We got back to Seattle on the 19th of December - so what have we been up to since then?
Glad you asked!
The Thompson family (those that weren’t here already that is) arrived on the 20th and they finally got to meet their new niece/granddaughter. Unfortunately, Sharon arrived with a sinus infection, meaning she had to restrict her access to Kirsten (only being able to hold her while wearing a mask). Luckily, that hasn’t been too much of a problem and we’ve spent a hours over at Lauren and Bart’s (now Kirsten’s) house.
Now that everyone was in town, we all went down to church to get Kirsten baptised. The venue was the local Catholic student union - and with the students away, we practically had the place to ourselves. Kirsten had been whiny all day and night (according to her exhausted parents) but behaved impeccably throughout the service - and indeed only stirred irritably when the water was poured over her head. Everything passed off without a hitch and now she’s officially a Catholic (officially being the operative word) and Trace and I are responsible for her spiritual well-being. I believe there’s no way to repeal this either - so she’s stuck with us!
We celebrated back at the house with 70 bucks worth of pizza (that’s a lot!) and a keg of beer. That’s the way to celebrate!
So we’re now looking forward to Christmas. I bought a pair of trousers the other day to remind me what size I should be - hopefully they’ll return them for a refund in the New Year. We’ll see.