Ginny's Baby Shower in Atlanta

I just got back from a weekend in Atlanta, sans big and lil Jimmy (they had a boys weekend) for my sister-in-law's baby shower.  I headed north with Jimmy's mom, Sister (yes, her name is Sister, well, actually Louise, but everyone calls her Sister, for those of you who may not know her) and Marty's mom, Marsha. Some of you may remember that Marty and Ginny got married back in October, but just to set the record straight, they were married for 11 weeks before they were pregnant!  We are all just so thrilled for little Amelia Parks Phillips to make her arrival in September (around the 20th).  

Patti Young and her daughters-Kelly York and Kate and Sarah Blackwell hosted a lovely shower at the Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta.  Lots of special people came including her aunts Judy and Clara, long time family friends Carol McNeel and Daisy Richardson and many friends from Atlanta and Savannah too.  Ginny got lots of great stuff to help prepare for the arrival of her little one.  I have to mention one special gift that Aunt Judy gave Ginny--it was one of two silver feeding spoons that Ginny and Jimmy's grandmother Louise used to feed her grandchildren.  What special gift!  

I have posted a few pictures from the shower.  Ginny and the Blackwell girls sure have a mean tan going on this summer!

Our week in Destin

We just got back from a week long vacation in Destin, Florida with Jimmy's parents (Sister and Jim) and his sister and her husband (Ginny and Marty and baby Amelia due in Sept.) and we had a great time!  We have taken a family trip for the past 5 or 6 years and we usually go just a few hours south of Savannah to either St. Augustine or Amelia Island but this year we decided to venture to the gulf coast and check out their white sand beaches and beautiful clear blue water and we were not disappointed.  The ride was a little longer and with an 18-month old it is hard to know how it will go, but little Jimmy was a trooper there and back.  Thank God he loves trucks, buses, tractors, etc as it was a constant game of pointing them out along the way.  We read lots of books and could not have lived without the DVD player and some Baby Einstein videos. 

 We rented a great house just a few steps from the beach.  We had some rain on Sunday and Monday, but the rest of the week the weather was perfect.  I was a little concerned that it would be super crowded for the 4th weekend, but the location of our place was fabulous (walking distance to the grocery and to the outlets!) so we didn't have to battle the traffic much.  We just relaxed, shopped, spent time at the beach and hung out and had lots of fun.  We also visited the gallery of folk artist Woodie Long in Grayton Beach.

We didn't have to fight the traffic to see the fireworks, we were able to see lots of shows from the beach and our house.

One of our favorite quotes of the week was overheard from the large group sitting next to us on the beach and one of the fathers said to his child..."I ain't giving out no more warnings...I am just going to start tearing up some tail!"  Needless to say, we also encountered some interesting people this week.