We've had a very eventful week in the Anderson house. Like everyone else, Christmas obviously brings travel and family time. But we've had a bunch of other stuff going on too.
The week started off with Eli pulling up for the first time on Tuesday. We were home together and he did it several times throughout the day. So now we get to move things even further out of his reach. Then Wednesday, he cut his first tooth. It's pretty funny because usually babies get their front teeth first. But not Eli. His is on top and on the left side of his front tooth. You can't see it at all unless you pull up his lip, so he doesn't look funny. But we still like to joke about it and call him White Fang :) His top and bottom two feel like they should come in any time, so hopefully he's not the one-toothed wonder for long!
We also got some pretty sad news on Wednesday. My old church's pastor, John Hastings, passed away. He was a wonderful man and a very gifted minister. He was my minister for about 10 years and also married Aaron and I. A lot of what I know about my faith I learned from his sermons. Our close-knit congregation will miss him very much. As will his dear wife, Millie. Please pray for his family and church during this tough time.
Thursday was spent with Aaron's family. We had way too much food and fun. Aaron's baby pictures were brought out and there is no question who Eli looks like! Aaron might've been slightly bigger, but they still look SO similar. We had a great day together, and he only got slightly spoiled by his Grandma and Grandpa Anderson :)
Christmas morning brought more snow and even more excitement. Before our drive to my parents even began, we had to push our car out of the gas station in De Soto because we got stuck in the snow. Then, after driving two and a half hours to my parents, we thought we were in the clear. But with only a mile and a half to go, we came to a stop. Luckily, we didn't actually get stuck, but the car in front of us did. And we couldn't get around the car, due to the large snowdrifts. So we had to wait for them to get pulled out. Unfortunately they couldn't get out until my aunt and cousin were pulled out of another drift about a half mile down the road. So.... about 15-20 minutes later (while I'm sitting in the backseat in between Zoe and the carseat- holding Eli), they got the car pulled out. We made it through that drift okay, but then had to drive through the field to avoid the drift my aunt and cousin got stuck in. Needless to say, it wasn't your typical Christmas morning.
Overall it was a good week. There were definitely ups and downs to it. But the holidays always remind me to count my blessings. I have so much to be thankful for: my family and friends- especially my wonderful husband and son, our health and happiness, financial stability (even though it's not a lot, at least we have jobs!), and even my sometimes-annoying dog Zoe :) The list goes on and on. So a belated Merry Christmas everyone! Try to remind yourselves what you have to be thankful for too. And be safe if you're traveling!
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