We've settled quite nicely into our new house. We've got all the furniture in place, pots and pans put away, and boxes emptied. It's so nice to have some extra room! The spare bedroom is empty and awaiting its new tenant. We added some extra shelving in the garage and bedrooms, and new door locks on (no one had keys to the old ones). We couldn't be happier with our new digs.

We got the majority of our shopping done during black Friday after Thanksgiving and the following weekend in Anchorage. B.J. passed his test that weekend and we were able to fend off the crowds to get a lot of the shopping done. This weekend we mailed out our Christmas cards, so be looking for them soon.

We leave in 5 days for Nebraska, we are so excited! Packing is underway and we're finishing up last minute items before we leave. We had a very nice time at Nate & Sarah's Christmas party on Saturday. We met several other young engineer couples in town. The food, drinks, and company was great.

See you all soon! Love, Ashley, B.J. & Baby.

P.S. We updated our photo on the right. Look how much Ashley is showing at 17 weeks!