This past Saturday, my dear friend Lindsay and I left the husbands in charge of the little boys and headed out on a mini-roadtrip. 🙂 We have been pining to go to a few stores down in the Charlotte area but needed a) whole day b) no distractions. We FINALLY got both requirements filled and scheduled and headed out Saturday morning. First stop – Pottery Barn Outlet, Gaffney SC (after stopping for some coffee!). Still a bit expensive but we did find some items that we wanted at a discount. (YAY!) Look at all those couches! It was tempting…. We …
Category: friends
Beach!
Last weekend we went on trip #1 (out of 3) to the beach. We spent a long weekend in North Myrtle Beach with some friends. We had a great time! Levi did pretty well – pretty normal for him at least (he definitely had his moments). Mike and I even got to enjoy a very nice evening out to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary (which happened to be the Friday night we were there). Overall, we had a relaxing and fun weekend! 🙂
Zoo Day!
This post is a little late in coming but still wanted to post these pictures! About 2 weeks ago, my friend Lindsay and I took our boys out to Asheboro, NC to the NC Zoo. I was initially really worried about this day trip – fearing that I would be carrying my 25 lb. baby all day long. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised and we had a WONDERFUL day! Both boys did great, we had beautiful weather and just an overall good day. Looking forward to a full family trip someday soon!
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was very low-key this year. We stayed home since we had traveled the whole eastern seaboard in September and October. It was lovely to not have to travel! We were especially glad because Little Man got his first cold right before Thanksgiving (which has now turned into croup and an ear infection….). Here is a very unhappy and sick Levi on his first Thanksgiving. 🙂 My sister came to visit and we had our friends Brian & Lindsay and their little guy over for dinner. It was a team effort for dinner – way to take the pressure …
Vacay at the Outer Banks
This past week we took a week long vacation with friends to the Outer Banks. Vacation with a almost 3 month old isn’t exactly relaxing but we had a good time nontheless. 🙂 The week started out a little rocky but once we figured out how to get little Levi to sleep (& momma too!) we were pretty good for the rest of the week. Despite baby woes, the beach was wonderful and we had a great time with our good friends. We are looking forward to next year’s trip when Levi will be big and playing in the sand! …
Road Trip!
Way back last spring my dear friend, Jenna, asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. I, of course, said yes – couldn’t wait! A few months later we learned that we were pregnant and we would have a little one in tow for all of her wedding festivities. September has come – so hard to believe! – and we made our first of two trips to Pittsburgh this past weekend. This trip was for her shower and we will return in a month for the wedding! We also stopped over in East Liverpool to visit my family. Levi …
Are we there yet?
I apologize for the absence of posting – Mike and I have been traveling all over the east coast this past week. We are finally home and back to normal life. 🙂 Here are some pictures from our travels. Last weekend, my lovely sister, mom and good friend threw me a baby shower in Maryland. It was a beautiful shower and I was totally overwhelemed by all the folks that came to celebrate. It was so good to see family and friends – especially friends that I haven’t seen in years! On Monday we drove back to North Carolina (loaded …
Western Carolina
This past weekend we were invited by our friends, John & Kati (no relation to the TV show!), to their parent’s vacation home in western North Carolina. Along with John, Kati, their 2 children, and us, we were also joined by Matt & Karen and their 2 little ones. The cabin was very pretty and just perfect to fit us all. We mostly hung out and relaxed but we did get out and about a little bit. On Saturday morning, we headed to Chimney Hill, NC. We walked through a few shops and then we went gem mining. We had …
Not much to blog about
So, life has been a bit boring for me the past few weeks. Life on the couch doesn’t get very exciting. 🙂 I am now 2 weeks out from surgery and started PT yesterday. I am not looking forward to the pain that will come with PT but I am looking forward to moving and getting better! This week is week 1 out of 6 for the initial start of my PT therapy. I will keep you all posted on how progress goes. Our church, our neighbors and our family have been so great during this time. We had so …
Quilt for Baby A!
I couldn’t post this before today because I did not want the recipient to accidentally come across this post and see her present! 🙂 I finished my first ever quilt the other day and am fairly happy with how it turned out. One of my good friends, Meghan, is expecting her 2nd child any day now – a little boy! When I first got my sewing machine I was determined to make her something for her shower present. This quilt looked easy enough and so I set out to do it. This quilt isn’t hard but it took me waaaayyy …