Spring Updates

It's been awhile since I've posted so I thought I should update!

Luke got his first haircut back in February. He was not a fan!! 

I went to Wrightsville Beach for Melanie's bachelorette. It was a fun girls weekend, and nice break away. 

I got a dslr camera! I have wanted one for forever. I remember being pregnant with Chloe and wanting one, but knowing we would be going to one income and feeling like I couldn't justify spending that much on a camera. 

It's been so much fun to learn how to shoot in manual mode. There is this creative part of me that I feel like I haven't tapped into in such a long time. It's been so refreshing to learn something new. 

I helped to host a bridal shower for Melanie. 

I ran the Monument Avenue 10k earlier this month. Back in January I decided I needed a goal to get back into running. I thought a 10k would be a good distance, since not too long. But y'all, it was so much harder than I thought it would be! Finding time to run with two littles is no joke! But, I managed to get back up to 6 miles again. 

Of course my phone died right after the race so this was the only pic I got!

We did a neighborhood egg hunt and a school egg hunt.

This past weekend me and Clarke left the kids with my mom and went to Charlottesville. We celebrated our 8th anniversary! 

We started with lunch at a cute taco place, Brazos Tacos. Then we went to Bold Rock. 

We sat and enjoyed our cider in the sunshine. We got so lucky with a beautiful day. There was a huge hill and I thought "I don't have to worry about one of my children falling down that hill!!!" It was so nice to just sit!! 

We have been enjoying spring and the warmer weather. Yay for pretty flowers!

Well, that was a long post, I guess that's what happens when you don't blog as much as you wish you could!!

Outer Banks 2015

We've been back from our annual beach trip for a little over a week, so it's time I post about it! 

Of course we started our trip with lunch at Captain Franks. We always go there the first day of our trip, it's so good. While waiting to get in the beach house we stopped for ice cream. 

The rest of the week we spent at the beach or sound side enjoying the beautiful weather and building sand castles. 

Of course we ate out a lot! Some favorites were The Black Pelican, Sam and Omies, Art's Place, The Collington Cafe and Duck Deli. 

One day we went to the Elizabethan Gardens, a favorite for us. 

I'll end the post with a just a few more beach pictures. So many good ones...

We had the best time. It's so weird to think that the next time we go we will be a family of four!!

August Updates

We've been enjoying the last month of summer, some fun things we've been up to....

We checked out the farmer's market one Saturday morning. Grilled cheese and donuts, yum!

We went to the science museum with Lori and Ellie. Chloe loves playing with Ellie. I don't know what she is going to do when she goes back to school! We also went to Maymont to see the animals. 

We celebrated Clarke's 32nd birthday. It was our first time eating at Texas De Brazil and it was so good!

Oh, and we found a frog in the pool! Chloe was so intrigued, and a tad bit scared. But mostly loved petting it and watching it swim and jump. Ha!

I must say I am ready for September. We get to find out the gender of the baby, then it's off to the beach. When we get back Chloe starts preschool. We are excited!!

Summer Updates

1. Chloe has loved going to the pool. This year she is big enough to really swim and play. Of course she isn't swimming on her own, but she loves to kick and practice. The baby pool is her favorite, with all her water toys.

2. Our house is still on the market. It's been a month, and we've had some interest but no solid offers. So right now we are staying at my mom's. We are just trusting that God will provide the right buyers and thankful for a free place to stay in the meantime. 

3. One thing we are excited about in moving back to Richmond is babysitters for more date nights. A few weeks ago we went to The Savory Grain for our first date night in rva. It was delicious!

Hard to believe we are half way through July already. Here's to more summer in Richmond!

Charlotte

Yesterday we headed down to Charlotte for the day. It's a little over an hour drive, and the only time we've ever been is to Ikea and the airport, so it was time to change that. 

 We started with lunch at a place a friend recommended, Pike's Soda Shop. It was really good. Then it was off to the park, Chloe's favorite part, as always. 

We found King of Pops, which was perfect for a sunny day. I got the raspberry lime and Clarke got the blueberry lemon. Chloe ended up eating most though. They were delicious!

We had other things planned, but ended up heading home after strolling around uptown a bit. With no nap and a late night (thanks to our community group cookout) the night before Chloe was done. We definitely want to go back, lots more restaurants to try out!