A great day in Destin

Last Tuesday Abby and I headed to Destin Commons for the free kids movie they have every week in the summer. Last week was Charlotte's Web. I was a bit surprised when the movie started and it was the real version rather than the cartoon and I was a bit worried Abby wouldn't be all that interested. I was wrong, she sat through the entire movie and seemed to really enjoy it. After the movie we went out to play in the splash pad. It was really hot and she wasn't too into it so we opted to go have some lunch instead. We had a nice girls lunch at Panera and afterward we headed to the ice cream shop for a little treat. The ice cream shop was right across from the splash pad and after our ice cream Abby decided she wanted to play for a bit. She was having a blast. She played in the water and on the playground for a couple of hours and then we finally headed home. We had a great day together just the 2 of us!!

Here are a few shots of Abby playing at the splash pad:

Such a Little Lady

Sitting like a lady, eating a popsicle.

A Wonderful Big Sister in the Making

I can already tell that Abby is going to be a wonderful big sister and here is some proof:

Abby holding Baby Wes' hand so that he could fall asleep more easily in the car.

Here is Abby putting some lotion on my belly

And here she is giving the baby a kiss. She has been telling me for weeks that she loves the baby in my belly. The little bean is lucky to have such a wonderful big sister to look up to!

Abby's Close Call

It was actually VERY SCARY and could have turned out VERY badly. We were playing in the guest room and Abby was looking in the drawers of the dresser which is mostly empty but I guess when she pulled the drawers out, it threw the entire dresser off balance. The whole thing started to topple, complete with the tv on top. I caught it with 3 fingers while sitting on the bed just before it crushed Abby who was sitting right underneath it. I screamed for her to move because I didn't know if I could hold it. She moved and I was able to get the dresser back up with some sort of super human strength that moms seem to pull out of their butt's when their kids are in danger. I don't think I realized how close we came to a disaster till I was laying in bed thinking about it last night. I am just extremely thankful for how things turned out.

Donovan's 1st Birthday Celebrations

We had yet another 1st birthday to celebrate this month. Jake and Jamie's little boy Donovan turned one last week. They invited us and some other folks to Hooters for dinner on the night of his actual birthday and then we went to his party on Saturday. Hooters was a lot of fun, we got a very cute picture of Donovan with all the Hooter's girls and they were doing some kind of cruise promotion so there was dancing and other activities. Nolan and Abby got in on the fun and were following the Hooter's girls all around the restaurant and dancing, it was very cute! The birthday party was also a lot of fun and a big success. Thanks Jake and Jamie for including us in the festivities!!

Now that is a ladies man if I've ever seen one!

Jake, Donovan, and Jamie

Abby dancing around Hooters

Donovan opening his presents

Abby and Nolan in the dog's kennel at the party!

We tried to get a picture of all the kiddos at the party but it was nearly impossible. This is the best we could do.

Abby and Nolan sat nicely together on the couch after the fact, stinkers!

Trip to New York

I was able to take a quick trip up to NY for the weekend to visit my grandparents. It was so nice to see them, although the trip was short. I made the trek without Abby. She stayed here and enjoyed some quality time with Daddy. They stayed just as busy as I did, but she did get sick the day before I came home. That wore on my nerves a bit, I felt very helpless but Andrew took good care of our little girl! I had a good time in New York. I was able to spend some time with my cousins and we went into the city one day. We spent hours walking around taking in the sites. I was pretty proud of myself, I wasn't sore or anything even with all that walking....that is until 2 days later when my back was so sore I was hardly able to walk!! Overall it was a great trip and it was wonderful to see the family! Hopefully it won't be so long in between visits next time!

My sister and grandpa....you are never too old to sit on Pop-pop lap!

My cousin Lyndsay (in the middle) with my cousin Kristen's kids, Avery and Greta. They are too cute!!

We celebrated my Grandpa's 82nd birthday while were in town and here are the girls helping him blow out the candles.

Me and Lyndsay

Waiting for the train to go into the city. From R to L: Aunt Lynda, myself, cousin Lyndsay, Greta and Duke

Me and Greta

Lyndsay, Greta and me trying on the awesome glasses in the city. These are all the rage!

My grandma, Greta, Duke and myself before I left

Adult Night Out

While we had a house full of guests we were able to sneak out on the town one night without the kids, thanks to Peter and Susan who stayed home to babysit. We went out to dinner at Blue Point in the Destin Commons. It was so nice to be able to relax and eat a non-rushed meal among good friends. Believe it or not this was also the first time that we have been out with both Sam and Brian at the same time without the kids! Crazy!! After dinner we stopped at Bit Burger for some German beer and then we headed home and the rest of the crew played some beer pong. It was a great night, something that doesn't happen nearly enough. Thanks again to Peter and Susan for watching all 3 kids so we could all go out, you guys are the best!

John and Becca at dinner

Jason peering out from between his bottles of wine!

Andrew and I at dinner

The gang at BitBurger

The boys with their liters :)