year. Friday we went in to work for only a few hours. Hubby had planned a ‘surprise evening’ for me. It started off with lunch at one of my favorite places. Then we went to the zoo for a few hours. I enjoyed leisurely walking around. The giraffes were hungry so they gladly ate our crackers. Just about most of the other animals were being active too, so it was fun to sit and watch them!

From there we went to the surprise. It was a bed and breakfast called the Cheyenne Canon Inn. http://www.cheyennecanoninn.com/ He got the Pamper Me package. We ended up in their small private cabin, which had a private deck and hot tub. After we got settled in our cabin, we put on our suits and sat in the hot tub for about an hour. After that we changed and headed back up to the main house, because they have a wine and h’our derves hour from 4-5pm. After a glass of wine in the great room, we went back down to our cabin where a fruit tray and cheese tray and sparkling cider awaited us. Just as we were finishing up that, our massage therapists arrived. We enjoyed an hour long massage side by side.

After they left, we got dressed up and went to dinner at the Craftwood Inn: http://www.craftwood.com/ They typically have wild game on their menu. For an appetizer, we had ostridge! But for dinner I had chicken. Hubby had duck. It was very tasty, and it was a very relaxing evening!

The next morning the chef was in, and so we had an amazing breakfast. She had made this banana bread pudding with a buttermilk sauce that was amazing. Alas, we finally came back home and back to reality. Nana had stayed at our house to take care of Courtney and the dogs.

Well, I need to go and fold laundry, while I watch the last race of the season. L At least there is only a 3 month break!!!

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