Road Trip Thanksgiving 2010

This year we decided to drive to Ohio with Koa and our two dogs. We made the trip up in two days and stayed at the Ruiz house in Atlanta. They were so welcoming to all five of us! :) Thanks, guys! We made it in time to watch the FSU game and cheer them on to a win! Koa enjoyed his blind date with Gaby--she is just nine weeks old and adorable! It's hard to remember when Koa was that little! Willie's mom was also visiting, so it was nice to see her as well. She held Koa and we got a great video of Koa doing "Grandpa lips" and cheesing it up when he sees the camera. We had never seen him do this with his lips until he cut his top tooth. We think his three little teeth feel funny to his lips!

Miami Weekend

Joey had a two week training with the Hillsborough County Dive Team in Miami. We really missed Daddy while he was gone. Thankfully, the training was over Veteran's Day weekend, so we were able to go. My awesome job share partner worked all day Friday for me so I could leave Thursday morning for Miami and stay until Sunday night. Koa did great on the 4 hour drive and we were able to hang out at the pool at Joey's hotel while he was at training. Over the weekend, we went to Key Biscayne and hiked a few trails. We were able to go up in an old lighthouse and check out a cool view. We enjoyed walking around different parts of Miami--Coconut Grove was a quaint little area where we found a cool bbq sports bar and enjoyed lunch. They had some stuffed animals that we used as props for Koa to take pictures with. Entertaining for us... After lunch, we walked through another piece of Miami history. This time it was Barnacle State Historic Site--the Birthplace of Miami. The Miami Man half Ironman was also that weekend and our friends Annie and Tricia from Kansas City were competing. It was so nice to see them and spend some time together. It was the first time Annie met Koa! After saying "bababababa" over and over for more than a week, Koa said "mom mom." Of course, I grabbed my phone and recorded "mom mom" and sent it to Joey.

Orlando Softball Tournament

We enjoyed a family vacation to Orlando for a softball tournament with the Tilted Kilt. Katie, Koa, and I really enjoy cheering on Joey's tournament team--they are so much fun to watch! The weather turned cold and Koa stayed bundled up and in the Moby wrap--such a difference from super hot and sitting in the baby bathtub to stay cool!

First Teeth & Sitting

Well, six months brings sitting and teeth. Koa is now happy to sit and play with his toys. He is enjoying his new view of the world! We also took a lovely picture of his new teeth. :)

Costume Contest

I loaded "Koa-Bear" up and took him to the mall to meet up with his friends for the costume contest. After waiting in line for hours, Koa fell asleep and decided to be a "hibernating bear." It was fun to see everyone--Layla was Tinkerbell, Gaine was a garden nome, and Britton was a pirate. They were all adorable!

Shake Portraits--Koa 6 mo

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6 Months

Koa had a great doctor's appointment this week. He is 27 inches long (74%), 17 lbs. 8 oz (47%) and has two teeth! Dr. Minick asked us if he had any teeth and we told him no...I have been checking his gums periodically for redness/swelling and nothing. We had just looked in there the other day and there weren't any signs of teeth. Low and behold, when Dr. Minick looked, there were two little teeth that had cut through the bottom of his gums! Joey and I were so surprised!! Now that we think about it, he would not take his hands out of his mouth during his 6 month photo shoot just two days earlier. He was probably cutting them either during the photo shoot or that night! Crazy!!

Speaking of pictures, we will be getting Koa's 6 month pictures in a few days and I will be sure to upload them on here. Kimo and Naia were wonderful with Koa and took some great pictures! Can't wait to share them!!