Aunt Emily moved to Savannah, GA this past weekend. We are SO sad to see her leave Houston, but SO happy for the life that lies ahead! Uncle Zach, Aunt Emily's fiancee, is stationed in the army in Savannah, so they will be there for the next four years. Aunt Emmy (as she's known to A and E) moved to Houston when Ashton was only 2 weeks old. They have such a special bond. When Ashton was an infant, Aunt Emmy was the only person that could rock him to sleep at times. He would literally hit her shoulder and zonk out. It amazed me every single time. I can remember one time when he was sick and couldn't be consoled. I called Aunt Emmy and over she came. She rocked him for a solid 3 hours, afraid that he would wake up if she put him down. She has been such a huge part of Ashton's little life, and Emory's too. She was invaluable to me when John's dad was ill, physically and emotionally, always coming over when needed and offering to do whatever she could. She use to come after work and take Ashton on long walks to the park when I was just too tired. She is our resident dog/house sitter, and thanks to her, Jakson has not been boarded in years. Yes, she will be missed! We love you so much, Aunt Emmy, and are SO insanely proud of you.
Mamaw and Uncle Tripp made the trek out to Houston from Tallahassee and Monticello this past weekend. Daddy and Uncle Tripp have an annual "Brother's Weekend" every year, and this year they decided to take the new boat to Austin. Austin is just 3 hours from Houston, so Tripp planned to come here and he and John would tow the boat together. Well, much to my delight, Mamaw (also known as Mary Frances; John's mom) decided to tag along and spend the weekend with the kids and I! We had a great visit. We went to the zoo in the sweltering Texas heat, made fish and shrimp tacos, played for hours on end in the backyard, had lots of yummy "Mary Frances" salads, took about 300 pictures, and ended our nights with good wine after the kids were bathed, fed and put to sleep. Daddy and Uncle Tripp got back from their brother's weekend last night sunburned and exhausted, but SO happy to see Ashton and Emory. Mamaw and Uncle Tripp left this morning early, as Uncle Tripp was very anxious to get home to Aunt Angie and cousin Haley. Here are a few (and I mean a SELECT few) of the pics I took of Mamaw and the babies...
Little Miss Emory Anne ate pears today! Mommy was so proud :) We mixed a little bit of organic pears that I made in my new "baby cook" with her rice cereal today at lunch time and she LOVED them! Oh, how can it be that my little baby girl is ready to eat food? Not sure if the picture shows well enough, but, yes, half of the pears ended up on her face and bib :) She gets that from her momma...
