An Alabama Loss :(

I'm trying not to remember the weekend before last. It certainly wasn't my favorite, but there were still a few highlights. 

Florida State played on Friday, and Jace got to show off his garnet and gold all day. We enjoyed some sushi then headed home to watch FSU win!

We got all cleaned up the next day to pull for some Bama football. 

But they lost :( Jace looks adorable and all, but I'm burning this bad-luck onesie...

The next day, we got a surprise visit from Papaw Dwight! Jace always loves seeing his Papaw.  They had a great time telling short stories to each other. Papaw wore him out!

Roll Tide :) 

The Highchair

I really don't like cheap, plastic, colorful baby items. Don't get me wrong...I've got plenty of them. And I'm thankful for them because they serve a purpose. But in a perfect world, everything we owned would be real wood and hand-painted. 

And my sweet family has contributed a very important item to make my world a little more perfect:

The Highchair

Yes, Momma, I'm revealing your age. Fifty-nine short years ago, my sweet Momma sat her hind end in this chair. Shortly before my nephew, Chase, was born, my Dad fixed it all up, engraved the back, and painted a sweet cow. Chase and Sam spent many, many hours eating mashed potatoes and mac n cheese in this beautiful chair just like their Grammy did. And now it's Jace's turn to sit where his Grammy sat. And someday there will be new babies to sit where their Great-Grammy once sat. It's such a heartwarming piece of furniture. I just love it :)

September 14th was a big day for our sweet Jace. Of course we had to deck him out in one of Grammy's peace-bibs too:

It was a special and memorable evening. And you know what? I think the pups were even more excited than us :) 

UT/OU Game Day

So football season changes just a little bit when you have a little one. Back in the old days, home games were such a full-day spectacle with the fancy tailgates and the fancy adult beverages and the fancy orange outfits. Nowadays, we do the dishes and run errands until game time. But I wouldn't change it for the world. 

The first UT home game (verse OU) was still a blast! The Wheeler family made a last minute trip to Knoxvegas, and we welcomed tailgaters to come over to scratch off lotto tickets watch the game at our house. 

We have really cool friends, y'all. 

Once we realized that we weren't going to get rich off of scratch offs, we finally were able to focus on the game:

Okay...so UT lost a devastating loss, and that sucked.

But on a bright note, we did accomplish this:

Months upon months of Amazon Prime deliveries sitting in the garage...finally organized. 

At least we won at something that night ;)

Pit Stop in Macon

On our way to and from Tallahassee, the Morrison clan was able to make a pit stop in the Macon area to spend some time with our beloved Smith friends. 

We made our first pit stop on Thursday night Friday morning at 1 AM which is a great time to check-in to the hotel with a seven month old. The good news is that we got to take our time that morning because we were meeting Jen and Joel at H&H Restaurant in downtown Macon. We tried out this place last year, and there's no way I could go without this place at least once a year. It's absolutely amazing. 

Sunday morning, Josh and I woke up feeling absolutely peachy from the night before. And by peachy, I mean that I wanted to be sucked into a black hole and forever forgotten. We sucked it up, though, and somehow made it all the way to Gray, GA to visit the adorable new house that Joel and Jen just built. We got a quick tour and were immediately ushered into the car to head to dinner. Josh and I were initially confused by the early bird dinner...but then Joel and Jen explained that the earlier we got back home, the longer we could enjoy some adult beverages together. Did I mention that the Smith family is pure GENIUS??  I am now forever a believer in the 4:30 dinner. 

So, I don't care what anyone else says...I LOVED downtown Macon. I thought it was absolutely adorable. Nevermind that I was told if I took one step out of downtown, I would be shot and killed. Minor details. That place is cuuuuuute. And has some amazing food! We ate at this place called "The Rookery," and I would totally go back. 

  Can I please emphasize one more time how wonderful Grant and Jake are? Such polite, sweet, funny, and smart kids. Big things to come for these boys. 

We headed back to the house to really enjoy the rest of the night. So of course that meant a beer or two during Jace's bath. (Okay this whole event was completely irrelevant...I just thought Jace looked adorable in this picture). 

And you know what else was adorable??? The Smith family pets. Y'all...I couldn't get enough of these under-bites and half-tails:

Jace loved hanging out with them too:

12 hours later, Jace still loved hanging out on the back porch with everybody:

Yea...Joel is basically the Jace-whisperer, especially at 5 AM. They were totally meant for each other. 

We had such an amazing time, and we are so thankful for the hospitality, beverages, and laughs. We miss the Smith family (human, canine, and feline) so much already. Can we please see y'all again soon??? Happy Labor Day :) 

Go Noles!

Last weekend, Josh and I were so giddy to make our annual trip to Tallahassee to visit the Line family and go to the FSU game. As expected, the trip did not disappoint.

Lori and Nathan are expecting their first little one (Harold Dale) in November, and Lori was such a trooper for us. We showed up on Friday afternoon to freshly baked sugar cookies and then headed to dinner for some sushi and sake. Thank goodness for pregnant DDs.

I woke up waaaay earlier than Josh on Saturday (and Sunday) morning and headed outside to enjoy the fresh (and extremely humid) air. Y'all, I think I said this last year...but Tallahassee is gorgeous. Spanish moss everywhere! Here's a couple pictures from both mornings. Jace was not so impressed with the scenery.

We spent most of Saturday lounging around and watching the games from the pool. They've got such a great setup:

Before we got too wrinkly (and tipsy), it was about time to get ready for the game. We were so excited for Baby Jace to go to his first game. Rupert was excited for him too :)

We had an absolute blast at the game.  It was a night game. We had phenomenal company. We had great seats. We had free food. We had adult beverages. And we had a DD. What in the world more could you ask for? 

Don't ask me about any game details. I watched Renegade and the spear and that was about it. I was too distracted by my little Nole and Lori. 

And don't bother asking Jace either. He spent the majority of the game right here:

Thanks again to Lori and Nathan for such a great time. We love this fall tradition and look forward to it next year. And we can't wait to see Baby Harold in that garnet and gold :)