Mississippi, Part 2 | the Square, Faulkner's house & a country walk

Matt & Melissa took us into downtown Oxford to show us around on Sunday. We enjoyed pizza (Mike's love language) at Proud Larry's, toured all of the book stores, drove through the University of Mississippi's campus, and got a sneak peak of William Faulkner's house while we were out. Once home for the evening, we took a stroll with the kiddos to feed the neighbor's horses and dined on a late night dinner of grilled chicken & roasted veggies. Yummo! 

Proud Larry's pizza // lunch

just hangin' out in the booth

three peas in a pod

the Courthouse 

Faulkner Alley

cedar trees lining Faulkner's drive way 

my handsome boys 

treats for the horses

 [slowly] strollin' home 

Mississippi, Part 1 | Donuts & Sprinklers

For Memorial Day weekend, Amos, Mikey & I road-tripped to Oxford, MS to see our sweet friends, the Batemans. We ate lots of good food, stayed up way too late and enjoyed catching up with Matt & Melissa. Time seemed to slow down for us which doesn't happen too often -- so we drank it in.

Donuts for "beak-ast"
Amos loves having his own "big" donut
Sweet Em
...and Foster
because everybody knows you must drink the water
splashin'
Em & Foster loving the first sprinkler play of the summer
seriously...look at that face (:

Three Cheers for Summertime, friends!! 

baby bump | half way!

Baby Bump Progress! Over the half way mark with this wee one (:

18 weeks + 3 days

[18 weeks + 3 days with Amos]

19 weeks + 1 day

[19 weeks + 3 days with Amos]

20 weeks + 3 days (HALF WAY!) 

[20 weeks with Amos]

21 weeks + 1 day

[21 weeks + 4 days with Amos]

How far along? 22 weeks + 4 days 

Total weight gain/loss?  not sure at the moment (haven't been back to the dr in a couple of weeks)

Maternity clothes? Living in work out clothes (what's new?!) & my new maxi dresses that Mikey, Moose & Baby M2 got me for mother's day!  

Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Again - until Amos can cover himself up in the middle of the night, not a fair question...however, sleep related to pregnancy = great. 

Best moment this week: totally non-pregnancy related, but...we booked a Bahamas vacation! (gotta make sure this little one is well traveled too ya know!) (:  

Have you told family and friends: yep 
Miss Anything? nope!   

Movement: YES! 

Food cravings: nothing 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope...still having heartburn after every.meal though    

Have you started to show yet: Definitely! 
Gender prediction: boy  

Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? outtie 
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Our trip to see Matt & Melissa in Mississippi soon!!  

the little gym

Play date with Belle & T | the little gym 

figuring out the blow up blob 

"BALLS!!!!" 

hugs from Belle 

"BUBBLES!!!"

monkey bars

just hangin' out .. workin' those abs 

Amos & I had a blast checking out The Little Gym this week with Belle & T! (: It was so fun to see Amos & Belle do "nastics" (as Amos calls it) ... can't wait for our weekly summer play dates with these two! 

Amos takes the Zoo

Amos' very first trip to the zoo, thanks to Mimi! 

Mimi, Amos & the elephant (*note, he was interested in the waterfall that was in the elephant's cage)

Checkin' out the giraffes 

Giraffe watching 

Practicing his balancing skills at the flamingo cage 

Mosie & Mama checkin' out the farm animal exhibit (Andy...the goats said "pop") (:

Watchin' some "kitchens" (chickens) 

Thank you Mimi for taking us to the ZOO! 

Cakes to Dye For | by Haley Dye

|cup| Cakes to Dye for ~ by Haley Dye 

I need to to take just a minute to brag on my little sister, Haley. Y'all, she is super talented when it comes to cake (or cupcake) baking  & decorating! She went to Johnson & Wales and has a baking & pastry degree -- so she knows her stuff! The cupcakes above were made for a silent auction last week - she created over 300 tiny masterpieces (4 flavors, including Vanilla Vanilla, Strawberry Lemonade, Chocolate Peanut Butter & Salted Caramel). If you have an upcoming event -- anything from a birthday party, to a wedding, to a special event CONTACT HER NOW (haley.m.dye@gmail.com)!  

mother's day

Mother's Day 2014 

Thank you, my little blonde boy, for making me a mama. Being your mom has been the hardest, yet most rewarding thing I've ever done. 

You have brought so much joy to your daddy and me. We can't wait to see you grow into a big brother this fall...you're going to be the best big brother!

lazy lake days

We spent this past weekend at the lake due to the threat of rain. Mikey, the Mighty Moose & I enjoyed a lazy weekend with Mimi & Papa and even snuck in a couple of boat rides between rain, a mother's day surprise, and long afternoon naps. There is no place I'd rather spend my summer weekends! 

my boys are better than yours 

Papa & Moose 

first ski of the summer

the littlest driver 

Amelia Island, FL | part 3

part 3

Bennie & Em

My sweet Mikey & me

Dave & Gina

the whole gang (: 

fried shrimp | appetizers

fried pickles | appetizers 

our sweet hosts for the weekend

downtown 

dinner @ 29 South

ready...set...

GO!