Bye Bye Beach

We went down to the beach on our last evening to say Goodbye to the beach!

We had a great week in Sanibel and are looking forward to our next trip in 2013 :)

More FL pics

Bug would take her socks off then take them over to Opa to put back on. Or sometimes she would just play with them!

Look Ma, I am jumping in!

Didn't like that location

Okay, daddy I am ready, here I come!

Uncle Josh and Chlo Bug swimming.

Xavier liked to call Josh Drew and Drew Josh. He thought it was pretty funny especially since they usually corrected him!

Thanks M and D for a fun and memorable family vacation! Looking forward to 2013! :)

GG and Mimi having a squirt gun contest with each other. It was quite comical to watch!

X and Opa squirting GG!

Our last day and I think everyone made it into the pool that morning at the same time. (No-one was napping, snacking or checking other things out)

Xavier got a little too much sun one day, even though I slathered the lotion on him.....his poor little face was red and has since FL peeled a layer off! Thankfully he would wear his hat. 

The Pool was a Salt-water pool, so not sure if he liked the water or what?! At 2 I thought he would be done biting chunks out of foam objects but he still likes to do it. Thankfully I caught him most of the time before he would take any bites!

He LOVED the pool! I could not believe how much better he was swimming with just his floaties on. I brought a life jacket for him thinking I would put that on him but he didn't need it! I guess Mom and Me swimming has paid off a little! He would still get a little panicked if he went off the stairs and no-one was there but I could usually real him back to the steps. One day we were sitting on the edge in his clothes and he just decided to sit down on the steps, so I put floaties on him and away he went in his clothes. I did have to retrieve a swim diapy as his regular diapy was getting huge. 

Fla cont.

Hi Mommy!
(My floaties were in the condo so I borrowed Chloe's, I didn't really want to give them back to her either!)

More!

Peas in a pod.

Caden and Chloe were doing it, so Xavier had to too!

Caden loved the blue noodle and didn't want anyone else to have it but Uncle Drew started a noodle smacking war with CW.

Cool shades

GG and Chlo Bug

Caden, Brady, Ash, #3 and Chloe

When Jake took this picture I thought it would be cute. It is of Xavier but not of my backside. Yikes!

Caden, GG, Chloe, Xavier and Opa

Poelstra Family Pic on the beach. It was a little sunny and hard to smile without squinting. I think we got at least 1 keeper?!

Me, X and Jake

Uncle Drew

Bike Ridin

Again, amazingly Xavier couldn't wait to wear the bike helmet along with his sunglasses!

The Daddy's took the kids on bike rides most days, so Ash and I could have a couple hours to ourselves :) Thanks hon!

Caden was going to enjoy himself, Chlo, not so much!

Off they go!

Thanks to daylight savings time, I snapped a few sunrise pics from our balcony! Xavier usually woke up when the sun started to rise.

Florida 2011

New beach hat! Which he actually liked and would wear!

First day at the Beach and they already wanted the same toy. This was a continuous theme throughout the week! :)

Little Chlo Bug and her Mama

Daddy and X on the beach. X would play for a little bit then tell me he was "chiwy" or chilly! And would request a towel.

He liked pouring water!

He isn't into pictures right now, so I am sure there is someone to the side of me getting his attention!

If Brady started throwing Caden up, Chlo Bug was soon to follow! Talk about a dare-devil, this little monkey would jump off the edge either to you or to your back! A couple times she even jumped to the stairs! (that wasn't a good idea!) I love  her facial expressions :)

Snack time! The boys chilling out after a swim.

Comparison Pics!

Top pic is at 20 weeks with Xavier. Bottom pic is 20 weeks with BK#2. I am a little bigger and a little "rounder," I actually look at 20 weeks now what I did at 24 with Xavier.

I am now almost 24 weeks preggo so this pic was from a couple weeks ago! I definitely feel preggo. All of a sudden about a week or 2 ago I bent over to do something and I was like whoa! Belly in the way. Then I tried to tie my shoes without sitting down and again, belly in the way!

I will do some more posts today or tomorrow. I have been practicing and taking pics in Manual instead of Automatic with my camera. My sister and I took a photography class from an awesome gal, Kiera of Kiera's Photography, http://kieradubach.blogspot.com/ and we learned some cool and amazing things about our SLR cameras! We were both excited and can't wait to get some good ones in Florida (hopefully)

Also just want to say a BIG, heartfelt and loving Thank YOU to my wonderful Husband! We went to the mall and dinner before a surprise party last night for my Birthday and had a great time. 2011 Birthday was the sweetest birthday card ever from him!!!! :) Thanks Babe, I love you! Also thanks to Grandi and Pops for taking care of my baby, who is slowly every single day becoming a big boy right in front of my eyes!!!! More posts to come!

Jake, Josh, Brady and Trey's 30th Birthday

Birthday cake from O'Rears, love that place! I think I had 3 pieces that evening. I am allowed, 1 was for me 2 were for the baby! Thanks Mom for hauling down here, through the parking garage, streets of Indy to Rock Bottom!  The pics are of the Birthday boys, except Brady.

L to R-Trey, Josh and Jake

The Colonel taking a shot

Jake, his sister Betsy and parents 

The Colonel and Her Greatness! :)

My parents with Josh

Brady, Trey, Bob, Trey and Jake

Brady with his parents

Me, Ash and Lace

Schmuck, Als and Me

Jen with Trey and parents

Me, Ash, Lace and Schmuck at the end of our party at Rock Bottom.

Dance floor at Cadillac Ranch. Giddy up!

For these boys 25th Birthday I threw them a party at Rock Lobster. At 30 the boy's wives through the party at Rock Bottom! Times have slowed down in 5 years! But we still had TONS of fun and the Billiards room downtown RB is an awesome place to hold an event!

I can't wait for Jimmy and Kate's rehearsal dinner there! That and that will be my first night out post Baby #2!