A little behind the times...

Well it would seem as though time has stopped since this blog was last updated. Apparently Tatum has been 3 weeks old since mid-November! As most of you know, she is no longer 3 weeks old...she is just one week shy of 3 months now. Since we last posted on the blog time has flown by and Tatum has grown and changed tremendously. Overall, since Tatum's arrival on October 17th life has changed in so many wonderful ways.

During November we had a nice week-long visit with my dad who helped Tatum to celebrate her 1st Thanksgiving, we then welcomed Mike home on December 7th after a 6 1/2 month deployment, and shortly thereafter Mike's family came to Maine to celebrate Christmas with us. This was the first time that any of them met Tatum so it was a very special visit. To cap it all off, we then flew to Minneapolis to spend the New Year with our friends Tim and Carlye. It has been a great time but a very busy two months. Mike had a nice 2 1/2 week vacation after he returned home and it is hard to believe that he actually had a break because time went so quick. We have easily adjusted back to our life as a family and almost too quickly, returned to the regular daily routine of eat, sleep, work, and play. It will be fun to see what these next few months will bring us.

Keep checking back for more updates and pictures as we continue to chronicle our life with Tatum and our time here in Maine.

Our 1st "official" family picture

The plane that brought Mike home (this was taken just minutes before we were reunited!)