First Camp Out!

A couple of weekends ago some of our friends got together for a camp out.  As a protective mother I watched the weather and called the Forest Ranger to get a full report on mosquitoes.  Between the weatherman and Forest Ranger’s reports Barton and I decided that it was a great weekend to introduce Ms. Abigail to camping.  It was SO fun!  We also took our nieces and nephew and we had a blast.  Our only two complaints were: 1.  There were mosquitoes!  The Forest Ranger reported that he hadn’t seen a single one.  Well they must have been waiting to have their big hurrah for when we got there.  As mentioned already, I am very protective.  I kept the baby under the blanket for most of the evening.   2.  I wish that we could have gone for longer!  We arrived Friday night and left Saturday morning. 

Overall it was great!  We can’t wait to do it again. 

Here are some pictures from our fabulous outing….

Our happy family

What is camping without stuffing yourself with yummy goodness of s’mores! 

Jonas enjoying the fire! 

Abigail loves hanging out and being held by Scott and Julie (Or as us cool people call them, Jott and Sculie!)

Abigail cuddling with her daddy!

Family

I can’t believe that we have been on our own for 3 weeks now! It was SO much fun to have a lot of family come and share some sweet time with our new bundle of joy. If you know me at all, you know I was in HEAVEN! I just absolutely love being around family. Here are some of the pictures we took with everyone around…..

First a shout out to my wonderful momma! She is amazing! She is the most optimistic and happy person I know. She always has a smile on her face. I was so blessed to get to spend almost 7 weeks with her! My daddy and her are so good to us. She was planning on coming a week early to help get things ready for the baby but when my water broke early they immediately changed her ticket and she came that day! She was so incredibly helpful. It was so much fun to hang out with her all of the time. She is such a selfless and charitable woman.

Next to come was my beautiful little sister Rebecca:

And my amazing daddy:

Most of the time my family was here was dedicated to moving us to a bigger place. We weren’t expecting to move that weekend but I was so thankful for their help. They are all such hard workers. In between the move we were able to fit in a little time to show them Kentucky.

Barton gave us all a tour of his school:

One of our favorite things to do when we go on vacation as a family is check out historical sights, love it! This is us at Henry Clay’s Estate:

Last but not least, you can’t leave Kentucky without seeing any horses :) This is us at the racetrack where they were exercising some horses:

Next to come was Bart’s family! It was so wonderful to have Cari’s baptism the same weekend as Abigail's blessing!

Here is the whole group:

Baby Abigail finally got to meet her fabulous Grandma Sloan! We were so happy to have her come and stay a few days with us. I know that she would have stayed a lot longer if her work had permitted her to. We can’t wait to see her again!

Baby Abigail also met Aunt Diedre, Uncle Brandon and two of her cousins . They were able to stay a few days with us and Grandma Sloan. It was a lot of fun to hang out and be with them all again.

What a Weekend!

This past weekend was jam packed with events! It included: family visiting, a move to a bigger place, Mother’s Day, our niece’s baptism, Barton’s birthday and most importantly Abigail’s baby blessing.

Here are some pictures of Abigail on her special day:

A special thank you to all of our family who were able to travel so far to be here for Abigial! Another special thanks goes to my very talented sister Elizabeth who sewed Abigial’s beautiful dress! She not only sewed it but took the time to design it from my wedding dress! She is amazing. Thank you Lizzy Poo!

Abigail Hope

Meet Abigail Hope!

March 23, 2011

5:00 pm

8 pounds, 1 ounce

21.5 inches

Lots more pictures and her story to come!

You've Had a Birthday, Shout HOORAY!

The triplets turned 1!

For the past year I have been Nannying the cutest triplets. I am so attached and in love with these three babies. I was there when they came home from the hospital and will be there until I deliver our little girl. The first sixth months I did the night shift so the parents could get some much needed and deserved sleep. In August the babies started sleeping through the night so I switched to the day shift. I never imagined loving kids so much that weren’t related to me. Each one of them has their own beautiful individual personality. It has been so much fun to watch them grow and blossom.

On Saturday night we celebrated the big milestone of their first birthday. Here are some pictures:

A couple pictures of me with the three of them:

Here comes the cake:

Kaitlyn didn’t know what to think. Matt enjoyed it the most. Joshy took one bite of the frosting, had a breakdown and ended up in my arms.

Here are some group shots:

Barton and I with the kids.

This picture is of all the kids, Lyndsey and me. (Lyndsey is my good friend who had the day shift while I had the night shift. I absolutely adore her!)

Speaking of birthdays, I had a fabulous one on Friday. It was a great day! Thank you for all of your sweet birthday wishes!

As always, my handsome hubby spoiled me. My favorite part of the day was waking up to this:

Barton told me that he had to wake up at 4:00 AM to study for a test. Well, I totally fell for it. While I was sound asleep dreaming about him he typed up 100 things he loves about me and put them all over the apartment. SO CUTE! I am still finding new ones. He continued to spoil me through out the day.

And yes, our baby girl helped us celebrate too.

(7 more weeks to go!)

Our Baby & Our Visit to the Big Apple

First and foremost, we found out November 3rd that we are having a GIRL! We couldn't be more excited!


Thanksgiving was FABULOUS! We visited my brother Spencer, his wife Wendy and daughter Elliana who live right next to New York City.

Talk about FUN! Here are some highlights from our trip:

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade:

Thanksgiving! Not only did we get to be with Spence and Wendy but we also got to be with my cousin Greg and his adorable wife Mandy!

Metropolitan Museum of Art:

Central Park:

Us in love on the streets of The Big Apple:

Time Square:

Mary Poppins on Broadway:

The best part of the trip: being with family!

(Thank you Spence and Wendy! We can't wait to see you guys again!)