When babies attack

Mommy can I have this snack? She said "NO!" I must find a way to change her thinking.
I shall penetrate her with the "Blue Gaze."
Still no change. I must take matters into my own hands!
Arghhhhhhhh!

Fun with Friends

This past weekend I went to Hilton Head to meet up with my good buddies, Kelly and Elsa. We had a great time catching up, relaxing, and doing nothing at all. It was so nice to get away. This was my first time away from Georgia so I was in need of a break. I missed Jay and my girls but going away sometimes makes you realize how much you enjoy your every day life. Jay did a great job by himself and it is nice to leave and not feel anxious about what's going on at home. If you ever go to Hilton Head I suggest eating at Santa Fe. It was a southwestern menu and was excellent.

Father's Day 2008

Here's my guy with his girls.

65th Wedding Anniversary Weekend

Yep, you read it right. Sixty five years my grandparents have been married, to each other! We had a big celebration this past Sunday, but the Saturday before we got together with all my cousins and their families for a joint cousin birthday/pool party. If you remember it was about hotter than a mad bull so some cool water was a welcomed relief from the heat. The cousins ranged in ages from 8 months to five so their were enough floats and swimmies to save a village from drowning. I promised not to post photos of the adults in their swim suits (or swimmies) so the pool pics are limited but the fun was not!

KJ and cousin Meghan Sweet baby Claire

The kids table. I finally graduated and this picture proves it!
Lighting the candles
What a pretty cake it was!
Meghan enjoying her cake. Georgia is in the back ground enjoying the grass.

Cousin Drew

Cousin McKinsey
Katie Jo
On Sunday we had LOTS of family come for the church service and then had a catered lunch afterwards. It was good to see family members I hadn't see since I was a little girl.

My grandparents are an inspiration. Their love and devotion to each other is a testament of how marriage should really be.

I love you Mama and Papa! Thank you for the example you set and the lessons you've taught me.

God Bless Aunt Janice, who brought stickers. It helped entertain Katie Jo and Meghan.

The happy couple

Florida Trip May 2008

We traveled to Florida about three weeks ago to visit Jay's dad, Sarah, and his Grandmother. We had a fabulous time with them and Grandmother fed us some terrific meals, especially breakfast. It should be against the law to have a big, tasty breakfast like we did every morning!

We took Jay's dad's boat out a couple of time and the girls loved it. We docked at Caladesi island state park, which was recently voted the number one beach in the nation by "Dr. Beach." It was beautiful! White sand and crystal blue water!

A good time was had by all, but we were most glad to have family time and let the girls spend time with Granddaddy, Mema and Grandmother!

"Daddy, I'm not too sure of this." Georgia and Mema sharing lunch before we walked out to the beach.
Daddy and Katie Jo
Granddaddy buried KJ up to her waist in sand and she loved it.
Georgia kept her hat on and that made Mommy happy!
Sweet girl having fun.
We saw this little guy on the way out. KJ was most intrigued.
The girls were wiped out at the end of the day. Can you tell?
Mommy with her big girl.
Sleeping beauty. For a child who never falls asleep on the go, she was lights out within minutes of take off.

KJ wasn't too cooperative with this photo, but look at the hunk and pretty sailboat in the background.

Check out the pelicans behind her.
Jay's grandmother lives just up the street from his dad and Sarah so it was so nice to let KJ ride her bicycle up.
Georgia playing with Granddaddy.
Katie Jo and Granddaddy.

Day Two at the beach. Katie Jo loved having her Daddy line the shells up along her legs.

The whole family at the dock at Caladesi island.
Once again it was light's out for Georgia on the boat ride home.
Grandmother with KJ and Georgia.
Jay with his girls and Grandmother.

A blessing is a blessing no matter who's saying it!

The below pictures show what I found one night when checking in on KJ after she was asleep. Circled up around the "Little People House" table were Daisy Duck, Mickey, Minnie and Zebra. They were blessing their fake paper meal circled up, holding hands like a real family.
They say actions speak louder than words and I'll take it from this that Jay and I are doing something right around here.

Uncle Brian's visit

Uncle Brian came down for a visit a couple of weekends ago and we had lots of fun as usual. He spent lots of quality time playing with the girls but especially with Katie Jo. On Saturday we went to the beach and it was a great day. Lots of sun, surf, and sunscreen. The girls enjoyed their time with him and it was a terrific weekend.

Number one, number two, and together

11 Months Old

I skipped month ten, but don't worry there weren't any terribly exciting accomplishments that weren't already mentioned in another post! Miss Georgia is doing lots of new things as of recently though. The most exciting is that she took her first steps. This past Sunday we were at my grandparents house after their 65th wedding anniversary party and she took a step from her Daddy to Uncle Brian. Then she took two steps from Daddy to me. So she officially walked at 10 months but she hasn't walked since so I'm not sure what that means! She is such a motorer (probably not a word but sound it out and it'll be just fine) and crawls faster than the speed of light. She climbs everything! She can't get down too well which can be a problem but man can she end up in some high places. If you ask me she can say mama, dada, bye and hi. I have heard her on least more than one occasion use the fore mentioned with association. Fluke? I think not. She waves bye bye and claps. She immediately starts to bounce when music is played and she still loves her sister despite the constant toy taking and being carried around like a monkey. We've had lots of experiences with the water and thankfully she's a water bug. I can't think of any more "real" exciting stuff so here's the scrapbook part. She goes to bed at 7 wakes only once, usually, and wakes for real at about 8. She takes about an 1 1/2 morning nap and a 1 1/2 to 2 hour afternoon nap. She nurses about every 4 hours and eats baby food three times a day. She has the bottom two teeth and the top four. She cries rarely but is very sensitive. She screams with laughter when I yell "ROAR" and climbs up my chest to bury her head on my shoulder. She wiggles more than any baby I've ever encountered and changing her diaper makes me break a sweat every time. She has more hair in the back than the front which is concerning and some pieces are measuring at least 4 inches long. There is a little wave to her hair but that could be the 110 degree heat! All in all she is just so sweet and happy and healthy.