Trip to Columbia

Soren and I had to get out of the house, so we headed to Columbia. We stopped by the Maurer house to visit during lunch. Soren couldn't stop tooting. Fortunately, both Brian and Kathleen were quite amused. They also confirmed that babies would be welcome at their New Year's Eve party. Woo-hoo!

We also had a good time at the Merritts'. Soren "played" with the kids while I got good mama advice from Carolina. Then she gave us tons of great stuff, clothes and baby toys including the best present of all - the swing. Unfortunately, we have no photos from this stop.
Then we met with Jamie. We shopped for New Year's Eve items and then I got my hair cut for Locks of Love while Jamie watched Soren. We ended up chatting over dinner at Panera.

We're so lucky we have such great friends!

Soren Andrew - Week 6

Merry Christmas

Soren Andrew - Week 5

First trip to MU - Gentry Hall

Soren's first time on campus at Mizzou. We stopped to say a quick hello to Brian in Gentry.

Congrats, Eric!

Our friend Eric just finished up two degrees at MU, including one in anthropology. We are super-proud of him and know his family is, too. They invited us to his graduation party. His wife, Michelle, prepared a delicious meal and even fixed me a non-spicy plate so it wouldn't upset Soren later. And their youngest, Eric Jr., loved hovering around Soren, informing us that he liked to hug babies. Too cute!

First visit to the Magic Tree