November Happenings

I can't believe I went so long between blog posts! This post will mostly pictures from our most recent adventures. 

At the beginning of the month we went to a free outdoor concert put on by the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra. We love being classy like this and are quite pleased that Sam enjoyed it as well. 

Last weekend for Veterans Day weekend we went up to Montgomery to visit Jimmy's parents. It was great to go away for a bit and for jimmy to not have to think about school. We took Sam to the Shakespeare park and spent a couple hours walking around. 

We also went to the zoo! I'd never been to the Montgomery Zoo and I'm happy to report that it's a good one. The even had a ski lift ride through the park. My favorite part was feeding the giraffes. It was so fun! Plus Sam loves his toy giraffe so we wanted him to see a reel one. 

This weekend we decided to go over to Mobile, AL. First we went to the USS Alabama memorial museum. It was so fun! I definitely couldn't survive living on a battleship. 

Then we headed over to The Butch Cassidy Cafe and had super yummy fried pickles and burgers! 

And lastly we went to the Mobile Botanical Gardens. So beautiful. Sam lived getting to go on a walk and the weather couldn't have been better. 

Well that's all for now...hopefully I'll do a better job with thanksgiving and Christmas coming up but no promises. 

September Update

Well September flew by! Here's what's up with us...

Jimmy started flight school at the Naval Air Station and is doing very well. He works hard studying and it is paying off. He is scoring well on the academic test as well as the physical exams. We've been meeting him for lunch when it's nice out which has been fun for all of us. So far the government shut down hasn't hurt us too much. A lot of the stores and such on base have closed which is sad and the museum/blue angels have also been closed which we're bummed about. We hope that things are resolved quickly so that things can get up and running again!

We've been a bunch of sickies this month. I've had strep and mastitis and then got an infection from being in so many antibiotics an then Jimmy got an infection a well. Very happy to report that we are feeling much better!

Sam has had a couple firsts this month too! Squealing, laughing, grabbing his toys and rolling (front to back) to name a few. It's so exciting to watch him as he learns and grows! He's in for a shocker...I've been reading the "no cry sleep solution" book in hope that Sam will begin to sleep more than two hours at a time at night and more than 45 minutes during the day. Wish us luck!  

And now for the pictures :)

That's all for now...expect a new post at the end of the month when we (finally) bless Sam at church and have family pictures done!

Big time update

A lot has happened for us Gillies since my last post. 

Kyrstie and Samuel went to Oklahoma while Jimmy did a four week training course in Colorado.  

We also got to send Alex off on a two year mission for our church. He will serve English speaking in the Oakland/San Francisco mission. We are so excited for him!

And we moved to Pensacola! We love it so far...the pool is easily Kyrstie's favorite thing. The beach is pretty fantastic as well. We're also looking forward to trying out lots of new restaurants. 

And of course I have to include the creepy cat billboard on the way into town. 

Well that's about it. We have an appointment with a pediatric cardiologist in a few days. Prayers are more than welcome! 

Now I'm going to bombard you with tons of Sam pictures.