Learning to swim

Zach and I and the girls went down to Florida for a few days over his spring break. I was a little curious what a trip of just our family would be like, I was pretty sure we'd be bored of each other a couple days into it :). But it was a really nice relaxing time to spend with just each other. I don't see Zach as much as I'd like with his residency, so I think it was a much needed vacation! But when is a vacation not much needed? I could come up with reasons any day of the week why I "need"/"deserve" a vacation! Anyways...

First of all, don't be fooled by these pictures. It was NOT pool weather. It was actually very much freezing, pants and hoodie weather (which is what I was wearing while taking these pictures). But Miss A was determined to play in the "blue water" and Zach was a good enough dad to take her not once, but twice. Why are kids immune to cold? Zach and I are far better insulated if you know what I mean, then skinny minnie Miss A, it just doesn't make sense!

Would you look at that face! Pure Joy! And I know the lady in the background is dressed like it's a nice warm day, but I assure you, it was not.

And what I wouldn't give to have the leg definition of my 2 year old!

See, she can be sweet! Despite the video I posted of her (which was on the way home from Florida and she was sick to give her a little credit). Now that I have the pool pictures up, I'll have the beach ones coming next!

What mommas do for fun part TWO

We attend/plan/host baby showers! Five years ago I attended my first baby shower. I had no idea what to give or where to shop for baby things. And I gave the worst present, some funky insulated bottle thing that now that I am a mom and more familiar with mom gear, I have never ever seen any one use something like that. So anyways, I'm still a bit embarrassed that I gave that as a gift, but the mom world was very confusing and mysterious to me! So I did my best. Little did I know that in the young student family circles that I tend to run in, that shower was the first of MANY to come. Which is great. It's a fun time to get together and socialize, I love watching people open presents, it's great to have a special day for the pregnant mommy, there's lots of good food to eat, and coming up with simple (but cheap!) decor is a good challenge! Here are some pics from a recent shower I helped with. The guest of honor (Jeanette) is one of the cutest pregnant people I've ever seen, but I figured still she might be mad at me if I posted a picture of her without permission! So I'll play it safe with just some food and decor photos!
There really was other food there that wasn't chocolate themed, but apparently I didn't care to take pictures of it! I love chocolate a little too much...we went with Pink and Brown for colors obviously. Don't ask me how much I ate :)

What mommas do for fun part ONE

We go on girls trips! This one was not too far, just to Nashville, but more importantly, it was just girls, no kiddos. I only went for one night of the trip, Baby T was 7 weeks old at the time and Zach had a huge test coming up, so I feel fortunate to have been able to go even for a night!
We went to the Grand Ole Opry, Cheesecake Factory, shopping, and my favorite - we got pedicures. Only my 3rd in my life, and oh boy do I look forward to them, even if I only can swing it once a year! Actually my favorite part of the trip was of course chatting into the wee hours of the morning. Because when girlfriends get tired, the filters come off. Most of the funniest things I've ever heard in my life have been giggled out after 1 am!


oh and here's me :( I'm going to avoid being in pictures as much as possible until I can sit down without having to either a) unbutton my pants or b) leave them buttoned and have the circulation cut off to my legs. Sooo...maybe by October you might see me back on here. No joke.