Our Visit to Maryland-August 2013

In August we made a trip to Maryland for Labor Day weekend! I really was missing my Maryland friends and family and was so grateful that Tom was so willing to take this trip with the kids and I. It was truly a wonderful trip. I love it when I can see so many of our friends and family!

We arrived to MD in the afternoon and Tom had a conference call so the kids and I went to lunch for some MD crab dip and to the mall!

That evening we headed to the Sawyer house for some steamed crabs! YUM!!!! Summer is 4, Tucker 23 months and I was almost 6 months pregnant.

Thanks Colleen for having us over and for providing the perfect space to pick some crabs!! It was great to see Leah and Sadie as well!

The next morning we went to breakfast at the Lenharts. It was so great to see Hailey again. She has grown so much. We also got to meet Anthony. Pictured above is Summer, Hailey and Anthony.

Anthony, Gina and Tucker

Surprise!!! I got to surprise Jessica at her baby shower! So fun! This is baby #2 and she was due in October. Baby Brooks is here and oh so cute!!

Jess, Erika, and I all pregnant together! Erika was due about about a month after this shower and was waiting to see if it was a boy or a girl. Well surprise!! 2 days later baby boy Ryan was here!!!

Next up a cook out with my college friends! Alyssa hosted at her house and Candice and Janna joined us! So fun! Pictured above are Michaela (Can’s little girl), Summer and Kennedy (Alyssa’s little girl). Michaela is close to Summer age and Kennedy and Tucker are days apart!

The kids!

The kids and moms!

Friends together again!

We have pics from when these 2 were little on this chair (around 6 months old) and trying to get these 2 two years olds to sit again was amusing!

Janna and Summer

Our last stop was to spend the day with family! We went to Aunt Paula’s and got to see Aunt Paula, Aunt Rita, Cousins Sarah, Nate, Mike and Heather. And the Second Cousins- Alex, Maddy, Ava and Autumn! So fun!

The kids all together. Maddy, Summer, Alex, Tucker, Ava and Autumn!

Outdoor fun!

Such a great visit to Maryland! Thanks to everyone for making the effort to see us! It means a lot!

Fun times in August 2013!

 

The Sims youngest, Hudson, turned 1 in August and they threw him a fun pool party in our neighborhood!

Tom, Tucker and Summer

Michelle, Grayson, Brad, Emily and Carrinton

Carrington with Tucker and Summer

The Birthday Boy, Hudson, with his yummy, cupcake ice cream cones!

The aqua beauties (Summer, Neena and Carrington) and Tucker and Summer!

The kids all together!

Reading fun!

Tucker at Gymboree!

A trip to Zoo Atlanta! On this visit we went with Bella, Addison and Emily and their Mommy’s!

We have been doing a good job of using our Zoo Membership!

August 2013-It’s a Girl!!

 

Back in August is when we found out that BZ3 was a girl! The tech that was 75% sure when I was 12 weeks pregnant was right! Tom and I decided to bring Summer along to confirm it was a girl at my 21 week appointment.

 

20 weeks pregnant- beginning of August!

Here we are ready for the Dr’s appointment!

It’s a GIRL! The tech said it looks like another princess and Summer was thrilled!

We decided to make pink (strawberry) cupcakes to pass out to some friends and to Mom and Dad for them to open and see it is pink so it’s a girl!

We took one to one of Summer’s best friends-Carrington! She was excited to unwrap and see the pink!

Tucker and Summer enjoyed sampling the cupcakes! Not sure if Tucker understands yet he is going to be outnumbered (I know his Dada does ).

For each of our babies we have recorded the heartbeat on a recorder at the drs office and then when we find out if it’s a boy or a girl we make a build-a-bear to put the heartbeat in. Summer’s was a bunny. Tucker's a puppy and BZ3 has a pink bear. I then take their monthly pictures with their friend. Summer and Tucker got to back the 3 pink bears for us, Mom-Mom and Pops and Grandma Susie and Grandpa Max. It was a lot of fun!

Time to tell Mom-Mom and Pops at dinner! We started with dessert first-the strawberry cupcakes!

Next up-the pink bear!

A family photo!