Hi DAD!!!

Hi Dad & Barb, Boots & Scooter!!! How is Georgia??? I bet the mountains are beautiful!! It was wonderful seeing you at Nana & Papa's, too bad it was not a longer visit. We are thinking of you all! MerryChristmas Gramps & Grannie!! Here are some pics from our Screven visit!

Love, Sarah, Hank & Gabi xoxoxo

YES! That's right......WE ARE

Yes, that's right we are pregnant, AGAIN!!! I know some of you thought that we casually threw that information out in our letter, so just to confirm for those of you still questioning...YES, We are pregnant! Gabi is going to be a big sister 12 months after she was born. We are very excited and are glad that they will be so close together. We are really looking forward to this Christmas, since it is Gabi's first and only Christmas alone with us since we will have two next year at this time. WE love and appreciate all of you! Have a wonderful holiday break! Drive safely and eat merry!

Much Love,
Sarah, Hank & Gabi

2005- Year in Review

2005 – The Sawyer Family: Year in Review!

Looking back at 2005, it is hard to remember exactly all that we have done because there was SO MUCH! To top all our activities, Sarah was pregnant for about 8 of those months which you all know was hard on all of us.

Sarah had her hands full during her pregnancy during the first half of the year. She was lucky enough to be one of the very small percentage of women that suffer from 9 months of morning sickness. Sarah was a tough woman through the whole experience. It was certainly tough on Hank watching her go through it without being able to help her. The experience was worth it because we ended up with a gorgeous baby girl.

Sarah and Hank went on their official honeymoon trip to Maui, Hawaii in March, compliments of Rob and Mom. It was absolutely fantastic! We spent 7 days on Kanapali Beach at the Marriot resort where we spent most of our time in the water. The pool and beach area was beautiful. We ate delicious meals at nearby restaurants, went snorkeling, diving off a small lava cliff, shopping, swimming, reading, and simply enjoyed spending quality time having fun with each other. Our tans were nice and dark when it was time to come home.

On June 2, we were blessed with Gabriella Skye (Gabi). She was 6lbs 3oz and about 19 inches long. Sarah’s water broke at 1:20am and Gabi was born at 2:50pm. Labor wasn’t too bad for Sarah and the delivery was within about 10 minutes after Gabi began to crown. Sarah’s parents, Hank’s mom and our friend Marshall were there to provide support. We appreciate all of their help!

Hank had a full year with a computer forensic class/certification in February and a new job at the University of Florida on the UF Security Team in August. He gave a presentation on computer incident response at the FAEDS annual conference in September. In October and November, Hank DJed for a haunted house and his brother Kyle’s 16^th birthday party. In addition to spending as much time as he can with Sarah and Gabi, he wrote 7 product reviews for Network Computing and Security Enterprise magazines.

As you probably already know, Sarah and Hank don’t spend much time at home. Most weekends are spent traveling to visit family throughout Florida. In July, we spent several days at the Marriot resort in Orlando soaking up sun and taking care of our new daughter while visiting with family. September found us in Hilton Head for Labor Day. We stayed with Ray and Margaret in their cute house and spent the days at the Marriot chilling next to the pool with the family. Sarah’s Mary Kay business took us to Greenville, NC in October where we stayed downtown in the beautiful Westin Poinsett hotel. Sarah’s time was spent in training and Hank spent his days walking the downtown area with Gabi in the Baby Bjorn.

December finds us visiting family every weekend in Florida and Georgia. Gabi is doing great at 25in and 16lbs. Click here for some new pics. She has been learning more about her voice and hands. Her favorite show is the Backyardigans and she is sitting up all by herself. Sarah is pregnant with Gabi’s baby brother or sister(NO, we are not going to find out the sex…we love surprises), and, unfortunately, feeling just as bad as she did with Gabi. Even with the tough pregnancy, she is hitting tons of goals and earning many rewards with Mary Kay. Hank is loving his new job, writing more magazine articles and playing every week in a softball league.

We thank all of you for your friendship and appreciate all you have done for us. Sarah, Hank and Gabi are looking forward to experiencing the birth of their newest family member in mid-2006.

With much love and many hugs,

Sarah, Hank & Gabi

Gabi & Iza

We get so excited just thinking about all the fun Iza & Gabi are going to have growing up together so close in age. They are already getting used to eachother, just look the way they hold hands, hit eachother in the head, and pull one another's hair...not that they can control their hands yet. Iza is still so long and Gabi is till so solid, I am sure they are going to be quite the pair! Stay tuned as we update you every few weeks!

What an amazing time!!!

On Friday, we traveled to South Carolina for the Burnside Area Fall Retreat with Mary Kay. It was so fabulous!! Not only was the training incredible, but Greenville was breathtaking! Ronda & Ken Burnside invited us to their gorgeous home in the Glassy Mountains! Wow! I included some of those pictures, but nothing beats being there and smelling and feeling the fresh mountain air on your face. Plus, there was a Fall Festival happening right outside our hotel with food, music and fun. I included the Mary Kay pictures along with our family pictures of the trip! Enjoy!!

Gabriella & Izabella

Who knew our babies would be so close in age and size??? Izabella(One month old) is Very Long, skinny, has a ton of hair and gorgeous blue eyes. Gabriella(almost 4 months old) is short, short, short, with huge brown eyes, long, long eye lashes, and gorgeous lips.. super cute! Iza & Gabi are both SO beautiful...check out their pictures from this week. Click Here and then hit the slideshow button. Iza & Gabi were even holding hands on their own when we laid the down side by side. It is going to be so fun having them grow up together!!! Don't forget you can leave us comments if you would like.

It has been an exciting month and the girls got to meet one of their Great Grandma's, check those pictures out here!

Watching Gabi Grow!!

Gabi is getting so big!!! She is doing "big girl" things now...she is trying to talk, roll over, play, and she even watches us eat now. Hit the Slideshow button and view these pics of Gabi Growing.

New Izabella Pics

Check out these awesome new Izabella Pics!!

Mary Kay Car Parties

This was an exciting week in Mary Kay in Gainesville.Erika & Juanita both picked up their free Mary Kay cars the VIBE!!! Check out the pictures! Make sure you hit the slidehow button at the top right so you can view them easily!

Playing at the Luncheon & Elspeth's

Every week we try to get together with our baby friends and so here are some pictures from one of our lastest luncheons and a playdate at our friend, Elspeth's. Check them out!

Labor Day Vacation

We had a huge family gathering in Hilton Head, South Carolina over the Labor day weekend. It was just wonderful, lots of fun in the sun! Check out the pictures in our Labor Day Vacation album.

Fun with Friends August '05

The week of August 22, 2005 we had a lot of fun with our baby friends! We had a luncheon, and two playdates. Take a peek a see the fun!

Sunday with Gabi

What does Gabi do on Sunday's?? Take a look. She played on the bean bag, went to church, went to a Fish Fry, took a long nap on the porch in her swing while her Daddy gave the puppies haircuts, and she even went to an SAI meeting with her Mommy. She is such a busy little baby!!

Gabi at Grandma's

these are sweet..pics of Gabi at Grandma's. Gabi loved the zebras on grandma's shirt.

Can't get enough Gabi..

I know you were waiting for so long for new pictures, so here are more of Gabi.

More Gabi fun..

Since you had to wait so long for an update..here is another Gabi album.

Gabi is gettng big & playful

Wow! Gabi is certainly getting big. She is still petite compared to most of her friends, but she is trying to catch up. Check out these pics of her being very cute!!

I Have a New Cousin

You just have to check out these pictures of my new cousin, Izabella Mackenzie Jewell! What a name, what a lot of hair! Here you will see pictures of Izabella, the Flaherty's, Sawyer's and Jones' Families! Enjoy!! And don't forget the slideshow button, so you can look through them easily! I wiill put up captions soon.

Fun with Daddy!!

Daddy and I get to spend lots of time together on the weekends. Yesterday we went very slowly around our neighborhood on his bike and then we went to Grandma Judy & Poppy's house. Just look at the pictures of fun with daddy and read the captions I wrote for you under each picture. Hugs & Kisses to all of you!! I hope you enjoy my smiling and laughing faces!! xoxox

Friday Fun

Gabi is now cooing, gurgling and laughing. It is so cute and she is so sweet!!! Here are the new photos from our Friday Fun day! These are pictures of Gabi, alone, and pictures of her with friends from our playgroup. You are really going to love these!! Don't forget to click the "slide show" button when you get to the album.

Cute as a Bug

Click Cute as a Bug for the adorable new photos of our Gabi girl! This week we also had a Playgroup at Shanna's, it was wonderful to get together with the Mommies, babies, and toddlers, too. Enjoy the photos!