Daddy's Kisses

Love this.

SLOW down

Weston is growing SO fast! The days are just flying by. I treasure everything about my little guy. The way he shakes so excitedly when he stands on his feet and the funny faces he makes when he is dreaming OR the conversations he has with himself every morning when he wakes up before we cuddle together for his first feeding of the day. There are SO many things I want to hold on to. I wish I could slow down the days. I guess that is why I am addicted to taking pictures- a way to capture these wonderful memories. Weston, please do not get mad at mommy when you get older. I just couldn't resist...

WPC- Circle

This week’s Shutterboo Weekly Photo Challenge word was CIRCLE. Chad had the great idea of taking pictures of bubbles!!! Unfortunately, I did not have the chance to submit my picture by the due date (Wednesday). As soon as we came home from New York today we starting blowing bubbles and snapping away! Chad had a great time helping out! I love all of the colors in this bubble!!!

Here are some pictures I took of circles in our hotel room in NYC...

Exploring Park Slope

Chad and I would love to live in one of these Brownstone apartments.
Today we met with two real estate agents in Brooklyn and saw six different apartments. Chad and I agreed that we both like the northern part of Park Slope in Brooklyn. It is close to the park, has lots of young families, and there are lots of small shops and restaurants. I am still having a very hard time seeing myself there with the dogs. Tomorrow we are headed to New Jersey and the suburbs of New York to check out the neighborhoods there. Then, maybe we can make up our mind about what we feel is best for our family.

Chad and Weston exploring the hood!

Weston was a trooper all day today! We woke up early, ate breakfast, and then walked about a half hour to meet up with our first realtor. Weston ended up falling asleep on our walk there, but then was pretty much awake for the following two hours while we looked at the four apartments. After another feeding and lunch, we hung out at the hotel for a little bit and then headed back out to meet the second realtor. He showed us two apartments as Weston hung out in the Baby Bjorn. After dinner at some Italian restaurant, we headed home for the night. Now, Weston is fast asleep and I am lying in bed. My feet are so sore. I am definitely not used to all of this walking! The BOB Stroller was a WONDERFUL investment. There is NO WAY we could survive in the city without a stroller like the BOB. Thank goodness Chad bought it for us before we came here.

Giving my Weston smoochers! What a good boy! (BTW he wore his first polo today!)

Mesa and Mom... these stores made me think of you two!

Not sure why there were sweaters on some of the trees??

Hello New York!

Chad, Weston, and I headed to New York today to start our neighborhood/house search. We are staying in a hotel in Brooklyn until Thursday. It took about 3 ½ hours to get here. Thankfully we did not hit much traffic today! Weston was an angel. He slept for almost 2 hours and was awake for the rest. He did such a good job behaving in the car! We sang, talked, and played with his toys while Daddy drove. We had lunch at Dizzy’s in Park Slope. I really, REALLY like the Park Slope area and hope that we can find something here that we like. There is a HUGE 585 acre park (Prospect Park) nearby that I fell in love with. I can just see myself walking a dog in one hand and strolling Weston along in another! By the way, Chad bought me a BOB Revolution SE stroller. OMG! It is amazing and so much more practical for NY and the dogs. Weston loves it and I do too! So far we did not do much here in NY except for go out to lunch and walk a few blocks, but I already can tell that Park Slope is an area that I could see myself living. Everywhere I looked I saw mommies and strollers! Right up my alley!!

Helping Daddy drive to NY!

Darden 5K

Go Chad!
Today Weston and I went to Darden to cheer for Daddy, Auntie Jenny, & Auntie Anne while they ran the Darden 5K race!! Weston was such a good boy. He was all bundled up like a bug snug in a rug! It was a beautiful day. After the race, we went to brunch with our friends at The Nook on the Downtown Mall. Yum!

Such a serious face!

Yes... more bibs!

The lil' man is spitting up ALL THE TIME! I cannot keep up with cleaning all of his dirty, stinky bibs. So somehow I made time these past few days to make some more bibs for him. I cut out 15 different fabric patterns and finished 9 of them so far! I did not add any cute buttons or anything. Maybe later?? Now I just need to wash them all before he wears them! He is going to be stylin' in his new bibs when we go to NYC next week!