Goodbye C'ville

Chad graduated this weekend. We had a great time celebrating with our family and friends. We are so proud of you, Chad!!


Ugh. It is time. Time to say goodbye to C'ville. This morning, Chad and I packed up the car and headed for Maryland for the summer. I cannot believe 2 years have flown by so fast. Chad and I truly have had the best 2 years of our life!! Just like I said for Weston's 5 month pics, we came to Charlottesville as newlyweds and are now leaving as a family. We have made such wonderful, lifelong friends here. We have only been away for a few hours and I already miss them!!

Sweet Potatoes- Homemade Baby Food

Oh my… I am beat! Chad and I have been getting the house to look somewhat presentable for this weekend (plus packing for the summer at the same time). I cannot believe graduation weekend is already here!!! It seems just like yesterday we were packing up to move to Virginia. Now we are getting ready to leave. *Tear* After dusting and cleaning the bathrooms, I made some Sweet Potato Baby Food for Weston. It was SOOOO easy and super fast to make. All you have to do is bake them in the oven 400 degrees for about an hour. Then, scoop out the inside and puree. Tadaa… instant baby food! Two sweet potatoes made about 15 oz of baby food. At Wal-Mart 5 oz of Gerber Sweet Potatoes is $1.50. I paid about $1.50 for the 2 sweet potatoes. So I get 3 times as much for the same price!!

Well, I guess I should get back to packing!

Trying Sweet Potatoes

Tonight Weston tried Sweet Potatoes for the 1st time! It was so funny to see his reaction! At first, he did not even make a face. It was after the 5 or 6th spoonful that he figured out the taste and started making funny faces!! Click on the video to watch... I started video taping once he started making the faces!

We are planning to make our own baby food, but I had a jar of baby food (shower gift) that I used tonight. I bought some Sweet Potatoes at the grocery store this evening. Hopefully tomorrow I will find some time to make and freeze a few servings. The doctor said to introduce a new solid every 3-4 days. So I think we will try squash or carrots next!

WPC- tracks

This week's WPC word is TRACKS. Since we are at the beach, I thought it would be perfect to take a picture of my footprints in the sand! Tonight after Weston went to bed, I walked down to the beach and took a few pics. Here is what I got:

(As you can see I have major foot problems! Bunions, crooked toes...)
I also had a good time snapping pictures of some other things too:


Ewwww... then I found this!

obx baby!!

Weston just LOVES the Outer Banks!!

WPC- Artificial

My Nana's costume jewelry.
This week's Shutterboo Challenge word was ARTIFICIAL. Ugh. This was real hard. I thought and thought about it the whole week, tried a few things out, and got nothing. I thought about fake flowers, diet drinks, artificial sweetener, etc. Well, I am a day late now and decided to go with my jewelry. Most of it is fashion jewelry. Big beads, rhinestones, fake pearls (I now have a whole set of real ones thanks to my hubby), etc. I just went through all of my jewelry the other day and cleaned out! So this morning after I put Weston down for a nap, I took a few pictures of all of my necklaces hanging from my jewelry closet organizer. I came downstairs, uploaded the pictures, edited one of them, and then was about to upload it when DUH.... why did I not think of this before?!?!? My great-grandmother's costume jewelry!

I can specifically remember going to my Nana's apartment when I was a little girl. The smells, colors... Just a few things I remember:
- The colorful sun catchers hanging from her sliding glass door (we would make them for her and she LOVED them!)
- Wheel of Fortune playing on her big box television
- Hershey Kiss wrappers on the porch railings (she would feed the squirrels these yummy treats)
-Pink. I think she had pink everything! Pink carpet, pink rugs, pink toilet...
- Snack time. Mmmm... she would make a pot full of yummy snacks. Cheese curls, pretzels, cheese and turkey slices. For some reason I remember getting a pot. It may have been only once, but it is stuck in my brain. Maybe all of her bowls were dirty at the time.
-And in her closet was a box that I loved- her jewelry box. I would run right to her bedroom, plop myself on the floor next to her closet and go through all of her sparkly, fancy jewelry.
This bracelet was my favorite of all the jewelry in her box. I love it. When my great-grandmother moved into an assistant living home, we cleaned out her apartment. That bracelet was the one thing I wanted!! I know. It’s cheapy ole' costume jewelry, but it was my Nana's.

My 1st Mother's Day

I had the BEST first Mother’s Day!! Chad woke up early, got Weston ready for the day, and made me breakfast in bed! Mmmmm…. Belgium waffle and bacon. Delish! Then, after Weston’s nap we walked on the Rivanna Trail. It was such a beautiful day. The best part of my day was rocking Weston to sleep last night. I am so lucky to have such an amazing little boy. Before I went to bed last night, I just couldn't help but watch him sleep for a few minutes. So peaceful. So sweet.