Christmas came early!

Well ... it has definitely felt like Christmas came early in our house that's for sure ... as our shipping arrived after exactly 7 weeks! We were really excited to see it all again as we can now put the final touches to our place and make it home! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers with regards to the speed of delivery ... they estimated 8-12 weeks ... so we did really well! Every day we're opening more boxes and being surprised by what we find inside (especially as Mark's parents added a few little extra treats in some of the boxes without us knowing!) ... Abigail's very good at ripping off the packing tape and emptying things out ... she also wants to help as we assemble the furniture too! (See below, our garage last Thursday with some of our boxes ... and a little helper!) She had a few birthday presents that were shipped before she got to see them ... so she has been enjoying those ... just a month and a half late!

Most of our time this last week or so has been taken up getting ready for the shipping and then sorting through it all ... but we have had some fun too! On Saturday some friends invited to join us on their monthly trip to Columbus ... to shop in the 'big smoke' ... we didn't go into the city itself but the shops in the surrounding areas have a much better selection than in our little town! It was a fun day ... to spend time with them and also to see more new places too! It's only just over an hours drive away so we'll definitely be back there again! We also took some time out on Sunday afternoon to go for a walk at Lake Park ... the trees have definitely lost their leaves now but although colder it's still sunny, blue skies!

Abigail continues to be her cheeky but happy self (with the odd miserable day of teething ... but thankfully they continue to be the exception to the rule!!). She seems to be completely settled out here and has gone back into the two sleeps a day routine which has been great for getting things done around the house! Her latest tricks include unrolling the loo paper, putting our shoes away for us as soon as we've taken them off, brushing her teeth (which she would literally do all day if we let her!) and hiding behind the sofa until we say 'BOO' when she runs out giggling! A couple of cheeky pics to finish with ... the first one stealing some of daddy's lunch ... having just finished her own!!