Saturday, August 11, 2012

Buddy Sleepover

The Blue-Gold game has come and gone but the memories and the fun continue.  Kayla's buddies continue to amaze me.  They still want to spend time with her weekly {even if she is just a tad bossy around them}.  This week's event was their Buddy Sleepover!  Yes...recent high school graduates came, hung out and spent the night on the floor with Kayla...and she was beyond excited!

This was Kayla's first official sleepover...

Let me just say...I am not exactly sure where the term "sleepover" came from...but to the man that coined that phrase {yes, I know it was a man}...you were wrong.  No sleeping occurs at a sleep over.  Not even a sleep over with a six year old!  There is pizza and movies and popcorn and ice cream sundaes...but trust me...there is no sleep.  Especially for this Momma.  While Kayla's buddy's attempted to get her to lay down before midnight, she fell asleep after 2:00 in the morning!  Yes...you read that right, 2am!  Unbelievable.  I guess she truly is my kid...afraid she is going to miss something I suppose!  And she still has the circles under her eyes to prove it!

I didn't take too many pictures, as I tried to stay out of her way and respect her time with her friends...yes, that was very hard for me to do...but I managed!

Oh...and what makes this sleepover even more memorable?  A visit by the police at 7:30am!  I mean seriously...if her "parties" are being busted when she is six...what will it be like when she is 16?  Just sayin'...

Actually the cops showed up because my neighbors claimed they couldn't get out of their driveway and needed the girls to move their car.  Awesome neighbors, I know.  I guess knocking on my door was too much trouble for them...

Anyway...the party proceeded into the day and didn't end until the afternoon.  It was almost a full 24 hours of non-stop fun.  Kayla is truly one lucky little girl to be surrounded by so much love!  In a world where differences separate people daily, Kayla's buddies see past the differences and just see her for who she is...an energetic, happy, loving, six-year-old little girl...nothing could be greater...

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Shower of Love for Logan

I kinda love being pregnant...a lot.  Ok...so there's the constant sciatica pain but other than that, life is good.  And feeling life inside of me is the most amazing experience.  Having six years between our babies has allowed me to forget everything and re-experience it all again...as if it were for the first time...

Only this time I get to enjoy it with my girl, too...and she is simply amazing.  Caring, nurturing and inquisitive.  She is making this experience even more special...and emotional.  I am fairly certain she has no idea how much our lives are going to change...and that we won't be able to give him back once we bring him home...but beyond that I know she is gonna to rock the heck out of the big sister role!

Looking at these pictures makes me realize just how "real" this all is.  Don't get me wrong...I am reminded daily that I am pregnant...you know...peeing 37 times a day and 42 times a night.  Trying to bend down to pick something up only to realize there is no way my body will bend that far and I come back up outta breath...sans object.  And then there is the ridiculous heartburn, food aversions, cravings, hormones...and so much more...Oh...it's real...there's a baby boy coming soon...and my family will forever be changed...and I can't wait...

This past weekend I was showered with love and gifts for baby Logan.  This baby has no idea just how lucky he is yet...but he will soon see!

The theme was Sock Monkey and it was ridiculously cute...down to every last detail...

Seriously...have you ever seen anything so cute?

This is my Mom...she is my best friend and is the greatest woman I have ever met.  She gives selflessly, never expecting anything in return.  She has always lived for me and is always there to help.  It's no surprise that she wanted to shower me with love and gifts to welcome baby Logan.  My Aunt Mary Ann, cut from the same mold, is the same type of person...and she helped by co-hosting the shower.

The details, however, were left up to my friend Sarah and her mom, Chris.  Thank goodness because as much as I love my mom, she has not one creative bone in her entire body.  I am fairly certain she would have hopped into the car, driven to the party store, picked a theme and purchased whatever matched that theme.  Thank you, Sarah and Chris, for everything!  You both did an amazing job and completely exceeded my expectations!

I am one lucky girl...

To be loved by so many...
Like all of my girls....

And while I may not have a huge circle of friends, I know that all of these girls love me and would do anything for me.  If I ever needed anything, I could count on any of them...and they could count on me in return.  For that, I am so thankful.

Like Jenny and Pam...

My Lil Sis and Big Sis from my sorority.  Both live in Virginia and both drove up just to celebrate with me!  It's amazing how we can go forever without talking and pick right up where we left off.  Oh how I love these girls...and I can't even begin to tell you how my college experience would not have been the same without them.  Oh...and after the shower, we did our own taping of Call Me Maybe...I'll let you know when it hits YouTube...it's gonna be a sensation...and if not, I can at least say I haven't laughed that hard in years!

And my girls from high school...Jen, Jen and Kristi...

Love them.  As kids, they were a blast to hang out with...and that hasn't changed.  I can count on laughing out loud anytime I am with them.  For example...check this out...

A game we played...Finish Mommy's Thoughts...
Jen {on the right} filled out this...

Second line from the bottom Sweet__________.
And what is her answer?  Child O Mine.  Hello...1988 and Guns N' Roses called...they want their song back.  Seriously...what does it have to do with having a baby?  Thanks for the laugh...Read some of her other answers...Toy (smoy), Nursing (stinks)...hilarious.  Love her!

And these are my Jen's...yup...they are all named Jen.  Apparently there was a creativity boom during the mid 70's when parents got really imaginative with names!  One trait that must fall within the name...you are all awesome...love you girls!
I am so glad I got to sit and chat and catch up with my girls....with no kids.  My pregnancy brain has erased some of our conversations but I am fairly certain some topics should remain right at that table...right girls?
Baby Logan was hooked up with some amazing gifts...and so was I...
Like my Kate Spade diaper bag...hello, lovely!  
And this book...hilarious.  Yes, the title is Go the F--K to Sleep.  I am sure any Mommy can relate to this book.  If you have never read it, you have to...it will make you laugh out loud.
Warning: if reading while pregnant I am not responsible if you pee yourself...
And my friend, Melissa...love her to pieces!  So glad our kids rock an extra chromosome!
 

One of the struggles for me having a boy...how will I accessorize him?  Yup...this will do...

Oh...and give me anything monogrammed and you definitely win big points!

Even the big sister got some pretty cool gifts...

And I couldn't leave Rick out...


We have decided on a vintage surfing nursery theme...so I had to get this for Rick {ok...it's really for Logan's room...but still}...
I really wish I could have found this pictures in a 20x24 print...It is of a dad throwing his son up in the surf and the license plate on the Woody car is U-N-Me.  Love.

And my Mom...she is finally going to be a legitimate MomMom...worthy of having a grandmother's piece of jewelry.  And so, my mom now has a boy and a girl charm for her Pandora "grandkid" necklace.  Until now it would have been silly to have a mother's or grandmother's anything...I am her one and only and Kayla has been my one and only...but soon that will all change...and she is ecstatic!

Thank you, Mom, for showing me how to love.  For being the greatest example of what a Mom should be.  I know my love will multiply for baby Logan because of the love I have learned from you.  You are the greatest example of true human spirit and I am so blessed you are my Mom...and you are her grandmother...

Now...check out the diaper tractor my father-in-law made for me...impressive, right?  Complete with a personalized license plate...he could go into business selling these...just sayin'...

I am the luckiest girl in the world!  I have the love of tons of friends and family...but most of all, I have the love of an incredible man and the sweetest girl in the world.  Baby Logan is going to be one lucky little boy...and we can't wait to meet him!