at the mountain

We had a bit of a rough week last week and needed some good quality family time. so we went to stone mountain for the afternoon on Sunday. It was absolutely delightful. we walked around the crossroads area and sat on the lawn for a long time. and we got to get a very up close view of the train as it went by. This was just what we needed to relax and reconnect. The three of us are so close and get to spend so much time together. We are very fortunate!

birthday party

On Saturday we went to our friend's, Theresa, 1st birthday party. It was a lot of fun. We know Theresa from our gym class and that's where the party was. We had a lot of fun- and a little too much cake!
This picture was taken right after we jumped off the airtrack-- even though he doesn't look like it here, Jai was having a good time.
Jai showing off his moves! Look at those biceps!
the whole family!
taking a break to get some special "Daddy snuggles", which are the best kind.
this cake stuff isn't bad!

9 months!

Where has the time gone??? I can't believe that my baby is 9 months old today.

He is going to be off to college soon!

bad momma.....

I know I have been so neglectful of this blog-- I will try to be better. I'm spending all my time loving on my son! I haven't had time to keep it up. Here are some pictures from Easter. We had a great time! In the morning, Jai discovered that the Easter Bunny had left him a big basket full of goodies! He loved it! He snuggled in bed with his Daddy and Scout and rummaged through the basket to see what all was buried inside it.
After nap time, Nana and Grandpa showed up (with Easter presents!) for our Easter Egg hunt. Since someone forgot to tell Mother Nature that it was spring and it was freezing outside, we had out egg hunt indoors. Grandpa hid the eggs while Jai was getting dressed. He really enjoyed finding all the eggs and sucking on them. and guess what? egg dye will come off an egg and get on a baby's brand new Easter outfit when it is sucked on! oh, well!
After our egg hunt, we went to the club for a very nice lunch! Thanks Nana and Grandpa!

eggstravaganza

sorry that I have been slack about posting- we've had a busy week.

I have been trying to re-prioritize my life. I stay home for Jai and I feel that I haven't been doing a good job of focusing on him. It seems that something else always is going on, so I've been making it a priority to do something just for Jai everyday. So this week has been full of playdates and Jai time. It has made me feel a lot better about things.

My cousin Cindy and her son came to spend the night with us on Monday and we had a great time. Jim and Jai had a lot of fun playing together. We spent much of the time just hanging out with the babies and letting them play and just have fun.

On Tuesday we went to the petting zoo. Note to self: never go to the petting zoo during spring break. It was insane! I love this place, but Cindy and Jim had never been- and this was not the best way to experience it. The worst part was the behavior of the children. Maybe I'm just old school, but so many of these kids were plain rude.

On Wednesday we had a playdate with Wanda and Nina. Wanda is my new friend and her daughter Nina is about a month younger than Jai. We have really enjoyed hanging out with them.

On Thursday we had a group playdate. Andrew, Nina and Zoe (and Jai) had another playdate together. They have so much fun- and it is really great for all the parents, as well. This week Wanda hosted and made some Cuban Empanadas. They were so good. She also made crescent rolls with guava-- yummy!

On Friday, Daddy stayed home and we took Jai shopping. We went to a consignment sale at a nearby church and then stopped by Old Navy.

Today we had Wanda and Nina over to paint eggs for the kids first Easter. It was such a blast! Wanda and I have so much in common and it is nice to have a friend that is in a similar stage of life as me. I love all my friends, but it is great to have a mommy friend.

Tomorrow is Easter. I'm will try to post something then. In the meantime, enjoy some of our pics from today.