A Great Girls Weekend in Baltimore

This past weekend, my NC girls and I headed to Baltimore for a fun filled girls weekend.  It was such an awesome time and was amazing to hang out in a new city with some great friends.  This was my first time to Maryland and Baltimore, so I was really excited.  We stayed in an ideal location right on the Inner Harbor, so we could walk to everything.  On Saturday, the four of us walked around the city for a while, saw where the Baltimore Orioles play, got pedicures and took a relaxing boat ride. That night, we went to a cute, little Italian restaurant in Little Italy for dinner.  On the way back to North Carolina,we stopped at Stacy and Travis’s and were able to see their new house, catch up with Luke and meet their precious new baby, Max.  What a beautiful, sweet baby – makes me even more excited to meet Baby #2.  He looks like a miniature version of Luke.  It was so wonderful to hang out and have some quality girl time.  I’m definitely so blessed to have met such wonderful friends, and the four of us can’t wait to do it again next year.  We owe our husbands a lot, because they stayed home and took care of the babies while we had our relaxing girl time.  Thanks again everyone for such a special weekend!!! 

Hayden's First Motorcycle Race with Daddy

While I was away for the girls weekend, Jamie took Hayden to Virginia to watch his first motorcycle race. Jamie, his Dad and his brother have always had a passion for cars and motorcycles, and now Jamie can share this with his sons. Here are a couple of the cute flip videos of the race and Hayden. I enjoyed watching what my two boys did while I was away this weekend. :)

A Stop to Smell the Roses

After Hayden's nap yesterday, we went to the playground where I caught this cute moment. He loves to stop and smell flowers. If you turn the volume up, you can hear him sniffing:) What a sweetie!

Brother - Sister Time in Minnesota

This past weekend I went up to Minneapolis by myself to visit Bryan.  It was such a great weekend, and we did a lot in the small amount of time I was there.  I got to hang out with Bryan, Jan and his new puppy, Zoey.  She’s only 5 months old and is a bulldog/boxer mix.  What a sweetie, and she’s such a good dog. I also got to hang out with my sister and brother-in-law Molly and Ryan which was awesome.  On Friday night, we all met at Bryan’s in Uptown and then headed to Target Field to watch the Twins play.  It’s a new ballpark downtown and was neat to catch a game there.  Although, I’ll be honest, I mostly talked throughout the game and didn’t pay much attention.  On Saturday, we headed up north to Duluth and to Gooseberry Falls.  We took the scenic drive to the falls which was neat, because the highway runs right next to Lake Superior.  We all really like to hike and this state park was just beautiful and allows you to climb all over the falls and rocks.  We then went to Split Rock Light House and were able to climb to the top and see more of the Lake.  There were trails that went from the light house to the bottom by the water so we checked that out, too.  It was such an awesome weekend, and I can’t wait to visit again with Jamie, Hayden and Baby.  Thanks again for such a great weekend everyone.  I love and miss you all!!  :)

Twins Game

An Exciting Labor Day Weekend

The three of us had an amazing Labor Day weekend with some great visitors!  Mike, Julie and Brady flew down from Chicago, and we all had a fun time hanging out and playing with the boys.  Hayden and Brady are so cute together and are such a blast to watch.  We kept busy by going to the Science Museum, the playground, the pool and to Duke.  Definitely a great way to say goodbye to the summer and hello to fall.  Thanks again guys for such a wonderful time – we miss you already;)

Last Weekend for the Pool