April Showers Brings...

A June-ish baby!My incredible friends had a baby shower for me this last Thursday in place of book club (which was great for me because I hadn't read the book!) The masses are scattering for the summer, so they were kind enough to do one for me before we all go. The food was delicious and we had a fun craft to do while we gabbed and gabbed. I got a lot of things I never had with T, plus some diapers, wipes, onesies, etc. that you can never have enough of. It was great.

Um...speaking of babies. I seriously considered not giving her back when I watched her this last week. She is seriously the sweetest thing ever...and she fell asleep on my lap (with that cute little thumb in her mouth). Life is too good!

Easter

New Easter duds from Grandma.

An awesome basket from the Easter bunny.

Great day at church.

Dinner with awesome friends.

A knowledge that families can be together forever, that resurrection is a free gift from the Savior, and that we will all live again after this life.

Our Easter was perfect.

.T.H.R.E.E.

April 24, 2011

THREE year ANNIVERSARY

Since our anniversary this year fell on a Sunday (Easter Sunday no less) we celebrated the special day on Friday with a dinner-date to Mama Mexico on the upper west side. I remember loving this place when I did my internship in NYC many moons ago, and I was hoping this experience would be just as amazing. IT WAS!

We started with guacamole made-to-order at our tableside. You should have seen the guacamole-man go! He mixed all the ingredients so fast that blinking would've meant mixing the action! I am a lover of all things avacado, and let me tell you that this is the best guacamole I have ever eaten. We were seriously licking the bottom of the bowl.

That was me eating my first bite of guac. You can tell it's my first bite because I was posing for the camera, and heaven knows that once I had tasted of its goodness I would not have stopped for pictures! Seriously, if you are ever in NYC please go to Mama Mexico and eat their guacamole.

Dinner was equally delicious, as was that passion-fruit slushee drink. As if that wasn't enough, on our walk back home I had a serious craving for frozen yogurt, so we stopped by PinkBerry and had a mango/pomegranate sundae with lots of fruit and mochi that was divine. Can you tell I'm so pregnant?

Anyway, it was such a nice evening to enjoy each other's company and reminisce about all the good times we've shared the last three years. We've attended three universities, moved a million times, lived in three of our own places (and frequented the parentals houses during nearly every summer), had one crazy kid and have watched him grow like a weed, traveled Europe and the US together and found out that another crazy son will join our family. We are richly blessed.

The Big Wigs Meet the Big Apple

The Big Wigs spent their spring break visiting the Big Apple (and us, of course!) They stayed in our humble abode and we spent our time exploring the city, eating tasty treats, talking and, as always, entertaining and being entertained by the little mister. T's favorite activity was taking Papa by the hand and saying, "Papa, come wit me!" He would then bring him into his bedroom (or ours) and shut the door...keeping his papa all to himself! He also loved the chocolate milk GG let him have in the morning, and the jump-jumping he was able to do with Chaya! Pretty much, it was his dream come true.

T's face pretty much looked like this the entire week! We ate so many fun treats, including strawberry cheesecake from Carnegie Deli and THE BEST COOKIES EVER from Levains bakery.

We took a double decker bus tour around the city and it was awesome to see all the sites (especially since it was a warm-ish day). The PA system wasn't stellar and the driver had a thick spanish accent, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.

We also put them to work while they were here! Kate fixed T's bike seat and Cars book, GG bought hooks for the bathroom and cleaned like crazy to make our home sparkly, and Papa put new lightbulbs where they were needed. They also bought me some new yummy-smelling candles and I am SO excited!

Poor James is BUSY BUSY with finals just around the corner, so we didn't see much of him during their visit. Luckily, Papa was able to join Jimmy for a full day of law school classes on Wednesday. He also spent one morning studying at home, and used his parents as study-partners. It was great to have his cute face close!

On Saturday there was an Easter egg hunt and brunch in our apartment building. Unfortunately, we were experiencing some serious April showers so the egg hunt was moved indoors.

T did a great job finding eggs that were hidden in "easy" places (like in the corner)...

...and also eggs that were hidden in not-so-easy locations (like the lamp).

Since the rain kept us indoors, we decided to color some eggs. Who knew that easter egg dye was so easy (and inexpensive) to make. I don't know that I'll ever buy a kit again! Kate made some beautiful eggs. T, on the other hand, cracked every egg he touched!

T and I were both in tears when their car service pulled away from our building. I remember being so devastated as a kid when I left my grandparents house...and T is experiencing the same thing. It took some candy, the movie Cars, and lots of hugs to dry his crocodile tears. We loved their visit and are looking forward to seeing them again in no time!

Third Trimester

28+ weeksNo more cheeseburger belly here.

That's right...Mama is showing in a real way!

Disney So Loves Us.

T just got a new backpack. Is anyone shocked that he wanted a McQueen one?

Nope. Didn't think so. He looks like such a big boy with a backpack on his back. Ahh... When we got to the park, I realized that all of our stuff was McQueen. T also has McQueen shirts, underwear (if he ever decided to use 'em), toys (like a million), pajamas, shoes, blankets, books, a coat rack, socks, markers, crayons, pencils and coloring books. This is when I realized that Disney must be obsessed with us...cuz I'm pretty sure we're keeping them in business!

T's BFF: The Easter Bunny

Talmage and I went to an Easter egg hunt on the Upper West Side today and the Easter bunny (Mrs. Easter Bunny, to be exact) made a surprise visit. Who would have known that T would be completely and utterly obsessed? It definitely caught me off guard. He would not let this poor bunny out of his sight...or grasp. In fact, he was probably getting the evil eye from all of the other parents because he would hop on over to the Easter bunny without any respect for lines of children or photographing parents. I bet lots of NYC families have pics of T! He wanted to make sure the Easter bunny saw him hopping. He'd say, "Easer bunny. I hop. You hop." By this time, Mrs. Bunny knew him by name and welcomed him!

Oh yeah, and he specifically wanted a picture of himself holding the Easter Bunny's hand. This is possibly the first time in his life that he encouraged my picture-taking obsession!

He thought egg collecting was pretty cool too (although nothing compared to the Bunny!) Since this was T's first ever Easter egg hunt, we practiced at home to make sure he knew what he was up against. I am pleased to say he rocked the hunt and got lots of candy...I am sorry to say that his Mom must have looked like a walking pinata on the way to the subway because when we got home we found an empty basket. Woops! Good thing I've got a house full of treats!

And one more thing, May better bring some darn nice flowers for all the rain April has put us through. I'm just sayin!