Baby Shower

Last Saturday, Lacey and my mom threw us a baby shower. It was beach themed, like the new baby's room is going to be. We loved seeing family, and such good friends!

We got a lot of essentials and some pretty cute room decor!!

It was such a fun time, and a great chance to see everyone. I am only sad that I did not get more good pictures, as it was decorated sooooooo cutely! Lacey and my mom went all out with the decor and food. I hope that someone will send me better pics and I can post them later.

Girl Cousins

My sister Kelley and her daughters Gracie and Emory are here this week for a visit. Brighton is so excited to see his cousins, ALL girl cousins. I guess it is only fair that I have another boy to even out this family some! Anyway, we are having alot of fun visiting with them. Brighton even participates in their tea parties.

We asked Brighton...

if he wanted a brother or a boat??? He said BOAT without hesitation. We decided that he could have both!

Not sure when we will find the time to enjoy it with a new one on the way but look forward to giving it lots of TLC so that we can enjoy it for years to come, and Brighton can enjoy both a new brother and a boat!

I am pretty sure that Jason is more excited than Brighton!

Last weekend was so nice and almost relaxing! It is Restaurant Week in Charlotte. Quite a few upscale places do a 3 course meal for a set price that is very reasonable. Jason and I decided to have a date night on Friday. We went to Alton's in Jetton Village. It was delicious! Prime rib stuffed mushrooms, pan seared filets and twice baked potatoes. Yum. Desert? Yes we had it but I can tell you I did not have more than 2 bites of it as I was so full already! It was a nice treat.

On Saturday, Jason's friend Jason Hooks and his family came over to visit. It was Jason, his wife Liz and their 3 boys, Bradley, Tyler and Dylan. Brighton played with the boys and we had some fun in the sun and then grilled cheeseburgers.

In other news, I am happy to report that we seem to be on the road to potty training! I have always heard that boys sometimes take a while to be ready for this, so I was not trying to force it to soon. We have been talking about it to Brighton since he turned 2, and he has had some interest and has actually gone a couple of random times on the potty but nothing consistant. This week he has gone 5 times on the potty! He is very proud of himself. Lets see if we can keep it up!

It has been a while since I have posted anything here. We are officially in the dog days of summer. Nothing major to report but I thought I would post a few pics of Brighton.

We have had a few low key weekends where we did not have any set plans, which was kind of nice. We are just trying to stay cool in the lake and the pool with a few good boat rides in between!

The next weekends of the summer are filled up with plans, visitors, and weekend getaways so I am sure they will go by fast. For my sake I hope so. I think I have mentioned before this heat is really bogging me down. It is hard being pregnant in the summer! This little one is quite active I may add. I need to get busy and get out the baby stuff that is just sitting in boxes and bins in the basement. It will be fun to go through it all again. For some odd reason though, I have not been experiencing "nesting" like I did last time. I need it to happen though so that I can get organized. We will be so busy during the next few weekends though. I don't think it will happen until after Labor Day weekend. Procrastination...

July 4th

With the 4th of July being on a Wednesday this year, it certainly did break up the week. Not sure if it will make it seem shorter or longer. I am thinking longer, as it was just a teaser for the weekend.

Wednesday or not, we celebrated the occasion. It was another super hot day. We have been having a lot of those lately. I am almost over this summer as it has been TO hot for me to enjoy. I am starting to think it may be best if I sit the rest of the summer out INSIDE in the AC! We did have a nice little rain storm later in the day to cool things off. We were able to make a full day of it, seeing lots of family and friends.

Now with that over with, we only have 2 more days until the weekend. It is back to work for now though. I have finally been able to pick out some stuff for the new baby's room! Some fabric and accessories have been purchased so I am feeling better about that. Now, if I could just get some better sleep at night...