Our Last Day....

It's mine and Gage's last day of our Summer.  I really can't believe it is gone already.  We sure stayed busy.  I'm sure if you read my posts from Summer's past I have mentioned that I'm always ready about this time to get back into a routine and ready for Fall.  This year, that's just not the case.  I don't know if I'm nervous about Baby #2 coming so soon or if I want to spend some more time with just Gage before his world is rocked, but whatever it is, it just seems different this year.  I'm just not ready to go back.  I know next week when I get back in the swing I'll be fine, although I can't believe I then only have 3 weeks of work and Gage loves his daycare so he'll be excited to get back with his friends everyday.  This morning we cuddled a little longer in bed and watched a little more TV.  I mean this is it....the last day we'll get to spend like this before the little one arrives, really.  Our weekends will be filled with finalizing the nursery, putting in car seats, packing a bag, etc.  We do plan on going to the pool a few more times hopefully, I really need to get a picture of Gage in his Puddle Jumper! 

Some of our highlights this summer included:

*2 OBX trips as usual (to include 1st monster truck ride)
*our at least annual trip to the zoo
*our trip to Dutch Wonderland
*many pool visits
*our 1st bounce house experience
*music class at Gymboree
*our 1st 4th of July parade
*potty training
*Gage's 1st movie at the theatre
*Gage's big boy room

June 2012

August 2012

Goodbye Summer 2012.....you will be missed!

Do you want to be in the Guiness Book of World Records??

If you live somewhere in the vicinity of Maryland, you can be!!  If you guys remember, about a month ago, I posted about an event Gage and I attended at the Strathmore- an outdoor concert series.  Now they are having a super cool event next week on August 24th called UkeFest 2011!  This is back by popular demand and is one of their most popular annual summer events!  UkeFest  is a "tribute to the quirky ukulele [and] will feature live performances from local musicians and our attempt to convene more than 851 ukulele players to perform in unison and nab the title of World's Largest Ukulele Ensemble."  I definitely think it would be totally cool to be in this, or even just watch it.  If you visit UkeFest 2011's page, the chords and lyrics of the 2 songs are featured and they have a 'pre-strum' practice before the show.  Here is the invitation if you are interested.
So if being in the Guiness Book is an item on your bucket list, or you just want a cool experience before the summer ends, check this event out! AND if you do, please let me know.  We're going to be out of town next week so we will unfortunately miss it.  I will let you know though that when I was little, my Mom had a ukulele and I even learned to play a few songs.   Below are some pictures from last year- UkeFest 2010.

Looks pretty cool, if you ask me.

And it's here....

Summer Vacation, that is....oh how elated I am that another school year has come to a close and I get to spend 10 glorious weeks with Gage!  We don't have too much planned, but I'm sure it'll go much faster than I will like.  We do have gym classes and swim classes and 2 trips to the beach.  Hopefully we'll also catch some story times and some kids' concerts.  Who knows what we'll get into, but I'll keep you updated.

This week, it's a girls' night tomorrow (after Gage goes to bed), Father's Day on Sunday and the beach on Monday!