Hiking in the New Year

Our New Year's trip to Nevada was not simply hanging out in the RV and playing with Annie, although there was a fair amount of that.




There were also numerous opportunities s for exploring the beautiful landscape of Valley of Fire.




Our RV campsite at sunrise


More lovely colors from sunrise

 
 Exploring canyons




Annie getting all excited about her first time in the wilds


Who is that funny looking man?



Mmmm tasty baby carrier fabric...mmmm.





Deep in thought



Incredibly colors in the sandstone



Purty little cactus


 
Sunrise warms up the desert























 
All this hiking is enough to tucker a little girl out!








 





It's easy to be all smiles with wonderful family and amazing scenery!

RVing in the New Year

(note: these blog posts are pretty short on text as I have one arm in a sling post-surgery)

This holiday season was particularly memorable as it was Annie's first time in an RV!


We thought we'd escape the insanity of Las Vegas for New Years, so we went to Valley of Fire state park, which is about 2 hours out of Las Vegas; chosen because it was close enough that we could escape if it turned into a disaster!



This place is crazy!

We had all wondered how Annie and the older members of the Meek family would do, sharing such a small space together, but the answer was....it was a blast!!!




So much of a blast that this little one got tuckered out!


This blog post will just illustrate some of the snugly moments:













Wonderful meals with amazing scenery





Toasting the New Year with lucky cabbage!





and just being so happy to have the time together



of course, bluegrass in the backwoods




and just smiles all around!

Christmas in Las Vegas

While in Las Vegas we got the chance to celebrate Christmas a second time. While everyone had came up with very thoughtful presents for each other, the best present was family time together...with the newest member of the family.






Even Moksha wanted in on the snuggles!


Jon and Gita came up with a great gift for Bubby: "girl-themed" scrap booking supplies


Jon's students had come up with a sweatshirt design inspired by his amazing mustache; Dave and Jim were lucky enough to get their own from Santa!





Dave and Grandma Gail worked non-stop on a civil-war themed quilt for Jim and Rita. It is a log-cabin design, used along the underground railroad to denote a place of respite. Quite fitting for a set of loving and always helpful grandparents!

Annie goes to Las Vegas!

After a wonderful Christmas with the extended Weaver clan we left on a snowy day, Annie's first snowy day!!!, for Las Vegas.

First snow!

For those who don't know, Jon, my brother, and Gita, his wonderful wife are living in Las Vegas as Gita completes medical school.  It was very exciting to arrive at the airport, because it was the first time Annie got to meet her Uncle "Stache"



Meeting Uncle Stash






I want to play!!!



Uncle Stache, you're crazy!




But you're also very sweet

and meeting Aunt Gita





So much cuteness


And it might have just been a few weeks, but Bubby needed to get her kisses in too!



Kisses in the afternoon


Kisses in the afternoon 2


Bubby, Mommy, say I'll have your hair, so give me some now!



Even Aunt dog Moksha wants in on the kisses





The meeting of the hands

Getting Together

The holidays at our families houses are always a time for reconnecting with friends. This year it was particularly fun because we got a chance to introduce our friends to Annie and vice versa. Not surprisingly, it was also a chance for our friends to introduce us to their beautiful and amazing new children. We had a little get-together at Jo's parents with Leslie, Joe and family and Jennifer, Warren and crew. With three babies of all about the same age it was quite a lot of fun!