A little bit of Georgie & her sidekicks

Georgia's almost 7 weeks old & I'm finally feeling like I'm settling into somewhat of a routine again.  It's definitely time to share some photos of our autumn... especially of Georgia.  She's changed & grown A LOT in the past few weeks.  She's now 24 inches long, & I'm sure she's gained at least a couple of lbs.  And although Gabe & Gemma haven't changed as dramatically, here's a few cute ones of them, too.  

We had a quiet Halloween.  Gabe celebrated at preschool & then Patrick took Gabe & Gemma to the trunk-or-treat at the church, followed by a short trick-or-treat to a few neighbors.  I stayed home & relaxed with Georgia.  The past few years our family has done a themed costume together: Star Wars, Peter Pan characters... With Georgia being born so close to Halloween, I decided not to even try to do it this year.  I got Gabe & Gemma taken care of. But, Patrick was forced to rummage around in our costume box for his disguise.  

Gabe decided months ago that he wanted to be a Ninjago ninja.  For a while Gemma did too.  So, I had also purchased fabric to make her a "pink" Ninjago.  But, she changed her mind a week or two before & was set on being a princess.  So, it saved me the work of sewing it & she was THRILLED with her dress... & continues to wear it often.  

Gabe as "Lloyd, the Green Ninja"

"Gemmerella" - she especially loved her Cinderella hair :)

And Gabe loved his Ninja swords

We have loved getting to know our peaceful little Georgia.  She slept the majority of her first month... sometimes even 20+ hours a day.  I captured a few during her waking hours.  

Georgia, 5 days old

1 week old

My sister, Jenny, came to town & took Gabe & Gemma to the Bay Area to play for a few days so Patrick & I could rest & have some quiet time with the baby.  It was such a gift & the best part was that Gabe & Gemma had a blast.  They went to the zoo, children's museum, parks, & swam at the hotel.  I don't think they even thought twice about missing home, but they missed Aunt Jenny when she left.  Gemma still asks about where Aunt Jenny is.  I was also happy that Gabe & Gemma got to know Jenny better.  Because we've always lived away from my sisters, they only get to see them twice a year.  But, they now know Aunt Jenny & love her.

Gabe loved his green monster teeth!

She loved painting at the museum

Saying goodbye to Aunt Jenny

The Monday after Halloween we made our annual fall visit to Apple Hill.  It was a gorgeous day & we had a marvelous time, especially eating the hot apple cider doughnuts, apple dumplings, caramel apples & other apple pastries, washing it all down with fresh apple cider.  It was our first outing with Georgia & she was a dream.  She slept the whole 6 hours, waking only briefly to eat.

At Rainbow Orchards (home of the best apple cider doughnuts & Gabe's favorite place to play)

Gemma said these bears were scary & I have to agree

The first few weeks, Patrick did his morning church meetings & interviews, came home to get the kids for church, brought them home afterward & then went back for more meetings.  They love being with their daddy.

Waiting for Dad to arrive

Both Gabe & Gemma pose for 95% of their photos with these huge, cheesy grins.  We have to encourage them to do a soft smile when we actually want to see their eyes in a photo.  But, they sure do look happy!