What Have We Been Up To? Well....

I know, it's been a while since I've written, and so much has been going on, but to be honest, this pregnancy is kicking me in the rear, and quite frankly I just don't have the time to sit and write the way I'd like, so you'll just have to bear with the long-catch-you-up-on-things posts I can do when I can.

For starters, the month of May was spent pretty much trying to get our yard in tip top shape. This is a favorite pastime for both Joey and me, so we were very pleased when our home owner's association--who hasn't had kind words for us in the past of over other issues--finally showed us some love...

Yard of the Month!!! Yay! It feels so good to have everything looking great since I found out the other day that even ten minutes of weeding sends me into a swelling frenzy these days. No more yard work until the fall=( So sad...but that just means more time for my quilting project!

As for the rest of our time, well mostly it's been getting Savannah's new room ready, so we can get Weston's room ready. Here's the finished project so far...

It will look way more amazing when Mrs. Boyd finishes pillows, window treatments, etc. but you get the idea. All of these new things you see kept me busy running to and from IKEA for a few weeks. I love that place, but it really can drive you crazy! On one of our trips, Savannah had much fun climbing on the flatbed carts. The world is her playground these days!....

(She's been working really hard lately on her "Say Cheese" smile=)

As you can see and imagine, Savannah keeps me pretty busy as well. She is a bundle of adorable energy, always at my feet...literally...

(This was taken underneath our glass desk that I am currently sitting at and typing...sigh...it's always all about her...wonder where she got that from? =) Anyways...

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I try my best to balance getting projects completed around the house, keeping my home clean and in order, and finding ways to entertain Little Miss. This past Friday we took her first trip to the zoo. She's still not quite to the age where she can be truly mesmerized by all the exotic animals, but she did think she was big stuff being able to stand on the ropes and up on the glass ledges at the exhibits. Her favorites were definitely all the baby gorillas (they had at least 5 or 6!) where she ran around in front of the glass squealing, "Baby! Baby!" at the top of her lungs. Thankfully, only a few people were present. Oddly enough, her other favorite was the estuary where you walk in and are surrounded by none other than hundreds of pet-store quality parakeets. Nothing else exotic, just hundreds of parakeets. I couldn't stop her from running around trying to climb up and touch every bird she saw, all the while screaming, "Bird! Bird!" at the top of her lungs. Sigh=) A really big pet store might be our next outing=)

So, that's where I've been, and that's what I've been doing. Now that I'm officially off yard work duty, you can expect more stories to come of vacation on the beach, Savannah and Weston's rooms completed, and hopefully, fingers crossed, a beautiful quilt for Savannah's new bed=)