laughing and jibber jabber

This kid is too funny.  He is starting to say lots of words.  One of his favorites is "hi".  This is him laughing up a storm at the dogs which are lying in their cages across the room.

Guy Trip to the Deer Lease

I went ahead and uploaded the pictures of the guy weekend for all to see.  I told Clay he can add captions if he wants.  Well, this post has been a draft for over a week, so I thought I'd go ahead and post it.  If you want Clay to add captions, you can ask him in the comment box :)

Surprise!!! A Baby Shower!

My friends are the best!  While we were away in DC for the day, my 2 neighbors were busy preparing fora surprise baby shower!  I had no idea.  I thought we were going swimming at my neighbor's house when we got home from DC.  I went over in my swimsuit and found that they had planned a shower for me instead.  I was so elated because I wasn't expecting one since I don't know that many people here yet.  Anyways, I was beside myself and had the best time.  Thanks everyone!

Table set for 8...Marge was quite the cook!

Cute cupcakes by Hillary...

Hillary made some awesome strawberries, too!

Fun things for Hannah!

The first time my feet and ankles were swollen....I know, I know, you can't tell, but believe me, they are different!

The 3 preggers in order of due date

One happy surprised mama! Yes, they let me go home and change out of my bathing suit :)

All who made it possible:

Libby, me, Angi, Ronda, Lori, Hillary, Ronda, and Margi

Thanks Ladies!!!!

The next day, Margi took us on a tour of her grocery store...and I bought this...

That night, we went to Carrabba's to eat dinner....

Did I mention it was my birthday?  I thought this picture was funny.  If you know me, you know what I'm talking about :)

I had a great weekend and thank my girlfriends for celebrating my birthday and Hannah with me!!!

Girl's Weekend

What started out as a weekend that Clay planned to go to Texas with his buddies ended up being a girl's weekend for me!  I was telling my best Ohio friends, Libby and Angi,  that I was worried that Clay was leaving me alone to take care of Carter while I was 35 weeks pregnant.  They nonchalantly said it would be fun if they could come in during that weekend so I wouldn't have to be alone.  Well, a few weeks ago, they called and said they made the suggestion a reality...they bought plane tickets to DC! Then, at the last minute, my best Tennessee friend was able to surprise me and come.  And to top it off, it was my birthday weekend.  Pure awesomeness!  Below are some pictures of our fun...

 My favorite Mexican restaurant near our house is Guapo's.  These are my favorite menu items.

 On the metro to DC to sightsee

 The girls at Union Station catching our Red Bus tour bus

 The double decker bus...it was 75 degrees, what a perfect day for it!

 Nothing like a Godiva covered strawberry atop a red bus....yummmmmmmm!

 Not as pretty as usual without the water.  I guess everyone was thirsty.

 We spotted a crazy doing yoga in the park

And the day just begun for me!  I will leave that to the next post...