Time Flying, Baby Growing!

Hello Everyone! We're sorry that it has been a while since the last post. A lot has happened in a month!

Grant turned two months old on September 17th and went to the doctor for his first shots! He was quite mad about it but did fine. He is pictured here with his cool purple band aids! Also shown here are the first two mornings that Grant slept through the night! He is not currently sleeping through every night, but most of them. That makes Emily very happy!

That weekend, his Aunt Erin (Emily's Sister), came for a visit. Grant had fun meeting his first aunt! While Erin was here, we visited our Aunt Jean and Uncle Harold in Anaheim! So many new relatives. He had a great time at their house even though he doesn't really look like it in the picture!

The following weekend, Grant got to meet his Grandpa Davis! Yea!! We all just hung out and rested. It was a nice relaxing weekend. John went that weekend to Fort Worth to see his folks and attend his TCU Rugby reunion. It was a good time for him to catch up with the "old guys".

On Saturday, October 6th, John and Emily celebrated their 6th anniversary! The day was spent going to wineries in the Temecula Valley. Everyone had a lot of fun. Did Grant have too much fun? :)

John and Em also went on a date for the occasion! John surprised Emily with a dinner cruise on the San Diego Harbor that featured a speaker from the Natural History museum. He was an entomologist speaking on the role of insects in myths and religions. Sounds dorky and weird for dinner discussion, and it's right up Em's alley. ;) John enjoyed it too! That evening was the first time we got a babysitter. Our friend Kristen, down the street took care of Grant and they both did great! Mommy had the hardest time.

John finished his training on the 10th!Congratulations, John! We are now working on the details of our move to North Carolina in early November. John will be at the rifle range for a week and a half before the move, enjoying his time out of the office!

Finally, to celebrate the season, we went to a pumpkin farm last weekend! Grant was too
young for many of the fun events, but we had a good time. Enjoy the pics!! One of these last pictures is of Grant flying on Mommy's knees outside on a nice day. He's now three months old!

The Fam is Having Fun!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanting to show all the fun new pics of the family. We sure are having fun together! Right after the Labor Day weekend, we took a trip up to Hollywood to see the sights. We rode the train and the subway, took a tour of Kodak Theater (stood in the same place as Kelly Clarkson), rode a touring trolly to see all the big movie companies and walked along the stars on the Hollywood walk of fame. There were a lot of firsts for Grant! He was a champ. (It's hard

to see the name on the star that John is with. Can you guess? It's Charlise Theron. )

We've also spent a lot of time taking walks down to the beach and going to Jitters, our neighborhood coffee shop. Emily enjoys

taking Grant and Nutmeg to the Thursday morning farmers market which is in walking distance and the whole family goes to the Sunset Market Thursday evenings. There is live music, art, crafts and interesting food booths that sell things like savory waffles. Many of you have shared waffles at our table, so you know that is a hit! The library is also within walking distance. Armed with our library cards, we enjoy military history, parenting books and books about fuzzy farm animals!

We met our cousins Mark, Mari, Emiko and Aiko in Temecula on Saturday. It's nice to be close to family that we've never gotten to be near to before. Grant's little cousin Aiko was only 2 weeks old in this picture!


John is staying so busy, but is doing very well. This week included: getting gassed on Monday, night flight on Tuesday, two shoots on Wednesday (shooting from a Cobra at white painted rocks on the ground), a nav route on Thursday and forms on Friday! He's really keeping his cool through all the stress. Emily and Grant do their best to be cute and cheery for him at home.


Grant is eight weeks old today and is rolling over regularly. He turns his head vigorously to see who is talking, and he's having fun practicing standing (with Mom and Dad's help of course). He does not, however, enjoy tummy time. Grant is pictured below with his funny booties that rattle, helping him to notice that he has feet! He's such a cute, sweet boy. Enjoy the pics!

Our First Blog...

Hello family, friends and loved ones. This is our attempt at staying better connected with you and sharing information about what is going on in our lives! We especially want to show off Grant and how he is growing, so we'll be posting pictures as often as we can remember.


Grant is 6 weeks old and is just about to grow out of his newborn clothes and diapers. He's not really chunky, just very long! He measured 24 inches at the doctor's office this week, meaning he's grown an inch every week since birth! (Can you imagine if that continued?) He's beginning to smile a lot more and fix his gaze at things particularly Mommy and Daddy's faces. He's also much more talkative. Mommy could not keep him quiet in church this morning, and everyone got to hear him go poo poo!

John and Emily are adjusting to parenthood fairly well. Except for the plaster of paris hand print incident, we are all smiling and having fun. Slowly, Emily is getting a bit more sleep, and John gets to help with feeding from time to time.

The whole family went for a walk yesterday down to the pier and back. Lot's of people, surfing, fish and fun! Today, after the worship service, the wonderful people at our church threw us a baby shower! Grant made out with all sorts of cute new outfits, a baby bathtub and much more! We're so blessed by the people we've met here in California.

More soon on John's work and Emily's exciting days at home!