MMM MMM GOOD!

Gunnar has been doing an excellent job of eating his baby food lately! Since he's been loving his foods, we started experimenting with little treats too, little treats called "Gerber Graduate, Biter Biscuits" and he LOVES them! They are the messiest thing I've ever seen, but they keep him occupied for a long long time, which is perfect when I have an endless amount of dishes to do, and he's content eating his grahm cracker like treat! They dissolve pretty fast once they are in his mouth, so nothing to worry about choking wise, for the most part! Anyway, I title this mmm mmm good, because take a look for yourself....

On Tuesday last week, Gunnar and I ventured 50 miles SE to visit a friend who I used to clean for, Connie Weishaar. She is such an amazing lady, talented in many ways, and a cowgirl inside and out. We had a fun time chatting inside their beautiful home tucked up in the Slim Buttes, with a little snow falling, all I needed was a good book, and comfy blanket! She will be one of the many people that are dear in my heart, that I'll be missing when we move to Iowa.

OHHH..you say, moving to Iowa? I've been dodging blogging about moving, just wanting to make sure that IT IS going to happen! A few months back, more like 8 months ago, I told Nathan that I wanted to move home, back to Iowa. We hummed about it for awhile, before deciding in August that a move to Iowa would be the right and true thing for our family. I can't wait! My church that I grew up in, got married in, and Gunnar was baptized in, will now be MY families home church. My school that I grew up in, will now be Gunnar's to grow up in, play sports for. SO many things to look forward to! Bittersweet feelings most definitely, but all in all, the best for our new family of 3. Many prayers will be needed, we are on the lookout for our home, looking for an acreage is proving to be harder than we thought, along with jobs for Nathan, hard luck. Something will turn up, and Thank Goodness for our wonderful family, because my parents home will become our housing for the next few months! So Iowa...here we come! 2 adults, 1 baby, 2 labs, 2 red roan horses, and all of our STUFF...here we come...yikes! :)

This weekend went so fast, like they usually do! We went to Spearfish on Saturday for supplies, and then had a lazy day Sunday! Our friends, who we will miss dearly, Jamie and Justin Brown along with Baby Girl Brown baking away :) came to visit Sunday afternoon, with Nathan cooking us a yummy supper! Gunnar didn't want to miss any of the action, so he didn't get his normal afternoon nap, which led to a crabby baby starting at 5:00! They brought their mini-austrailian shepard puppy, Annie, which is the perfect size for Gunnar. He loves that puppy! We all always have such a fun time together!

The agenda for the next couple weeks...packing, organizing, throwing, and more packing...can't wait! The weather is supposed to be awesome this next week, with above zero and above freezing temps, we can't complain! I'm hoping to get out and about, since we're feeling a bit cabin feverish! Mom and Dad will be coming to get us 2 weeks from today, so wish us luck (and good weather!)
Cheers to everyone on the New Year! New Beginnings and New Wishes for 2010!