Wow - it has been a busy couple of months and Gemma is growing up so fast! When I last posted, Ben was in Turkey and my mom had just arrived. Now, I have just returned from dropping my mom off at the airport for her trip home and I am allowing myself a day to be sad that she is gone. We already miss her so much! It was such a blessing to have her here for so long. I guess I have to get used to cooking and cleaning again! Ben returned home from Turkey on the 20th of Sept. My Mom, Gemma and I all went out to the jet to greet him. We had a week at home before picking up my sister at the airport and heading down to Fuessen in Bavaria for a few days. We had a great time while we were there and spent a day in Munich at Oktoberfest and another day touring the Bavarian country side. Here is my mom, sister and I all in the Hofbrau Tent at Oktoberfest. Here is Gemma asleep in her Daddy's arms on the train ride home. Gemma did great during our trip! We drove home through the Black Forest and had an amazing time taking in all the scenery!
Before my mom left, I took some pictures of Gemma and her. Gemma was 11 weeks old this past Monday in this picture. I had her up on a table top to take this shot and I was lucky my mom was there to 'spot' Gemma because she rolled over 3 times on the table! It is so fun to watch Gemma growing more and more each day. Her latest discovery is that she has a voice. She will just babble on and on like she is having a conversation with you. Her voice is the sweetest thing!