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!!