Jerod, Gibson and I packed up our stuff and headed to Hot Springs, AR for Labor Day weekend. It took us about 8 hours there and Gibson was AWESOME! I seriously don't know how we got blessed with such a perfect baby. The first stop was at Shoshi (my mom) and Poppa D's lake house near lake Ouachita. We had a wonderful dinner with them and fish fry for lunch the next day. I think we ate more at their house than we do at a typical Thanksgiving feast.
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Gibson next to a 1940's Gibson guitar.
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| Shosh and Gibs |
Next stop, Grandpa Bruce's beautiful lake house on Lake Hamilton. We had great time visiting with Grandpa and Randy and Elizabeth (my Godparents). We arrived Thursday and stayed until Monday. I was worried that Gibson would be thrown off his "schedule" and not sleep well since he wasn't in his crib. Gibson was angel the whole time. I was pleasantly surprised with how much I was able to relax and enjoy myself. My Grandmother Jonnell, Aunt Deana, Roy, Mitchell, Brooke and Cash all came up on Saturday to meet Gibson. Gibson LOVED his great-grandma and quit fussing whenever she picked him up. On Sunday we followed tradition and played a few game of croquet at the Elrod's house (you can't go to Hot Springs and not play a couple of games of croquet). Randy, Jerod and I all won one game. We, of course, ate too much but had a good time doing it.
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| Grandpa and Gibster |
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| Grandma Jonnell reading to Cash and Gibson. |
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| About to leave on Gibson's first boat ride. |
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| Elizabeth and her favorite baby boy! Don't worry Lane, you aren't considered a baby anymore, you are still her favorite little boy. |
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| The baby whisperer... |
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| Gibson's 1st swimming pool experience. |
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| Kissing Grandpa |
Jerod and I spent our 1st wedding anniversary driving 8 hours back to Austin. We were too tired to do anything when we got home so we ended up having a fantastic romantic dinner by ordering Pizza Hut and opening our honeymoon souvenir, a small bottle of Mumm Napa spakling wine.
