Freckles

I don't know if you can see them from this photo but Mae gets little tiny freckles on her cheeks and nose when she is in the sun. They are so deliciously adorable, I can't get enough of them. 

Julie's Baby Shower

I mentioned it in a recent post but we threw Julie a baby shower two Saturdays ago. I am rather mad at myself for not bringing my camera out till the party was going on for 3 hours but oh well! Julie wanted a coed baby shower and she explicitly asked for a "party." She didn't want baby games or folks ogling over her belly. We hope we delivered and gave her exactly what she wanted. Matt, my brother inlaws whole family came down for the event so it was extra special.

Now it is just time to wait. We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Baby K around July 19th!

The proud grandpas.  

Pearson fueling up at the keg. 

Matt Sanne made corn hole for the party. It was a shower gift to for the new parents. I think this is going to get a lot of use at the beach house. 

These were our decorations. Unfortunately I didn't get any other shots, mainly because we set up the whole backyard then it started raining so we had to bring the majority of stuff in. The weather finally cleared near the end of the party. 

Tossing bags. 

Julie and her college roommate Amanda. 

Heather and her good friend Jennifer. 

Julie and her besets friend of all time, Laura. 

The parents to be! 

Then Will decided he really wanted a diet coke and Heather let him. 

Waiting for it to be open. 

Getting excited. 

Can't wait! 

First sip. 

Not liking it one bit. 

Julie with her inlaws.

Parents and grandparents to be! 

Sprite much more his speed. 

Insult to Injury

Well the last 48+ hours have been less then boring to say the least. On Friday morning we woke up to our basement flooding AGAIN. Mind you this was at 6 am. After bailing water two weeks ago, Pearson and I could not do it yet again. My body won't allow me and Pearson had to work so we moved all our stuff to higher ground and let the water come in. There was an inch of water throughout the entire basement. That is all I can say about that now since our house is war zone and I have no more energy to focus on the lack of action happening.

Then on Friday night the kids were in bed. All of sudden Whitaker started screaming at the top of his lungs. Pearson and I both rushed in to see what was the matter, assuming he had fallen and hurt himself, which happens countless times a day. Nope. This time he had tried to give Mae a goodnight  and she poked him in the eye. He kept saying [through screams] that he couldn't open his eye but I thought with a little sleep it would be better. I encouraged him to lay down and try to get some rest. Mind you, I also gave him some Benadryl because I had to take him to the doctor for some horrible rash earlier in the week so I knew he was exhausted and just needed to get some. Anyway back to the poked eye. Whitaker woke up a couple of hours later screaming/crying and I couldn't get him to wake up enough to tell me what was going on. This happened probably about 10 times throughout the night. He would go to sleep then wake up screaming. Finally at 6 he was still miserable and complained he couldn't open his eye, which he couldn't/wouldn't. Pearson and I were both worried enough that we thought a trip to the ER was needed. So off we headed on Saturday morning.

Go to find out Mae scratched Whit's cornea about a half inch wide. The doctor provided some antibacterial ointment and told us she was glad we came in. I was thankful for an answer.

As the the score card stands now, Mae 1, Whitaker 0. 

Spring Concert

Today Mae had her Spring Concert at school. The kids sang 12 songs - 3 songs about each season - complete with movements for each song. Holy cuteness! I was blown away that Mae was able to remember all 12 songs and even more that the music teacher was able to teach the whole preschool all those songs!! That lady needs to be given sainthood. I am so proud of Mae and what an amazing, kind, caring, and personality brimming little girl she has become over the last year at Blessed Sacrament. I can't believe there is only one more week of preschool. 

One of the songs that they sang for winter was "Move, move, move, move, move, move, move….FREEZE." I wish I could freeze these days with her. 

I just want to squish her she is so cute. 

So happy and cute.

Mae has a lot of movements, including this one! 

Her class. I am always struck how she is the littlest. 

Looking for us after the concert. 

Then she spotted us! 

Where did you go April and Part of May?

I just realized it has been well over a MONTH since I last posted. My delinquency in posting is a pretty pathetic state of affairs, even for me but I have just felt so tired and run down that by the end of the day, I just crash. I have missed so many unforgettable moments. Whitaker keeps talking more and more and says the funniest things. And Mae is such a joy and charming little lady that I can't get enough of her.  There have been some highs and some lows but to give you a snapshot of the BIG things that we have had going on here they are:

1. Grandma C. came to visit. We had such a wonderful time and the kids enjoyed every moment of her being here. We went to see the Cherry Blossoms and the kids each got to spend some one on one QT with her. We are so lucky to have her.

2. We celebrated Easter.

3. We went to Oak Island for Spring Break with my dad. Per usual the beach never disappoints and we spent a glorious week being totally unplugged and enjoying the amazing weather North Carolina gave us.

4. Our basement flooded. This is the low, low point. The day it flooded Pearson and I barreled water for 6+ hours. My body has never been so sore and I think I am still feeling the effects of it all. In fact we are still dealing with it and the basement in our rental house is pretty much unusable. The carpet is torn up and it is one big stress and headache for us right now. For the last TWO weeks we have had contractors, insurance folks, and city people come in and inspect the place. The basement is still in a sad state of affairs and work hasn't even begun. Pearson and I are weighing our options and deciding if staying is better then the headache of moving.

5. We threw Julie a baby shower.

6. It was Mother's Day.

In between all of these we had so many other thing happening. Mae started soccer, Heather and I ran a 10 miler, Whit quit napping (for the most part), Pearson has been out of town a couple of times, Whit has refused to ever ride in grocery store cart again, and Spring FINALLY came to DC. Despite the massive hiccup of our basement flooding, which is a looming dark shadow on everything, I am trying to be as present as possible and soak up my little love bugs as much as possible. Here is a massive photo dump from the last month. (Again, I can't believe it has been a month). Here is hoping it isn't ANOTHER month since I update again.

GRANDMA C. VISITS PHOTOS: 

EASTER PHOTOS: 

BEACH PHOTOS: 

RANDOM PHONE CAMERA PHOTOS: 

We got our chairs reupholstered and they are beautiful. 

Friday Happy Hour with friends. 

Waiting for their dad outside the metro. 

Water in our basement. 

Eating fried chicken with no shirt on. Does it get any better?