Recent happenings....

It's getting colder (MUCH colder) and we are getting into the Christmas spirit, so we decided to go on a family date down to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to see the lights and do some shopping! The place was all abuzz with activity including a tuba band (weird) playing Christmas music in the FREEZING cold. After hanging out at the harbor, we went to see the lights on Baltimore's own 34th street where a whole block of row homes gets completely decked out for Christmas! It's a huge local attraction and we had fun showing Adriel all of the lights and drinking the free hot chocolate they were giving out! We are loving having her with us for her first Christmas season!

Ready for a winter outing!

At the Harbor

So cute in her hat!

In front of Santa's house

"Santa's Place" at the Harbor

Giving kisses on 34th Street

The girls! We were SO cold!

Family photo op

Going for a ride

Playing in the "fort" that Daddy built!

She was loving it!

So was Ben!

Adriel's newest dance move

Recent life of the MD Ogdens...

Ben was supposed to be getting her ready for bed...hmmmmm....

Loves when Daddy plays his guitar

They both get that glazed look in their eyes when the TV is on...

Where Ben spends many of his days...in the trees!

Our soon to be home!

Adriel pointing to her new house

One of the views from the house...

Another view.....beautiful! And in the middle of nowhere!

The back...soon it will have a deck and a porch!
Excited about the house....notice the nearby horses...

Making friends with our new neighbor....

Our cowgirl in training!

Adriel conquering her bumbo chair....

Changes!

In case you were wondering, moving with an active 8 month old isn't exactly fun. :/ We are officially out of our apartment and into the home of a very gracious couple from our church while we wait for the house at RVR to be ready. We're not sure of a time frame yet, but we're hoping within the next couple of months we will be in our new home! Moving was exhausting, especially since we had to paint our apartment back to white. (ugh) But we are finally settled and Adriel has adjusted well. Ben continues to love his job, though it's a super busy season for him right now. Luckily, Adriel and I are able to tag along on some of the days he's working and spend some time with him. There are lots of fabulous families at the ranch that let us hang out and grab nap times in their homes while we are out there. We can hardly wait to live there full time! Pray that it happens soon!

Wagon ride with her favorite friend Ava!

Can anyone tell me what color my eyes are?!?!

"I wanna play outside!"

Entertaining herself in the kitchen

Helping Mom do laundry

"This is way more fun!"

Making sure we don't forget her in the big move!

Relaxing with Daddy in her new (temporary) home

She gets a little distracted here, but she really is good at turning pages!

Weekend Fun

Ben and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary this past weekend and we had a blast! The night of our actual anniversary, I surprised him with an at home "formal" dinner while a friend watched Adriel. Saturday, we took off to stay the night right outside of DC and got to take Adriel to the DC Zoo. It was a beautiful day and we had fun showing her the animals and taking her on the metro for the first time. I'm pretty sure, however, that she was more interested in the crowds of people and kids than in the animals....but at least it was free and the weather was gorgeous! (we are loving the beginnings of Fall!) During the next few weeks, we will be packing up our apartment and getting ready for our move! *insert exhausted sigh here*

Coming after the camera

I guess she was really interested in socks...she's been barefoot all summer!

Cruisin'

Into everything!

She really loves this computer....

Exercising with Daddy!

Happy Anniversary to us! :)

Ben and Adriel watching an elephant

The girls!

Tuckered out on the metro

"Hmmmmm....what should I order?"

Attempting a family photo.....

My little love!

Our recent life....

Ben has jumped into his new job at RVR with both feet and is loving it! He gets to do such a wide variety of things which is just perfect for his personality! I am staying at home with Adriel and loving every moment...especially since she seems to change so much day by day! Her newest accomplishment is pulling herself up which she attempts to do on everything now! I think we'll have an early walker on our hands.... :( I'm not ready for this! We are really enjoying the cooler weather and are taking lots of walks and spending as much time outdoors as possible! Our 5 year anniversary is this weekend so we are looking forward to celebrating that. We love being married and we love being a family! We are indeed blessed.

Loves brushing her teeth!

Maybe we should get her her own toothbrush! Ben keeps giving her mine...

"What Mom? Am I in trouble?"

Loves the computer!

Practicing her standing abilities...

Not quite tall enough...

Tuckered out

"Look at me!"

Having fun with Daddy

She adores him!