Our Family!

Josie is now 3 months old and this is our first family picture. I am not sure how it happened but we have missed getting all 3 of us in a picture these last months.

It was a wonderful crisp fall weekend. The vineyards are amazing as they display their changing colors. Papa and JaJa were down for the weekend. It was a sweet visit with good food and good conversation. Not to mention plenty of Josie time. Notice Josie also got her first pair of jeans. Looks like she will take after mom....gotta roll up those legs and when we eat....undo that button.

Texas comes to Cali!

After a death defying drive down the one (apparently the Pacific Coast Hwy gets a little scary around Big Sur), Kim and Nate arrived last Friday night. We laughed, harvested grapes (well Jeff did and the Strohs supervised), went to the beach, and even sampled a little wine. Josie might have a little crush on the trash man. Here are just a few picts from the weekend. It was such a sweet time that when they left on Tuesday ....I was a little sad. I have been so blessed with sweet friendships here on the central coast but there is nothing like a friend who has walked in life with you. So fun to see our answers to many prayers in real life...our husbands. Weird but they are very similar.

Kim and Mel at Bubble Gum Alley in San Luis Obispo. Notice the guy in the background leaning on the gum alley. Gross!

Miss Josie and Nate. Watch out Chris Blake (Josie's Paso Beau) she was making "eyes" at Nate all weekend.

Ladies of leisure. Monday morning we headed to the beach. Had breakfast at Avila then went to Pismo to check out the shops.

Kim and Nate on Pismo Pier.

Nate and Kim under the Avila Pier...tricky...

Two Month Check Up

This morning Josie went in for her two month check up. Our little chubby bunny now weighs 12 lbs 4 oz and is 23 inches long. She is doing great. Holds her head nicely and is already standing with some help. However today she also got her first shots. Thankfully Jeff was with us bc I just cried thru the whole thing. It kills me to see her hurt..crying....laying on that table. Its horrible. She of course is fine and sleepy today.

There are many things I am learning to be true. Like "it hurts me more than it hurts you"....usually this proceeded a spanking but today I felt the truth of this phrase. I am also learning I will never be worry free again. Even though Josie is sleeping more hours, I still get up to check and see if she is breathing. Also as a parent, you don't have the right to be selfish anymore. You can't just set the child aside while you do your thing. (I realize this when I long for a Sunday afternoon nap...to just sleep as long as I want...or a bath without taking the bouncie seat with me.=) I have so much to learn but one thing is for sure....I LOVE THIS LITTLE GIRL! and would do anything for her.

I attached a super cute pict of Josie (in girly clothes) with her daddy.

Josie and the Pussycats!

Ok so I was in Target looking at costumes when I saw this cat costume. I was really looking for a bear costume bc we call Josie our "bear" cub....or refer to her as "the bear"..Josie Bear. Common comments in our house could be "Don't wake the bear", "The bear is hungry.", "Uh oh ....the bear is upset.", etc.

Anyway....I thought I could play off her name and use the costume. However I bought two different costumes and after trying both on...this one was the loser. You will have to wait til Halloween to see what our little Josie chose to be. =)

A Happy Bath time!

Going to the Beach!

This week Mac and Millie traveled south to see us in Paso Robles, CA. Since Jeff was sleeping (harvest has started) we went to the beach. It was a beautiful day at Avila Beach. We had lunch at the custom house, listened to the ocean and snapped a few picts. We were so thankful that Mac and Millie were able to come down.