Christmas

Sarah had a wonderful Christmas. Even though she did not get the whole Santa thing this year, she did very much enjoy all of her new toys!

Santa Sunday at the Yacht Club

We recently took Sarah to the Yacht Club for Santa Sunday. We were pretty sure she was not going to be interested in sitting Santa's lap but we thought we would try anyway. We arrived early and enjoyed a wonderful lunch with Mom and Dad. Our table was located very near to were Santa's chair was set up. Once we finished lunch and were awaiting Santa's arrival, Sarah began to get a little fussy. Amazingly as soon as Santa entered the room, she straightened right up! As suspected, she did not want to get anywhere near him. However, she did not take her eyes off of him and was very well behaved the rest of the time we were there. Santa has amazing powers!

Sarah and Poppa

Mom and I went to an event at St. Vincent's so Poppa was on babysitting duty. As most of you know, Sarah is an excellent sleeper and rarely, if ever, gives us any trouble at bedtime. When mom and I returned home, this is what we found. Apparently, Sarah worked Poppa with some crying and he held her instead of leaving her in her bed and she finally gave up in his arms.

Halloween

Since Thanksgiving is almost here, I figured I better post the Halloween pictures! We had a great time Trick or Treating around the neighborhood. Sarah dressed as a cowgirl and Gary and I got into the spirit with some western wear ourselves. However, since we do live in Pooler, GA our costumes could easily have been mistaken for everday wear. Gary especially looked very natural in his clothes! Ali even dressed up. She was a bull with a rider on her back! Sarah had a great time taking candy and putting it in her bag. Mickey Mouse even stopped by to say hello! Sarah loved that. Encase you didn't know, Sr. Pat was Mickey Mouse. Word got out that Mickey Mouse was at our house and kids came looking for him. It was pretty cool. In trying to soak up the experience myself, I didn't get a ton of great pictures so enjoy the few I did get.

R.I.P. Toby Dog

This past Monday we lost a dear member of the family - Toby Tide Teeple Mountjoy. He had been battling cancer and some tumors for quite sometime and it finally just became too much for him. He was 13 1/2 years old. I got him when I graduated from college so he has been with me my entire adult life. We are very sad but also relieved that he is no longer in pain. He was a great pet and family member and will be deeply missed by all.

Finally a new post!

We have been having so much fun watching Sarah grow up that I have neglected stopping and posting. September was a fun month. We visited Animal Kingdom, played at Noah's house and celebrated Thomas' and Gary's birthdays. Sarah is very "busy" and loves exploring and talking. Most of what she says is her own language but she does have a decent vocabulary. She can say Mommy, DaDa, NeeNee, Poppa, bubbles, ball, Ali, Izzy, boat, pretty, Barbara(her teacher), car, doggie, duckie, baby and I am sure I am leaving out a few others. She seems to be pretty good eater, when she wants to eat. Sometimes she is just too busy or too tired. She is still sleeping very well through the night - about 12 hours. She has her 15 month appointment later this month so we will check her stats at that time. Here are few pics.

Vacation - Kiawah Island

The first week of July we took a family vacation to Kiawah Island, SC. We had a great and relaxing time at the beach. Gary and I even managed to get a round (two for me) of golf in. We had beautiful weather all week. Sarah is quite the beach bum. She loves it! She managed to get knocked over by a couple of waves, totally submerged and she popped up, wiped her eyes and was ready for more.

Sarah Kate is 1

Sarah turned 1 year old on Friday. We had a wonderful pool party with family and friends. Sarah had a great day and received lots of great presents!

Play Time

Here are a few pictures from the weekend!

11 Months Old!

That's right! Sarah Kate is 11 months old today! It is hard to believe it has almost been a year! She is VERY busy exploring her world. She is so much fun but will wear you out! We have visited the pool a few times and she loves it of course. We went to the beach this past weekend and she enjoyed playing in the sand and water. She even managed to "taste" a little sand. She continues to call all dogs Izzy but we are working on her saying Ali. Sarah can also say "baby" and uses this to describe a picture collage that my mom has of Sarah hanging on her wall. Sarah will point to it and say "baby". So sweet! She is not showing signs of being ready to walk anytime time soon but we have seen her stand on her on her own without holding on to anything or anyone a few times. We are definitely not rushing her to walk at this point as she is tough enough to keep with now.