Livy's Playdate

Livy loves to play with other kids. Like I have mentioned in other posts, she frequently asks to see "kids." So the other day, we invited her good friend Sherilan over for a visit. They played so hard! They played with her kitchen set, they went to the park, they strolled their babies around the block, but the cutest thing I captured was the two of them dancing together in the kitchen. What a blessing it is to have good friends! It reminds me of Proverbs 17:17- "A friend loves at all times." I pray that our children would be good examples of this scripture.

What a week......

Wayne & I in Atlantic Beach, NC

The Birthday Girl


Opening presents


Crying while we all sang to her


I'm ok now.....its cake time!

Feeding the turtles

We had such an amazing week. It all started with a visit from Nana & Popi. They came to give Wayne & I a chance to go away & then to celebrate Livy's 2nd Birthday. Wayne & I were blessed with a timeshare in Atlantic Beach, NC. We were there for 3 days. The weather was amazing & we got to relax. It was very strange not having any responsibilities!! By day 3, though, we were definitely ready to see our Liv Bug.

When we got home, it was time to plan for Livy's party. We just had family this year. Man how Livy has changed in just a year- she was so into partying, except for the singing. She cried when we sang Happy Birthday. But as soon as she could dig into the cake, she was fine! What a great day!

Before Nana & Popi left, we decided to take our last nightly walk to feed the turtles. We have a lake near our house & it is FULL of turtles. Livy gets so excited & knows when we are near to their place of feeding. She could spend an hour there talking to the turtles & feeding them. She LOVES nature! Below is a cute video of Popi feeding a turtle...

A trip to the zoo

We had so much fun yesterday at the zoo. Our great friend Ted from college came along with us & took some awesome pictures. Livy is the perfect age for the zoo. She knows almost every animal by name & so enjoyed petting the goat & sheep. The sheep loved to sniff her through the fence! :) Her favorite thing to do was play in the fountain of course. What a fun family day!

A litlle of this, A little of that

Well, I am 31 weeks today- cannot believe it! I am HUGE! Definitely bigger than I was with Olivia. I went to the doctor's last week & everything is moving along wonderfully. I may have to be induced the last week of July due to my sugar levels being high but just praying for God's will.

Livy will be turning 2 in 2 weeks- again I cannot believe it! Her newest accomplishment is counting to 20- yes folks, I said 20. She needs reminding along the way but she can basically do it all by herself. Which reminds me, her new thing to say is "self." The girl loves to do everything herself. She is soooo independent & fearless. Don't know where she gets it?!

My parents are coming for a week right around Livy's birthday- we are so excited because they are letting Wayne & I go away for 3 days on a "babymoon" (before baby #2 arrives). We got this amazing deal at a resort at Atlantic Beach, NC. What a blessing!

And now for baby #2's name.....We have decided on Kayla Jo. Wayne chose Kayla & I love it. Kayla is Hebrew meaning Who is like God?; pure. Jo is after Wayne's mother. We cannot wait to meet Kayla- just 2 more months! Woooohooooo!

And I think that's it for now. I will post some pics of last month soon. Love to you all!