The Good Life

This past Friday afternoon, Matt, Colton and I drove to Hixson, Tennessee to visit my cousin Jody and his wife, Missi. Since Matt has never eaten at a Japanese food, they treated us to Ichiban Japanese Steak House  and it was delicious! Colton even tried the rice with white sauce and loved it (who wouldn’t, right?). On Saturday, we spent the day with Missi ( Memories by Missi Photography ) shooting family pictures and Colton’s Christmas pictures. Missi does such a great job and I’m so thankful that she is our “family photographer”. I’m really looking forward to seeing the final product. This morning, we took Colton to church for the first time. We have never left him in any type of daycare, so I wasn’t sure how it was going to go (especially since Matt and I have never attended this church before and didn’t know anyone). The usher at the door was so helpful and directed us exactly where we needed to be. We got Colton “checked in” and took him to his designated room. At first,...

Tuesday – October 22, 2013 This morning, Paula (my mother-in-law), Dani, Hunter and Grandma Swim all left for Texas. It was so nice having them visit with us for a few days – our house is going to feel so empty now! Colton had a check-up with Dr. Woods today. He is still in the 98 th percentile for height and 86 th for weight. While asking the normal questions regarding his development, I feel like he was showing off for Dr. Woods today. He showed her how he picks up a “puff” with 2 fingers, feeds himself, holds his sippy cup and drinks out of it with ease, how he crawls, walks (with help) and he also showed her how to clap his hands (the very first time he has ever clapped his hands together on his own)! Since birth, Colton has had a “rattle” when he breathes. It’s not as noticeable to others unless he cries, plays really hard or laughs a lot but I have noticed it every day. It’s something that Dr. Woods has been keeping an eye on. His lungs are (and always have been) cle...

Monday – October 14, 2013 So, a LOT has happened since my last post. On Friday, October 11, we closed on our new home! We are officially home owners in Greeneville, Tennessee (insert big sigh of relief). Since closing, we have been busy, busy, busy getting moved in and settled – which is a big part of why I am so behind on my updates! After closing at 3pm on Friday, we pulled one of (the many) loaded trailers over and started the move-in   process. We did not get our bed moved over on Friday so we didn’t spend Friday night at our new house. All day Saturday, we had loads and loads of “stuff” coming in to the house. Since we had so many things in storage over the past year and half, it was like Christmas every time I opened a new box. I had no idea we had so much crap. There is no way we could’ve gotten moved over the weekend without the help of my amazing family!!! We love our house and we’ve already started taking steps toward making it our home. The house needs so many up...

Right now, my life is busy - and my life is GOOD! I'm trying to enjoy all the moments as well as share them, but I'm doing a poor job of keeping up here on "The Good Life". I'll try to play catch up... Last week, we spent our week on the beach. It was our first family vacation since Colton arrived and I have to say that it was pretty amazing to get away and just simply enjoy some time soaking up the sun! My Mom, Dad, Mamaw and Papaw Bishop, my sister and her significant other, Josh, Matt, Colton and I rented a townhouse on Tybee Island in Georgia. We were there from Sunday to Sunday and we had such a great time. Monday was the "coldest" day of the week. By cold, I mean slightly cloudy and windy but temps still in the 70s. The rest of the week, we had nothing but blue skies and perfect temperature! On Thursday, Colton turned 9 months old and we spent the day in Savannah! We booked a 90-minute trolley tour with Oglethorpe Tours  and got to see the down...