Gompers Growing Up

          Sorry for the delay in posting. It’s been quite a while since I’ve been able to sit down and do this. First I was working nights and babysitting days, so any break in the action and I was sleeping. Then I got laid off, so more regular rest. But all my spare time has gone into getting the house ready to sell. Most of that’s done, so I hope to post more regularly.

           So, you may have heard there was a wedding last month. We decided to grace the event with our presence, no matter the hardships we would endure and overcome. The following is the saga of our epic journey.

          We flew out of Indianapolis early Thursday morning. We were quite the sight going through the airport. Two big suitcases, a car seat in a carrier, a carry-on bag, a back pack, the laptop case, the inevitable diaper bag, and a baby in a stroller. Even after we checked the big bags and car seat, we still had a lot of stuff! On the first flight to Denver, Beth was great , she slept most of the way.

       O.k., I started this blog a month and a half ago. I’m gonna finish it real quick like. The second half of the flight Beth got cranky. We thought she was just tired and upset. Turns out she had an ear infection. Imagine the pain when we changed altitudes. Anyway, we went to the wedding, had a great time. If you were there, you know what I’m talking about. If you weren’t, you should have been. Had a wonderful time the rest of the trip, it was too short. Here are some pics of Beth from the trip. Sarah’s mom made her dress for the wedding and my mom made her Easter dress. Coming soon, POTTY TRAINING! 

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Shoes are hard, so is modesty.Just like Daddy, just not the anger.

Pretty dress and a dog to play with.These came out of a bunny?

Flower girl? I don't know what it means, but everyone's looking.Me and my pajama jam crew.

Me and my pajama jam crew.

These came out of a bunny?Just like Daddy, just not the anger.

I was looking forward to Christmas this year for one reason; to see how Beth was going to respond.  She did not disapoint.  When we got her up in the morning, we had to show her that there was new things in the living room for her.  She found her new blocks first, which surprised Dan and I both.  It took about 10 minutes before she even saw the kitchen that was sitting there for her, but once she did, we could not get her away from it to eat breakfast.  She had such a good time playing.  After breakfast we went out to the living room and Daddy started to bring the wrapped gifts over to be opened.  She thought it was the neatest thing to be able to tear the paper off the boxes.  Every last piece of paper and tape had to be removed before she would move on to anything else and if she did not have a box, she was there to help Mommy or Daddy open theirs.  Here are a couple more pictures of gift opening.

Sometimes the simplest toys can be the most fun.  She got a set of little tops from her cousin Allison and kept wanting Mommy to spin them.  I wish we had different flooring so they could have had a better surface to spin on.

There was so much to do and so many costume changes that she wore herself right out

and had to take a break from the action.