The Smith Family: Sage visits St. Simons Island! (December 30, 2009 ~ January 2, 2010)

To celebrate the new year, we decided to take a road trip to visit some of my family on St. Simons Island in Georgia. My beloved Aunt Callie, Uncle Charles, 1st cousin Chip & Chip's wife Karen all live on the island so it was great to see everyone at one time. The trip took us about 6 hours and Sage was the perfect traveling companion. This is the first time for Sage meeting this part of her family and she was on her best behavior. I believe everyone fell head over heels in love with her and she with them.

Sage's nap/eating schedule was so off on this trip and it did not affect her one bit! I was very concerned the 1st few times as I thought she would be fussy. Not our sweet girl....she was a very good-natured happy baby. She did not nap most mornings and afternoons and she stayed up until 10:30, 11 and even 11:15 in the evenings. She made up for it on the ride home. She fell asleep around 10:30 am in the hotel room and did not wake up until about 4:30 that afternoon. As with Thanksgiving and other gatherings, she seems to want to be a part of all the action!

We had such a nice time visiting and Karen was so wonderful planning out activities, lunch and dinner. It was pretty cold yet we still managed to take a few walks....some about 4 miles round-trip to/from Aunt Callie & Uncle Charles'. New Year's Eve we went out to dinner and then to Aunt Callie & Uncle Charles' for a toast. New Year's Day we met Chip & Karen for lunch and then back to their home for homemade banana bread and a tour of their amazing & unique "treehouse" and gardens. New Year's Day night, we all gathered at Aunt Callie & Uncle Charles' for the Gators game and some homemade lemon chiffon pie (compliments of Uncle Charles & his lemon tree!).

The morning of our trip...Sage is in her "gated" room watching us pack up everything ~ we think she looks like a little prisoner but she does not mind the gate and loves playing in her room!