Nana and Aunt Katie Visit

Joe's Mom, Nana, and sister, Aunt Katie, came down for the long weekend to visit. It was Katie's first time getting to meet Georgia. We had a good time doing what else? Shopping! :) It was really nice to have the extra help with Georgia and the company. We love and miss you!

Being an Aunt is hard work!

Nana loving her granddaughter

Trip to WA

We went up to WA to visit family for a couple of weeks. Georgia took her first plane ride at 6 weeks old and met her namesake, Georgia Drake. We had a great time together.

In the Val-P airport getting ready to get on the plane for the first time. She did really well. She slept on both flights going out there.

On the plane :) If she is like her parents, Georgia will be quite the traveler.

One of the things we did while in WA was go to the Western Washington Fair in Puyallup. It is the 5th largest fair in America. We ate Crusty Pups, Earthquake burgers and had Dairygold ice cream. We are standing in front of the pumpkin competition.

Another day the 3 of us went up to Seattle to hangout for the day. It was fairly cold, so we bundled her up as best we could. That is her under the heart dotted hat.

This is my grandmother, Georgia Drake, holding her great-granddaughter. We named Georgia after her. It was the first time my grandparents had seen her. They were quite beside themselves.

Here we are the 4 generations!

Great Yiayia and Papou with Georgia

My Dad, Joe, Papou and Georgia

My Dad playing with Georgia

Great Moms get promoted to Grandma :)

Georgia is 2 months old!

Our little lady is now 2 months old. It's hard to believe it. The time has flown by. She now is smiling in response to others smiles and at people she knows. She has discovered her hands and has started to suck on her hand some for comfort. I appreciate this because it means I don't always have to help her keep the pacifier in her mouth. She is quite alert and aware of her surroundings and is always taking everything in. She hasn't rolled over yet, but is well on her way. Sleeping is going great. She goes about 8 hours between feedings, sleeping for 6-7 hours in a row and then going back down for another couple of hours. This has been amazing for me! I feel like a normal person again. I go to the doctor on Thursday for her 2 month check up, but at my parents I weighed her and she was 12 lbs. and 23 inches long. We'll see what the official weight and measurement is. As you can see by the pictures below Georgia is a really happy baby. :)

She loves kicking the ball down by her feet. The little yellow ball inside makes a jiggling sound when moved.

The happy family of three! :)

Baby Dedication

Yesterday we dedicated Georgia to the Lord. Instead of having it at a church we decided to have it at our friends, the Kendrick's house. We don't really have a relationship with the pastor of the church we attend and wanted our friends and actual community to be apart of it. So, we decided just to do it ourselves. There ended up being about 30 or so people th

at came. Below you can watch it.

Hunter Gatherers

During this last Labor Day Weekend we had some great guests to Laguna Landing.

My brother Tom came down from Eastern Kentucky University where he is a history major preparing for seminary. He stayed with us and we really enjoyed the time. We played Frisbee golf at a local park and took Georgia on her first off-road adventure.

Later in the weekend, my college roommate Adam Kawatski and his wife Sara came down from Valdosta, GA. We really enjoyed fellowshipping with them and sharing what God was teaching us in our respective stages of life. The highlight though (for the guys anyway) was spearfishing!

We borrowed Kelly Jones' speargun and pole spear and freedove at Mid Bay Bridge and CC Meigs Bridge in Niceville.

We shot 7 fish, including a very large mullet, a flounder, and five sheepshead. Perfect for fish tacos!

Georgia Talks*

*Disclaimer about this video: this is posted for posterity for me and for the Grandparents. It's almost 4 minutes long, so you might not want to sit and watch the entire thing.

Georgia is 5 1/2 weeks old now and on a regular basis when hanging out and happy, talks away. It's quite fun to interact with her and to watch/listen to.

1 month old!

Georgia is 1 month old! The first month has flown by. The first few weeks were quite the transition, but we are slowly getting the hang of things and falling more in love with her everyday.

Joe gave me a hard time for not posting more pictures with us in them, so here are some with he and I with Georgia. Enjoy!