Jep the Builder

This week's theme is "In the Community" at Lilah's school. One of the activities for the week included parents speaking about different jobs that are community-related. The speakers included a police officer, pastor, veterinarian, pediatrician, librarian, architect, etc. Jep was recruited to speak about his job in construction. :)

It was so cute seeing the kids so excited to hear all about Jep's job. As he was bringing in his presentation materials they were already asking a million questions. At one point during the presentation, Jep was talking about safety and the importance of safety when working on a job-site. He asked the kids if they know why construction workers have to wear a bright vest. One of the kids yelled out so matter-of-factly, "so, you don't get dirty!" Haha!

{Here is Mr. Jep being introduced}

{The teachers even bring the infants to the presentations. Here's Lilah watching her daddy.}

Fall Family Dinner

Last week we attended our very first Family Dinner at Lilah's school.

Here's my (not-so) Tiny Tulip.

Allison, Madeline, me and Lilah

And, here we all are with Angela and Julia.
Julia is in Lilah's class.

Tiny Tiger

WAR EAGLE!

We've been loving football season around here. It's been an especially fun year because of this little one. She and I love playing dress up on gamedays! :)

Here's my little Auburn Tiger in the new outfit her Daddy bought her.

Big Brother Dread just loves his little sis

Lilah: 13 Weeks

Lilah: 12 Weeks

School Days

Here are some of our morning pictures before heading off to school!

Lilah has been doing great and we couldn't be happier with our choice of school for her. She's going to be one smart little girl! :)

Are You Ready For Some Football?

...Lilah is!

Too bad the COLTS lost big time in their opening game without Peyton. :(

Lilah: 11 Weeks

I'm trying to play catch up...here is baby girl last week!

Labor Day Beach Trip 2011

The week before Labor Day Jep, Lilah, Dread and I headed down to the beach for our first vacation as a family of four.

{Beach Bound!}

It was a great way to spend some quality time together before I headed back to work and Lilah started school. And, I love that we were able to be there for an entire week! We started the week off just the four of us and by mid-week Jep's family and my mom joined us.

The weather was BEAUTIFUL for the first two days! And, the water was crystal clear and calm. We took Lilah down to the water one morning and while walking along the beach we saw dolphins, a small shark and huge stingray. Lilah is definitely a beach baby! She slept for most of the time we were down there (a large part of that could be that we set her sound machine to the ocean when she sleeps) and when she was awake we put her feet in the water and she just loved it.

{Beach Beauty in her bathing suit}

Day 2 was another beautiful day so we headed back down to the beach to spend a little more time with or feet in the sand. Lilah couldn't wait for round 2 of fun in the sun! Well, fun in the shade in her case. :)

The rest of our crew started trickling in on Tuesday...

{Cousin Ollie}

{Lilah and Nana}

{Lilah and Grammy}

{Sweet boy Dread}

Lilah was christened on Friday down at the beach. See my post below for lots of pictures!

College Football kicked off on Saturday! WAR EAGLE!!

{Uncle Jep with Kylie and Beth Ann}

{War Eagle Family}

On Monday we did a little swimming. The weather was pretty rainy all day thanks to Tropical Storm Lee so the ocean was really wavy and we didn't want to have to bring ALL of our beach gear down only to pack it all back up in a sudden down pour . So, we decided to make it a pool day. I just knew Lilah would love it since she is such a water baby. The pool water was freezing so I only stayed in long enough to take this picture. Daddy stayed in with Lilah and she loved it so much she fell asleep! So precious! :)

Tiny Tulip

Today was my first day back at work and Lilah's very first day of school! She is the newest addition to the Tiny Tulip class!

Lilah's Christening

On Friday, September 2nd, Lilah was christened on the beach in Santa Rosa Beach in front of a small gathering of family and friends. We decided to have Lilah baptized on the very same beach where Jep and I were married. Mart Gray, who performed our marriage ceremony, graciously agreed to preside over yet another precious event in our lives and we are so very thankful for that. The service was so personal and just perfect. We were blessed with a beautiful day as well--we were a little worried with Tropical Storm Lee on its way but the rain stayed away.

Here is sweet Lilah on her Christening Day in the same dress my mom and I wore when we were baptized

Big thank you to all who celebrated with us! And, to Mart for a beautiful and memorable ceremony!