This weekend

We had a fun weekend! Friday we didn't do anything. Actually, as I hard as I sit here and think about it I can't even remember what we did; not one single detail about Friday is coming back to me. Saturday morning Taylor had his last baseball game. The team's last game is this coming Saturday but we will be in FL so it was Taylor's last. He will also miss the picnic and trophy celebration while we are gone but there isn't much we can do about that. He seems to be okay with it, although he was really sad today for a while b/c he thought they were going to throw his trophy away. I told him "no way" we will get it eventually. After his game, Grace (our neighbor, his friend) came over and played in the pool in the backyard and had lunch with us. After nap/quiet time we took the boys to spend the night at Mamaw and Papaw's to spend the night. We didn't know they were spending the night though so when we came to get them the next morning Taylor was wearing Mikey's old clothes (size 8 and he wears a size 5) and they were basketball clothes (a jersey and shorts) so he looked like a serious "baller"-wish I would have taken a shot. And Connor was playing in his jammies. Oh well, it's all good. Mommy and Daddy went to dinner, shopping and out for ice cream. Then we went to Todd & Alana's to get together with friends. There were a few people there I hadn't seen in a long time so it was so good to see old friends and we had a good time. Here are pics from Taylor's baseball game and also of them playing in the backyard Saturday!

Mission Accomplished

After a long search (which I thought would be an easy search) I finally bought a maternity bathing suit (at Macy's)! I know, such important news! I am not crazy about it and I am definitely not crazy about the price-but after weighing the options of letting my belly show out of my regular suit or buying a maternity one (that I will only wear this summer) I broke down mostly for the poor people that would have to see my belly if I did not. Of course of the four I tried on this was the most expensive one but isn't that how it always is?

Play date at Cheryl's

Okay, I feel like maybe I am posting a bit too much. I didn't really intend to have this many posts already but sometimes I just feel like talking (okay, I ALWAYS feel like talking) so why not type it all up and get it out there into cyberspace. You don't HAVE to read it! Today we hung out at Cheryl's house with her boys, Jacob and Joey, in the morning. The boys played in the yard while we got to have "adult talk". Emily was supposed to come over with her kiddos but she was having her phone fixed so she couldn't make it. I have included a pic of the boys eating their snack on the hammock. Joey was being held by his momma so he didn't make it in. After this outing, I again dragged the boys to the store (the mall this time-I AM cruel) and Taylor was such a big helper. He pushed Connor around in his stroller and while I was trying on clothes he helped Connor try on a pair of shoes (it was so cute; he sat him down and took his sock and shoe off and then put the new shoe on then made Connor walk around in it-just like I do to him when I have him try shoes on!). I then concluded my evening by working for 2.5 hours at the concession stand for the Taylor's little league. I could have lived w/ out that part, but it has to be done, so I was happy to help :) The boys came to visit and had a little snack.

Wicked

I went and saw Wicked last night with my mom and sister for opening night here. First we went to eat dinner at Bourbon Street downtown and then we hopped over to the Murat Theatre to see Wicked. I don't get to go to the shows often, mostly because they are expensive, but also because my husband isn't a big fan and we just have a lot of stuff going on with the kids so we don't have a huge adult social life anymore. :) My mom however, treated my sister and I to the evening and it was great! It was funny and two leads (Glinda and Alfaba) were great singers. Fun times-thanks Mom!

Outlet mall shopping

I thought it would be a good idea this morning (since it is icky out) to go to Edinburgh because I wanted to visit the Croc store (wanted to try to get cheap crocs for the kids) and the kids need a couple of other things. I also thought I would try to sneak in a couple of stores for myself since I am looking for something clothing items to get me through this pregnancy. The key to this idea is that it was WITH the kids, of course. It did not turn out to be the best idea. Why not?

• Because it was 80 miles round trip-farther than I had estimated.
• Because Connor cannot go into stores-he pulls things off shelves, cries to go home and is diligently working on his escape route out of his stroller. On this particular trip he also decided to take his shoes off and throw them overboard.
• Because it was icky out and we were walking around in the rain.
• Because I wasn't impressed with the prices.

However, Taylor did come home with new swimming trunks (a size too big so they are a little long) and a swim shirt to go with. I don't know why but he is obsessed with swim shirts. He has one now that is WAY too little that he insists on wearing to the pool even though it is super tight and he can't get it on or off w/ out help. Taylor wanted these things so bad he said he would even use the money out of his piggy bank to buy them with. I was already planning on getting him new ones so I didn't make him do that, but thought it was cute that he wanted them so much he would use his own money. I have included a picture in his new digs, which he is downstairs at this moment playing Wii with them on, price tags and all! Precious children. I do love them to pieces (even when Connor pulls things off the shelves at the store) :)

Pictures from first swim

The first swim of the season

On Sunday, we went swimming at the neighborhood pool for the first time. When I say "we" I actually mean Todd, Taylor & Connor. I do not yet have a maternity swimming suit and my belly peaks out from my regular suit and I don't think that is something for onlookers to be subjected to; needless to say a maternity swimsuit is on my list of things to do get this week. The water was cold, but Taylor could care less. He swam at the lake on Memorial Day weekend and was the only one in there most of the time and could have cared less about the temperature (except for the first time he jumped in and immediately wanted back out). Todd took a while to get himself used to it and then Taylor jumped in and we could hardly pull him away when it was time to leave. Connor, on the other hand, wasn't so sure about it. He loved the splash park by Kim & Will's house at the Crawlfish Boil but wasn't sure about an actual body of water. Daddy put him in the big pool and he started crying for me (which was sad but so cute). Once he discovered the baby pool though and learned he could sit on the side and splash and then daddy and Taylor got in w/ him, he adjusted to the baby pool.