2017 - Week 40

October 2.
Another Monday...started lazy with tv shows and snuggling with our buddies, people watching on the stoop, then a park playdate and dance class.

October 3.
Brother loves rocks SO much, sometimes he just hugs them at the park!! Sister decorated some bracelets and then everyone accompanied me to my monthly check up. All is good with baby boy!

October 4.
Pumpkin petting before church. After church we went to TCBY for "99 cent Waffle Cone Wednesday"...yes, we had icecream for lunch. YUM! Sister did some checkups on her buddies during Rad's naptime.

October 5.
Nora's first fieldtrip was to an alpaca farm!! She got to walk it, feed sheep, brush some wool, make a cool braclet and learn a fun bible story about God and creation. She had a blast and so did brother - so glad he got to tag along!

October 6.
Weekend away to celebrate baby #3 with my hubby!! We drove 3 hours to Charlottesville, VA. We went on a tour of Monticello and saw Thomas Jefferson's grave site. We rented a tiny cabin through AirBandB which was a perfect QUIET retreat from the regular routine. We enjoyed a dinner out in the downtown area before sitting outside our cabin for hours watching stars and talking life - we even saw 2 shooting stars!

October 7.
Another fun vacation day. We started with brunch on UVA campus at The Pigeon Hole...it was game day against Duke and the place was slamming - we felt like college kids again. We shopped, went to Jefferson winery for a wine tasting (don't worry, I only tasted a few), went to a bourbon distillery with the most amazing view, then headed back downtown for another fun evening of dinner, icecream, people watching and siteseeing.

October 8.
Woke up to cold, rainy weather. We made the drive to Carter Mountain apple orchard anyway...the view was amazing!! So were the apple cider donuts, the fresh picked apples and the apple pie! We stopped for brunch before headed home. I enjoyed a little too much coffee - first time having french press in WAY too long. What an amazing get away with the hubs - perfect refresh before life gets even crazier with 3!!

2017 - Week 39

September 25.
Started the day off with peanut butter cups in the foyer for breakfast. Followed by some chicken drawings, painting and Nora's dance class. Grammy also arrived to day for a visit!!

September 26.
Took Rad to his favorite park while sister was at school, then introduced Grammy to Play Cafe for lunch. Afternoon movie snuggles, then my mom and I had a pizza date to catch up on life and enjoy a girls night.

September 27.
Took the kiddos to Webers Farm with my mom. We ate apple cider donuts, rode the hay ride, did the yard slides, picked pumpkins, came home and decorated said pumpkins and enjoyed some Grammy snuggles.

September 28.
While sister was at school, Rad enjoyed shopping with a cake pop and trying out allllll the umbrellas at Carters. Then we ventured north to Annie's Playground to check out Maryland's largest playground. It didn't disappoint - they had a blast!

September 29.
Last day with Grammy in town...shopping in Fells, lunch date out, icecream, another playground and enjoying some amazing weather!!

September 30.
Lazy day...sister carried her American flag around almost all day - she's obsessed with it!! Brother was introduced to the idea of potty training with the reward of candy - not much luck so far. Then we decided to rearrange sister's room to make for more space. She loves it!

October 1.
Fun day with the cousins, Aunt Hil, Uncle Patrick and G. We watched football, ate yummy food, rode bikes and watched the kiddos scarf down cupcakes.

2017 - Week 38

September 18.
We headed to Target in our costumes, even playing at the playground in them!! We opened a few new chapters too...starting dance class and introducing big boy underwear! Great kickoff to a new week.

September 19.
Started the day with sister insisting on bringing her LeapPad in the car to school and brother waving at trucks. While sister was at school, we explored the park - tractors, trucks and playground playing. Then a little afternoon water table fun to soak up these last few days of summer weather. 

September 20.
Hung with Aunt Hilaire and the cousins after church. Waiting for Ava and Michael to finish their school day before getting an icecream treat from the icecream truck was the best afternoon!

September 21.
Another school day...brother wanted to be like sister and bring his bag. I took brother to the park to play with toy trucks and to HomeGoods for an errand before taking them to PureRawJuice for an acai bowl...they weren't sure what to think about it. I ate most of it. Then an evening playdate with Kerry, Austin and Kyle...it's been too long since we've seen them! 

September 22.
Lazy Friday!! Chalk all morning followed by an adventure in pjs and boots to the park for a workout, leaf collecting and watching the fountain. Daddy took us to dinner at the local pizza place! 

September 23.
Baltimore Book Festival at the Inner Harbor. The kiddos got to meet their favorites - Daniel Tiger and Curious George. We painted pumpkins, played games and sister even did the "spelling bee" correctly spelling her name, Rad's name and doing her ABC's all in the microphone!

September 24.
Brother slept 19 hours after a LONG day in the sun yesterday...he preferred some snuggles with mommy over doing anything else. Daddy and Nora enjoyed their snuggles while mommy cleaned and did laundry waiting for brother to wake up.