She Shoots...She Scores!

Savannah's team, the Cougars, played a great game this morning and she scored her first goal! We were so excited that she was in the thick of many of the plays and seemed to enjoy playing. I have put together some video clips of the game today, and I hope you enjoy watching it!

GO COUGARS!

Hats For Hope

Thanks to Evan Jordan for giving Savannah this cool Polar Bear hat!

Savannah and Mister playing soccer
Dad is ready for work!

Today, Savannah paid $1 to participate in a fundraiser for Jay's Hope Foundation, http://www.jayshope.org/and she was able to wear a hat to school. We had some time to play out in the yard before she and Dad left for school, so we used it as a photo opportunity. The black dog in the pictures is "Mister", G-Mama's new dog. She is ready for her soccer game tomorrow!

The Georgia State Fair

The Georgia State Fair rolled into town on Tuesday and will be here through the weekend. The weather has been perfect this week-nice and breezy and very few clouds in the sky. G-Mama, Vince, Savannah, and I went to the fair after school on Wednesday and Savannah had a blast. It was "hand stamp day" which meant that she could ride all the rides that she wanted to for $15. There were plenty of rides that were for smaller kids so we felt like we got our money's worth. Vince enjoyed the fair and people watched from his stroller.

We didn't have a chance to see the livestock, so we may go back down with Jeff later this week. G-Mama is here until Saturday and will get to see Savannah's soccer match on Saturday morning and we are hoping she will score a goal this week! Check back later this weekend for more pictures and possibly some video footage of the soccer match.

Family Visitors

G-Mama has been in Macon for the past week visiting and Honey (AKA Aunt Jean, G-Mama's sister) came up from Orlando to stay as well. Jeff was in Washington, DC for a conference so it was nice for them to be here and help with the kids. Vince was certainly outnumbered for the past few days!

Honey was helping Savannah get ready for bed on Friday night and she told Savannah that she needed to get some good rest so that she could run up and down the field at her game. Savannah was a little puzzled, and said "Honey, we don't have hills on our soccer fields." She re-worded and said "you need to get some rest so that you can run back and forth in your game tomorrow!"

Savannah did much better in her game and actually dribbled the ball down the field and played some defense. We are hopeful that she will score a goal by the end of the season...we have four more games.

Vince is getting ready to crawl! Each day he gets closer and closer to actually attempting to do it-today he was rocking trying to put it all together. I think he wanted to nuzzle up to Buddy or get closer to him so that he could grab Buddy's hair!

Opening Day: Upward Soccer!

What a busy weekend we have had! I was consumed with the MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) Consignment Sale and G-Mama has been Vince and Savannah's caregiver. Last week at practice I was told that Savannah dribbled the ball all the way down the field and scored a goal! I think she was a little overwhelmed at her game, but she did well. She didn't score a goal, but she did run hard and gave a couple of "high fives" to her teammates when they scored goals.

Savannah's next soccer game is on Saturday at 10:30. I hope get some good video footage and post on the blog soon. We need to work the kinks out on the team before we broadcast!

The MOPS Children's Consignment Sale was a huge success-we sold over $92,000 in merchandise! I laughingly told Ani, the committee chairperson, that I look forward to bringing in $100,000 in the Spring.

Vince is doing well-he has 2 teeth on the bottom that are "in", just not all the way up. He can sit up on his own now and has graduated from his infant car carrier seat. I am glad that he can sit up well enough for high chairs in restaurants and grocery store buggies!

Vince's Six Month Checkup

It's hard to believe that two months have past since our last visit to Dr. Bush. Since his four month check up, Vince has been sleeping through the night...it's amazing what rice cereal and stage 1 and 2 baby food will do to fill a stomach! He is now 26 inches tall and weighs in at a whopping 17 lbs. I get a little frustrated when I dress him; the onesies or footed pajamas are short on him, so he wears a 12 month onesie and a 9 month footed pj. In pants, he has a couple of pairs of 3-6 month that are just about falling off of his waist!

Vince has gotten much better about sitting by himself, he no longer just topples over to the side. I have been warning Savannah to pick up her small toys off the floor so that he can't get to them. I am hopeful that it will sink in soon...right now she enjoys that I clean up after her.

Savannah continues to love school. Jeff takes her in the mornings and he says that she almost hypervenilates when she sees the safety patrol come out to help carpool students!

Have a restful Labor Day!

Happy Birthday Great Grandaddy!

We returned late last night from a weekend trip to North Carolina to celebrate Jeff's grandfather's 85th birthday! It was a wonderful party-Aunt Libby and Jeff, Jr rented the Catawba Queen for a nice cruise on Lake Norman. Savannah and Vince were able to meet lots of family members for the first time! The weather was perfect for the afternoon outing and all of the arrangements were wonderful.

This weekend was the first time that all four Jeffrey Vincent Stewarts have been together, so we had a professional picture taken in Hickory on Saturday. Everyone looks so handsome! The photographer wanted to take some individual pictures of Vince, so I am including one of those-he can actually sit up by himself now! If you squint, you can see a little tooth on the bottom that has pushed through the gum.

Before heading out on the Catawba Queen, Savannah convinced Grandaddy to take her for another spin on the Jet Ski. She loved going fast and was glad to be able to swim in the lake once they finished their ride. Vince hung out in his Johnny Jumper and is getting a nice quad workout.

Laura Ann, Savannah, and Vince...three subjects looking in three different directions!

Vince was asleep before we left the parking lot!

08-08-08

Leigh and Brian Kugler at Seabrook Island, SC at their sunrise service
Leigh and Laura Ann on Saturday evening
Icing stains from the groom's cake-this was Saturday night thank goodness!
Jeff wearing one of his new shirts and me sporting a nice sunburn

One of my friends, Leigh, got married at sunrise on August 8th. It was a beautiful wedding! Jeff and I had a great time catching up with Leigh and Brian, their friends, and Rebecca and Neal Anderson, who recently moved from Orlando to Raleigh.


It's hard to believe that Rebecca and I have known Leigh since we were all 6 years old and going to Lansdowne Elementary! Every so often I go through my K-Swiss shoe box and read notes that she and I wrote when were were B/F/Fs (best friends forever) in junior high at McClintock. We went through a lot together-church youth group, choir, softball, basketball, confirmation class at church, sleepovers, etc etc. Congratulations to Leigh and Brian!

Savannah's First Day of School

It's hard to believe that the summer is already over! Here in Georgia, school starts at the beginning of August and is over about mid-May. In February, we submitted Savannah's name for the 4K lottery and she was accepted to attend Sonny Carter Elementary School. The program there is top-notch and we are looking forward to her excelling in her new environment. Believe it or not, I didn't cry when we took her to school today!

The Wrights Visit

Last weekend our friends Ken and Vivian, and their girls, Kate and Kendra, stopped through Macon on their way back home to Tuscaloosa. They were returing from a vacation at St. Simons Island, GA and were all very tan and looked well rested! It was great to catch up with everyone and they had a chance to meet Vince and visit with Savannah for about an hour before getting back on the road. We hope to visit them in T-Town this fall and catch an Alabama game!

G-Mama is coming to visit later this week so that Jeff and I can attend a wedding at Seabrook Island this weekend. We originally planned to take the kids and have G-Mama meet us in Charleston, but Savannah starts 4K on Thursday! Be sure to check back for updates from the first day of "big" school.

Ken, Vivian, Vince, Kate (in the AU t-shirt!), Savannah, and Kendra