Here comes baby! :)

I've been meaning to write about our exciting news, I just haven't had the time to sit and type... but ready or not...

HERE COMES BABY #2!!! :)

We are super excited and feel very blessed. Meredith seems excited about it and knows there's a baby growing in mama's belly. She swears it's a girl, but who knows. :) We found out in Mid-October... I found out while Billy was in New York for training for his promotion and could barely contain the news while waiting for him to get home the next day. I baked pink & blue cupcakes and  wrote him a letter thanking him for working so hard and for allowing me to be home with Meredith and now another little one, coming in June. He was shocked, and super excited to say the least. :) I got his reaction on video, too. [This time was a lot more fun than last time... when I found out I was pregnant with Meredith I was SHOCKED and SCARED since we weren't trying and I wasn't supposed to be able to have children... and I was crying so much when I called Billy to tell him that he thought I'd received bad news at the doctors that day and raced home because he couldn't understand me... only to have me tell him, still in tears, that we were pregnant, lol.] Yea... much more fun this time.

We are 13 weeks pregnant now and baby seems healthy with a strong heartbeat. The ultrasound we had at 10 weeks was amazing and tear jerking. I had been so nervous prior to that... I wanted to hear the heart beat so badly... and before I could count to 10, there it was... loud and fast and fluttering on the screen. Amazing. God is so amazing.

I've had a wonderful first trimester. No major food cravings although greasy foods sound gross. I haven't had an aversion to Mexican food this go around... :) I love salty foods (not chip salty... rather Chinese food salty) and salads (Panera's chicken Caesar salad is a new fav!) and haven't had any sickness [minus the day I took my prenatal vitamin in the morning... won't make that mistake again]....just exhaustion... which is starting to fade. I'm feeling great and am super, super thankful to be home this time around. I nearly die at the end of the day when I sub at LRES... I don't know how I did it last time [I guess not having a 3 year old to chase after probably helped, lol]. Regardless, I'm thankful and blessed and loving life.

I'm not wishing this pregnancy away. I did that with Meredith and since this may be my last pregnancy [not sure if we want more than 2 kiddos...] I'm going to attempt to enjoy it... all of it. 

Can I vent for a second?

I transitioned from full time teaching to subbing this year and am super thankful for this new venture. I'm only able to sub 1-2 days a week (that's all I really want to as well) and I'm super lucky that our sitter is pretty flexible with just a days notice. 

While I love subbing and I love being at home I'm struggling with a few things. My main issue is that I'm subbing in the school where I taught full time. The teachers there are my friends and I love them... which means saying no is a really hard thing for me to do. I feel like I need to explain myself and have a good excuse if I have to say no and... it's awkward. 

After evaluating myself I think I struggle because:

a. I don't want to feel like a flake when I'm really being a mom... which really is what I want to do!
b. I appreciate the fact that I have the blessing of being able to stay home, but don't want to lose who I was before?!?!?
c. I worry that these friendships/relationships I am made while teaching full time are going to wither because I'm not a constant face in the crowd anymore.
d. I feel obligated to bring in some sort of monetary contribution and worry when I don't have something lined up.

In the long run, I'm trying to focus on the fact that Meredith is my full time job now (as is my house and husband) and since I pissed and moaned about wanting to stay at home [once Meredith was born up until this year!] I need to be thankful and grateful and STOP worrying about everything else.  Billy reminds me that substitute teaching isn't my career and that if I want to go back to teaching I can at any point... but until I decide to (and I don't think that'll be any time soon) I need to embrace my new "career" and stop stressing about the one I left.

and that's hard. for me anyway. 

thanks for listening.

34 days til Christmas!

Merry Christmas... a little early :)

So I posted on facebook that I wanted family pictures taken (I haven't had them done in almost 2 years) and asked for suggestions. I got soooo many suggestions (thank you again!) and decided I'd check dates with some of the photographers in our Brentwood Church family and go from there. But... then Joe & Ash texted and said that if I didn't want to pay someone a bunch of money, they could take some for us. Well, Ashley is amaze-balls at picture taking [I know from our trip to New York. Joe almost divorced her on the Brooklyn Bridge due to her picture taking anal-ness] and I was more than willing to let her add to her portfolio, lol. :) We met after Meredith's nap and went down town.... and, though I'm sure I'm biased, I'm pretty sure we couldn't have gotten better pictures if we tried [especially with a 3 year old drama queen involved, lol].

Anyway, here's a few of my favorites. 

Thank you so much Ashley... You've made our Christmas cards, walls, and family super happy. :) xoxoxo

oh... in case you're wondering... 35 days til Christmas!!! :)

Elf on the Shelf :)

I am so excited about having an Elf on the Shelf this year! Meredith is at a great age for all the shenanigans the Elf will be getting into. I wanted to have a list of all the things I want to do so that I'm not struggling to come up with ideas every night... so I started brainstorming and compiling (thanks Pinterest!!) and came up with my "schedule." I'm starting the Sunday after Thanksgiving (we'll be gone until Saturday and I'll read her the book that night... and the Elf will appear on Sunday!) and ending on Christmas Eve. :) :)

Only a few of the ideas are actually mine... I found a ton online & on Pinterest and tweaked them to work for us... and then I came up with a list of all the things I'll need for the different days. After spending $30 on the Elf & book kit I knew I didn't want to spend much more on supplies!! :) The only pricey things are the Christmas PJ's he'll leave Meredith on day one (which I would've bought anyway!) and then the Christmas cone tree activity that I found here! (which will be super fun to make with her!)

Have I mentioned I'm super excited about this?!?!? I'm attaching my "schedule" and list of supplies if anyone is interested. Feel free to use whatever you like and adjust however works for you! Only 40 days til Christmas (as of today anyway!)

Merry Christmas & Happy Elfing!,
Kristin

Elf Stuff :)

Making Memories!

It's been ages since I've written, but we've been off making memories. October flew by. It's one of my favorite months because it holds a special birthday and a fun holiday. It's also full of hay rides, pumpkin patches, fall scents, and yummy coffee.

We went to Layman Family Farms again and tho the price intimidated us at first, it was welllll worth it and we'll do it again next year! Meredith had so much fun. She rode all the rides, picked her own pumpkin, and begged for kettle corn. :)

 


Meredith ran the Run For Their Lives 1K. Err.. she didn't run it as much as she was carried or walked it. BUT we supported an amazing cause (www.r4tl.com or www.freedom424.com) and made another memory.

 

Meredith celebrated her birthday in Richmond, with a few friends here in Lynchburg and then with a big party on the shore! It was a whirl wind of a weekend on the good ole ESVA but it was soooo worth it!!!

And yet another memory made was our first trick-or-treating experience. We've always gone to TRBC's trunk or treat, but this year we decided to try the real thing. We went to Wyndhurst with some friends and Meredith LOVED it. She was such a big girl... going up to every house all by herself... proudly saying "Trick or Treat" and "Thank you!". She was SUPER pumped about her candy stash at the end of the night. :)

Earlier in the day we went to Barnes & Noble's story time and trick or treated there. She dressed up as Doc McStuffins for that outing. That's what she wanted to be allllll month long. Then, the day before, she sweetly asked if she could please please be Snow White... and I didn't say no. :) So... Halloween night she was Snow White. :)

And now it's November... and Election Day. Please... exercise your right to vote. It DOES make a difference. I remember going to vote with my mom & dad when I was little and today we are starting the tradition with Meredith. :)

Doc McStuffins anyone?

Meredith is obsessed. She loves Doc... she pretends to be Doc... alllll the time. She has a stuffed Lambie, a stuffed Stuffy the Dragon, and the Doc McStuffins doctors kit. So when we asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween... yep... Doc!

I needed the following:
*pink skirt
*pink converse shoes
*purple polka dotted leggings
*purple and white striped shirt
*white lab coat
*doctor's kit
*purple sparkly headband with flower
*pig tails :)

I currently have:
**sparkly headband (found online for $2.50)
**pink converse shoes (she had these anyway)
**purple & white striped shirt (she already had one... not exact, but it works!)
**doctor's kit (she already had that too... her Doc one was a potty training gift!)
**pig tails (with my kids hair, this will be easy!!)

I still need:
***purple polka dotted leggings
***pink skirt (I found one online at Old Navy for $6 but I'm going to see if they have it in the store before I pay for shipping)
***white lab coat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's the kicker. To buy one in the store requires spending $20+ dollars because it's an entire costume. I'm not interested in that. :) So.. to anyone reading this... if you have an lab coat in toddler size just lying around, I'd love to borrow it for October 31! :)

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due...

Something that's been on my heart lately is that I'm super thankful with how the Lord is blessing us this year. He provided for us financially (and still is!)... He allowed Billy to find a job... a job that Billy really likes [thank goodness!!]... and a job that he's kicking butt in - so much that he got a "promotion" and is getting a permanent [ok is anything really permanent?] position with Forest... and we are just so thankful. He allowed me to stay at home with Meredith... He's blessed us with Phyllis, our child care provider while I was working full time and now when I sub... Speaking of that, He's blessed me with subbing jobs each week... He's providing and teaching and loving us... like He always had, but I was too blind to see.

A year ago I was angry with God & Billy... for so many personal reasons... only to finally realize that my issue was ME - I wanted control... I wanted MY plans... and when I finally stopped and allowed God HIS timing and HIS way [which is what I had been saying I wanted, but my heart wasn't following my words!]... everything fell into place.  THANK YOU LORD!! 

***Thank you also to my small group ladies for not being shy and instead pointing out my faults... for calling me out on my selfishness and my personal desires and encouraging me to TRULY seek God's will! I respect and value your friendship in my life more than you know.***

So... that's been on my heart. I'm trying to focus on what I'm blessed with instead of what I'm still without.. and my heart is full.

~K

To Dye! :)

Thanks to Sarah Kline I feel like a new woman (her and the fact that I enjoyed a kid free morning that included a trip to starbucks for a nonfat, no whip salted caramel mocha and a trip to the J Crew clearance store (both of them!)) Now here's hoping I can style it tomorrow... ha!

~K... the newest brunette in town!~

To dye or not to dye...

What what was originally scheduled as a subbing day has turned into a mommy day. :) Usually I cancel with Phyllis if subbing gets changed/cancelled, but today, I didn't. I'm going at 12 to get my hair done and I want a change... not a length change, but a color one. :)

My inspirations:

 

I LOVE Natalie Portman's hair... it's what I want. I love that it's brown, but with caramel highlights to help me adjust to being brunette.

Jessica Biel's is what reminds me of how my hair would be - kinda. I don't necessarily have the curls at the bottom, but my hair hangs... no OOMPH in the roots... so this picture reminds me of my lack of oomph! :)

Elsa Pataki's hair is rich and gorgeous, but I'm not sure I'm brave enough. Yikes!

We'll see soon enough - Anddd... If I decide to go darker and hate it... hi-lites will ensue in a month or so! :)


On a completely different note - life has been lazy but is about to be a bit crazy. This weekend was wonderful. Dinner out on Friday (we got pizza at Ledo's), Billy went golfing Saturday morning and Meredith & I went to LRES's fall festival. Saturday afternoon was napped away by Meredith AND Me! I haven't taken a nap in ages so it felt wonderful!!! Then... I went out with some of my girl friends from small group on Saturday night. Sunday was cold and rainy, but after church we had lunch with Joe & Ash and then I went grocery shopping all by myself. Uhhh... that was a treat! :) Andy made us dinner Sunday night which meant no cooking for me... woohoo! :) See what I mean? It was a semi lazy weekend! :)

But... soon enough Billy will be leaving for New York for training and is only back for a couple of days before he heads off to LA for a week... which just makes for long days for mama. :) It's ok though... I'm just thankful I'm not working out side the home this go around - it makes for less stressful evenings that's for sure! [Coming home after working with 20, 9 year olds all day only to make dinner and clean up and play with a 2 year old... then bathe her... and fight her going to bed... and then still have to grade papers, do laundry and clean a little...only to get up and do it again is wayyyy more stressful than getting up and getting the cleaning/laundry stuff done throughout the day and [and play too!!!] - even when she's cranky and fit-throwish... it's just fact!! lol]

Okie Dokie... I'm off to run a few errands and get my hurr did... :) I'll post pictures later! :)

HAPPY HUMP DAY!
~K

Ramblings :)

1. I love making traditions with Meredith. The most current? The Virginia State Fair. We've been 3 years in a row and I look forward to it every fall. It's so much fun and has only gotten better as Meredith's gotten older. 

 

 

2. I miss my dog when he's not here. I didn't miss him when I went to my moms for 12 days. I didn't miss him when we went to Colorado for a week. But... when I'm home... and he isn't...I miss him. Meredith does too.

3. I like subbing a lot. I may never go back to full time teaching. I may "full time substitute" when my kiddos are in school full time. :)

4. I like subbing, but I'm lazy and I'd rather be home. hahaha! I was very thankful that my 2 days a week were up on Wednesday - :)

5. Meredith likes playing hide and seek. A lot. It's exhausting.

6. Billy's going to LA for the "launch" of a new drug with his company and I'm insanely jealous.

7. The Daniels' clan is sick. I have congestion and a scratchy throat. Meredith has a snotty nose & a cough. Billy has sinus junk. We're a mess.

8. I found a new love in life. I'm not sure how I ever survived without it. Honey Vanilla Chamomile tea with a splash of cream please.

9. I'm going out with my small group girls on Saturday night and I'm pretty dang excited. 

10. Sam is going to have a baby. Very soon. I'm anxiously waiting for the call or message letting us know it's time. :)

11. I'm teaching Meredith to pray throughout the day - not just before meals and bed. It's so amazing to watch her realize it can happen at any time and ask to pray. <3

12. She's also becoming quite the story teller. In more ways than one.. hmm..

13.  I need a new hair dryer. I want my sisters. That's not a hint, Kate. :)

14. Meredith has a sun dress (it's way too big for her) that she loves wearing around the house. Every time she asks to put it she mentions being Sharon when wearing it. I asked her Sharon who... "Cha Cha Sharon Mom!"... So weird.

15. Her birthday is in 26 days. She'll be 3. oh my lanta I'm going to have a 3 year old. 

I think that's all the ramblings for today. Have a great afternoon. :)

~K

crafting fail.

everyone posts their crafting success stories. i'm posting about my fail... and frustration!

I went out bright & early this morning (thanks to my dry shampoo!) to the craft stores to buy the following:
-Krylon glitter spray pain
-foam wreath (rounded, not flat on the back/front)
-felt

I found the spray paint (not at acmoore or lowes... finally at michaels), but they were VERY limited in their colors. I ended up with bronze because all the other fallish colors were gone. ok. I can deal with this.

I found wreaths, but none that were rounded. Michael's had 1 in the back... so I bought it (after asking begging for it). No more in the back. None in the store. ACMoore didn't have any either.

I found lots of felt. :) score!

{{I also found a small letter D and a small square plaque thing to put it on so I thought I'd add to some fall decor, paint the plaque white and the D in the glitter spray, attach the D to the plaque and viola! cute decor}}

Come home... get excited... spray paint the D [it's seriously like 5" tall] and then start spray painting the wreath... the can starts fizzing and spraying out clear liquid half way through. Now, this may be a normal thing for empty spray cans, but since I am not a spray painter per say I was clueless. My wreath was only half painted. It wasn't that big of a wreath. ugh.

So now I have a finished D, a half finished wreath that has paint streaks drying and guess what happens... the grass cutters ride by and blow grass all over my wreath. oh. my. gosh.

I gave up. Any suggestions?

[The D is finished and attached. I'll update when my phone is done charging and I can post pictures of both. sigh.]

I'm a pusher. I push people to do things or think things because I feel they are right. Personally I prefer the term encourager, but... 

Anyway, I find myself doing this to Meredith. I push her to find success, to learn new things, to try new things, to be kind, to be polite, to be funny, to be silly, to be independent... but sometimes I push her too much. Here lately she will ask you if you're sad/mad/happy. If you are sad or mad she'll get upset and reply with "I want to make you happy..." - which I thought was cute until I truly thought about it. I want her to make people happy, but at what cost?

I don't want her to be such a people pleaser that she forgets about making her own self happy - or more importantly - the Lord happy. I don't want her to be such a driven person that she doesn't allow herself to make mistakes. I don't want her to focus on doing things better instead of being content with what she's already done.

I know that I do those things. I like to make people happy and I sometimes put that before my own happiness. I like do be the best at things and I forget to be content with what I've done... and I'm rubbing off my kiddo. Like I said - it's in small increments, but it's happening. [My mom points it out all the time, but I usually shrug her off because she doesn't get it, but she's probably right.] 

Today we ran into friends at WalMart and their little girl was riding a toddler bike. Meredith wanted to, too. We took her to the bike section to let her try [she's tried before] and she couldn't get it. She could not grasp how to push the pedals forward with her feet, let alone steer the dang thing, lol. She was so frustrated. [I got a little frustrated too, because if a 2 year old can do it why can't an almost 3 year old?] Then I got home and we ate lunch and she sang silly songs and she told me I was her best fran...and when I put her down for nap I started thinking about how awesome she is... how much I love her and how much joy she brings to my life... and I felt guilty for always wanting her to do more.

I cry all the time here lately about how fast she's growing up, yet I rarely stop to soak up the stage she's in. I expect too much of her at times. While some parents allow their kids to take a treat without saying thank you, I'm the mom that takes the treat away until she says thank you. Some parents chalk up misbehavior to the age, yet I pounce on her when she's even slighty fussy. Why??? Who am I trying to impress??? I know those are necessary things, but I can take stuff to the extreme at times... [and I hate admitting that].

I'm rambling, but these are my thoughts. My beautilful little angel will be 3 in just a few short weeks and I want to STOP making her be more or do more and instead be thankful and content with where she is and what she already knows. She's so smart. She's so funny. She's so silly. She's also the Lords... and He's showing me every day, little by little, what a blessing she really is. 

I'm in trouble...

I found a new-to-me website/blog that is going to make life wonderful and awful at the same time. Wonderful because it has sooooo many new & easy recipes that are going to make menu planning fun for the next few weeks! Awful because it also has a ton of dessert recipes that are going to cause me Billy to gain weight. [I'm secretly hoping that I'll get pregnant soon so I don't have to care about gaining weight and can eat all I want... hehehee.] Here's how it started.

I am a bachelor/ette fanatic. I love the show and easily get caught up in it! Along with this addiction comes the stalking... and twitter & instagram make this super easy to do. :) This past season's bachelorette was Emily Maynard and because I loved her from Brad's season I was ridiculously excited! In case anyone cares my top 2 picks for her were Sean Lowe & Jef Holm... I was extremely disappointed when she eliminated Sean, but I was hoping he'd be the next bachelor so it was all good. ANYWAY - Sean's sister is on twitter [@mixandmatchmama] and I kept seeing people talk her yummy recipes etc... So I followed her, but never paid much attention to her - until yesterday. Um. Yea. I'm a fan.

You can visit her website here but don't say I didn't warn you!

Last night I sent Billy to the store to get some baking supplies and ended up baking her chocolate hazelnut bundt cake. IT'S SOOOOO GOOD!!!

It was easy, yummy, delicious, and not calorie/sugar friendly at all. :)

Tomorrow I'm attempting her Ranch Burger with Avocado Ranch Sauce and the list begins from there... :) I'm attempting to prove to Billy that my obsession with all things Bachelor/ette is not in vain at this point... look at all the good that's coming out of it. His belly will be happy. :)

holy vacation, batman!

Well... this stay-at-home-mom thing makes visiting family absolutely amazing. Why? Because I was gone for the past 11 12 13 days, that's why! :) Meredith and I had the best time visiting my family on the ESVA. We had a couple cookouts at my dad's house... went to the beach... went shopping... went to the park (the same one I played at while growing up)... had fun on a redneck slip & slide... played with the Pinners... watched a movie on the side of my dad's barn... played with cousins on both sides of the family... went yard saling... relaxed with mawmaw... ate a ton of yummy food... the list goes on and on. I was able to visit with baby Carly and have a girls night with my sister & Megan. Billy came for the 2nd weekend which made the trip even better.  We left on Monday and stopped for the night in Richmond so Meredith could see ChaCha & Papa too! :) Over all it was a wonderful awesome amazing trip and I am soooo thankful for my hard working husband because without him I couldn't have enjoyed such a long trip home. Thank you Billy. <3

I'll blog about specifics later, but here's a few pictures to recap our awesome trip!

 

 

 

 

E.S.V.A.

MEREDITH & I ARE GOING TO THE SHORE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's right- the Eastern Shore of Virginia peoples!

When I think of all the packing I still have to do, I get a bit overwhelmed... cuz we aren't going for our typical 5 day stretch. No, we're going for 11 days. 11 wonderful, glorious, family & friend filled days. Friday {arrive}, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday {Billy comes this day!}, Friday, Saturday, Sunday {Billy leaves..}, Monday/Tuesday. I'm still not sure which day we're coming home. I may leave on Monday and drive to Richmond and stay the night and finish the trip on Tuesday morning. It's not a crazy drive {only 5 hours} but the in-laws are in Richmond so it breaks up the trip and we get to see ChaCha & Papa {Uncle Chad & Hailey, too!}. We shall see. {Guaranteed Hailey will read this and immediately text me to tell me to come on Monday night. Guaranteed!}


I'm getting a little sad about leaving Billy, but since he's coming the next weekend I try not to be toooo bummed. He can't take off more b/c he recently started his new job... and because he's kicking butt in numbers/calls/whatever he's going to go full force while we're gone {leave early & come home later... no one home to get home too!}. Have I mentioned how proud of him I am? Well, I am. He took providing for us seriously and is doing a kick @$$ butt job {I figured my mama in law & mommy might be reading and decided to be more appropriate}. :)

Ok. I'm signing off with a few pics of past trips home. I'M SO EXCITED! :)

cutting wheat with Poppy :)

sleeping <3

At CoCo's in Salisbury one rainy day in  April '11

Thanksgiving 2011 :) 

hahahaa... 

Meredith chillin' with her cousins :)

Summer of 09...
Megan & I were pregnant with C & M here! <3

Who knows when, but I love beach days with my sissy!!!

Laboring after Labor Day :)

Labor Day weekend was wonderful. We went to Billy's parents house and had a blast with our family and friends! Donna & Phil came with us {apparently they love my in laws as much as they love them! lol}!! We weren't together the whole time though. They went shopping on Saturday while we went to the pool and were lazy at the house. We did enjoy grilling out all together and church and games. Donna, Hailey, & I went running TWICE on Saturday- once earlyyy in the morning and then again later that night. Those are the times when I wish I lived so much closer...

I'm subbing today {for my bestie Judith.. her grandfather passed away on Saturday} and enjoying being back with the kiddos. I will admit that I don't miss the prep work though. I met her at school last night and spent a few hours helping her get stuff together and organized... Yea - don't miss that part! lol  I'm just thankful that the Lord is blessing me with a few subbing jobs to help us figure out this new life style with 1 income. :)

Have I mentioned that I love my sister-in-law-to-be? I realize she's younger than me, but you would never know it. I always worried about who Chad would marry... I wanted that person to be like a sister- not just some chick I have to spend time with at family functions. I also worried because whoever he married would be an Aunt to Meredith and I'm pretty picky about stuff like that, lol. Also, let's be honest - I was the only girl for so long... Sharing was going to be weird/hard {especially if the girl was psycho/mean/rude/snobbish/shy etc} and not to be mean, but Chad hasn't always had the best track record for girlfriends. But... I love Hailey. I have loved getting to know her... I have loved getting closer to her... and I have loved knowing I get to have another "sister". {Let me insert here that nothing can or will ever change the relationship I have with you Katie Kelley! I love you more than life itself and nothing can change that. xo} But spending time with Hailey this weekend {also let me insert that she & Chad ditched a weekend at the beach to stay in Richmond this weekend to spend time with us. yea.} was great and... another reminder that there are times I wished we lived a lot closer.

Speaking of my sister- I'M GOING HOME FOR 12 DAYS ON FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Oh my lanta I am so stinking excited. I haven't been home for longer than 5/6 days in what feels like years {it really might have been that long. fo ril}. I'm getting sad about leaving Billy, but he decided to make that easier on me... he's coming to visit too! :) He's coming the 2nd weekend that I'm there... Gosh I love that man. <3 It's Katie's birthday weekend and I haven't been with her on her birthday in years - literally... plus 2 family/sunday dinners... Seeing my high school best friend's new born baby {come on Baby Carly!!!}... Fresh Seafood... Happy Buffet... Beach... MEGAN & COLTON & SELAH ARE COMING TOOOO!!!!... Time with family and friends... a hair cut for Meredith... relaxing. I. AM. SO EXCITED. AND. CAN. NOT. WAIT. TO. GET. THERE.  the end. :)

Ok. Here's a few snapshots of our weekend... Then I'm done. Have a great week!

So excited about going to the "big pool"... she was determined to carry her noodle too! :)



You don't even wanna know... but this was from Donna & Phil as an inside joke, lol. :) Proudly wearing it though for game night!



She had to stop playing for a few minutes to check her messages and catch up on twitter. :)

  

So stinking cute & proud to be on her own in the big pool!





cheeeeese! :)



Date night with Chad & Hailey. We FINALLY went to Chipotle... just not the one in Lynchburg. :)


 

Hailey said it was a moment to capture... Me & Chipotle. It did NOT disappoint!


-K