Whew!

The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind for us! Kate is growing and changing everyday, and we love her more than ANYTHING in this world! Her colic is getting better, and some of those screaming episodes are now replaced with smiles that melt my heart! 

I tried to think of a way to divide up these pictures, but time and creativity are limited, so here is a big photo recap of what we've been up to...

I cohosted a couples shower for Matt and Jane, our good friends who are getting married December 17. Dad BBQ'd, Kate slept well, and a fabulous time was had by all :)

L to R: Brett, Matt (the groom to be), Dad, and Matt Hamilton

 We were so excited to have Laura in town a couple of weeks ago! She stayed with us for a bit while she was down for some work meetings. She was finally able to meet Kate and it was so good to catch up with her!

The morning that Laura left, we loaded up and headed to Fort Myers for Brett's sweet Grandma's funeral. It was a celebration of the wonderful lady she was! While we were there, Kate got to meet lots more family, and we were so excited to finally get the babies, Kate & Aubrey, together! (Don't worry, before we went out of town, my baby girl had her 2 month vaccines so she would stay healthy after meeting so many people :)

 Aubrey, 4 months and Kate, 2 months not really excited about this picture!

 Being such good girls at breakfast! This was actually the first time we went "out" to eat with Kate (other than the mall food court). Did I tell you how happy I am her colic is getting better?!

L to R: Brett, Kacy (with Kate), Ian (with Aubrey) and Lauren

 After breakfast, we left Fort Myers and headed on our way to Gainesville/the farm. On our way out of town, we got to stop and see Jess and sweet baby Ella! We're holding each other's babies in this pic, and they're both tired, so Ella's sleeping and Kate's crying. Ha!

The drive to the farm was about 4 hours, and Kate did GREAT! The day before, she finally started to take a pacifier sometimes - perfect for roadtripping! We stopped once to feed her, and we got to the farm (my parents were already there) just in time to see a gorgeous sunset, then went out to eat. After such a long day, Kate slept EIGHT HOURS that night!! It hasn't happened since, and she is currently up every 3 hours at night, but that one night was still so exciting!

The next morning, waking up with PopPop and Buddy before going to Gainesville for the Gator game!

 Loves her Uncle Jeremy!

 Good friend Alex came by to meet Kate too!

 My fam, minus Dad... football games are not really his thing, but mowing at the farm is :)

Kate didn't actually go to the game. She stayed at Jeremy's house with me and Mrs. Hooks.

On Sunday, we left the farm to head home and on the way, stopped to see some of my family who hadn't yet met Kate. Aunt Karen is holding her in this picture. It was so wonderful to see everyone!!

Whew! I'm tired just writing this post (which has taken me allll dayyyy to do because Kate's newest trick is to only sleep 30 minutes at a time and then refuse to be put down). Actually, the little monitor tells me she's up again... bye!