On the road again....

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.  

Gibson next to a 1940's Gibson guitar.

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.

Grandpa and Gibster

Grandma Jonnell reading to Cash and Gibson.

About to leave on Gibson's first boat ride.

Elizabeth and her favorite baby boy!  Don't worry Lane, you aren't considered a baby anymore, you are still her favorite little boy.

The baby whisperer...

Gibson's 1st swimming pool experience.

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.

A Family Affair

Gibson's grandparents and his uncle Justin came down to meet him for a long weekend. It was great hanging out with them and watching them love on their only grandchild. For those of you who don't know, Gibson looks just like his grandpa Frank. The next weekend, Kylee, my BFF/sister from another mister, came down to meet Gibson. He is such a lucky dude having all these out of state visitors. Speaking of, if you live in KC, Frontier Air has non-stop flights form KC to Austin for only $150 (my shameless plug to get the rest of you down here).

The proud grandparents

Gibson LOVED his uncle Justin

The whole family

Aunt Kylee spoiled Gibson

Family portrait

Two peas in a pod

Grandpa Frank at 6 weeks old. Gibson could be his twin.

Girls Weekend

We were lucky enough to have my mom, 3 fabulous aunts (Jeanne, Mary Kay and Linda), my cousin, Katie, and her little bundle of joy, Charlie, all come down to visit right before I went back to work. Gibson should feel super special to have all these beautiful women come see him. We all had a blast! There were lots of laughs, good food and storytelling all weekend long. We even got a babysitter for Gibson and his cousins so we could all go out one night. My sister's nanny and her friend are brave souls to take on a 2 month, 4 month, 9 month and 2 1/2 year old all at once. We will definitely have to make this an annual thing.

Can you guess which one of us was photoshopped in?

Gibson LOVED his Aunt Mary Kay.

Being silly with frosting.

Grown-up's night out

My talented Aunt Linda had a little photo-shoot with Gibson and Annabelle.

Back to work

I can't believe it but Mister Gibster turned 2 months old on August 15th. This means that I am back at work but luckily only part-time. We found a fabulous nanny, Gaby, who I just love. Apparently Gibson loves her too because she seems to be the only person that can get him to smile. Gaby is so good with him and gives him all the love and attention my little handsome boy deserves. Before working for us, her only experience was with multiples so we are pretty confident she handle him.

His first real smile. Of course it happened my first day back at work.

The lovely Gaby and her "little angel".

2 month old photo shoot session:

A lot of catching up

I know, I know, it has been too long since I last updated the blog. We have been so busy this month and I just haven't has a chance to. The good thing is that I have lots of new pics for you all to see.

Best Buds

He is sleeping in his crib now every night and for naps.

Our little baseball player (just like Grandpa).

Like father, like son.