Growing too fast

How did my baby grow into a boy so fast????? The scratched up knees and elbows get me every time! I can't believe my baby is this big and in just 30 days we'll have a newborn in the house....it feels like yesterday we brought Little Guy home and then I blinked and he's jumping, climbing, talking, and growing up way too fast! Baby #2 better know to slow down this whole growing up thing!!!

Splashing Bread

We're gearing up for the 105 degree heat they are predicting this weekend and what better way to prepare than to jump in the pool!  Little Guy found it to be more entertaining to stand on the edge and drop Olive's ball in the water and let the water splash him in the face.  He could barely stand up he was laughing so hard!  I love to listen to him laugh at things he does himself, he fancies himself quite the comedian.  We were also lucky enough to get not one, but two, loaves of Gigi's bread....let me tell you, when Gigi's bread is in the house, there's really no point in offering anything else to eat.  Little Guy walks around asking/begging/pleading for more "Gigi's bread"...apparently I need to learn how to make banana bread (yes I know, it's not terribly difficult!)

Our table

We went and picked up my dad's latest masterpiece today, our kitchen table.  It is an exceptional piece of furniture- we hand picked the redwood (all five HUGE pieces of it) and my dad went to work sanding, planing, staining, and creating the most amazing table I have EVER sat at.  The bench is SO comfortable and it is the perfect compliment to our newly remodeled kitchen.  We are so lucky to have my dad not only helping us transform our house into our dream home, but to also create pieces that we will pass down for generations to come.  Now we just have to work on filling up all these dinner seats :)

Water

We have WATER!!!  My dishwasher is running as I type this and I cleaned off plates in the kitchen sink, not the guest bathtub, this evening!  I am so excited for the fridge water and range to get hooked up tomorrow...we are so close, I can't wait to have our first family dinner any day now!!!

Nap Time Professional

This weekend marked the start of shower season- I have SIX showers this month, one I am the guest of honor, two I am throwing, and three that I am simply enjoying as a guest!  That being said, this weekend I was sans kiddo for both showers and Little Guy's Daddy was in charge.  Naturally I may have given more advice than needed, but he breezed right through nap time, never resorting to the car, just simply laying with him in bed.  Every time my hubby has sleep success, be it with naps or bedtime, it adds to his very humble opinion of his superior parenting skills....yes honey, you were the nap king this weekend, but be careful what you wish for, you may find yourself in charge of sleep training this next baby :)

Grocery shopping...

Today we got to babysit sweet Peyton while her mommy and Gigi did a little shopping.  Little Guy was less than excited to wake up to a baby in the house, but after he discovered he could push her in his grocery cart, he was sold!  I can't wait for more play dates with all THREE babes!

Laughter and Lemonade

Today I was showered with motherly love at a luncheon in my honor!  We were celebrating Baby #2 and it was just the most perfect day, I couldn't have asked for more.  I really wanted something small so all the ladies could talk and enjoy each other's company and that was exactly what I got.  We had one long lunch table, so beautifully decorated it needed to be in a magazine.  Cari and Heather hosted with dessert help from the Erins- let me just say, I am so lucky to call these amazing women my friends.  Here are some shots from the day (you can check out more about the crafty side of the shower over at Teaspoons and Twine).

The darling lemonade stand that greeted the guests- it also enticed the garage salers!

Miss Erin and her lovely dessert creations.  The cake was TDF, I may have had 3 pieces...

Relaxing with my amazing gifts- we are set with diapers!

Miss Mads and Peyton!  Love the matching colors!

Friends from playgroup.  Funny to think we met when our boys were just months old and here we are gearing up for baby #2.  Alyssa and I have the EXACT same due date, SO FUN!

The Fitzsimmons ladies...maybe I am carrying the 5th one, you never know....