On our way!

Okay! Christmas with the family has been celebrated as well as Thanksgiving. felicity has been watched. We have packed and repacked our 5 bags at least 3 times. They are now loaded. Carry-ons are ready. Passports on the desk. E-tickets are printed. Good-byes have been said. Ashlyn has taken her last bath. Christmas cards are almost ready. The house has been cleaned. The 'to-do' list is officially all checked off. I think we are ready. Now I am sitting down to relax and watch one more movie with my parents.
I can't believe that tomorrow we head over the ocean to spend the next 6 months in India. There is, of course, a whole mix of emotions that go with this. Mostly excited but also worried about the next four days of traveling with a 10-month-old who doesn't sit still. This includes 24 hours of flight time, 20 hours on the train, and additional 5 hours in a jeep.
Now I am exhausted as I sit down to write one last post before we leave. I know it will be a week till we get settled and have a chance to update.
Farewell Winter Park. See you on the flip side.

Clapping, Climbing and Walking

We had a big week last week. Ashlyn started clapping which is fun whenever you say yay! Then we went down to Colorado Springs for the weekend. We had fun seeing friends and we went to Old Colorado city on Halloween for a little bit. Ashlyn got to borrow a lady bug costume and it was pretty fun. Later that night she got brave and took her first steps. She is getting a little better at it everyday but she still only takes a handful of steps at a time. She did decide, however, that she still likes climbing the bast!!