Poor thing. So no Santa picture yet this year. (Which is okay, he wasn't that good of a Santa.) We've got a couple more chances, so maybe we'll get lucky later on.Thanksgiving was a bit crazy, but fun. Joel had a flag football game in the morning, playing against the Marines (who are all 19 years old and in peak phsyical condition of course). He had a great time but was creaking around like an old man afterwards. I think I'm also required to mention that he caught a pass and scored a touchdown. This is not the best picture of Joel, but it's the best one I've got. I like to call this the "Oh My Gosh, I Caught the Ball" face.
Abby got into the spirit of the game as well. Hut Hut!
Okay, one last one from that morning. I'm so excited I got some good pictures for a "fall" pages with the leaves for my scrapbook.
So, after going home and scraping off a thick layer of mud (Can I just say that I always thought that flag football meant no tackling; so why was Joel covered in mud from head to toe?) we got down to the business of finishing up our meal, and had a ton of people to eat it. That was fantastic. The only problem is that we had almost no leftovers, which are almost the best part of Thanksgiving.
Before Thanksgiving, Joel and I went to the International Women's Club Charity Gala, and the Marine Ball. I don't have any pictures yet of the Marine Ball, but it was FUN. We partied and danced and had a great time. The IWC Gala . . . well, it was for a good cause. We hardly knew anyone. Apparently it was the society event of the year in Zagreb. All these "famous" Croatian people that I guess we should know were there. However, as a member of the board I did get interviewed for Croatian National TV, and was on. Yep, that's right. I'm famous now, at least in Croatia. You can see the interview online here: http://dnevnik.hr/bin/article.php?article_id=30699&show_media=83296 (just his the video button).
Before that, we took a trip back to Rome. We got to see our old friends, eat some great food, drink some great wine, eat some more great food, see more friends . . . you get the idea. Luckily we walked off most of it and didn't gain too much weight. But oh, the food was so good. Haven't ate like that in ages. Not so easy to navigate that city with a toddler and a stroller though.
So beyond all of that fun and craziness, what else have we been up to? Well, I'm still working on that online class which will finish up in December, and scrapbooking whenever I can. Joel and I both have our Bible Studies and Abby has playgroup and swim class. (Oh I almost forgot, here is a picture of her with some of our friends at swim class.)
Abby is in the middle of a huge growth and development spurt. She is getting really tall and has gained another 1 1/2 pounds in the past 2 months. She is climbing all over the furniture and trying to give me a heart attack. She is also on the verge of talking up a storm as well. She will come and tell me she's ready to go "Night Night" when she's tired, and for some reason her other new word is "big." She says baba for baby, and boy, bobo for bottle, and CuhCuh for cookies and Cookie Monster. (She also does the laugh like the Count on Seseme Street - Ah Ah Ah.) She babbles all the time, and is also getting kindof obstinate and opionated. She is not cooperating on getting rid of the bottle at all. After Christmas we're going to have to go hardcore on that, but I just don't have the energy for it right now. She's really getting into playing with her toys and carries around her baby doll with her everywhere. What else? Every night Joel and I have to do a search for our alarm clocks because every morning she finds them and hides them.
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