So long.....but not goodbye

Saying goodbye is never easy and it is going to be extra hard saying goodbye to our new friends here in CT. I was fortunate enough to meet Janelle, Mendy and Katherine through our Deloitte connection...our husbands! We met back when Janelle and I were both about 6 months pregnant and Mendy and Katherine's babies were about 3 months old. I remember leaving that evening thinking I really enjoyed hanging out with those girls..I hope we see them again! And here we are, over a year later and we have become good friends and the thought of us all leaving makes me so sad.

Mendy and Casey (and husband Kirk!) were sweet enough to give us all a going away gift that we would remember forever. We all got together for a farwell photoshoot (with photographer extraordinaire...Casey) at a park in Ridgefield. It was so much fun chasing the kids around trying to get them all to stay in one place for pictures. Of course that didn't happen for long but Casey was able to get some great shots of everyone.

Girls..you have no idea how much I am going to miss you! It has been so much fun getting to know you, your husbands and babies. I hope we stay friends for a long time and keep in touch often!

Here is a slideshow of all our pictures. The Youtube video doesn't do the pictures justice though. Enjoy!!

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Or here is a link to the album itself.

Goodbye from Casey

Playgroup Photo Shoot

As a going away gift, Casey took photos of our playgroup so we had one final group shot of everyone. Since both Will and I and Rylee and Janelle are moving away, each baby got their own special photo shoot theme. Rylee's theme was a tea party and everyone had to dress in their summer dresses or for Will and Pike, in their button down shirts. Will's theme was country club..aka polo shirts with "popped" collars. Of course trying to take pictures of 13 babies is challenging especially after trying to get them to pose for over an hour. But in the end the pictures came out adorable and we have some great memories to take with us back to MA. Thanks Casey for taking these great pictures!!

Will's First "Official" Haircut

We took Will to get his first official haircut this weekend (no more mommy haircuts). I thought he was going to squirm all over the place but he did suprisingly well. He sat on Eric's lap and really didn't move the entire time while she was cutting his hair. He got a certificate at the end along with a few pieces of his hair (which I never quite understood the point of). Will looks like such a little boy now..no more baby curls! Here are a few pictures.



Uh...what is going on here???




The finished product!

And here are a couple of Will with his new haircut playing with his new tricyle.

Road Trip 2009

We took our first family road trip to Myrtle Beach a couple weeks ago. We went with our friends Jim and Katherine and their son Justin. The guys were the ones to actually plan the trip from start to finish. Katherine and I didn't have to do a single thing except pack and get in the car and drive down there.

Yes...we actually drove the 12 hours to Myrtle Beach with Will. He was surprisingly good in the car. We split the drive over 2 days and did 6 hours each day. For the most part it was smooth sailing except for the hellish traffic we hit in Washington, DC. Dear lord..I don't know how those people deal with that on a daily basis. Thank goodness for the portable DVD player and a few Seasame Street sing-a-long DVDs which helped keep Will occupied for a number of hours in the car.

We rented a 3 bedroom condo on the beach. The guys got to golf 4 days during the week and Katherine and I spent time with Will and Justin on the beach. The beach with two little boys is a bit challenging at times...or maybe I should say at all times. The first (and biggest) challenge was the sand. As you know..once you get any part of your body wet and then touch the sand..it's all over. Will and Justin were basically covered from head to toe with sand at all times. And trying to keep it out of their mouths, eyes, ears and any other body part was near impossible. The two of them probably ate a pound of sand each during the week.

The next biggest challenge was trying to keep them in one place..and just trying to get them to that one place to start with. At times, we felt like we were trying to corral cattle...Katherine on one side..me on the other trying to keep them in line and focused on staying in one area. Despite this, we had a great time at the beach and actually got a little sun time in as well which was a bonus.

Overall we had an awesome vacation and hope that this is the start of a great tradition. Here are some pictures from our trip!


Will loved the water. Especially when the tide went out and he got to play in the little pools in the sandbar. He also loved sitting in the water and getting hit by the waves. If we had let him, he probably would have dove right into the waves.






It was great for Will to have a playmate on vacation with him. He loved following Justin around the entire week. Everytime Justin turned around..there was Will right behind him.



I know I'm his mother..but how cute is he?







Hey Justin..want to go buy a t-shirt? My parents are paying.

Dinner at Joe's Crab Shack









Our last night....

Last Get Together

A few weekends ago, we had our last get together with our Deloitte friends we have become so close with over the past two years. Janelle, Ryan and Rylee are heading to Cincinnati, Katherine, Jim and Justin to Florida, Mendy, Kirk and Casey are staying here in CT for another year and Kerry, Jeff and Connor are also staying in CT. This was the last time we were able to get everyone (husbands, wives and babies) together before we all leave. It is so sad that we are all going to be so far away from each other but I know we will all keep in touch and hopefully see each other every so often.

Mendy and Janelle are both expecting so we also had a surprise mini baby shower for them. Mendy is due any day now and is having a little girl. Janelle is due in September and just found out she is having a little boy!



Mendy opening her gifts

Ryan, Janelle and Rylee

Poor Janelle...every time she is feeding Rylee..there is Will sitting right next to her waiting for Janelle to also feed him. He probably ends up eating half of Rylee's food.