What a weekend! (And Gabriel is 8 months old!!!)

On Friday Gabriel and I met up with Grandma Cherlyn for the Nutcracker Market in Houston. What a zoo that was! But, what a fabulous time we had!!! Gabriel was PERFECT the entire time. He handled the crowds marvelously and Cherlyn and I picked up quite a few Christmas goodies!!!

This Saturday while I was taking care of a little boy with a fever, Brian went car shopping and came home with an Infiniti G37 Journey. It's very cool and has all of the bells and whistles. He is also very excited about the amazing deal he got on this car. I'm so glad he's happy with it. He deserved a new car! He works so hard and the beloved Maxima just isn't as pretty as it used to be. I drove it a bit yesterday and it certainly has pick-up! lol

Today Gabriel is 8 months old! Again, where does the time go??? Last week he was 20.6 lbs. and is somewhere around 28 in. long. Hard to measure him now because he gets up and crawls off. He is still very thrilled with the birthday sign. Now he takes it and crawls off with it down the couch. I think another tooth is coming. He has a major runny nose, drooling buckets, and that little fever on Saturday and part of Sunday. I hate seeing my little munchkin sick.

I know this picture is a little blurred, but I just adore that smile. Nothing can warm my heart like that smile can.

Yesterday I got a bit of me time and I completed our new Christmas tree skirt! Isn't it fabulous? It has yet to be ironed. I like the ruffled edge.

And because I know my mom is curious...this is our new dining room table. Well, sorta...long story. But, when ours arrives this is what it will look like. This is the one from the store...ours temporarily. Mom...I will take a picture of the painted island when the other kitchen table isn't in the way anymore.

What a weekend it was!