Homeward Bound

Sunday morning, we took our time getting ready and then headed home. Andrew was amazed at how much Katherine had changed in those few days. She was making a lot more noises, and she could grab and control her toys much better.

Hurray! I'm out of the car seat!What, I have to get back in the car seat?!Katherine also found her feet while we were on the trip.

Aunt Linda & Uncle Jimmy

We stopped at Aunt Linda & Uncle Jimmy's house to spend the night. It was also the first time for them to meet Katherine. We enjoyed a great dinner, then Katherine had her bath, and she and I crashed. We both slept for 12 hours! Swaddling definitely makes a difference for Katherine!

Aunt Bibbi

The next stop was in Nashville at Aunt Bibbi's apartment. This was the first time Katherine & Bibbi met each other. Again, it was a great visit, but very short!

The Brucks

On the way back from IWU, we stopped at Nathan & Carrie's house. Carrie was one of my roommates in college, and we were in each other's weddings. Carrie has two girls now. It was so much fun to visit, but an hour was not long enough!Anna is 7 weeks younger than Katherine. They are the same length, but Katherine is definitely thicker! Her cheeks really show up next to Anna!Macy brought out all of their toys for Katherine.Katherine is in shock from seeing so many toys in one place!

IWU Visit

Last week, I made a last minute decision to go to Indiana Wesleyan to hear the Chorale sing. We have four people from our church in the Chorale right now: Devin, Jeffrey, Abby & Laura. It was so cool to hear them sing again, and I got to sing "A Mighty Fortress" with them! They sang with Point of Grace for the Homecoming concert - it was incredible!Katherine enjoying the music!Jeffrey, Lori & Devin. Katherine was ready for a nap. Did I mention that I babysat Devin when he was 5? And Jeffrey would meet us at the pool during the summer. I'm old.My mom went with us on the trip. Katherine did GREAT in the car! She either slept or was entertained by Mimi. They did have a bit of a rough night when I went to the Point of Grace concert. It was very hot in Indiana that weekend, so Katherine couldn't be swaddled to sleep. She screamed for an hour before she finally fell asleep. I also didn't get much sleep, because she slept with me on the couch. She kept waking herself up in the pack-n-play because she wasn't swaddled. But, Katherine was wonderful during the day. She would smile at people when we met them, and save her crankiness for when it was just us and our friends from Tuscaloosa.There were pictures of Alumni on the door of the Christians Ministries building.

Katherine and I are right in the middle.Hanging out with the gang after the concert.Cindy, Devin & Lori. Bob & Gail & Cindy (Jeffrey's mom) also went up for the concert. Gail & Cindy slept on an air mattress in the door lobby with the lights on! We had a much more comfortable place to stay - thanks Turcotts!

Earth Nerds

Andrew is a co-sponsor for the environmental club (Earth Nerds) at Bryant High School. They have gotten over 100 kids involved in recycling. They clean up the stadium after every home football game and walked in the Homecoming parade (Andrew rode in the convertible with the principal). Our garage has had some sort of boxes or bags of recyclables in it since the beginning of school. They got a storage shed delivered to the school yesterday, so our garage will be clean again! Earth Nerds received an award from the state for their efforts, so Andrew went to Montgomery with the other sponsor and the principal for a banquet.

A Little Wobbly

Katherine will be 4 months old next week! She REALLY likes to stand up. She's a little wobbly, but that's certainly to be expected.