Every Day is New

Hello Family,

You know, I can't even remember the last time that we posted on the blog. Life is going so quickly right now and my brain is filled with so many little moments that I often forget other things currently. And that is just fine with me!

Kurtis and I have had the great pleasure of enjoying time together with our daughter, Aurora. (See, I don't remember whether or not I officially posted her birth on the blog...) He took about a week and a half off right after she was born. Then a lay off at the shop for a short while gave us another month together. Basically the first two months of Aurora's life we got to spend as a family. How lucky! Sometimes there are perks to our jobs being a little less predictable!

We have had a few family members come to visit. First, Mom and Dad for about a week. Rori was only two weeks old at this point, so we spent the days just watching and enjoying cuddles with her. A few wanders out in to the sunshine. Then, Sarah, Emily, Hannah and Susan came to visit at the beginning of October. Again, it was mostly cuddles, but some wandering through the neighborhood too. This was during Mary's recovery period, which she and Kurtis took very seriously to ward off any postpartum depression with plenty of rest.

A couple weeks ago we were finally able to start feeling like we were coming out of the wonderfully intoxicating newborn haze and began to piece together how life would now be working as a family of three. It's such an exciting adventure to be on together!

I head back to work this weekend. Kurtis and I will be able to switch off care for a while, so lucky for little Miss Rori, she will have time with both of her parents. We look forward to seeing all of you for a quick visit coming up at the end of November and hope to make a longer visit in the following near future so everyone can get even more time with Aurora.

In the meantime, with a week that has left some disappointment with the president-elect, I encourage all of you to remember that each day is new, God never sends us more than we can handle and we each have the ultimate power of love to send out in to the world around us.

Love to all,
Mary, Kurtis and Aurora

Pictures mostly from when Aurora was a newborn...

I'll figure out how to download more recent pictures next time...

and I'm sure you'll be bored with all of them soon enough, but I'll keep sharing ;)