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.