Southernisms

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Jackson Miles Bertram Gamble!

Becky's baby finally made it, and more than full term, too! We were SO EXCITED she didn't have to deliver on my birthday, and he picked the first amazing weekend we had to finally show up!

She had a really easy labor and he was born at 6:20p, 7lb 8oz-- way better than the initial hope of 4lbs!!

Becky and Jax the morning after delivery

Jax-- the nurses let him scratch his face!

This doesn't have much to do with him, but we'll show him later that the day after he was born, people snowboarded in Piedmont park when it was 70 degrees out! What the what?!

Jackson is such a great little guy, he's so relaxed and laid back, but he definitely works on his own schedule-- he's got his mama's stubbornness! Bruce and Becky are doing great, and Jackson's cousin Landon (who was delivered premature a week prior in distress) is being prepped for discharge from Scottish Rite!!

Just in case you ever wondered if positive thought in all its forms works, Jackson and Landon are alive and improving every minute-- I wholeheartedly believe they wouldn't be where they are now without all that love and support!

Vivi turns 1!!

Our favorite little "niece" turned one on February 26-- what a year it's been!!

Best Auntie and Uncle ever-- Jeremy made the cake and I decorated it!

Meg at the pizza table

Violet gets excited-- she knows something is happening!

Jeremy and Meg deliver the cake

Violet wasn't sure what to do with this thing

"Sooooo, what do I do with it?"

Jeremy and Michael try to get Vivi in to it

Julian tries to steal her cake

Trying it...

OK, maybe this?

Why yes!

Yeeesss!

Nomnomnom

She got pretty messy, and splattered cake all over!

Happy Easter!

I hope you all had a peaceful and contemplative Holy Week no matter what you believe in!

Hopefully we'll have some pictures later of us with the kids-- they're back from Disney and we're so excited!!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Let it snow!

I know that we didn't get THAT much snow, but it was still fun! I remember when we used to get a decent blizzard every year, one that actually warranted a snow day! The snow we've had this year has been sadly short lived, but very pretty-- since it goes away so quickly, it never turns in to that mushy dirty slushy stuff. This was from the snow in February, just some pictures from around Mom's house.

I like picking a marker to show how much snow has fallen, and this candle holder developed in to that marker-- there are several more pictures later!

My collards peeking through the snow-- they loved it!

Looking up through the big tree in the back yard

Candle holder + Hat

Where did it go?!

It got so heavy with snow, it toppled!

Sunday, March 28, 2010

I LOVE Coastal Georgia!

We got to take a mini "vacation" to Tybee one weekend in February and Tybee Island happens to be one of my favorite places EVER! We went in 4th grade to the 4-H center and to see Fort Pulaski, so of course I dragged everyone (meaning, Jeremy, Nanadan, and Anu) to Ft. Pulaski! I remembered a lot and it hasn't changed a bit-- I even got to take a picture that's very similar to one I need to dig out from our trip. The one good thing? It didn't start pouring down rain until we left!!

There are LOADS of pictures from this trip, over 130! Good friends, great old house, decent weather (for February on the coast...), and a halfway decent dinner!

I just really love Coastal Georgia-- if it weren't for the weather, I'd definitely have a home there!

Vivi is NOT as small as she used to be!

Jeremy and Nandan prod the sleeping baby

Jeremy and Violet paaassed out

Explaining about the powder packets-- Anu informed us that it was actually what sparked a rebellion in India because the packs the British had were made of pork skin and the Indian militias (who did not eat pork) were forced to rip them open.