We have some exciting news to share!!! Baby #2 is arriving this November! Baby’s due date is November 10, and we cannot wait!!!!!
Gail’s Pumpkin Patch & 10 Things | 2020
Here are the highlights from our annual trip to Gail’s Pumpkin Patch!
- Scooping corn kernels with Georgia in the little corny sand bin! She loved using the measuring cup to fill a bigger container.
- Getting to see Brownie the bunny who has the same bday as me!
- Georgia riding in the wagon while Greg pulled it in the pumpkin field, and it was even cuter after we picked the pumpkins- 4 orange pumpkins and a little baby pumpkin!
- Picking pumpkins- one for Georgia, one for Greg, one for Olivia, and one for me! I love that at this pumpkin patch you get to use the big clippers to pick your pumpkin.
- Georgia running and hugging us in the field and her adorable little laugh. She loves running free, and it is the BEST thing to watch!
- Seeing the 5th largest pumpkin in the state of Illinois! It was huge!! Here’s the link to the article on it- The 5th Largest Pumpkin in Illinois
- Watching Georgia drink her little apple sipper. They had little sippy cups shaped like an apple for the little ones, and Georgia was so happy when Olivia brought her one. It was sooo yummy, and Georgia kept saying mmmmm!
- Georgia almost spilling an entire water bottle on Greg because she didn’t want the cap on it.
- Posing for our pic by the Gail’s sign!
- Eating the BEST cinnamon rolls in the car on the way home. Seriously, they are so delicious- I ate 3 of them of yesterday lol!!
and here is our post from last year!
Wedding Shower Fun!
It has been a while since I posted a blog post, but I just had to share these pictures from my cousin Rob and his fiancé, Anneli’s wedding shower! It was such a great day with fun games, amazing desserts (the yummiest cookies, cupcakes, and brownies ever), and delicious food! I ate my cookie the second I sat down at the table lol. There was a wedding dress contest with toilet paper which was hilarious and a questionnaire about the bride and groom which was super cute!! I cannot wait for their wedding, and they are seriously the CUTEST couple!
Also, their shower was bringing back the best memories of when Greg and I were getting married! Gosh, I love love!
Here is the link to our wedding shower!
and also, you have to check out Anneli’s blog! It’s sooo good!! So many tips and tricks!
You can find it here- Anneli On Her Way
McCormick’s Creek 2020 | Part 2
Here is part 2 from our family vacation! Gosh, I want to be back on vacation so bad, and the fact that summer is almost over is making me so sad. We’re really going to soak up the sun for the next couple of weeks because this summer has felt like it has gone by wayyy too fast!
McCormick’s Creek 2020 | Part 1
Hi everyone! I have a couple of posts coming up from our family vacation to McCormick’s Creek in Indiana! McCormick’s Creek is a family tradition, and it is just the best! This year was amazing because everyone was able to go- 37 fun, cute, amazing people. We played in the pool, hung out, went to dinner, and so much more. My favorite part was getting to hang out with everyone and playing Spike Ball which is kinda like a mini volleyball game with a bouncy net and 4 players total. Also, playing with Georgia in the pool was just the best, and she did so well swimming in her puddle jumper. She LOVED jumping to me and Greg into the pool.
These pictures are from a night we went out to dinner. Afterwards we stopped for a treat at the yummiest ice cream shop that we stop at every year. Then, we went back to the hotel and all hung out outside well into the night. Georgia loved playing with all of her little cousins (they’re all the sweetest!), and one of her favorite parts was walking up and down the stairs at the side of the hotel.
Here are the posts from 2019 and 2018 !
P.S. Shoutout to my brother, Kevin- he took some of these fantastic pics!!
It’s Summertime!!!
This past weekend Georgia and I went over to Tim and Alison’s, and we had the BEST time! It was the perfect summer get together. Alison made the most beautiful charcuterie board, and Tim set up his bags set so that everyone could play! We all sat outside and just had so much fun! Gosh, I love summer!!!!
Pomp & Circumstance 2020
These pictures are from 2 weekends ago! We got to celebrate Mother’s Day and my mom’s birthday, and we celebrated Olivia and Kevin’s graduations a week early! Here are the pics from that day. It was so much fun, and we had yummy food and treats! Olivia seriously makes the BEST sugar cookies in the whole world!
I am so proud of Kevin and Olivia, and they are going to be the best additions and contributors to their chosen career paths! Here is a little Pomp and Circumstance for them!
Easter 2020
These took me a while to post, but I had to share Georgia’s 2nd Easter! She loved her little chick that hopped and putting her Easter eggs in her basket!
Breaking Free
We have been spending a lot of time outside, and I am so happy the weather has been so nice! Being outside has definitely made sheltering in place more bearable. Georgia and I have been running 4 miles everyday. We have been playing in the yard, having picnics, and going out to the lake! Georgia loves picking up sticks, and she also loves it when I do squats and lunges after our runs. She does baby squats, and it is so cute!
I am excited for the shelter in place and social distancing to be over, though. We definitely miss going to the gym, leisurely walking through Target and the grocery store, going to the library, eating at restaurants, and so much more! We will definitely be living it up this summer when all of this is over. Pool days, vacation, and ice cream dates here we come!
In the meantime, though, does anyone have any good movie recommendations or tv shows to watch on Netflix/Hulu? We have been binging Ozark, The Good Place, and Little Fires Everywhere!
Hitting the Slopes
I have been wanting to go skiing for a really long time, and I thought that we would have to go to Wisconsin to get to ski, but then I found this place called Villa Olivia right by my parent’s house. I called right away, and I found out they did group ski lessons and everything. So, this weekend, me, Greg, Kevin, Olivia, Rob, Anneli, and Frank (my brother’s friend) all hit the slopes! My mom and dad also came with to watch and play with Georgia while we skied.
It was the funniest and funnest day ever! Seriously, I think it was the most fun I had doing something since Greg and I played volleyball on the beach in Mexico on our honeymoon. Rob and Anneli (my cousin and his cute fiancé) were really good at skiing! They could do all the turns and stops right away. Greg was also good, and I think it was because he just has no fear when it comes to that kind of stuff. Kevin and Frank also did a good job, except for the one time Kevin dropped his pole on the slope and couldn’t pick it up lol! Olivia was the funniest of all time on the skis. She brought so much joy to the day! Our ski instructor, Don, loved her! He gave her some private lessons and everything! She also made him laugh so hard he had to stop the lesson, and he kept saying how he didn’t want the lesson to end because he was having so much fun.
After our lesson, everyone decided to try the ski lift and go down the biggest hill. I was really scared, but I went down 2 times without a wipeout (I did hold my breath the whole time though). Oh yea, and getting off the ski lift is another skill you have to master. Me and Livi fell together the first time we tried to get off of it, and Kevin forgot to get off his first time, and they had to back it up. I was very impressed with how well everyone did going down the big hill. They were all doing some of the jumps and going really fast!!
Then, the fall happened. Liv went down the big hill, and she totally wiped out. Luckily, Anneli was right behind her, and came to her rescue. I also was behind them, and I tried to stop, too, but then, I also fell in the mud. We hopped right back up though, and we were just covered in mud!
After that, we were pretty much done. We went back by Georgia and my parents, and we turned in our ski stuff. My mom told me how Georgia loved exploring the ski lodge, and that they were playing outside with the leaves, and my mom was picking up little leaves in her hand and blowing them into the air, and Georgia loved it so much! They also played giddy up horsey and took a ride in the stroller!
It was the best day ever, and afterwards we all went to Morrettis for pizza. Skiing also really works up an appetite, and I liked how the next day it felt like I did a really tough workout! I cannot wait to go again, and next year I want to go skiing as soon as it gets cold out so that we can do it all winter!
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