A Christmas "Miracle"

While visiting her Conley grandparents in Virginia, Tanner decided that she was tired of just laying around and rolling from side to side. The day after Christmas she sat unassisted for the first time! I was so excited, you would have thought she had recited the pledge of allegiance. Geez, how will I act when she takes her first steps?

Merry Christmas!

Love,
The Conleys

The Kid Can Eat

After being told that I could start giving Tanner baby food at 4 months, I waited a month or so and then decided to give it a try. Our pediatrician recommended that we skip rice cereal and go straight for the good stuff. So squash in hand, we sat her in her high chair and went for it. Trying not to overwhelm her newly discovered taste buds, I tried to stop feeding her after 4 bites or so. She screamed for more, so we gave her half of the jar.



She has continued to devour all things vegetable and literally shudders when given fruit.

An Attempt at Fall Fun

We attempted to have a fun family outing to the pumkpin patch on Saturday afternoon, but we were greeted by a pouring, cold rain that shut down the hay ride as we pulled into the parking lot. So, we took a few pictures, bought a pumpkin (which didn't feel the same as actually picking it out of the patch) and headed to dinner with our friends Anna and Brian (yes, that's right, their names are Anna and Brian, too) and their kids Sophie and Chase.

We ate at Claudia Sanders Dinner House - the Colonel's wife apparently didn't want to be left out of the chicken frying fun and opened her own place. It was finger-lickin' good.

We plan on making another attempt at the pumpkin patch later in the month - hopefully, the rain won't get the memo.

A Weekend in the Mountains

Last Thursday we packed the car and headed to Asheville, NC to spend a long weekend with the McDonald side of the family. Tanner got to spend time with Gran and Grandaddy, Aunt Erin and Uncle Skipper and she got to meet her cousin Hunter for the first time. Those two will be quite a pair in a year or so! We ate a lot, watched football (can I get a War Eagle?) and ate some more. The Conleys are hoping our fall family trip to the mountains becomes an annual event!

Ready for Winter!

Thanks to Aunt Tanner's trip to the Labor Day Patagonia Outlet Store sale in Salt Lake City, Super T is ready for some chilly weather!

Back in the bluegrass...

After spending almost a week in Sweet Home Alabama, T and I are back in Louisville - surrounded by laundry and clumps of dog hair that have gathered in my absence. We miss Birmingham so much, but were glad to get back to our routine ... and our puppy dog, no matter how much she sheds. Brian's plane arrives at 11 p.m. tonight and we can't wait to see him!