A Wedding for Apple (and Auntie)! 7.13.13

Dear Apple,

You are already following in your big brother's footsteps by attending your first wedding while still in the womb!  Your Auntie C got married on July 13, 2013 and we were lucky enough to be apart of her special day.

The day started off with some spa treatment - hair and makeup for the entire bridal party.

It was really early and clearly we all needed some help getting pretty for the BIG day and all the pictures that would come.  After getting made up it was time to go back to the house and hang out while we waited until it was time to get dressed.  All the bridesmaids got dressed first so we would be ready to help Auntie!

This is me (mommy) at 25 weeks pregnant with you!  And below is Auntie waving goodbye to our house for the last time as a single woman.  When she returned the next day she was married!

Someone's going to the chapel and she's gonna get married!!!  While Auntie is beautiful every day - she looked simply stunning the actual day of her wedding - truly a beautiful bride!

This is Mommy and Katie.  Mommy used to babysit for Katie and Auntie on the weekends.  Katie got married in May.  It was fun to see them all dressed up and "grown up" and also sad because it made Mommy feel a little bit old :)

Mommy and Auntie - sisters through the good, the bad, and the ugly and friends for life!  I am very lucky to have a sister such as Auntie - she and Mommy are not super close in age (we are 6.5 years apart) but as we have grown up the gap in age has seemed smaller and smaller.  Auntie is truly a friend now and not just my baby sister.  She's an amazing auntie and I can't wait for you to meet her!

The newly married couple!  Apple, meet Uncle Jarrod!  He's got lots of brothers so I am sure he will help Mommy figure out what's brotherly "love/play" and what you and your brother should get in trouble for.  He takes great care of Auntie (and she of him).  Mommy especially likes some of the sacrifices he has made to keep himself and Auntie local for the sake of family!  Mommy isn't rushing them but can't wait for the day that we can take a BIG family vacation with them and your cousins!

These were the gold shoes that Mommy wore for the wedding (Mommy's feet have coral nail polish on the toes).  They hurt so badly that as soon as pictures were over I threw them and Grandpa Adam's car and said I never wanted to see them again!

And lastly, a picture of you with Mommy and Daddy.  You were a great wedding guest.  We danced the night away and had so much fun with our family.  Thank you for allowing me to enjoy Auntie's wedding as much as I did!

25 weeks

We wish Auntie and Uncle Jarrod a lifetime of happiness and thank them again for inviting us to be a special part of their day!

xoxo
Mommy

Hurricane Irene & A Haircut

Dear Avacado,

This past week was certainly full of unexpected events.  First, I got a rather large haircut.  I wasn't intending on getting as much cut as I did but once I got in that chair it just felt like it was time to go a little shorter.  I have had longer hair almost my entire life (sans one incident in college) and have always been afraid to go short.  But, in the last 2 years my hair has become wavier and inthe last few months even more so.  Because of all this I decided it might be time to try a shorter length (I also really needed to cut down on the time it takes to style my hair given your impending arrival).

You, Me, and the New Haircut - Week 25

I really hate taking pictures of myself but I feel like its important to document your growth in some way.  Many people take a weekly picture but honestly, that's simply not going to happen with my crazy schedule and the lack of natural lighting in this house.  So, I have been trying to take pictures every few weeks.  This dress was actually the first piece of maternity wear I bought and I love that it still fits and there is still plenty of room!

This week, other than the haircut, we prepared for Hurriance Irene.  This was a storm that was supposed to do quite a bit of damage but when it finally arrived in  Maine - other than some flooding and lots of power outages we didn't have the severity that they predicted.  But, like good parents Josh and I went out and bought water jugs for Hunter and water bottles for us.  We also cleaned up the yard and but everything away that could have blown or caused damage.  It didn't take us very long and I am glad that we did it but we likely would have been ok if we hadn't.

Josh pretending to be blown away in the winds

Hunter demonstrating the wind

It's my hope this week to get your room more put together than it is because we have less than 100 days and your stuff is taking over our dinningroom!!

xoxo
Erin

A package arrived for you!

Dear Avacado,

Today as we were trying to figure out what to do with our night the doorbell rang.  Because we don't live in a neighborhood and don't have kids (until you get here) our doorbell only rings for two reasons (1) a delivery or (2) religious solicitation.  Well, I am happy to report that it was a delivery.

Both Josh and I were a little perplexed as we had not ordered anything.  It came in a very large box so we opened it up.  Inside was the playmat that I had selected!  Sandy (she works for Grandma Mary and Grandpa Adam) had sent it to you.  We are so thankful for such a thoughtful gift.  I specifically picked out this playmat versus a few others because the reviews all said it folded up really easily and traveled well.  This means that we can take it everywhere we go and it won't take up too much space or it can be easily folded and put in the closet when not in use.  IDEAL for us since we don't have an enormous house :)

Here is a picture of the playmat.  I love the colors on it and the different materials used!  I really hope it keeps you entertained for a long time with all the different toys, the mirror and the colors!  I also hope that Hunter and you are able to share it because I have a feeling he is going to like it too :)

picture from Babies R Us website.

Well, that's it.  I just wanted to jump on and write about this mystery package before I forgot. 

xoxo
Erin