Visit with Nene

Isaac was so excited to get on a plane to go see Nene! We hadn’t seen Chris’ grandmother since he was 9 months old, so we were looking forward to spending time with her. Isaac loves looking at the pictures of her and him on our living room wall, so he was excited to see…

A weekend away

The weekend before Isaac’s birthday (yes, I’m posting backwards in time), we were lucky enough to spend two days at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor.  Thanks to my wonderful mom, who won us the getaway, we had a lovely time and a really relaxing weekend! Mom and Rachel babysat while Isaac was sleeping,…

October was a busy one!

It’s been one WHOLE month since I’ve posted!  I can’t believe it…but then, on the other hand, we’ve been so darn busy that really I can’t believe it’s only been a month. Some highlights (and lowlights) of the month of October: *Isaac turns 6 months old! *We had baby’s first visit to the pumpkin patch,…

Vermont!

Last week, Rachel graduated from her Master’s program at Middlebury College in Vermont.  Chris, Isaac and I, Mom and Uncle Ben all piled in our car for the 8 hour road trip.  It went pretty darn well for a trip with a 3 1/2 month old.  Isaac was happy to sleep and play, and barely…

About to get on a plane!

My flight leaves in four hours!  I’m so excited I can barely stand myself!  On my way home at last… Yesterday was quite a stressful day in our house.  My car ended up back in the shop, for one, after costly repairs just two weeks ago.  And the fact that the budget has still not…

Getting nervous

One more full day until I get on a plane, and the nerves are definitely kicking in. I’ve sewn 8 flannel receiving blankets (8th one not pictured) – My bag is packed…mostly. I have to take the car for an emissions test in the morning, and then I’m just finishing up laundry and double-checking my…

4 days until I’m on a plane!

These weeks have been passing so quickly!  I can’t believe it’s already April! I finished putting the organizers up in the nursery closet.  We don’t have a dresser, but I don’t think we’ll need one with these handy shelves and buckets. I’m almost packed – I have all the baby stuff in a suitcase, but…

Two more days until the auction!

Don’t forget, our auction starts this Friday at 9 am ET.  If you haven’t seen the little sneak peak I posted yesterday, check it out! This is definitely starting to feel real.  I bought a plane ticket home a couple days ago, for one week before the baby’s due date.  So, April 8th, I’m flying…

A little bit of this…a little bit of that…

Someone shaved yesterday :).  Chris went to trim his beard before we headed out to get him a haircut, and accidentally ended up shaving it all off by putting it on the wrong setting. Whoops! So, he went from this: To this: He was messing with me and would only smile after I took the picture.…

Back from Tampa

We had a great visit with Chris’ grandmother Nene and his brother Oliver.  Too short a visit – only two days – but we were so happy to get to spend some time with both of them.  We had a lovely time together, and especially enjoyed the Tampa weather.  70 degrees and sunny – I…