Sunday Survey!

1. Have you ever been in love but tried to deny it?

Nope.  I've only ever been in love with one man - my husband.  And, I certainly never tried to deny that! :)
2. Someone throws a party in your honor. The only guests are your past lovers. You're current spouse or significant other is cool with this. They ask you to speak and say something good about those assembled. Would there be someone there you could not say something good about?

I don't really have any "ex-lovers", so nope ... shouldn't be a problem.
3. How long can you go without your cell phone? Do you own a so-called “smart phone”?

Yeah, I have a Palm Pre and I believe it's considered a "smart phone".  I can go without for quite awhile, too.  If John isn't with me, though, I tend to have it on me more because I like to call him often and I don't like missing calls from him.
4. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?

No.  I believe in second chances, but there are certain things I believe people should not be forgiven for ... cheating on one's spouse is one of those things.
5. Would you rather spend a whole day with your mom or your dad? (If either or both have passed, answer as if they're alive.)

My mom! 
6. Tell us one thing about your first boyfriend or girlfriend.

I didn't really have a first boyfriend until John, so hmm .... he's very ambitious!  He hasn't always been this way, but in the past 6 years or so, he's figured out what he's wanted in life and really gone after it!

7. Has an ex ever written something about you on facebook or their blog that was nasty about you?

Nope ... don't really have any exes.
8. What was the last thing you borrowed and never returned?

I think I've actually returned it by now, but I had it for a really long time, but I borrowed the book Breaking Dawn from the Twilight series from my friend Jessica, never finished reading it (it was too long, so I figured I'll just wait for the movie, lol) and kept forgetting to give it back.  I probably had it for a year or more.  *hides*
9. Who is someone famous that you've met?

I can't really think of anyone REALLY famous, but I did meet Jon Jansen back when he played for the Redskins.

Changes!

I've made a few changes to our blog.  I get bored easily, what can I say?!  :)

First, as I'm sure you can tell, I changed the background.  I also added a section on the right-hand sidebar that has my own personal blogs listed in it.  I started a new blog that I linked to this main one that is about anything 'home' related.  Organizational tips that I may come up with/stumble upon, new recipes that we might try and so on.  They will all be available through this site.  If  you like what you see, pass it on! :) 

Next I added a section for new books I'm reading.  I titled it 'New on Kindle', but they may not all be books I've read on Kindle.  They may be actual hard copies of books.  I also won't post every book I read, but only the ones I HIGHLY recommend. 

Hmm ... I think that's it.  Thanks for taking the time to read about the changes I've recently made!

Sunday Surveys!

Ok, so I want to blog more, but our life is just not as interesting as I'd like it to be, so I'm digging deep for things to blog about.  A friend of mine (thanks, Danielle!) graciously shared this blog that she gets surveys from every week, so I've decided to start posting them here on Sundays, hence - Sunday Surveys!

Survey Theme: White Wedding (some weeks there will be a theme and others there will not)

1. Tell us about the most recent wedding you attended.

I *think* it was John's friends' wedding, Jimmy and Carrie, in June 2010.  That seems like such a LONG time ago!  I was halfway through my pregnancy then with Henry, so it was kind of a bummer to not to feel like partying with everyone else, but the ceremony and reception were both so beautiful!
2. Do you enjoy attending weddings, or do they bore you to tears?

I love them!  We were actually invited to two the same weekend (on on Friday and one on Saturday) the first weekend in August,  but unfortunately I'm unable to attend.  I'd have to spend the night away from Henry and because he's still breastfeeding most of the time, I'm not ready to leave him for that long of a time frame.  John can't wait to attend, though!
3. Does marriage in general make you feel confident and good inside, or skeptical?

Confident and good! 

4. Do you have a photo blog?

Not a photo blog, but a blog in general ... well, yes.  haha
5. Do you find yourself driving less due to the high gas prices?

No not really ... I don't drive a whole lot to begin with.  Work is only 3 miles from the house and I don't go to too many other places.
6. What's the high temperature today where you are?

Not sure, but my guess is high 90s or 100+s.  That's been the norm for almost a week now.
7. "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." Agree, or no?

Agree!
8. What's the hottest you've ever been in your life?

Probably this week with the over 100 temps and the torturous humidity.  The heat is one thing, but it's another when you step outside and can barely breathe from it being so humid.
9. Non-temperature related last question: In your opinion... who's hot?

Duh ... my husband! :)

Let's Do 52 Catch-up!

I've missed a few weeks, so I'm going to combine them all into one post for your viewing pleasure ...

Let's Do 52: Week Twenty-Six

Themes were: forgotten or independence (June 26th - July 2nd)

Here's  my biggest guy showing off his independence on his quad.  Pretty sure next year we'll need to get him a new bigger one as he's just about outgrown this one.

Let's Do 52: Week Twenty-Seven

Themes were: journey or summer fun (July 3rd - July 9th)

Henry on our first day of our journey to the Outer Banks.  He was sitting on the hotel bed waiting on Gee, Pap and Jacob to get there, so we could go walk around downtown Williamsburg and get some dinner.  :)

Let's Do 52: Week Twenty-Eight
Themes were: take flight or indulge (July 10th - July 16th)

In the yellow circle you can see the kite that Jacob and Daddy had just helped to take flight at Jockey's Ridge in Nags Head, NC.

Let's Do 52: Week Twenty-Nine

Themes were: secrets and smooth (July 17th - July 23rd)

And, I didn't have any pictures for this particular week.  Sorry!

Stay tuned for next week's pictures ... can't wait to see what the themes are!!!

We're back!

Last week we were on vacation in the Outer Banks and needless to say, we're all a little bummed to be home and back into our normal routine.  I wish we could live at the beach.  I really don't think it'd ever get old!

First, this was the first year Jacob was actually brave enough to be in the ocean.  The last two years he's just sort of hung out on a blanket and played in the sand and maaaaybe let his feet get wet.  This year, though, he was all in the water!  He even begged his Daddy to take him out further and further.  Here are a few pictures of my little dare devil having fun in the water ...

Henry enjoyed some time in the pool last week, but wanted NOTHING to do with the sand.  I wasn't even able to snap a picture of him with his feet in the sand because the poor baby would scream as soon as his feet touched it. 

On Thursday, we took the kids on a dolphin tour ... Jacob was just excited to be going on a boat, I think.  haha  We did see some dolphins, thankfully.  I was a little nervous we wouldn't because when we were little, we went on the same dolphin tour and didn't see a single dolphin!  Thankfully I was able to snap some pictures of the dolphins just as they surfaced for some more air.  Henry, poor kid, was too tuckered out and slept through most of it.  Ah well ... there is always next year!

This week had a few "firsts" for Jacob (Henry was just too little to do much still) ... first time he drove a go-kart (or rode in one - Gee actually drove it), first time he climbed Jockeys Ridge, and first time he flew a kite.  I love when either of them experience something for the first time ... it's like I'm experiencing it for the first time all over again! 

We had to head home on Sunday ... it was sad, but at the same time we had an awesome time and look forward to the next time we get to vacation in the Outer Banks!

What have we been up to?!

A LOT!

Jacob had his gymnastics class that I blogged about back in March.  It went until the beginning of June, every.single.Saturday morning.  It was a long commitment, but I'm glad we did it.  He really enjoyed it a lot!  I'm thinking in the Fall we might look into Soccer and/or a swimming class (he's really enjoying swimming all of a sudden).  Henry had a swimming class that started at the end of April and went through the beginning of June, also, and it too was every single Saturday morning.  It made Saturdays pretty hectic there for awhile, but we've since calmed it down a lot.  They boys really enjoyed their classes, so it makes me glad we enrolled them when we did!

At the beginning of May my 4lb ll oz premie turned 3!  I can hardly believe 3 years have gone by already.  We celebrated at Sea Base in Greensburg, PA with close friends and family.  Jacob loved his party and had a blast at Sea Base.  It was really hard to get him to leave, but we managed.  Here's a picture from his special day.

Since then we've just been hanging out at home a lot.  Henry has been going through some weird growth spurt and/or a sleep regression, so he hasn't been sleeping much and has had us all really tired.

I recently started my own Avon business, too.  That's been keeping me super busy in between kids and working full-time.  Check out my info on the right hand side of this page! 

It's the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and we've had a lot of fun things going on, but I'll make a separate post about them later (once the weekend is officially over), and then next weekend we leave for vacation (Williamsburg for a day and then the Outer Banks for a week!), so I'll have a lot to blog about when we get back!  In the meantime thanks for checking back in with us and I hope to keep our family blog more up to date!  Have a great evening!!

Let's Do 52: Week Twenty-Five

Themes were: Light and On the Shelf (June 19th - June 25th)

I've been slacking in all departments where this blog is concerned and of course the Let's Do 52s were no exception.  I'm back, though, and I hope to be able to finish out the year!  This week I just so happened to take a picture that will work for one of these and I didn't even plan it that way!  Take a look!

Here is Jacob posing for me in front of our new 9 cube shelf - those are just a few of his toys on the shelf.

I'm still here!

I've been such a slacker with this blog, but it's time to get back to it!  Jacob is spending the night with his Gee and Pap, so it's just Henry here with us.  After bed tonight it's on!  I'll be an updatin' fool.  So, stay tuned for a new Let's Do 52 ... or two.  And a "Catch Up" post on everything we've been up to!