Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! This is the 1st year I can ever remember not going to church on Easter. It kinda bummed me out BUT I'm 10 days or less away from delivering Avery so I can't risk any of  us getting sick. Instead, we got up, gave Parker his Easter basket/Thomas take n play rock quarry (huge hit), then headed to my parent's house. They were at church but we spent the morning playing at the park and cooking with Daniel's mom and her boyfriend. When my dad and sister returned from church, we had lunch prepared, ate and then said goodbye to Daniel's mom. They headed back to Myrtle Beach and we hit the lake! The weather couldn't have been more beautiful!

Parker is amazingly wonderful on the boat and was on major duck patrol today!  We had to stop the boat to feed each of them at least a handful of goldfish crackers. I was hoping a bumpy boat ride would help Avery along a bit but no such luck! Oh well! Here are some pictures from the boat. I didn't take my camera to the park but I did take some with my mother in law's camera which I don't have so that isn't very helpful :(

P-man and aunt Kelly. He stole my hat but it was way too cute on him to take it back!

Helping poppi drive the boat

Cheese!

Daniel and his mini me!

Though it wasn't our traditional Easter, it was still wonderful! Ive been jamming to "Glorious Day" by Casting Crowns which I really feel sums up the Easter story PERFECTLY! If you haven't heard it, it's on their newest CD (or YouTube!). Definitely worth checking out! Happy Easter, everyone! He is risen!

4/20 National Taylor and Daniel's Wedding Anniversary Day

4/20 is a date well known for many different reasons.... national marijuana smoking day, the anniversary of columbine and Hilter's birthday to name a few. Thanks to my amazing ability to see 4/20 on the calendar as April 20th with no subtext of why this is probably not the best date for a special occasion... I choose it as my wedding date! Thankfully, I feel WAY less dumb about that knowing 3 other upstanding couples who share the same anniversary.

Today Daniel and I have been married for 4 years! (Insert wedding photos here) I totally would but I don't have them on my computer and I tried to save them from FB and upload them here and facebook won't let me steal my own pictures. CRAZY. Here is the link to some wedding pics if you'd like to take a looksy. I'm kinda fond of the day! :) If the link doesn't work, check FB and scroll down about 50 albums or so and you'll find it. It's the one of me in the large, puffy white dress. Hard to miss! :)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.509790548618.2107861.12702225
This year, Daniel and I went to our favorite restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory for our anniversary dinner. It is seriously so good. I've never had anything there that wasn't amazing. My mom watched Parker for a few hours and I loved the pictorial she texted me throughout the night so I wouldn't worry. Next, we did what every couple who has been married for 4 years and has a 2 year old and soon to be newborn would do.... we went to Gymboree and bought a hat for Parker then sunglasses for Daniel at the mall kiosk. Next, we deposited a check in the bank and made a quick stop at Lowe's Home Improvement for new hose splitter. It was one heck of a sexy evening. We capped the night off cuddling on the couch while watching Extreme Couponing, wondering "what is that lady going to do with 93 bags of croutons?"

For those of you who AREN'T married or are newlyweds, you must think this was the worst anniversary ever. No cards. No flowers. No pom and circumstance.... but it was perfect. It was us. Low key. Quick. Early (Dinner was served by 5:45) and we were home in time to put our freshly bathed little man to bed. We wouldn't have it any other way! :) Well... I would have... spending it in the hospital, birthing this not so little lady would have been preferable BUT cheesecake, a new hose splitter and extreme couponing is a close 2nd! :)

Speaking of the not so little lady growing inside of me... I've decided her birthday should be 4/24. It fits my schedule and how perfect is this: Our anniversary is 4/20, Parker's birthday is 3/21, Daniel's birthday is 12/22 and my birthday is 2/23. Get it? 20, 21, 22, 23.... since we've already missed the 19th, she must be holding out for the 24th.  :)

Sweet 16's, Peanut Butter Cookies and Ice Cream Sandwiches

.... that is what I bought at the grocery store today. I have officially decided that I am done being pregnant and if Avery would jump on board, that would be fantastic. haha. The house is clean, the clothes are all packed (and the hamper is empty!), the car seat is in the car.... timing is perfect... for me at least! I hear babies come in their own timing... ugh... so inconvient!

You know what else is inconvenient? That Chick-fil-a is closed on Sundays. It's literally THE ONLY DAY of the week I want Chick-fil-a. Today, I NEEDED a shake. I settled for Baskin Robbins only to find out they were out of the ONLY flavor I wanted. So I went to the grocery store and came home with Sweet 16 doughnuts, Peanut Butter cookies and those M&M cookie ice cream sandwiches.... none of which I now desire to eat. I'm all about spending a day with your family and totally get and respect Chick-fil-a giving their employees Sundays off. I'm just maybe suggesting only having 1 worker on Sundays. He/she can run the drive thru and only make shakes. Is that too much to ask? They can rotate and they'd only have to work like 1 Sunday every 4 months. They can even open at noon so they can go to early church. I may have to email that request to Truett Cathy. Problem solved.

I've genuinely been a happy preggo and I am still enjoying it. I promise. It's just I'm starting to get anxious. Not so much about the birth but about leaving Parker for 3ish days. I thrive on schedule and routine. Not knowing when Avery will come totally throws off my ability to plan. I suppose this could be seen as a control issue... I see it more as being a "responsible mother." It makes me feel better to justify my need to know my future and schedule my life by spinning it in such a positive light. :) Wouldn't it be nice if once the house is clean, laundry is done, bags are packed and childcare is available we could just flip a switch and BAM... labor. I wish.........

Musings from the bathroom floor

Parker brought me the big poster board I let him color on but REALLY wanted markers instead of crayons. I'm in the "pick your battles" stage with him right now so possibly against my better judgment I put them on the tile floor, striped him to his diaper and let him go at it. Well... he also went at himself and thus, he's in the tub and I'm blogging from the bathroom floor. I took pictures of his body art with my crappy point n shoot Canon but my computer isn't reading that SD card right now so you're out of luck on those precious pics! BUT because I know how much you're DYING to see pictures of Parker in the tub and me blogging from the bathroom floor, here you go... pics taken still from the same crappy Canon BUT with a functioning SD card :)

My 2nd fur baby, Moses the pug playing lifeguard. Parker fed Ellie a sour patch kid right before I put him in the tub so I'm pretty sure she's still hanging around the water bowl!

Hello cutest boy in the world! I was so excited to get a picture of him looking at something other than his pee pee. We're having a little "pee pee love" problem lately. This picture was followed with "Mommy, say hi pee pee!" while waiving at it. According to google and parents forums, this is normal and I'm supposed to ignore it... kinda tough but okie dokie.

This picture is in response to the question I get multiple times a day, "How do you feel?" haha. Well... other than fat, tired, bloated, crampy and nauseous... fabulous!  Seriously, I don't know if I have a stomach bug or this is normal for the end of pregnancy (I wouldn't know!) but I want to throw up constantly and I have no desire to eat anything. Do I have the yucks or is this normal?

While Parker is obsessing over "pee pee"... I am obsessed with the song "Glorious Day" by Casting Crowns. Parker and I are jamming out to it now via You Tube.

Meanwhile, it's an excellent time to design appliques. Here's a sneak peak of one I'm doing tonight. Yes, it's upside down because this is the way I plan to hoop it.... it will be right side up on the garment.  A tiara for a special little lady... obviously named Zury (this is probably ruining the "birthday surprise" I'm delivering tomorrow. Oh well, act surprised!)

Well... Parker has declared "Out, all done!" So I guess it's time to wrap this up, jammie up the little man and get him to bed... albeit an hour late. Can you tell today has been a fly by the seat of our pants, laid back day?! Not usually my forte as I'm a lover of schedules and plans but somedays ya just gotta let loose, right!?!