SO...we're packing up the last 7 years and moving to our NEW home, pictured below!

Home Sweet Home

It's bitter sweet coz we're moving out of our FIRST home. The little house we turned into our dream. The home we raised our two little doggies in - the home we brought our baby back to. BUT on the upside, the new home is where we will grow as a family - where Chloe will take her first steps. She'll have the opportunity to chase Gabe and Jackson without running out of square footage or grass in less than 30 seconds.

For the next few weeks we will continue to trip over baby gear, and now boxes, as we pack up our world and do a hop skip and a jump south east to our new address. A new chapter means you come back to the drawing board to reevaluated. This is the time to add dreams and wishes to that current bucket of goodness. It's also the time to spring clean! I like the sound of BOTH at this point. The more I spring clean, the less I have to pack into a box...and the more I get to buy later?? I'm pretty sure that's how it works :)

As for the here and now - our sweet girl can officially say 3 words..."hi", ma-ma and da-da". Clear as a whistle too!  When you say "hi" to her, she'll say "hi" back. Ma-ma and Da-da take a little more concentration from her, but once she gets it, she's on a roll! Soon she'll be sounding like Stewie from Family guy "mom, mom, mom, mommy, ma, mum, mummy....."! I'll take it all day long, just to hear that sweet voice of hers.

We'll officially be on vacation in 24 hours time!! Although, mentally I've been on vacation for like 48 hours now :) Everyone, have a safe weekend - We'll be soaking it up in Florida!

So - Vacation is here. And like I said in my last post, we have talked ourselves out of just about everything we've planned. . .each potential vacation we chickened out of due to Chloe's tender age. Initially we were scheduled for a 10 day trip around the Vineyards of California, while stopping to enjoy the majestic Yosemite and Red Woods. However . . .I'll blame it on the sudden increase in the cost of renting an RV, yet deep down we weren't quite ready to tackle such a huge trip to the other side of the country - as our FIRST vacation! So back to the drawing board. . .how about 10 days on an unspoiled barrier island - the magical fishing village of St George Island! Heck Yeah! So here we go!

Chloe went shopping this weekend and chose her swim attire. . .you'll see her modeling it to the best of her ability below. . .

sunglasses - check; hat - check; swim suite #1 - check; swim suite #2 - check; swim suite # 3 - Yup Check.

mmm. . .so complicated, perhaps it goes on my feet?

 Target sells baby sungoggles - and they're just as the name implies. Clever invention! They have a velcro strap that goes around the baby's head to keep the sunglasses on...super light too so the baby hardly knows they're there. We've been testing them out today. . .Chloe is A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E in them!


Can't wait to dip these cute little toes into the Gulf of Mexico...plonk her bum in the white sands and let her discover the sun, sea and sand. She may love it...she may hate it - and we're about to find out which one. Lets hope those days spent in Mexico when I was prego baked a beach bum :)

Tomorrow is Memorial Day. A day to remember those who served and gave their lives. We're grateful to those brave men and women - and we're also grateful to those serving today. Soon my baby sister will join the ranks - and serve this country. As her big sister, I have been her protector - now she will put on a uniform and choose to protect me. Protect my little family. Protect you.

Thank you Sarah - and thank you to any of my readers who have served, or are currently serving in the military. xoxo

 We're on the fast track to mobility! . . .


It is just about time to begin baby proofing this house. I give it a couple more weeks and our little worm will start sprouting her little wings. Last night as I was watching her sheer determination to roll over from her back to her stomach, I was struck with the thought that this simple task of teaching her to roll over soon becomes, teaching her to crawl, walk, adjust to the big world...then fly on her own. Our job as parents begins small...and like teaching our baby how to roll over, but this is one simple puzzle piece in her becoming her own person. One day I will have to set my little girl free...free to become a strong, independent woman. She will take what I've taught her and build on that to become what is yet a dream. She is 6 months old. We only have 17 1/2 more years before she is out of the house, on her own...chasing those dreams. What is 17 1/2 years? Nothing....It's been 14 months since the first moment we found out that we were having a baby...that time passed in the blink of an eye. There is a period in our lives when we feel life does not budge - for example, when you're a teenager. Time can't hurry up fast enough. Say goodbye to college - jump headfirst into the real world...and suddenly you have fine lines and wrinkles and staring at your 10 year wedding anniversary in the face.


Despite yet another rainy weekend, we had a good one. Saturday morning we had a nice little sleep in - all 3 of us! First sleep in that we've had in weeks. Jon and I would have woken up feeling refreshed --IF we hadn't of stayed up past our bedtime watching a movie! But then again, it's also been a very very very long time since we lay in bed and watched a movie together. Saturday and Sunday we worked hard at Chlo-worm's roll {back to stomach}. She is also starting to SIT!! Yup...she can hold it for about 10 seconds before she goes TIMBER. Give it a few  more weeks and she'll be sitting unattended.

Picture of the WEEK! Sweet lil' Chloe with her GREAT Gramps! {love, love}


Jon and I were counting the months the other day and realized it's been 10 months since we went on vacation. Far too long for a bunch of recovering yuppies. Plans are in the making...and we've only changed those plans about 100 times in the last 2 months. Everything we consider, we end up talking ourselves out of. BUT, not any longer as we are 2 1/2 weeks away from our vacation days...will we be packing hiking shoes or flip flops? Ahh this is the question...soon the moving truck will pull into the driveway so we can begin that vacation packing.


I love the beginning of Summer! So much to look forward to - first lightening bug, first summer cookout, first lazy afternoon swing in the hammock...and soon it'll be time to enjoy a good summer splash! But before that, let me leave you with my TIP of the week.This applies to those mommies with small children: ALWAYS check your shoulders for snot and slobber before heading out the front door.