Yesterday was wonderful! Jamie had the day off so we were able to enjoy the whole day together; that in itself would have made the day amazing but fortunately the wonderfulness did not stop there!
lunch with Grandpa
Every week we get to enjoy a yummy firehouse sub lunch with Jamie’s Grandpa. This has been a long standing “date” with Jamie and Grandpa; I used to only get to indulge when I was home from school on a break but now that I am not teaching it has become a weekly treat! Some weeks we have more than the usual 5 lunch participants (Grandpa, Jamie, Piper, Dolce, Bella and Me) but it is usually just us.
definition of friendship
As we grow-up our definition of friendship changes; when we are young it may be the person who shares the tire-swing with you, in high school it is the person that complains with you when some stupid boy hurts you. At my age, a new category of true friendship can be added. A super-duper friend is one that hands over a stack of stretchy top pants and other assorted maternity clothes when the things in your closet are starting to not fit and you are feeling large. Yup, you know it is true friendship when the ever expanding pants are passed on to you.
B and B Update
Time for a B and B update- nope not Bed and Breakfast but rather Babies and Birthday update! I will let you in on a random secret, I don’t like Bed and Breakfasts- at ALL!! I think that they are like staying in a creepy old museum, and really- who wants to do that? I mean why sign up to stay in a place that prides themselves on having a ghost (yes this a generalization, not all B&B’s pride themselves on this) but really, why?!?! Laugh all you want, I am a believer and I just think it is crazy to sign yourself up to stay in one of those places.
3 years and counting :)


It is hard to believe that 3 years ago today Jamie and I were married; it seems like just yesterday and like it has been forever all at the same time. I cannot imagine a day without my wonderful supportive husband; I am a lucky, lucky girl!!
Bad business?
If you cannot read this it says, “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone with a bad attitude.”
This too shall pass- right???
Everyone assures me that this not so glorious stage of pregnancy will pass and that I should be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel soon. BUT that makes me think about a bumper sticker that I once saw stating “Light at the end of the tunnel is off due to budget cuts.” Let me paint a picture for you…
I spend most of my time doing this…
this…
and this…
When I would rather be doing this…
or this…
or this…
We are excited to share…
Our “kids” the helpers
Well I haven’t posted in a while and I think that I am just trying to get used to being off (and not off) for the summer. School has officially been out for one week and I am not sure what to do with my time yet. I have been working on getting things (financial and otherwise) settled with the business but it is hard to know where to start. Please let me know if anyone that you know is in need of a photographer; wedding/ family or otherwise :)
Piper LOVES to pull branches off of trees! We normally fuss at her for this since we usually like the branches to stay where they are; however, we were removing this bush all together so we let Piper help. Man ‘o man, was she in heaven! She tugged and pulled until her little heart was content (which wasn’t long enough to actually get the thing out of the ground but what can you do?)
This is our not so helpful, helper. Dolce slept in Jamie’s tennis shoe the whole time that he worked in the yard. He would watch everyone working out the window whenever he awoke from his slumber. He also took it upon himself to make a mad dash out of the door three times yesterday; which is why he was not so helpful, but he was cute sleeping in the shoe just the same.
a publix trip + a turtle= rescue mission
This is Turk, the turtle. We found him in the middle of Aloma (which is a busy street) trying to find his way somewhere. So Jamie jumped out, and I jumped into the drivers seat and the mission begun…

























