Thursday, May 30, 2013

Strawberry Pickin' Fun

One of the things that I wanted to do with Everett before Nolan arrived was to go strawberry picking.  What could be more fun then playing in the dirt and eating strawberries?  So my best friend Tiphany and her son Micah joined Grandmother, Poppa, Everett, and I at Miller Farms on a very hot afternoon to pick strawberries! 

We packed a picnic lunch and enjoyed the nice breeze while we ate and then headed over to the strawberry fields to get to "work."  The boys had fun playing in the dirt pile and picking and eating the strawberries!  If you live or are visiting the Fredericksburg area, I highly recommend checking out Miller Farms, they have a great little market with all sorts of fresh produce and other goodies!  

Here are some photos from our trip! 
Playing in the dirt.. you have to hold your mouth just right! 
Sonic slushy! 
Hmmm which one do I want to eat first? 
He was so proud of himself! 
I see Poppa, but where is Everett?
The beginning of our strawberry "stash!"
Tiphany and Micah! 
Picking the berries! 
Eating the berries! 
Who says you can't pick strawberries when you're 39 weeks preggo?

Daily Happenings: 05/30/13

Today was my second full day of being alone with the two kiddos and so far it is going surprisingly well. Everett has had one or two meltdowns- mostly due to a lack of napping but overall he is doing pretty well with the adjustment.  Nolan is still sleeping a lot so it makes all of this manageable, for now. 

Today was the first time we ventured out of the house to run an errand.  Can you guess where we went? Target, of course!  :)  I had a few things that I needed to get and I can always go for Starbucks so off we went.  I have given up dairy because Nolan's stomach is always in knots so I opted for my usual caramel frapuccino but with soy instead of milk.  I was nervous that it wouldn't be as delicious as the original but it was better! Winning!  All in all the trip to Target was a success, no meltdowns, explosions, or changes of clothes were required.  Double winning! 

After we got home from Target we ate some lunch and then went outside and played with our neighbors in the swimming pool and water table.  The kids had fun and it was nice to chat with an adult! :) Everett loves to be outside so he had a blast.  He likes to find rocks and put them in the water table! 


I have a cool wicker basket type bassinet that I take out with me when we are outside that Nolan lays in.  The cicadas have been terrible here lately so I have to cover the top of it with cheese cloth so they don't try to land on him.  Check out Jedi "guarding" him! 


That's what we've been up to so far today! What have you been up to? 

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Someone is a Big Boy!

My friend and photographer Samantha Martin came over to take Everett's 2 year photos a few weeks ago and they turned out so great (as usual!)  For more photos of our family that Samantha has taken, click here

Here are some of my favorites! 




   









  









Saturday, May 25, 2013

Welcome to the World!

Welcome to the world Nolan Curtis Thompson!  Nolan was born at 12:14 pm on Saturday May 18th, 2013 weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and 18.5" long. 

 


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