Georgia                 vs                Florida

I (Deborah) am really excited this year because Georgia was ranked #1 in the pre-season poll this year. It is the first time in history they have ever been ranked #1 in a pre-season poll. Georgia does have a tough schedule this year but I'm hoping they are going to pull through with flying colors. Gooooooo Dawgs!!!

Florida is doing well this year also. Frank is excited to see them ranked near the top this season. They were ranked #5 in the pre-season poll this year. Frank says "Goooooo Gators!!!

You can probably imagine how game day is at our house when our teams play each other!

Today's Scores:

Georgia  45   vs     Georgia Southern  21

Florida  56     vs     Hawaii  10

Today was the last day for swimming lessons for Carter (for now anyways). I think Carter made some progress but it would have been nice if they had lasted a little longer. It seemed that he was just getting the hang of things. Oh well. I took some video on the camera as well but I can't figure out how to get it on here (or if I can). Here are some pictures from his lesson.

I had to take these the other day of Gail. She was being a silly girl!

(You can view these pictures and others in the Family Photos/August 2008 album)

Carter is taking swim lessons this week and next week. Here are a few pictures of him doing his lesson today.

(There are a few others in the Family Photos/August 2008 album)

Yep, it was time to convert Gail's crib into a bed. She climbed out of the crib 2 or 3 times, so we just went ahead and decided it was time to do it. I don't think I am ready to go through this again, but it is here, and I don't have a choice. She has done pretty good so far. I have seen her get out of it a couple of times looking at the monitor but she is good about laying in it. Here are a couple of pictures of her (& Carter) in her newly converted bed.

We (the 4 of us) went swimming today up at our community pool. Each time we have gone swimming, we tried to get Carter to go down the slide (they just installed it this summer). Today, he went down it for the first time. We were so happy as it is hard for us to get him to do anything like that. He said it was fun going on the slide but we couldn't get him to go on it a second time. Maybe he will next time. He has swimming lessons this week and next week. We hope that he will get more used to being in the water and feel comfortable about going under the water.

I have finished painting Gail's room. I have started drawing the princess but need to paint her. If I took a picture of it right now, the pencil would be too light to see. I am hoping to get her painted soon. For now, here are pictures of her freshly painted walls. It is hard to get the true color from the pictures though.

I have all the information on my newest great niece.

Her name: Tori Peyton Vosburgh

Born: August 1

Weight: 9 lbs 10 oz 

Length: 23 in long 

Here are a couple of pictures my sister, Vicki (Tori's grandmother), sent me.

Gail climbed out of the crib last night for the first time. We put her to bed and she cried for a little while. She kept on and on for a bit, so I looked at the monitor in our room to make sure she was okay. Lo and behold, she was standing outside of the crib looking into it. Frank and I couldn't believe it. We knew that the day was coming but we didn't expect it to be so soon. We are certainly going to have to keep an eye on her now.

Frank was off today, so we packed a lunch and all headed over to the Arboretum to walk some trails, or should I say "walk ONE trail". We started off doing pretty good and the kids were excited to be out where they can run a little. Half way down the trail, Carter seemed to get a bit uninterested and Gail started screaming for juice (which we had none on us...it was in the car). We tried to continue our walk but ended up just heading back toward the car. What can you do when you have a child that is bored and one that only wants juice and nothing else? We were near a big park so we figured we would find a playground for the kids and have our lunch there. We found a nice playground and had our lunch and then we let the kids play some. It was so hot. It wasn't long before Carter decided he was ready to go. It was a little harder to get Gail to go but it wasn't too bad. We headed home so the kids could rest. Here are some pictures from the arboretum:

(More pictures can be found in the Family Photos/August 2008 album)

Baby News!

We (Frank and I) are a great aunt and uncle for the 4th time as of today. My (Deborah's) nephew and his fiance had their little girl, Tory Peyton (have to get back to you on the spelling), this evening. The baby was 9 lbs 10 oz. Mom, Dad, and the baby are all doing well. Congratulations to them! When I get some pictures, I will post them.