Girls Weekend - Myrtle Beach '09

Beautiful afternoon at the beach


At the spa!


A few weeks ago three of my girlfriends from college came down to Myrtle Beach and we had a girls weekend!! Since I'm not really centrally located for everyone, this is the first time we had girls weekend on my turf : ) The girls arrived Friday night and we just hung out and got all caught up with each other. Saturday morning we had appointments at the spa and that was wonderful! That afternoon it was really hot so we headed to the beach for a while. It was so beautiful and incredibly relaxing. Afterwards, we went out for dinner, did some shopping, and called it a night with a movie and a batch of brownies! It was a short visit, but very enjoyable. It was nice to get away from our kids, husbands and jobs to spend some good girl time together. We definitely had a lot of laughs, and I'm so thankful for my Liberty girls!!

Trip to New York

Thomas, Elise and baby Leah. We were actually in town during their anniversary and watched all 3 kids while they went to dinner...boy, that was an adventure! :)


All sweaty after hiking a trail in a park. He's my sweet little man




Isabelle always lays on a pillow while drinking her juice, so Thomas decided to join her! It was definitely a photo op!

Precious Leah, such a sweetheart


Picking apples


A couple weeks ago, Isabelle, Jeremy, and I went to New York to visit family. We wanted to meet our new little niece (and Isabelle's new cousin), baby Leah Madison. Also, to spend time with my other little nephew, Thomas, as well as my brother and his wife. Isabelle was such a trooper and did great traveling. She got a little restless on the plane, but we just had to keep giving her snacks and different toys. However, the flight home was a different story. That flight was in the evening, so by the time we traveled to the airport, Isabelle didn't get a good nap in and she was beat. Needless to say, we were flying right at her bedtime and she had enough!! She screamed for the first 3o minutes of the flight!! Poor thing had been so good all week and put up with all the traveling, but she was at her wits end by this time. In any case, we made it home safely.

We had a really great visit in New York. Leah is so precious and I really enjoyed meeting her and cuddling with her, she is such a sweetheart. Thomas is a ball of energy! He's such a little lover though, too. We had a blast playing with him, he kept us laughing that's for sure! This trip was definitely the highlight of our summer. We went to a farm and went apple picking one day, and to a park another day. Mostly, we just spent time together at the house, playing with the kids, and making food. Sure it got hectic sometimes with all the kids and their different nap schedules, and wasn't always the easiest traveling with a baby, but we wouldn't have traded this trip for anything. We both agreed that this trip was better than any tropical trip we could have taken...it was a trip where memories were made. We definitely want to keep the tradition up and getting all together as often as possible. It is so important that our kids know each other well and we know our nieces and nephews like our own. We love you Thomas, Elise, Thomas and Leah!!

11 months old!

She loves taking walks in her stroller and bringing her new purse






Of course she's rocking a Steelers cheerleading outfit!!




Look at my 2 new teeth!!


October 1st, Isabelle turned 11 months old. Oh how time flies!! This has been a pretty big month for Isabelle. After many many months of drooling, chewing on everything in sight, and lots of gum pain...Isabelle cut two teeth this month!! She has definitely mastered crawling and is a little speed demon! She pulls up on everything, but is not terribly interested in walking right now. I try to hold her hands and get her to take steps, but she would much rather get down and crawl knowing that she will get there faster that way...little smarty pants : ) She has us laughing all the time now. She scrunches her face up and blows really hard out of her nose. She says "dada" all the time and throws in a "mama" here and there. She babbles all the time and she loves to wave, especially with both arms at the same time! This month, Isabelle also had her first airplane ride. We went to New York and had a great time (post and pics to come!). We are so thankful for our wonderful baby girl and how she has grown and developed so much over this year.