Taking her sweet time...

Pay no attention to the ticker above for Kennedy. I must have entered the dates wrong because today was supposed to be THE DAY.

No luck despite trying to do it all....

Eating pineapple.
Eating spicy sausage.
Walking (only a little because it hurts a bit.....you've seen the picture).
Eggplant parmesan.
Full moon.
And, yes, even that other thing that involves John. We don't get into THAT.

Therefore, I'm scheduled to be induced on Tuesday morning.
August 31st, 2010.
I can do it!!!
I can make it!!!
I'm really trying to convince myself!!!

Summer Fun

As you can tell from the first picture (not meant to focus on my double chin), Kennedy should be making an appearance any day now. She's definitely knocking but the door's not opening. I'm predicting the next post won't be for awhile and will include our newest, sweet addition. Wish us luck!

Having fun with Daddy and the sprinkler

Getting to visit with Nelson and Bradley again!

We got to celebrate a belated first birthday with our buddy Bryson.

Isn't he soooo cute?!?!?!

Bryson didn't really "dig in" to his cake so Lily had to show him how it's done

Lately she's been sporting the Justin Bieber "do," but fortunately the babysitter is able to do something about it every now and then. Lily actually kept in the pigtails all afternoon!

Nana Camp

The following is a long overdue posting.
Most of it is from late July while John was in Alaska and Nana and Papa came to help with the Lilster. In the midst of it all, I was given an extraordinarily generous gift from my work buddies which allowed me to finally purchase a real, grown-up camera! I've been intimidated by it so it's taken me this long to download the pictures.
Enjoy!

Things that happen when Nana visits....

What do a pregnant mommy and a toddler do while daddy is away for a week???

We invite Nana and Papa to come visit and take care of us, of course!

Things we did: (and when I say "we," I mean "they")

1. Hung fans in the girls' rooms

2. Started to transition Lily into her big girl bed which included picking her up off the floor in the middle of night because she had fallen out.

3. Took Lily to get her first haircut.

4. Emptied out Kennedy's room to be ready for set up.

5. Filled Lily's room with big girl furniture!

6. Hung swings from our tree in the backyard. (When Lily wants to be pushed, she says, "I want some."

7. Had a clean house all week long.

It was loads of fun!
"Thank you" doesn't even cover it, Nana and Papa. You two are the hardest working grandparents I've ever seen and we truly appreciate it and never want to take advantage of it......well......unless I'm 9 months pregnant.

All in all, it was another week where I crammed in a lot of "firsts" for Lily. Big girl bed, haircut, new furniture, swing, and I think there may have been something else. I don't seem to be capable of spreading these things out, so wish me luck when I start trying to potty train her when I bring Kennedy home.

Alaskan Angler

Once upon a time there was a man named Ken. Ken was a smart man. He lived in a beautifully frigid place called Alaska during the summer and in a hot mess called Atlanta during the winter.

Ken met a boy at work named John and invited him to Alaska to go fishing. He told many tales of bears and whales, crabs and fish. Not to mention the heaven on earth scenery that surrounds his little cabin on a piece of land called Admiralty Island.

This boy, John, invited two of his friends to join him on this exciting excursion to the Alaskan outback for some "real" fishing. Todd and Tim jumped on board and the three of them took off early one Friday morning. After stopping in Cincinnati and Seattle, the men (and I use that term loosely) finally landed in Juneau, Alaska where it was only 54 degrees and rainy. Fortunately for the boy named John who is fearful of roller coasters and little planes and scary movies and ..., they had to take the hour long boat ride to the island instead of the floater plane which only takes 15-20 minutes.

Let the fishing begin! They fished and fished and fished and caught an octupus. This ended up being a blessing in disguise because octupus is the ideal bait for an ugly yet yummy fish called hallibut. The next day they couldn't get the fish on the boat fast enough! It was a clear day, 65 degrees and not another boat in sight. Just a bunch of whales breeching and feeding along with good company on the boat.

Once it was time to head back into the "big city" of Juneau, one of the "men" suggested they go see the glacier. Why do it the way normal tourists do it when you have free access to a floater plane? Yes, Johnny Boy got strapped in and even sat in the front seat for a bird's eye view of something you don't get to see everyday.

Everyone made it home safely and soundly and lived happily ever after with about 100 pounds of fish in our freezer.

The most handsome fisherman in Alaska
Tim, John, Todd

A look of excitement or fear?