Hanging with the Hamiltons: November 2011

The past month has been rather busy for the Hamiltons and I do not see it slowing down any time in the near future (due to the Holidays and traveling). But that is fine with us because we have been blessed with so many good friends and family which means there is always an activity to partake in! Over the last few weeks we have celebrated Halloween, enjoyed the company of Nicks parents who stayed with us as well as my dad who came the weekend before them. We have celebrated birthdays, attended my first Cowboys game at the new stadium, celebrated an fantastic engagement, had our first monthly "Family Dinner" with some good friends, been visited by 3 of my uncles, watched every game of the World Series :(, I went to New Orleans to celebrate Claires upcoming nuptials and we got a new family car.

Even though life has been fast paced lately we still try to slow down and enjoy our time toegther because if you dont you will miss all the milestones that Adrian hits on what seems like a daily basis. Now that we have a 10 month old life has gotten a bit more interesting. She stands whenever it is possible and can push anything across the house - I just know she will be walking by her first birthday! Adrian loves to play games with us such as her fake-cough-because -it -makes-mommy-and-daddy-laugh and her I-swear-I-ate-that-but-really-I-gave-it-to-the-dog game. She has become such a personality! She loves bath time and cries when we take her out, story time is cuddle time and I cherish it every night, her favorite place to be is out and about in her stroller because she loves to people watch and touch all the clothes on the racks as she flies by. She has already become so independent especially at school- she is the only one that sleeps when she wants to (which of course is when the others are awake) and eats at a different time then the rest of her class just because she can (says her teachers)! Every day we see her turning more and more into a toddler which is very exciting but makes you a bit sad because babyhood is seeming more and more in the past. But that is just the nature of life.

The holidays are coming up and I can barely contain my excitement to celebrate with now having Adrian in our lives. I cannot wait to see how she reacts to all the decorations, family gatherings and presents! If she is anything like her mom she will love it all! Here are a few pictures of the past month or so. How did we fit it all in?!