24-weeks!

6 months down, less than 3 months to go! It has flown by so far. I cannot believe that in less than three months we will be holding our baby girl in our arms. We are still no where near making a final decision on her name. I fear it will be an endless discussion - that is, right up until the last month when I'll put my foot down and say we need to come to an agreement. :)

Happy 7 year anniversary Mommy & Daddy!

Today Ben and I celebrated 7 years of wedded bliss. :) The time has flown by and both of us attribute that to all the fun we've had together over the years. We feel so blessed with the wonderful family and friends we have and look forward to what the future holds.

Ben usually cooks me a gourmet 3-course dinner for our anniversaries, but this year since Owen just started back at daycare last week due to my new job and brought home a summer cold, we opted for a semi-homemade chicken noodle soup. Yup, we both caught the cold. It was the perfect comfort food and as we got ready to sit down at the table, we were serenaded by Owen over the monitor singing a song he made up with the lyrics "Daddy, Mommy, Daddy, Mommy". He wasn't calling out for us, just singing our names over and over again. Such a sweet anniversary present from our precious baby boy.

Adventures in potty training - part 1

We recently purchased Owen's very own potty. He has been going pee-pee in the potty for awhile now, standing up on a step-stool before and after his bath. But we were having some trouble getting him to sit down on the potty for longer than 3 seconds. We thought he might sit longer if he had a pint-sized potty more his size.

This weekend we took him to the potty several times during the day. He sat down and asked me to read his potty book over and over again. No poop was produced, but that is okay. Baby steps. We'll keep working on it.

Reston Zoo

This morning we decided to check out the Reston Zoo for the first time. It's right in our backyard, so instead of driving all the way to DC to see animals, we drove 20 minutes to Reston to enjoy the wildlife.

Reading with Mommy

Tonight when I got home from work, Owen and I decided to read some books. Then Owen did "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes". It was a fun night. :)

Prunes are yummy!

Owen was having a little trouble staying regular, so we had a snack of prunes. He loves them!

Sarah Catherine's 2nd Birthday Party!

Today we attended Sarah Catherine's 2nd birthday party at the SplashPark in Maryland. The kids had so much fun running around in the fountains for the first hour. Then it was time for pizza! Owen loved the cheese curls - he ate a ton of them! Before we knew it, we were singing "Happy Birthday" to the birthday girl and enjoying ice cream cake and cookies. Afterwards the kids ran around on the mini-golf course and played with balloons. It was such a fun way to spend the day with great friends celebrating a big milestone. Here are some pictures from the party ~

Fun times with Aunt Hillary

Aunt Hillary stayed over last night so that Ben and I could go out to dinner. This morning she built a really cool fort for Owen on the couch. He had so much fun with his Aunt Hill!

Pool playdate with Kayla

Today we hit up the pool with Kelly and Kayla since the weather was so beautiful. The kids had a ball in the shallow end and in the baby pool. I forgot to take pictures while we were at the pool, but here are a few from when we got home and had some playtime after lunch:

Playdate with Cooper

It's been so long since we got together with our friends Kamber and Cooper - they now have Max who is about 4 months old and so cute. Today our schedules worked out, and they invited us over to play. The boys had a tough time sharing, but by the end of the playdate, they were doing great. We look forward to the next time we can hang out.