The grass withers and the flowers fade...

But the word of the Lord endures forever! That may sound morbid to you but I think of that verse in relation to growing older and Kira's growth since she's been born.

All these pictures by the way are complements of our talented neighbor and friend, Sarah Zimmerman. Sarah is going to photography school next year and graciously spent FOUR HOURS last night uploading and editing all the pictures she has taken of Kira over the last four months.

Looking at her pictures just reminds me how fast time flies. These two below were taken when Kira was only one week old.

I thought she was so tiny then and she pretty much slept all the time, except when eating!

Fast forward almost four months and we now have an alert, active, adorable (any other "a" words?) little girl that has brought us more joy than we ever thought possible. I just love spending my days playing with her and watching her grow day by day.

She has turned into quite a ham in the bathtub!

As Thanksgiving approaches, we are often led to turn our thoughts to the things that we are thankful for. Of course, the big blessing we got this year was Kira (not only that, but I lived to tell about it!). But it is not just at Thanksgiving that I feel thankfulness for her, it has been every single day since I brought her home.

We have a busy week ahead...tomorrow choir sings in church for the three services, then it's off to thanksgiving dinner with Tom's mom's family. Thanksgiving day is spent with Tom's Dad and family, black friday with my family, Saturday with Tom's step-father's family and final choir party on the following Sunday. It will be pretty much a week of parties and turkey. I feel tired just thinking about it! :)