Happy Birthday Gigi!

Happy Birthday Gigi!  

Nanny had us all over after church to celebrate mom's birthday today.  We had a wonderful lunch and just enjoyed being together.

 Helping Gigi open her presents.

 Enjoying some ice cream cake. 

Thank you Nanny for hosting all of us and for the wonderful meal!

Gigi, we hope you have a wonderful birthday!  We are so grateful we were able to help you celebrate today!

Quick Trip to Pier Park

After the shower, we made a super quick trip over to Pier Park in Panama City Beach, FL to meet up with Mason, Robin and Harper Pledge (who is a month younger than Kate).  Mason was the best man in our wedding and Justin has been close friends with both Mason and Robin since college.  We got a call earlier this week that they were going to be in Santa Rosa beach and asked if we could meet them for dinner.  I wasn't looking forward to the two house car ride there and back, but I really wanted to see the Pledge family and I'm so glad that we made the trip to see them.

The girls immediately hit it off once they met, the adults all picked up where we left off since last seeing them a few years ago.  We arrived at Pier Park about 5:00 and met the Pledge's for dinner at the Margaritaville Restaurant.  

 After dinner, we went out on the beach to take a couple pictures of Mason, Robin and Harper and in return, we got a couple of ourselves!

 The Pledge family.

 Sweet friends.

The bribe for the girls to get them to smile and cooperate for beach pictures was to walk down to the "park" and do the rides.  The girls picked out the rides they wanted to do, like riding with their daddy's on the Ferris Wheel, and just had a great time running all around until it was time to go home.  We ended up staying until after 9:00 so we had a late drive back, but it was worth it!  We had a fantastic time and we can't wait to see them again (hopefully next year)!

Baby Shower for Baby Miller

We have already had a full weekend and it started off with a baby shower for Baby Miller Mundie Saturday morning.  We planned a brunch and everyone bought items that every new parent needs - diapers, wipes & gift cards!  Katie's nursery colors are orange and grey and so I tried to incorporate that into the shower decorations.

 A close up of the wreath I made with my mom's assistance.  I love how it turned out!  I should made two so I could have one for our door.  I thought it could double as a shower decoration and as a door decoration for the Mundie family this fall.  

 Thank you Aunt Katie for the adorable name banner!

 I owe a huge thanks to my mom for helping me with the diaper cake and with all the food!

 Katie and her mom.

I can not wait to meet this little bundle of joy in the next few weeks and to find out if baby Miller is a boy or a girl.  I think it's a boy so we'll see if I'm right!

My Dinner Date

Dinner looks a lot different these days now that both Justin and I are working.  Since the days are no longer an option to get things done, our evenings are usually very busy trying to get a little bit done each night so that on the weekends we aren't stuck doing only chores and nothing fun.  We've washed clothes, folded and put up laundry every other night, we get everything together for the next day the night before (lunches made for the four of us, daycare bags packed, bottles made, etc) and anything else that has to get done around the house like dishes or cleaning the house.  It's so tiring during the week, but it's nice to have a little time to relax on the weekends.

Tonight, Justin quickly ate with Kate and then he ran outside to cut the grass.  I was busy trying to finalize a birthday gift while they ate so Mason and I enjoyed to quality time together.  He was so entertaining that I decided to take a few pictures of my sweet dinner date.  He's so cute!

Love him!

First Day of School!

This has been the longest week for me since Mason started daycare Tuesday (he was sent home early Thursday and then stayed home Friday with Gigi).  I have constantly thought about him all day, every day but thankfully he has gotten good reports each afternoon.  I just count down the minutes until I know Justin has picked the kids up or until I can get there to pick them up.  Thankfully, I have a two minute commute to the school so I don't have to wait long once I leave work.

  I can tell he has been trying hard to be brave this week, but this morning he finally broke down and started crying when I left him.  Thank you sweet boy for giving mommy a couple days before you had this reaction.  Otherwise we might have both been in tears.  Each morning when we leave for school he kicks his legs and laughs, which is a good sign that he has fun there.  He continues to do this until we get to his classroom and then he gets a very serious look on his face and the smile quickly fades.  He loves his teachers, Ms. Leah and Ms. Betty, and several other teachers have told me they love to play with him when they stop in the baby room for a visit.  It makes me feel good knowing he gets a little extra loving. :)

Looking handsome for his first day of school!

 So big.

First Day of Daycare (10 months old)

Although this week was just another week for Kate, she was very excited to get to move up to the Bears class this fall.  She is back in the same class with Peyton, Sterling (whom she has been with since they were babies) and Kaylen.  These four kiddos have been together since they were 18 months old at GSA. 

Kate is also taking ballet and tap classes again this fall.  We were unsure she would be able to continue (since it's a small investment - tap shoes, ballet shoes, leotards, tights, etc) but when daddy found out about his job, we signed Kate back up.  I'm excited to see her dance recital this fall - something they didn't do over the summer.  I have never been to a dance recital since I never took dance so I'm excited to see how Kate does.

First day of 4 Year Old Preschool in the Bears Class.

 

It's going to be a great year!

Labor Day Weekend

We had an extreamly busy Labor Day weekend.  We spent most of the weekend shopping for new clothes for Justin and I spent a lot of time getting ready for a baby shower I'm hosting next Saturday for Katie Mundie!  It was so nice to have an extra day off of work and it's even better when I can spend those long weekends in town.  It's fun to travel but it's also nice to just relax at home every now and then.

Kate asked me to take her picture with the Old Navy dog.  It's interesting to see the world through her eyes sometimes. 

On Saturday, I was at my parent's house with the kids and my dad told me to peek at Kate (who was down for a nap).  The first time my mom checked on her, Kate was out of the bed and playing on the treadmill.  She's brave. After she was caught doing that, my dad went in later to check and make sure she was asleep and this is what he saw: 

 Where's Kate? 

Hint:  She's on the bed.

You found her - sound asleep under the pillow! 

 

We thought she was out of bed again playing until we noticed the little feet in the middle of the bed.  So sweet and yet strange at the same time. 

 

Well rested and ready to play!