Little Lucy

Ever since a video chat last summer where we were surprised by the picture of the sonogram, we have been anticipating David and Emily's baby. Whenever the subject has been mentioned since then Rebecca's usual response is either "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" or "Widdle Wucy." Lucy Jean was born last Wednesday to some very proud parents. Once we got the call from David they were headed to the hospital, Rebecca and I tried finished up our work for the day and hit the road. Rebecca actually got to video chat with them when they got to the hospital and waiting for Lucy to come. They signed off to a crying Rebecca, who has a habit of getting more emotional for others big events over her own. We made it to Starkville a few hours after she was born. David and Emily appeared to be doing great when we arrived and said Lucy had come without any trouble. We got to go look at her through the glass in the nursery before we had to leave for the evening.

A trip to Starkville also meant we got to see some friends and spend some time with Mammie. We got to eat dinner with Brett and Megan. Mammie runs on college time so she always stays up late and therefore usually sleeps late. I hadn't seen her since Thanksgiving so it was great to spend some time with her. Rebecca and her also got to do a little shopping while I went up to campus to see Matt and the turf crew.

We then got to go back to the hospital to see Lucy one more time. This time she was in the room so we both got to hold her. I believe this was my first time to hold a newborn. The whole process is amazing to think about, but when you get to hold a new life it takes it to a whole new level. What an amazing gift from God. We are very excited for those two and know they will be fabulous parents.

Visit to Nashville

An item on our to-do list for a while has been to go to Nashville and visit Tyler and Heather.  They moved about 9 months ago there for his new job. If that wasn't enough, we also wanted to see Mason and their recently purchased house.

This past weekend the opportunity presented itself since we were shooting a wedding in north Alabama. So rather than come home afterwards we continued north to the Music City. We got into town late Saturday night. They are remodeling their house so we got a quick tour and an updates on all the projects. They are doing all the work themselves and it is looking great. They are in the middle of getting all the hardwood floors down. Most of the house has been repainted and they are updating the bathrooms. Lots of other little projects are also going on as well. Wish we lived closer so I could help out some.  The one project I did get to help out with was putting in their new mailbox. We dug the hole, got it set, and filled it in with concrete. It was still standing the next day.

On Monday we went to Chick-fil-a and treated them to lunch with out coupons. We then fulfilled my one request for the trip and that was to stop by Financial Peace Plaza and see Dave Ramsey. He was in studio that day. Its a neat building with a big window to watch him do his show. There is also a bookstore/cafe that has free food. During one of the commercial breaks he came out into the lobby and shook hands with everyone who wanted.  I tried to contain my giddiness.

That afternoon we went hiking in the woods behind their house.  It is a nature preserve, so it should always stay woods behind them. We found a good vine and cut it so we could swing on it. It was on the side of a hill so just a little swing and you got pretty high off the ground. It was a ton of fun and brought back some memories of woods behind of the Sycamore House.

It was a great visit and hope we can have more of them.