9.02.2010

day three.

fort mchenry
{where francis scott key wrote the first lines of the national anthem, war of 1812}



highlights:
cheesiest visitor center video of the trip!
which ended with the best recording of a men's chorus singing the star spangled banner. {it was amazing.}

philadelphia














highlights:
liberty bell.
independence hall {where the declaration was signed}.
best philly cheesesteak.
trying to find a parking spot for a 7 foot high van.
most red brick i have ever seen in my life.
hotel in the middle of amish countryside.

welcome carson ♥


while sean and i were walking around colonial williamsburg today, serena's very first boy cousin was born! 7 lbs 5 oz, 20 inches, with a whole lotta hair!

congrats, annette & brad!

we can't wait to meet him.

8.24.2010

world's worst blogger.



that's what i've become.

chasing a toddler around + being pregnant + trying to sell our house + preparing for a 10 day trip + spending as much time with serena as possible before said trip = no time for blogging.

it's been a crazy couple of weeks.

but before i sign out for 10 days, i thought i'd leave you {heather} with a new picture and some random thoughts. {actually, i'll probably have more time for blogging on our trip. so who knows, maybe you'll hear from me sooner...}

01. can't wait for thursday to crack open mockingjay! i'm just going to wait until the stress of packing & the drama of leaving serena is over. then i can fully enjoy it. it's going to be a good flight from slc to dc!

02. seriously, it IS going to be drama leaving serena! i'm so worried about it! i know she will be well taken care of and loved and most likely spoiled rotten, but what about me?! i'm going to miss the little munchkin like crazy! and i swear she is not going to want anything to do with us when we get back. she is already crazy attached to my mom. eeeh. we will have to bribe her with lots of souvenirs or something. anyhow, i'm positive i will be a wreck and there will be plenty of tears.

03. we still can't decide on a name for this baby girl. i told sean he gets to decide, but then he starts saying it will be harper for sure and i want to take it back and fight for maizy :)

04. i bought my very first pairs of maternity pants last week. i kind of love them and i wonder why it took me so long to come to my senses and just buy some. i'm so comfortable these days!

05. arctic circle has the best onion rings on the planet.

06. serena is a banana addict. she would eat them all day long if i let her. i get nervous when she sees a picture of a banana on a tv show or in one of her books because she will beg for a "nana" and i'm afraid she's going to have a potassium overdose! i have to hide them in the closet and limit her to one a day. what a little monkey.

07. i hate packing.

08. can you believe i'm 30 weeks along now? craziness. i'm kind of stressed out about having a newborn baby in 10 weeks. please please please let us sell our house before then! i feel bad that i can't decorate a space for her until we get moved out. and even then, the poor thing will probably be sleeping in a pack n play until we feel ready to move serena to a big girl bed. i don't want to buy another crib.

09. oh and you know what stinks? we're having another girl, but we'll still have to buy a whole new girl wardrobe because serena was a spring baby and she'll be a fall baby.

10. wow. i've become not only the world's worst blogger, but also the world's biggest mommy blogger! oh well. it's my life.

11. over & out!

8.18.2010

bear lake.


serena + grandma ♥ playing in the dirt

playing in the water

serena + mama {who is looking and feeling very pregnant these days...}
serena + dada ♥ floating
catching some waves
like a true mom, i made her put a t-shirt on near the end ♥ nakey bum

we spent a lovely day at bear lake yesterday. serena slept the whole ride there {hallelujah!} and we spent the afternoon with my mom {dad got the very same stomach virus that we've passed on to nearly every member of the family now}. it was totally worth the 2 1/2 hour drive to spend a few hours in the sun, letting serena run wild in the water and dirt. plus it was the perfect day. not too hot. not too windy. not too cloudy. not too crowded. we stopped for dinner in logan, and then serena slept for most of the ride home {she was on her very best behavior yesterday}. it was a goooood day.