Monday, April 18, 2011

Busy Bees

We have been very busy bees over the past few weeks.

After returning from DC, our dear friends Annie and Kyle Kratzsch came to visit us - more importantly they brought their son Collin. Griffin was a fan to say the very least.


I also had my Milk and Cookies shower for Amos. Hosted by party rock star Millie, it was a huge hit and we got lots of adorable presents for our new addition.


During Spring Break, me and several of my girlfriends took a day trip to Cape Girardeau to take our kids to the Discovery Playhouse. It was a huge hit. Griffin spent most of his time at the sandbox. So, we went ahead and pulled his out (with some minor alterations).


The weather has been so nice - not only has the sandbox gotten lots of attention but we've eaten several meals outside and spent lots of time at the park.






Amos continues to grow (and kick and kick and kick). My belly seems about the same size as with Griffin. My midwife sort of freaked me out by talking about how low the baby is and generally insinuating that the baby could show up anytime. This is RIDICULOUS. I am only 33 weeks. More importantly, Griffin has a big birthday on May 14th. Amos can arrive anytime after that day but not a moment before. :)



4-6 Weeks Project

Inspired by Nicole at Making It Lovely, I've decided to document the final few weeks of our lives as a family of three. As the weeks fly by, I constantly think of how different our daily lives are about to become. I want to record for Griffin this special time - as his days as an only child come to end. I plan on binding the series in a book for him as a gift.



- Sarah Stewart Holland

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011

We had a fabulous weekend in D.C. I think Griffin thought the airplane ride was the purpose of the trip. It definitely was one of the highlights for him. He was a rock star as usual and traveled with barely a complaint.

Once we got to DC, we went back to our old neighborhood to take a look around and eat our favorite pizza. After that, we spent the afternoon at the zoo. It was day of high highs and low lows. Griffin loved EVERY animal. The zebras were the most amazing thing he'd ever seen, the panda bear was enthralling, the monkeys unbelievable. Unfortunately, every time we moved on to the next animal he burst into tears. We only got him away from the orangutan by promising one of his own - who he named Bubba. :)


We stayed with our dear friends Jackie and Joe and their beautiful daughters Noa and Eliana. Noa and Griffin are only about 3 weeks apart in age and got along swimmingly ... unless Noa wanted to eat some of the little plastic cake in her tea set, then shit hit the fan.


On Sunday, we went to brunch with a group of friends and then spent the afternoon on the Mall. The weather was beautiful and Griffin was a big fan of the dinosaur bones in the Smithsonian.


Overall, we had an amazing time and were sad to leave all our wonderful friends.

Sunday, March 06, 2011

CHOO CHOO RAIIIINNNNNNN!!!!!

This weekend we went to the ... (read the hat)


The museum had just reopened after renovations and was packed with excited train-obsessed children. One in particular seemed to enjoy himself immensely - from seeing Thomas the Tank Engine in motion to


an entire room full of model trains to


the ACTUAL little train they had for the grand opening, which we rode around downtown Paducah. He was in seventh heaven until...


he realized the ride was over and we were going home. :(


Sunday, February 20, 2011