Five Months

Sweet Sibley,

I'm a little late in writing this, so you're now five and a half months old!

This has been a huge month for you! You're now holding your own bottle, and just last week we gave you baby food for the first time. You LOVED it! So far we've tried peaches, green beans, and apples, and you love them all. It's a whole new world for you, and it's so fun. :) You even make this "mmmm" sound when you want more.

The time change has made you go to bed a little earlier, but you still sleep like a champ. Bedtime is usually at 6:30 sharp, and you'll sleep a solid 12 hours if we let you! (And we can't thank you enough for that, seriously.)

Just this weekend I was looking at you and admiring what a wonderful big girl you've become. You smile 90% of the time now, and you're so happy (most of the time!)!

You're really working on trying to crawl, although you still haven't quite figured out how to make your arms and legs work together. You just kind of swim on your belly or play superman. It frustrates you sometimes, but you'll get there soon enough.

It has been an absolute joy to watch you grow each month, and we really can't wait to experience the holidays with you as a part of our traditions now.

Life is so good, and we love you so very much, our little Munch.

"It's So Southern..."

Last weekend we headed off on a highly anticipated girls' weekend to The Grand Hotel and Spa in Point Clear, Ala.

I've probably mentioned it before, but I truly cherish my girl time, and this one was extra special because we all got to just ENJOY and no one had to play hostess.

What an incredibly wonderful weekend! This place was spectacular and "so Southern" as my friend Allison put it. The resort was amazing, and we even caught a history lesson about the place and its military past.

We relaxed around the firepit with some cocktails before heading to dinner.

We decided on dinner at Gambino's in Fairhope. This place had great Italian food, then about 9 the DJ came out, the disco ball came on, and it turned into a dance floor complete with the corresponding music video playing on the projector screen. HILARIOIS. We had sooo much fun line dancing and requesting some old school rap. I think we were the life of the party! Hehe

After dinner and our impromptu dance party, we went to this hole-in-the-wall bar called The Jub. Whoa... We had even more fun, played some pool and sang some karaoke.

Let's just say our relaxing morning at the spa was well deserved. :)

The spa there was LOVELY. I fully enjoyed my 80-minute hot stone massage and wish I could have one every weekend!

Saturday afternoon was spent shopping in downtown Fairhope, then we had Mexican and margaritas Saturday night while watching the Alabama-LSU game. We were in Roll Tide country, after all.

It was such a wonderful weekend, and I've always felt that girl time is good for your soul. 

I feel refreshed and all caught up, and I can't wait to do it again soon!!

Homecoming and Halloween

I've abandoned my beloved blog! Time to catch up...

Last weekend we headed to Hattiesburg for Southern Miss homecoming, one of my favorite weekends all year. This year was a little different because our usual crew didn't come to set up a tailgate, so we improvised.

We met some friends at a new restaurant in town for lunch, Patio 44, then my parents met us to take Sibley home for the afternoon/night.

We drove over to campus and made a last minute tailgate on some benches. We still had a lot of fun, despite not having a tent.
 

After the SAD game, I called it a night while the rest of my friends went out downtown. I needed my beauty rest. ;)
 

I still love my Golden Eagles, despite not winning a game since 2011. :(

Halloween was Thursday, and it was a total washout. Most neighborhoods postponed trick-or-treating to Friday, which worked out much better.

We went one clock over to our friends Melanie and Trey's house for a hayride (minus the hay) on a trailer for all the kiddos to trick-or-treat. Sibley loved it, even though we just watched the whole time. Fun night! Can't wait until she's a little older to actually have fun with her daddy's favorite holiday.

Isn't she the cutest Snow White you've ever seen?
 

And last but not least, we had a lazy, cozy Saturday night at home this weekend and made our first real fire of the season.

This baby is loving some tummy time these days, and she LOVED watching the fire. Welcome to winter in the Grey fam, little one!