Family visitors are the best!

These past several weeks have flown by, thanks due in part by lots of visitors we have had from Caleb's side of the family. What a treat it has been to have Sophie meet so many special people. We sure are blessed. Sophie got to meet her great-grandma and grandpa Gowan, her Uncle Neil and Aunt Laura, Aunt Katy and her kiddos, and she got to be with grandma and grandpa Gowan again!

Saying "hello!" and looking up at great grandpa Gowan for the first time. I love this picture! 

Yep, she's telling me that she sure feels special that they made a special trip from Northern CA to see her! 

With her great-grands 

Showing great-grandma her precious smile =)

She also got to meet Caleb's Aunt Betty 

And fell asleep while getting to know Caleb's dad's cousin, Debbie. 

Great-grandpa also got to say hello to Angel! 

Caleb called while they were here and he even got to FaceTime with grandma and grandpa Gowan. So fun! 

Then a few weeks later, she got a special visit from Aunt Laura and Uncle Neil. Aunt Laura gave me helpful tips on naps and I've been working hard on them and I'm happy to say that we now have a pretty good schedule during the day and I'm proud that she can be put down while she sleeps instead of being held. Thanks Aunt Laura! 

Right after Neil and Laura left, we got a whole other set of visitors and a lot of pictures! Here are some of my favorites:

With Grandpa and cousin Jacob

Me with this little handsome cutie

Laying on the floor together...Jacob is 5 months and Sophie 2.5 months. 

Beautiful cousin Taylor giving both babies hugs

Cousin Robbie giving her some of his love! 

With her pretty Aunt Katy! 

We got a treat from Grandma when she took us to get our nails done...it was a great girl's trip and even Sophie came along (she opted not to get her toes done though...haha!)! This was Taylor's first time getting a pedicure and I think she loved it! 

So cute! 

 Robbie was adorable with her. He was always hugging her and playing with her. 

A picture with her mama during dinner

Angel had so much fun with all the kiddos around. She did so great playing with them and I'm really proud of how gentle she was around them. Taylor was awesome with Angel as well...I can't wait til Sophie is bigger and can play/walk Angel like Tay did! 

With her Grandma Gowan. Sophie still needs to learn the art of picking her head up during pictures so she shows some neck. You'll get it honey! 

Laughs with Grandpa Gowan

We drove down to San Diego to visit my family and Katy took a great picture of me and Soph with my mom. Three Generations! 

Taylor with Sophie...she got her to smile! 

And so did Robbie! 

Eskimo kisses with grandma 

...and wet kisses for Robbie! 

Angel and grandpa...she loves Grandpa Gowan so much and was always looking forward to his walks around the lake in the morning.

And a final picture of all the girls! 

We  have about 2.5 months before Caleb returns. I'm counting down the days and can't wait for him to be home with us again. We are almost at the home stretch and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! This month feels so short, which is a great thing, and I'm keeping myself busy with our little one and also planning for my sister's baby shower, which will be in March. 

Finally, these are a few of my favorites of Sophie from these past couple weeks: 

Happy Monday everyone! 

XOXO