Mixing it up

Sometimes when there's just two of you on vacation, the pictures tend to get a little boring. One of you sits in front of this monument, the other sits with this museum exhibit. So, we decided to mix it up a little.

at the Natural History Museum

I wanted to get a picture of both of us in front of the Capitol - but there was no one around to ask - so we tried to take it on our own

try #2 - we're not so good at this

not quite - starting to laugh

at this point I am laughing hysterically - David is not quite as entertained

this was the best we ended up with - I'll take it :)

My funny husband and the Washington Monument

I love this man

A Brief Interruption...

A little break from our vacation to show you the new addition to the nursery! My glider came in yesterday & I am so excited to finally have it in Kate's room!!!

Kate's handy Daddy putting the base on the chair

The glider and ottoman

We're definitely moving along - now it's just time for the details - curtains, frames, rug, etc.

On another note, I went to the doctor this morning. Only 9 more weeks left!!! Single digits - she'll be here before we know it. The doctor says baby looks great & I'm doing wonderful - so no complaints here (well, maybe a little on the swollen feet - but it's worth it!)

The First Day

We left for DC last Tuesday morning. Our flight was out of Dallas, so we headed over there early in the morning & got to DC around 4. Once we got there, we headed to our hotel - L'Enfant Plaza, then headed out to explore.

We walked through the Smithsonian Castle, rode the Metro to Downtown, then proceeded to WALK. We walked from 12th Street over to the White House on 15th.

David standing on the South Lawn side of the White House

Then we walked from there to the Mall and saw the World War II Memorial. From there we began the Marathon to the Lincoln Monument. It was super impressive at with the sun setting and the lights illuminating Mr. Lincoln.

holding up the Washington Monument

Lincoln Monument

Did I mention at this point we were about 2 miles from our hotel. Did I mention we got up early this morning? Did I mention that I am 30.5 weeks pregnant and our only option was to walk back? It's all true.

don't look too closely - definitley greasy from traveling

So, we began the treck, laughing as we began to see lightining in the distance. Along the way, we saw the Korean Memorial & the Washington Monument.


As we got about half a mile from our hotel....






...it began to rain. We walked under a ledge for a little while, but it finally shoved us out.

We finally reached our hotel room, a little damp, but it was a fun adventure and first few hours in our Nation's Capital.

Our Babymoon

Look closely - you can see the monuments in the background

This past week we have been in Washington DC. We began talking about going to DC a couple years ago, and finally had planned it for this past summer. When I decided to not to go back to work this year, we decided to wait and go to in the fall to avoid the heat. We just got back tonight, and it's back to the real world. I always hate coming back to the real world.





It was a wonderful vacation - full of fun things to see & visit, sleeping late, shopping, eating, ordering dessert after dinner every night, fantastic weather, and did I mention walking???





We walked at least 2 miles (sometimes up to 5 or 6) everyday. It was great, but we were DEAD at the end of the day. This pregnant woman's feet screamed for a hot bath every night. I survived though, and I'm so glad we had the chance to go on our "babymoon" before Kate joins our family.





We had many fun adventures on our trip, but too many to add in one post, so be looking back over the next few days!

It's coming along!

We added some decorations to Kate's room (finally!). I bought these letters at Hobby Lobby, but had to spray paint them 'cause they only came in gold. I wasn't sure how they would turn out...but I love them.

We also ordered the glider for the room this week - so there should be new pictures of that in about a month! Can't wait!

I'm 29 weeks now - crusing along. Only 11 more weeks! I went to the doctor last week - for the wretched glucose test, which turned out not to be so terrible. It came back normal - so no diabetes for me! What was terrible was the blasted Rogam shot. The things I already do for this child! They're definitely worth it though :) I go to the doctor again on Tuesday for a check up.

Did I mention that my nephew is ADORABLE??

look at that smile!

My brother & sister-in-law had their baby on June 4th. I can't get enough of him - I hate that I have to live so far away. We hadn't seen him in a month & he had changed so much! His little face is adorable and round - and now he does so many fun things - "talks", smiles, laughs, etc.

talking to Aunt Amy

hanging out with Uncle David

I loved getting to play with him this weekend & I can't wait to see him next!!! I love you Connor :)

Our First Shower

The Fantastic Hostesses (+ me and mom)

We spent this weekend in Austin. We got to visit with my family, see my ADORABLE nephew, eat good food, celebrate my mom's birthday, and have our first baby shower! My mom's friends, my Aunts, & my fantastic sister-in-law obviously spent a lot of time and energy to make me & Kate feel special. At the shower we got to see some people I hadn't seen in awhile, so that was great too. I did not force David to come to the estrogen party - so he watched football with my brother. He came by at the end to help pack up all the gifts & see the women who threw the shower. It was so fun - now I just have to figure out how to organize all these new things!

our amazing gifts

lots of cute clothes