Johnny Turned 30!

My wonderful husband turned 30 on Tuesday!

I'm so proud of everything he's accomplished so far in his thirty years of life,

and I'm so blessed to be married to such an amazing (old) man : )

We didn't do much to celebrate, just a great dinner with the three of us at Bahama Breeze 

& carrot cake at Zuhalans.

The real celebrating starts next week when we go to Italy!

Any recommendations on what to see?

Utah Grass vs PA Grass

In the Trip to Utah blog I added a picture of Drake on the lawn and said he isn't afraid of Utah grass.  Click here to see the video on Drake's blog that shows his reaction to Pennsylvania grass.

Day at the shore

Johnny, Drake and I spent a day in Ocean City, NJ. It was so beautiful, I can't believe we didn't spend the whole summer there.

Here are some pics of Drakie's first time in the Atlantic Ocean.

Cute, look at their matching love handles.

Drake observed the sand for quite a while...

and met a nice down syndrome girl named Emily...

then went crazy and ate the sand.

Visit from the Triggs

In the beginning of September we were lucky to have the Trigg's visit us from Austin, TX.
Coincidentally, they brought little Hanna to Philly during Tropical Storm Hanna.

Scott, Adrienne & Hanna on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum
with the city in the background

We had a great time at the Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball game.

For some reason, the Blue Rocks have a Mr. Celery that makes nightly appearances.
Its hair kinda reminds me of Johnny's...

On our way to Constitution Hall and the Liberty Bell -
Before we went out in the rain

After we went out in the rain.
(notice how wet Adrienne is -
a wonderful gentleman drove right next to her and sent gutter water into
her like a tsunami)

Ooooh, cute nakie babies.

They loved bath time.

Thank heavens for an exer-saucer.

One of mine and Johnny's favorite places to take people is the Amish/Mennonite Smörgåsbord, The Shady Maple.
The food is FABULOUS.

Hanna enjoyed donuts and grapes.

Drake enjoyed a little of everything.

Sleepy Babies

Hanna looks like an apparition.

We had such a great time having the Trigg's visit! We hope they come again : )

Pots

Drake loves pots

Ghetto Fab

Drake: "Mom, put this bandanna on my head."
Me: "Why?"
Drake: "I'm aspiring to be a kick-a** biker baby."
Me: "Don't swear and say please."
Drake: "Fine, please put this on my head."
Real conversation.

Trip to Utah

We had a great trip to Utah at the end of August. The weather was great and Drake loved seeing his MonMon. Here are a few pictures.

My chubby-gap-toothed superhero.

He takes this superhero stuff very seriously.

Sunbathing after a long, hard nap.

Utah grass doesn't scare Drake.

Helping water the lawn.

Thanks Hunsaker's for inviting us up for a fun BBQ!

Drake loved the new patio furniture.

...until he fell off of it
(no babies were harmed in taking this picture)

Mean aunt Cyd

Drakie in PJ's

Pool Time

Drake loves to go swimming.  Here are some pictures from the other afternoon.

Surprise!

Its official.  I am pregnant!

(and no, it was not an accident : )

My Latest Creation

I recently made this for my sister and thought I'd share the photos. If anyone is having a baby let me know, I'd love to make another one.

So Exciting

See Drake smile.

See Drake squeal.

See Drake laugh.

Looking Out the Window

One of Drakes new favorite things to do is stand on the couch and look out the window.

I love this picture, and his leg rolls.

Breaking Dawn

I've decided to no longer deny that I am just a little obsessed with the Twilight series.

Breaking Dawn will be released at midnight tomorrow,

but before then, I'd like to hear your theories.

(this gives me something to think about until then)

Here's mine:

Edward and Bella marry.

Before Bella can turn vampire, Jacob kidnaps her,

forcing the vampires and wolves to fight.

In the end, Jacob dies and

Bella finally becomes a vampire.

Your turn.

New High Chair

Thanks Grandma Mary for the new high chair! Drake loves it and also loves the overalls you gave him. They don't give him a big wedgie like his old ones : )

For more pictures of Drakie go to his blog

Niagra Falls & Palmyra

Friday afternoon we decided to take a little weekend trip. It was great to see the church history sites and see where our religion started.

Here are our pictures from Niagara Falls and the Church History sites in Palmyra, NY.

Drake getting ready for bed in our hotel

Drake standing next to the stinkiest duck pond I've ever smelled. (Seriously, I gagged)

Lake Ontario, the stinkiest lake I've ever smelled (worse than the pond)

Sweaty baby at Niagara Falls

Way too close to the edge

This is the setup for the Hill Cumorah pageant. (I know its blurry, oh well) It wasn't so bad to say I wish I had that hour and a half back of my life, but it wasn't the best production ever. I will say that I admire all the hard work from volunteers that goes into putting it on.

Hill Cumorah visitors center

Johnny pretending to lift the rock covering the gold plates (he made me take like, 10 photos to make sure to get a good one. Why? I don't know)

Drake in front of the Joseph Smith farm, napping.