Catching Up for our Busy Month of September!!

Ok, ok...I know I haven't updated the blog in quite a while and its very unlike me to do that!! So...here is a big catch up....at least for the month of September...will do October next week! We had a SUPER busy month. September has a lot going on for us..my bday, Lindsay's bday, our anniversary.....so it stays busy each year. Esp since they all fall in the same week! Here are some pics of what went on...of course they are in reverse order of when the events actually took place.


Event #1: Pink Concert.
My friend Christine had an extra ticket to see Pink, so I got to go. It was an amazing concert. Wow. Saw her at George Mason University, so it was close by. Plus we had awesome seats!
The girls...Me, Erin, Katie & Christine:

She had amazing sets....

Pink rocking....one of the best concerts I have ever seen!

Event #2: Alycia's 4th Bday party at a little Farm.
Our old next door neighbor, Alycia, had her 4th bday party. Here's Trev with the kids at the farm.

Event #3: Lindsay's 2nd Bday party
Agh...my baby girl is 2!! Where has the time gone?? I can't even believe it. And she is very excited to let you know that she is 2 now! She didn't have a party but had 2 girls from across the street over for cake and pizza one night on the cute Elmo plates that she picked out. She was thrilled as she loves singing 'Happy Birthday'...esp when its sung to her!!

Here she is on her bday modeling the sunglasses that Auntie Lea got her:

Lindsay with her friend, Ana from across the street:

The birthday girl with her pizza sauce face blowing out her little cupcake:

Event #4: Tracy, Nicole and Olivia come to visit!

Tracy, Nicole and Olivia came for the weekend. We had such a fun time. Its so nice to get to spend time with them and to see our kiddos playing together! Tyler adores Olivia and loves hugging her and carrying her around.

Me with Olivia:

Brothers...

Tracy, Nicole & Olivia

Little cousins:

Nicole got Lindsay and Olivia matching oulfits...too cute!

Matching PJs too!

Event #5: End of Summer Pool Party
I thought it would be fun to rent out the pool/clubhouse for a little party. So we invited some friends and had a fun night (for the most part...lol) of eating, drinking, and swimming for some! I didn't do a good job of taking pics, but here are a few...

The Flip Cup crew!

Colleen & Christine:

Joe & Julie:

The Spice Bush walking club: Roxanna, Sandra & Me:

The ladies (most of them) of Spice Bush:
Rachel, Jen, Annie, Roxanna, me, Christi, Shanna, Sandra & Erin

Me & Kimberly:

Cute Random pic of Lindsay with her first tiara from her Gma:

Event #6: My birthday!
My birthday turned out to be a fun time. While I was planning for a low key night with Tracy & Nicole....Roxanna surprised me by bringing over a cake she made. Then Will and Shanna and JK and Jen also came over and we ended up having a fun little night hanging and having drinks. I am sooo lucky to have such awesome friends!! Moving to our street was one of the best decisions we have ever made. I am so lucky to have you girls in my life! Love you all!!

Event #7: Spice Bush College Football Fall Block Party

We had our 2nd annual Fall Football Block party. What a great time! We all block off the street and gather together for some fun! Here are a few pics from the night.

Lindsay with Ella and Ana:

Rebecca, Shanna, me & Jen:

Trev, Tyler & I:

Love this pic...Lindsay with her 'tough' girl face!

Last week I had Lindsay home for the entire week. She had a small staph infection under her one arm and the doctor suggested keeping her home for a week this time. So Trev and I (and with the help of our sitter, Jill) juggled watching her. We had such a great week with her. During my time, I realized that Lindsay loved having the one on one time with us, which she rarely gets. So, I decided to try to start doing some one on one things with the kids as a result.

The first thing I did was sign each of them up for separate classes at the Little Gym. They both had a great time. While Lindsay had her class, Tyler went on a bike ride with Trev to the park. And during Tyler's class, Lindsay stayed home to play with Trev.
Here are some pics from their classes.

Tyler LOVED his class. He said to me 'Mommy, I didn't have fun...I had SUPER fun'. LOL!

Tyler on the bars:

Lindsay's class was a Mommy & me class. She cried in the beginning as she hated the parachute part. But then warmed up!
On the beam:

Running around!

She loved hanging from the bars!

Catching Up

Haven't blogged in a few weeks! Here are some random pics to start to catch up!

Trev & Tyler before the opening Steelers game last week. Tyler was very excited!

Tyler found Trev's old BU batting helmet. Love this pic. Lindsay put it on backwards and then posed with this funny face herself!

Tyler loved walking around in the helmet with the bat.

Trev & Tyler before the PSU Game. Tyler loved wearing his first official Jersey!

Tyler's School Performance!

August Randoms

Last Thurs our development had another summer concert. This time it was an 80's cover band, The Reflex. We had a nice group that all went together from our block. The music was great and the crowd had a great time. However, this time Lindsay was a bit of a challenge, as she was exhausted. She ended up falling asleep in my arms, which doesn't happen often!

Tyler & Sophia enjoying the concert. They didn't sit still for too long. Most of the time they were running around!

Me trying my hardest to keep Lindsay entertained!

Trev & Rick:

Some of the Spice Bush girls...me, Roxanna, Shanna, Jen & Shanna's mom, Aleta:

Great turnout!

This pic cracked me up. We went to dinner on Sat night and Lindsay was playing peek a boo at the table with me :)

Lindsay making a mess with pizza one night. I had to take off her white tshirt so it didn't get ruined!

Lindsay & Tyler at the pool:

Awe, they LOVE going to the pool. On Sat Lindsay put one of my purses over her shoulder and said 'bye mama, I'll see you later...going to the pool'. :)

Hershey Park

This pic got out of sequence...Tyler & Trev on the tram at Hershey Park:

Last weekend we went up to Herhsey, PA to go to Hershey Park for the day and to visit my college roommate, Christine. The trip went very well. Kids were great in the car and on their best behavior at the park.

My, Christine & her new cutie, Ella:

Lindsay & Bryan were having a blast banging their cups on the table. They are a week apart in age.

Lindsay sitting on the deck with the girls eating chips & dip. One of her favs :)

Tyler on the pirate ship ride at Hershey:

Tyler on one of my favorites...the swings. It was his first time on the swings & he loved them!

The kids looking at fish. Tyler won that little monkey at a game and Lindsay clung to it the entire trip and now sleeps with it each night.

Their fav...skee ball!

Crowded Streets Concert

Last week Brambleton had another little Summer Concert. Crowded Streets played, which is a Dave Matthews cover band. It was a lot of fun. Kids had a blast as usual and this time several neighbors came along! It was a fun, hot night!

Trev & Lindsay

Tyler waiting for the concert to begin.

Tyler & his friend from school, Ainsley were excited about the beach balls:

Lindsay loves to cool off this way :)

Some of the Spice Bush guys:

Some of the Spice Bush ladies: