The InLaws in Town

What's up everyone? Hope you had a great week!!! The weather here SUCKED this weekend...just in time for Ben's parents to arrive.
We had a a lot of outdoor activities planned which had to be derailed. I'm telling you, if  it rains on Easter Sunday this week (which it's supposed to) when I have 30 ppl over at my house for Easter Brunch, I might have to bust a cap in Al Roker's ass....I digress, let's move on shall we?

Last week I finished up Jacob's nursery (pics to come), and made sure that my neighbor Anna and my mom were both recovering well after major surgeries. Gratefully, everyone came through with flying colors!

Ben's parents arrived on Friday so we were able to take them to Tyler's soccer practice. It gets more and more hilarious every time! After practice we went to the Counter for burgers where Tyler enjoyed watching the videos Grandma took during soccer.

Saturday morning we made a huge breakfast and then the boys went to Lowe's for the kid's workshop. They made bird feeders but they didn't really turn out well at all.
Our bird feeder made a debut in the trash can before the end of the weekend...sorry but the dang thing was falling apart!
Meanwhile, Jan and I went baby shopping!
After everyone got back we had egg dying time and then went to see the Croods at Studio Movie Grill. Tyler loved it, and to tell you the truth, so did I. Such a cute movie!

Saturday night we watched bball and ordered Chinese.
Sunday, the inlaws were heading out after lunch. Tyler had a couple of friends over for playdates and we had an egg hunt in the basement. Around noon we headed into downtown Roswell for lunch and then Ben took Jan and Dwight to the airport. Meanwhile, I met up with Leah and Tyler's BFF Jack at the mall for pics with the Easter Bunny. They came out super cute!!!

Have a great week everyone! It's Hump Day!!! and I have less than 60 days til Baby Jacob's arrival!!!

The Stay at Home Gig

Hey All!
Well I can honestly say that I dig the stay at home thing.
Now granted...Tyler is still in daycare (we have to give two week notice) and I'm not stressed about finding a job since I can't really look for one right now...so that helps things...A LOT!
So, ask me again when I have Tyler full time and am 8.5 months preggers, or right after the baby is born...might not be the same answer. Can I get a hells yeah? It's all about perspective dude...but I am looking forward to some serious Tyler/Mommy bonding time over the next month!!!

Anyways, So this weekend we were supposed to go to Chattanooga for our last family trip as 3 Sullivans, but with the layoff we decided it's best not to spend a ton of extra money if we don't need to...a little thing called a baby is going to be sucking us dry in just a couple of months anyways. So, we decided to stay in town.
Friday night was Tyler's second soccer practice and then we went out with Melanie, Jared and kids to Lucky's for burgers.
Saturday we went to the St. Patrick's Parade in Downtown Atlanta. Tyler loved it! It will definitely be something to do with the kiddos on an annual basis.

After the parade we had Pho for lunch...mmmmmm!
We spent the afternoon in our local park and then had sandwiches for dinner and watched Star Wars until Tyler passed out (again, he's obsessed). Sunday we hung low most of the day which was cool by me. Anything that doesn't require a bra these days gets me excited.  Ben went to watch the Tarheels game at Mike and Roberta's while I was on Tyler duty, then he came back and took Tyler back to the park to practice soccer.
Meanwhile I started my Shepard's Pie from scratch. Ben picked out the recipe but I had no idea how difficult it would be. It looked like a bomb exploded in my kitchen afterwards, but it was well worth the effort. That shiznit was GOOD!!!!

Hope everyone out there had a wonderful holiday weekend! Erin Go Braugh!!!

The Good with the Bad

Hey all! Sorry I've been MIA from the blogger world these past few days.
First...the bad news...I was laid off on Monday.
So now I'm kind of screwed work wise until after Baby Jacob is born (I mean who is going to hire a 7.5 month preggers woman).
I left my old job because of too much travel, but I had no idea what I was getting into when I accepted this job (I'll withhold names but I was a Director of Recruitment at a small healthcare company).  I have to keep details at a minimum while I'm seeking legal counsel, but I'll let you all know the outcome soon enough.

So, Ben and I decided that I will be a stay at home mom for awhile. I'll take Tyler full time until the baby is born and then re-enroll him in school  in May so that I can bond with Jacob and start job searching.

Although it's been upsetting, I'm trying to look on the bright side. Many women would kill to have this precious time with their little ones, and I plan on NOT taking it for granted. Can't wait to play SAHM for a solid few months!
Plus, having a little extra relaxation time (when I'm not chasing around a 3 year old)  before the new baby will be great!

Now onto the good stuff...Our weekend was awesome (especially since I had no idea what was coming on Monday)! Tyler had his first soccer practice on Friday. It was adorable!

After soccer practice, Tyler's sitter came over so that we could go out with one of my besties from college Erin and her new man. We took them out in our neck of the woods. We went to Sip for dinner and then Olde Blind Dog for drinks.
Erin and Mark stayed over so Saturday morning we cooked a huge breakfast and had some play time with Tyler.
At Noon, Erin and Mark headed out and Ben went off to play paint ball with all the neighborhood guys (all the girls got together and gave them a paintball party as a Christmas present...they had a blast).
So, Tyler and I went with our neighbor Kristen and her daughter Kylie to the Children's Museum downtown. The kids had a great time.

Afterwards, we hung out at our neighbor Anna's house while we waited for the menfolk to come back from paintball. The kids jumped on the trampoline and played in the yard while the mom's hung outside and gossiped and snacked!
(PS - not to mention that our neighbor had a playdate over and it was none other than Kordell_Stewart's son...aka Porsha's hubby on RHW of ATL! Say WHHHAATTT??? they live like 5 miles from me...all this time and I had no idea) Don't be jealous! Did I get to meet Kordell...hells yeah. As usual I was star struck and tongue tied. (The only time I ever shut up is when I meet someone famous, I look like a fool just standing there and staring)

Sunday, we ran errands in the morning and then went Bowling with Steph, Pat and Dylan in the afternoon. We ended with dinner at a local restaurant and headed home! It was such a fun weekend!

So to sum up...you take the good with the bad and I have faith that everything will turn out for the better down the line. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers over the next couple of months!
Peace out!!!

Little Kickers

Today Tyler has his first soccer practice. I think I'm way more excited for this than he is. I cannot wait to see my little man all decked out in shin guards and shorts! It's going to be adorbes...seriously! I'll have pics on Monday!

Also, I wanted to make sure I documented this day! Friday March 8, 2013
This morning we were watching Babar in Bed after Tyler woke up and he was able to feel Jacob kick for the first time. He was so excited!
Definitely one of the most heartwarming moments in my life!

Happy Friday y'all!

The Happenings!

Hey There! Hope you all had a great weekend! Ours was great! It was nice to have nothing on the books and do everything on the fly!
So glad we cancelled our Chattanooga trip...although I was looking forward to it, it was frigid this weekend and it would have been no fun.
No worries though, we rebooked it for St. Patty's weekend!

Friday night we did make your own pizza and watched Empire Strikes Back with Tyler. Seriously y'all, I have NO clue where this child's obsession with Star Wars came from. His teacher at school even asked us if we were big Star Wars junkies...I was like "Um, no!" (No offense to all the SW crazies out there).
Saturday morning, Tyler wanted to watch the rest of the movie at 7am...he was entranced and kept asking questions about Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and the Storm Troopers. He also now loves Chewbacca...that hairy thing kind of creeps me out.

Ben took Tyler to the playroom while he hit the gym and I stayed behind to do some laundry. After the gym, we headed to Home Depot for their monthly clinic. This month they made race cars and Tyler loved it.

Later, Tyler and I met up with Steph and Dylan for Lunch and then we hit Skyzone in Roswell. It's one heck of a crazy trampoline place, and the kids had a BLAST!!!

That night, Tyler and Ben had a boy's night so that I could go out with the girls. We went to Heavenly Foot Massage and had the best rub down...okay, wait that sounded completed perverted...but it was amazeballs!
Then we went out for sushi. Can you tell from the pic that we were in scrubalicious attire and were completely relaxed?

Sunday, we hung with the little man and ran a bunch of errands. Did a Pho family lunch and then I met Steph and Amanda for a movie in the afternoon....Safe Haven, don't see it. So stupid!
We ended the weekend with some quality Tyler and Mommy time while Ben made a gym run and then made us Pad Thai.
It was relaxing and fun...exactly like a weekend should be!

March Madness!!!

Welcome to March everyone! I can't believe it's here!!!
And by that I don't mean Oh this year is going by so quickly, I mean Oh Dear God please hurry up and get here May.
I'm 28 weeks today peeps! HOLLER!!!!
Went to the doc and got my glucose test done & my RH Negative shot...so much fun (insert sarcasm here).
But Baby Jacob's heart rate was a strong 152 and they said that most likely they will be taking him on May 17th. YAY!!!!! That means only 11 more weeks to go! I can't wait to meet my little man!

We were supposed to go to Chattanooga this weekend for our last "Family of 3" trip, but they are calling for snow...and I don't want to be driving all up in the mountains in the snow with a 3 year old. So we are postponing the trip 2 weeks and going St. Pattys weekend instead.
As for this weekend...I guess we will play it by ear! Maybe some more nesting and some quality playtime with Tyler! I can never have enough of that!

Oh and who's excited for Bball???? Not me this year womp womp...UNC Sucks so I haven't really been keeping up with it that much. But I do love me some brackets at March Madness and will be hoping that my selections will bring in some cold hard cash! I'll leave you with a pic of my favorite bball player ever (and Tyler's namesake), Tyler Hansbrough...GO HEELS! (if you are wondering why a Hokie and Gamecock are UNC Fans click HERE)

I'll catch you up on the flip side, hoochies! Happy Friday!!!!