Fun times at Chuck E. Cheese

Today, Adrianna went to Chuck E. Cheese to help celebrate her friend Jocelyn's Third Birthday. This was only the second time that she had been there and she certainly had a blast...loved it a lot more then the first time she went. She enjoyed playing all of the games and riding on the little rides. Her favorites were riding in Chuck E's car and getting her picture taken, riding the roller coaster and riding on the horse.

She also enjoyed "driving" the car.

She didn't like Chuck E. too much though...everytime we went by the stage with him on it she would kind of cling to me and fuss a little. Chuck E. actually came out and walked around a little and she ran over to me and didn't want to have anything to do with him. I guess I would be kind of terrified of a large mouse as well. Of course, they had pizza and cake of which Adrianna ate very little pizza and pretty much just cake icing...but I guess that is the way that it goes at parties...too many other distractions. Unfortunately, I had forgotten to charge my camera battery so I was only able to get some pics of Adrianna in the beginning and didn't even capture one pic of Jocelyn the birthday girl or her cake. Adrianna had a great time and now is worn out and taking her nap!! We had a great time Joceyln, thanks for inviting us and Happy Birthday!!

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I also had my 37 week check up this morning...everything is still going smoothly and the c-section is still scheduled at this point for June 11th...only 13 days to go!! I am not dilated at all yet so I don't think little Chloe will be coming too soon yet. I am really getting ready to be done...but I am trying to enjoy my last days of being a Mom of one and time with just Adrianna as well...I am a little nervous as to how she is going to react to her baby sister but I know she will be a great big sister.

Time to Relax and Get Prepared

Now that I am only 16 days away from my c-section being scheduled I have really been feeling a lack of energy again...especially when I have been outside on those hotter days this past weekend. So when talking with my Mom, Mom and Dad offered to take Adrianna for the day and night so that I could just get some time to rest and get things done and ready for Chloe's arrival. As much as I enjoy time with Adrianna, I was very grateful for this offer and took them up on it. So I drove about half-way and met my Dad in Frederick this morning with Adrianna and her stuff to spend the night and she is off having a great time with Pappy today and Mummum later when she gets off work. She wasn't upset at all and seemed happy to get into Pappy's Jeep which always makes me feel better about leaving her. I know that she will have a great time and be well taken care of like usual. On my way back home, I stopped by Target to pick up a few things that I needed to get before little Chloe arrives and it was so weird to not have Adrianna with me and it just makes the trip so much faster but of course i missed her being there too :). I have done some laundry here but otherwise just relaxing which is nice. I think I am going to try and get a few other things done around here while I have the time without Adrianna since it makes getting things done so much faster. I am enjoying my relaxing day but also looking forward to seeing her again tomorrow. I am hoping that Josh will not be too late getting home from work tonight so that we can enjoy some alone time together as well. Well, even though Josh didn't make it home until almost 8...we were still able to have a nice, fun evening together. I had made dinner but decided that I wanted to wait until he got home to eat. Then instead of eating what I made...we saved it for tomorrow night and decided to use a gift card to the Golden Corral that Josh had gotten from his b-day party and also a gift card to the movies. So we had a late dinner and a late night but it was so nice to have some alone time and enjoy it together. We know that those days will soon be even fewer and further apart but am greatly looking forward to having two little girls in the house. We had a great dinner and then went and saw Obssessed, which wasn't our favorite movie but we still liked it. Well, I am off to bed as it is already 12:30...I am thankful to have the chance to sleep in tomorrow and Josh is working from home tomorrow so he will get to sleep in a little as well. No pics from today since Adrianna wasn't with me...but I am sure I will have some to post when she comes back home tomorrow evening.

Memorial Day at Home

Yesterday, we didn't actually even leave the house for anything on Memorial Day but we did have some friends/family over to hang out. My sister in law and nephew came over to hang out with us the majority of the day to play and have lunch and dinner with us. Josh had gone to play golf with a friend so it was nice to have them here to hang out with. Adrianna and Alexander enjoyed playing outside for a while at the water table, in the kiddie pool, swinging and in the sand box.

They had lunch together and Alexander even did great with taking a nap in Adrianna's old room in her crib. Bekah and I go the chance to just hang out, relax and talk while they napped with was nice. Shortly after Josh got home, we had just a few friends come over (kind of a last minute thing) for some hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill and to just hang out and chat. The day actually went by fairly quickly for not going anywhere and it was nice to just take it easy.

We are very happy to have Aunt Bekah, Uncle Chuck and Alexander moving back into the area so that we can have time to spend together. I am glad that Adrianna and Alexander will be able to play together a lot :).

Land of Little Horses

So I know this is from over a month ago but still wanted to post...trying to catch up and get back into my posting..we will see how it goes...



On Saturday, Josh, Adrianna, myself, Josh's sister Bekah and her son Alexander made the trip up to Gettysburg to the Land of Little Horses. Adrianna and Alexander seemed to have a great time. They loved running around and riding in the wagon to go around and see all of the little horses. They got to enjoy feeding the horses,

watching a fun arena show with horses, dogs and even a llama,
riding a horse,


riding on toy tractors

and also seeing goats, emu's, ostrich's, and other fun animals. It was a hot day for me with being as pregnant as I am and I was very tired in the end but we all had a great time and I am glad that we went.

"Enjoying her new Ride"

Today, Adrianna enjoyed some time with her friends at City Park. It was a beautiful day and the park was very a pleasant experience this morning. It is amazing to watch how much Adrianna grows from one time at the park to the next. She has really started to enjoy climbing more and more on the play equipment and will finally go down the slide more often alone now. I think her favorite thing to do today was to just walk back and forth a million times on the bridge part. We did take a walk around the pond to see the ducks but she actually wasn't as interested in them today as normal...there really didn't seem to be as many either. We also got to enjoy a picnic lunch together.
Afterwards, Adrianna and I stopped by Toys-R-Us to check out the wagons...my Mom had been mentioning for a while how she wanted to get Adrianna one and then she called today to ask me to pick one out for her and she would pay for it....what a great deal :). We actually ended up getting a pretty good deal...we got a very nice Radio Flyer wagon with a canopy that was originally $169 and was on sale for $129. It was actually very simple to put together so I was able to do that while Adrianna took a nap and then after nap time I took her for a short ride around the neighborhood....Adrianna loved every minute of it. I think we just found her new favorite mode of transportation. I am looking forward to taking around places this summer...she did much better in it then a stroller. Thanks "Mummum" for a great gift...I love my new wagon :).

A Day to Myself!!

On Monday, I was blessed to have a day to myself. I first got to sleep in a little bit...then got a few things done around the house and then I was off for my day of "beauty". I had scheduled a hair appt finally (hadn't gotten anything done to my hair since October...way over due for a hair cut and highlights). I went to a new place this time and was very pleased with the results and the very reasonable price. I was referred to a lady from our church who does hair in a small shop connected to her house just one exit down from where we live and I was thankful that I gave her a try. I am looking forward to going back there again and now that it isn't so expensive I will go more often too :). I think I can pretty much go three times for the price of one time at the old place that I was going to in Frederick. It is so nice to finally have a hair cut. After I got my hair cut...I then headed to the nail salon to get my manicure and pedicure that Josh and Adrianna had gotten for me for Mother's Day...I certainly enjoyed my time there and am very thankful for the wonderful/relaxing gift...wanted to get it done while I still had a few weeks left before little Chloe arrives. I should have taken some pics of my hair and such...but I never end up taking pics of myself...don't really like to :).
So where was Adrianna while I was enjoying myself...my parents were excited to have her to spend the day with them. Some of my family was in from Tenn visiting with them so Adrianna enjoyed a great time with them. They went to the Green Turtle for lunch and enjoyed some time at a local duck pond. I know Adrianna had a blast. Thanks everyone for helping me to have a relaxing day....I really appreciated it and loved every minute of it...but was also thankful to have time to spend with Adrianna in the evening as well.



**I had some cute pics that my Mom took with Adrianna at lunch and at the duck pond but for some reason they won't post, ugh...I will keep trying...

A Weekend of Parties

This past weekend we stayed busy by going to two of Adrianna's friends 2nd Birthday Parties. On Saturday, we went to Sadie's birthday party which was held outside so of course Adrianna had a blast. Since the weather has been nice she has been constantly wanting to be outside...which is just fine with me. Sadie's Mom and Dad rented a moon bounce and Adrianna had a blast in there jumping with her friends.

I just watched from the outside this time...didn't want to bounce the baby around too much :). She also enjoyed the swings and pushing the lawn mower.

She couldn't wait to try a piece of Sadie's cute pig cake either. Happy 2nd birthday Sadie...I am glad that we could celebrate with you.


On Sunday, Adrianna enjoyed Adam's second birthday party. He had a balloon theme for his party and his Mom made a really cute balloon cake. Adrianna was asleep when we first got there but after a little while she woke up and enjoyed playing in their newly finished basement with toys and all the balloons.

Happy 2nd Birthday Adam...I am glad that we could celebrate with you too.


After Adam's party Adrianna and I headed down to my parents house to see some my family that was in town from Tenn and have dinner with them. Adrianna had fun playing with her little cousin Morgan who just turned 1. It was great to see family and have some time to spend with them. Adrianna spent the night with my parents and I came back on home for the night.

MOPS and Softball

On Friday, we had our last MOPS meeting for the spring semester and now will be having playdates over the summer until MOPS begins again with the regular meetings in the fall. I really enjoyed MOPS this year and helping on the steering team with it. I am blessed to know and have friendships with so many wonderful christian moms. On Friday, we had the opportunity to have a "Tea and Treasures" meeting where we had our own little "tea party" and were able to reflect upon the past year and how MOPS has impacted our lives and how God has been working in our lives as Mom's and women as well. It was a very powerful and fun meeting. We also made some fun travel trays to use in the car for vacation time with the kids this summer. I am greatly looking forward to the MOPS year starting back up in the Fall and plan on continuing to be the hospitality coordinator.
Friday night Josh played softball for church and we were able to go out and watch the game. Adrianna really enjoys seeing Daddy out on the field and the opportunity to just be outside.

National Zoo

On Wednesday, we headed down to the National Zoo with 7 other Mom's and 9 other kids. We met at the metro and rode down to the zoo. I was hoping to have Josh to go along with me considering that I am only a month away from my c-section being scheduled but it didn't work out for him to take off of work...so I made the adventure on my own (well of course I had several other Mom's with me) and everything went great. All the kids (and Mom's) seemed to have a blast and I know that we were all very tired at the end of the day.
Riding the metro to the zoo....


Stopping at the entrance to the Zoo for a group pic...


Walking to check out the flamingos....this is what Adrianna would have rather done the whole time instead of being in the stroller...but she still did well with the stroller...


Checking out the flamingos with Lexi...I think this might have been one of her favorite stops...she could get much closer to them then the other animals and there were so many of them...


Of course, everyone always loves the elephants...


Pointing to the gorilla who seemed to be posing for the camera


Having fun watching the monkeys with her friends


"Riding the tiger"



We had a great day and are looking forward to going back again soon with Daddy!!

A Wonderful Mother's Day!!

I had a wonderful Mother's Day spent with Josh and Adrianna, visiting with my family and then visiting with Josh's Mom. Josh and Adrianna defiantly took really good care of me yesterday and spoiled me with some surprises. I was given 25 beautiful roses and a gift certificate to go and get a pedicure and manicure. Josh made french toast for breakfast and then we headed out for Sunday School and Church...afterwards we had lunch at home and relaxed some while Adrianna took a short nap. We then headed down to my parents house to bring my Mom some roses and a card and then go out to eat at a golf course in the area with Mom, Dad, my brother and grandmother...we had a very yummy and nice dinner. We were able to get some cute pics outside of the restaurant as well. We spent a little time hanging out at my parents house and then headed back towards home and made a stop by to bring some roses to Josh's Mom as well.

Enjoying her yummy dinner...


Enjoying a walk after dinner with Mommy...


My brother even posed for a pic with me....




I am looking forward to Monday (May 18th) when I am planning to have a day to myself....I already had a hair appt scheduled to finally get my hair cut and highlighted and then I am planning on using my gift card that same day to get my manicure and pedicure. My Mom had already taken off that day so she is happy to watch Adrianna for me. I am looking forward to being able to have some time alone to be pampered right before the baby comes and things get crazy and very busy. Thanks for a wonderful Mother's Day...I love you guys so much.

SURPRISE!!!

Josh turns 30 this year on June 10th...so of course I wanted to surprise him by having a party with friends and family. Of course, I couldn't wait until his Birthday to do the party since my c-section is scheduled for June 11th so I decided to have the party about a month early on this past Friday night May 8th. Now, Josh is very hard to surprise and he always asks so many questions to the point that he will get me to ruin the surprise...well I am very happy to say that this time I actually was able to surprise him and get him good....I was so glad that he was surprised. Josh plays softball for our church and there was a softball game scheduled at 6:30 on Friday night...at first I was hoping that it was going to rain and I would get him to come home that way..well that didn't happen so I ended up having to call him and pretend that I was really sick and couldn't handle taking care of Adrianna to get him home...it actually took two phone calls to get him home but he did come home....this was the look on his face when he walked in the door...

I was very happy to actually be able to surprise him for once!!!

Josh just being himself...always acting silly...


Adrianna got all dressed up to surprise Daddy as well...


Josh's golf cake with a baby picture of himself on it...he didn't even know that was him...


The party was a great success...thank you to everyone who came out and helped to celebrate...I wish I would have had more pics but I was just too busy running around that night and talking and such that I didn't take as many as I would have liked to...

"Pump it Up"

On Wednesday, we met up with some friends to try out a new indoor place called "Pump it Up" that had just opened up recently in the area. It is pretty much a place that had four large inflatable bouncers/slides that the kids could play on. They also had a small area with some toys, mats and car to play with. Adrianna seemed to have a great time while she was there but didn't want to have anything to do with the slides....I kept asking her if she wanted to go on them but she kept saying "no..no...no.." I think that she was just a little young for the place even though she did have a good time and maybe in a few months she will want to try out the slides.
She did enjoy bouncing on the moon bounce though...

She spent a lot of time climbing on these small mats...


She didn't even mind being confined inside of a gate to play...since she had something to draw on which she loves...I could never expect her to do this at home :).



Most of her time was spent playing with this car...she enjoyed riding in it and pushing others around in it...anytime that she saw the car was empty she would go running towards it to get in...


We attempted to get a group shot of the kids but they just didn't want to stay still this time...I got a few of them...but they weren't looking...



Adrianna, Chase, Anna, Lexi

Overall, everyone seemed to have a great time and then we enjoyed lunch afterwards at Moe's.

First Night in the "Big Girl Bed"

On Tuesday night, Adrianna spent her first night in her new room and her had first experience of sleeping all night in a twin bed. It actually went much better then I expected. She slept all through the night right away and has had complete nights sleep since Tuesday in her big bed. She seems to really enjoy her new room and bed. I can't wait to get the border up that finally arrived today, pictures and her new blinds and then I think everything will finally be complete in her new room. Although she has done great with sleeping through then night in the bed...nap time has been a different story....so far she hasn't really had a nap in the bed yet...we will have to keep working on that. She just wants to keep getting out and play in her room. I have even tried laying down with her but she just gets really upset about that...we will keep working on it, all adjustments take some time. The biggest difference with her sleeping in a bed compared to the crib is that once she gets up you have to get into her room pretty much right away or she is pulling clothes out of drawers and getting into stuff or knocking at the door and playing with the knob to try and get out...I know it will only be a matter of time until she can open the door on her own...she already can open some of the doors in the house. This morning, when I went into to her room she was at the door with one of her hats on her head and saying "outside"...she was ready to go :).

She looks so small in her new bed....


Enjoying her new bed....


Pretending to be asleep....