Fireworks

Wow, its definitly been too long since I posted last. Sorry guys. We have been very busy. Last weekend we were in WV for Kristin's graduation from WVU. The ceremony was very nice and not long at all. most graduations are horribly long, but this one was not bad at all. Gigi of course refused to sit still so tom and i took turns in the Hall with her. Along with every other parent with a toddler. Gigi made a little friend named Isaiah. I have noticed thats a very popular name for little boys. very cute.

Sleeping away from home is looking to be an issue for her. Any advice on this would be helpful. We took her pack-n-play and her "sounds" (a sound machine that is on all the time when she sleeps) and her blankie of course but she STILL refused to sleep in it. She has never for one second slept with us in the bed until last weekend. it was the only thing we could do to calm her down. once she was in bed with me (poor tom had to sleep in the pack-n-play! hhaha just kidding, he slept in the other bed. but just picture for a min, a 6, 5 dude sleeping in that lil thing. hehe) she fell right asleep. she also refused to sleep in it for naps. so tom and i put her in her car seat and drove around for 1.5 hours so she could get a nap. needless to say it was a very long weekend for us.

here are some pics.

I made this shirt for Gigi to wear to both her aunts graduations. on the back of the shirt it says WV and DJO.

This weekend we are celebrating Memorial day. and the pool opening! very excited! Last year Gigi had her casts on so we couldnt ever take her outside due to her getting over heated. So this is really her first summer outside. She's not diggin the grass too much, but we are hoping that changes.

Yesterday was the Ashburn Farm Summer Kickoff. They had a band and robecks and beer. We went with my prego friend Karen (who is due July 5th!) and her sister. It was very nice just to sit and talk. here are some pics.

Gigi was Quacking at the Duckies. By the way, can I get some props for keeping that pale skin PALE!? thank you! Im a tad obsessive about sunscreen but if you have ever seen my pale baby you would understand why. :)

more later.

Mothers Day

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! to all mommys out there. lord knows its the best job on earth. I recieved very sweet gifts from tom and gigi. I got a charm to add to my "gigi braclet" of a little pair of Gigi shoes. To celebrate that Gigi walked this year! We have all been through alot this past year getting her to that point and its a very nice way to celebrate her special little feet. I also got a wireless speaker for when we entertain outside. I have wanted one for a long time so its very nice to have one. I also got a cool plant that I can take to work with me. hopefully this will calm me more when im at work. haha im a tad highstrung there.

The only thing that would have made it better would be if tommy could have been home with us. Guess thats the life of a Cop Wife. I am used to it really, him missing a few things but sometimes it hits and I get sad. Oh well megan, get over it. :/

here are some new pics

Gigi and her aunt Mary (ready for senior prom) at Darrell Greens house for pictures.

Its tough being a one year old. Such hard decisions to make, pink or green, flowers or froggies?

So...Dont choose, double fist!

dogs, bushes, bugs, and sleep

So this has just been a great weekend so far! I had a tastefully simple party friday night that was just awesome. there are no other words to describe it. I had a good turn out of people and everyone meshed really well and we all had such a great time. 4 hours of a good time in fact! who knew, that a tastefully simple party could go 4 hours. haha I just want to thank all the woman (and shawn for keeping tom and gigi company) that came out, thanks for a great night.

Then this morning tom and i took the baby over to see my aunt karen and uncle robbie at my grandparents house. they came up for the weekend and brought the dogs. and OH MY GOODNESS does gigi just love them. they are so much bigger then she is that their tails knocked her right on her bum. but she just loved it. she GIGGLED and she hardly ever giggles out loud. they would knock her down and then lick her face all over. it was so cute. tom of course wants a dog so bad but ummmmm NO. haha too much work.

Here are some pics from today.

This one is after one of the dogs just licked gigis face!

We also went to see my grandmother in Reston and they have a koi pond outside that gigi really enjoyed. here is tom and gigi sitting at the pond (before gigi ate dirt!)

i love her face in this pic. shes saying "what mama?"

We also changed gigis carseat from rear facing to front facing. she just loves it. she can see so much more now. look how cute she is