The Low Family

Friday, December 3, 2010

I have been slacking on blogging duties lately and I apologize for that - time just seems to fly by. So let's see what has happened since I last wrote....Halloween has come and passed. Julia got to go to her first Halloween party. The girls went as bees, and I went as the Orkin man, but I didn't exterminate them - they were too cute. Julia is getting bigger and bigger and it's amazing when you look at her month pictures in order. I can't believe it's the same baby that we brought home in July. She is rolling over both ways now and Kath has been working on her sitting up. She did a super long tripod sit the other day. She is the happiest baby and is always smiling at someone. We can't be prouder of our little girl.
Kath has been working hard between work, taking care of the baby and the rest of the house while I'm gone. She has been getting closer and closer with the ladies from her bible study class and we are going to dinner with some of them tomorrow. I have just been working and helping out at home when I can. Last week we got to go to Michigan for a whole week! It was an awesome trip and we got to see tons of family and friends and show off Julia. She even managed to get out of Michigan without getting a cold . It was so great to see everyone even if it was just for a few minutes. Kath and I are both homesick and will be coming north as soon as we can. For now we are going to have to settle for these little trips home. There are so many pictures from the last month I am going to post them separately. I tried to get a picture of everyone with Julia. If I missed someone I am sorry, I did my best but I'm sure I missed one or two. That's about it for now have a great night everyone!

John

Our Little Pumpkin

When I grow up, I want to be a pilot just like my Dad!

Pretty Outfit from Mema's Friend

Florida Gators

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Julia Laughing

Sorry all - we tried to be more careful when filming. I guess I need an advanced lesson in video editing and uploading. But I'm sure you'll still love this video of Julia laughing out loud!

Love ya all! Kath

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Julia's Finished Room

*Note: There is no sound to this video*

Three months already!

Hello family and friends,

Julia turned 3 months on this last Thursday, I can't believe how fast time is flying! She is getting so big so fast - I can't keep up. She rolled over Monday. It happened so fast I didn't get a chance to see it but I'm sure it will happen again soon. Her smile can light up a room and where ever we go people comment on what a happy baby she is, how beautiful her eyes are, and how she looks just like a doll!

The final touches for her room came today and we finished decorating and organizing her room.

It looks great and really adds some fun to the room. There are some really good pics at the bottom and a video (if i can get it to upload). All we need to do is put pictures in all her picture frames and the room is totally done!

Kathy is such a hard worker. Yesterday, she managed to go help the Church unload their final truckload of pumpkins. Unfortunately,I was in Guatemala and couldn't help. Since she was already there, she picked out 3 beautiful pumpkins. Today she was so excited when the mail man came. We started decorating right away. Julia slept through most of the excitement so Kath and I got most of it done before she woke up. Tomorrow morning Kath has her Bible study class. She is bringing the snack tomorrow and it all looks so good. I am having a hard time staying out of the fridge.

I have just been working lately. I had to overnight in Guatemala last weekend. For the most part I tried to catch up on my sleep and relax. When I'm home I spend as much time as I can with my girls and I love every minuite of it. I hope you all are having a great week and I can't wait to hear from you all. We love you and miss you!

I can't believe our baby is 3 months old already!

We're starting her young!

Hooray for elephant slippers and Daddy's girl!

Beautiful outfit. And Julia's "What happened?" face

"I like this pumpkin. Let's get this one!"

Relaxing after a hard day in the patch!

Deciding how she is going to carve her first pumpkin.

Julia LOVES her K-tan!

Who's ready for South Beach? This guy!

A good shot of baby's baby blues.

Happy Halloween! Outfit & burp cloth

Daddy helping decorate........

The finished product!

We love her dots!

Baby Sign Language poster. We've been practicing already!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

We love Halloween!

Our new family photo

The strong pumpkin

The cutest pumpkin in the patch!

Julia was such a great model - except she kept trying to eat her costume! Please see below

Don't worry Grandmas! You will be getting copies of all these pictures in the mail in about 2 weeks - including this beautiful collage!

Julia, Julia Pumpkin Eater!

Sorry that it's sideways - we'll try to be more careful when taking video!

It's getting to be Halloween time!

"Ipeed" shirt

Snuggling in my favorite chair with my favorite book!

So much has happened since I last posted. Kathy has been working so hard these last few weeks between work, Julia, and Church - she hasn't had a chance to sit down. 3 weeks ago, Kath made enough Spanish Rice (Grandma Ortiz's recipe) for church dinner for 45 people! Two weeks ago we had a cookout with the families of the women in her bible study class. Finally, last week she made 14 loaves of pumpkin bread to sell at the Pumpkin Patch! She spent the entire day with Julia at a friend's house baking bread. Kathy was also very excited to buy Julia's first Halloween costume and to have both been little pumpkins!
I managed to help the church too. I helped to unload the first semi-truck full of pumpkins for the patch. Unfortunately, I won't be able to help with the next one as I will be in Guatemala tomorrow but the local boy scouts and football teams will be there to help again. I also passed the written portion of my Airline Transport Pilot license. Now all I am eligible to be upgraded to Captain. There are some rumors of current captains leaving so I am hoping my chance will come soon.
Julia has been growing and growing. We weighed her two days ago and she was 14lbs 11.5oz! I can't believe how big she has gotten. Kathy and I miss our tiny baby already. She is so close to rolling over - she turns about 75% of the way, gets stuck on her arm, and flops back to her back. We think it will happen any day now. She's getting stronger and stronger too. She's been grabbing at everything within her reach - hair, necklaces, phones, and clothing. She enjoys Skyping and talking on the phone when her mommy does. She also loves reading books. She loves to stare at the pictures - especially of faces. Her favorite book currently is 'Grandpa Loves Me' from Grandpa Low (There are grandpas that look just like Grandpa Low and Grandpa Ortiz).
Dagny still hasn't learned that Jem doesn't really want to play with her so she tries anyways. And Jem is enjoying her retirement here in Florida. Even though there hasn't been a gecko in the house in a few weeks she still sits by the door waiting for one.
Miss you all and hope to see you soon.

Mommy and Baby nap time