Wedding Bells are ringing!

I cannot believe it is the end of September already! We are off to help marry off our sweet Aunt Nancy in Connecticut! The boys are so excited for the wedding and ran around all last night in their bowties for their tuxedos. My doctor told me last week that I am showing signs of preterm labor, so Scott is not too thrilled that I am driving up the coast all by myself with my boys! I decided I just couldn't fly again, after being delayed 5 hours in NY airports last time with two very hungry and tired children all by myself!!! And, after having two children, it doesn't seem so scary to me anymore to just pull over to a hospital and give birth should the need arise! But really, nothing to be worried about, none of my children have ever come early, in fact, they have to be convinced to come, so I am certain that there is no need for alarm! Wish me luck!!

Life in the flat lane....

Sometimes I have a day that reminds me to just slow down. Yesterday was one of those days. I was up early, showered, dressed, Nate was ready for preschool, everyone was fed, you know the drill. Scott was out of town and I was tired from a strange sleepless night with Grant who claimed his 'legs were hurting'(diagnosis anyone??) and was up several times. I had to drop Nate at school, head to an early morning appt, attend a playdate with Grant, run a million little errands after that etc... Well, as soon as I pulled out of the garage, I knew something was wrong. I felt like I was dragging something under my car. I jumped out thinking maybe the UPS guy had left a package in front of my garage bay again (it has happened before). But instead, I saw a deflated, flat tire staring me in the face. Uggghhh... I couldn't help thinking 'Why?'! Why couldn't this have happened on a day when I was still in my pj's and had put forth no effort to get ready, nothing on the calendar, and my husband in town! But, in the end, it all worked out. AAA actually came through for me this time and was at my house in record time. A kind neighbor whose daughter attends the same preschool as Nate came all the way back to our house to deliver him to school, and Grant and I had an education in all things 'tires' as we watched the AAA 'fireman'(Grant's name for the tire man) put on our spare tire. Then we headed to the tire store where they pulled out the nail in our tire, patched it and sent us on our way. I got nothing accomplished but I have to say it was a great reminder to me that sometimes it's okay to just take it slow.... and my children still haven't stopped talking about our flat tire!! That was more exciting to them than anything else we could have done!

Back to School!

Today is the day! First day back to pre-school. The boys were so excited and I was too! The return to routine is nice. They have the most wonderful teachers and some fun familiar faces in their classes from last year.

Nate is in pre-k! How time flies!

Grant will be in the 2's class two mornings a week and with me the other mornings! I'm looking forward to our one-on-one time together before the new baby comes. We always say Grant really should have been born first.... he is a high maintenance little personality. So time alone with Mom will be great for him!

Off they go!

Goodbye Summer

We bid a fond farewell to summer with our final visit to the neighborhood pool on Labor Day. It has been our hangout for the past few months (when we weren't at the beach or travelling). We will miss it! Both the boys really took off in the water this year and love to swim and dive. Goodbye lazy days of summer and 'Camp Alexis', hello routine!!! It's time!

For my 29th I got naked ...

...at Qdoba! For those of you who know me well, you know that I am a Qdoba addict. In fact, we have family Qdoba night every Tuesday and a Naked Chicken Burrito is my biggest craving while I am pregnant. So, for my first of many 29th birthdays, Scott and the boys catered a Qdoba Naked Burrito bar here at the house for me and several close friends. I could not have asked for anything more!!! And if you haven't gotten Naked at Qdoba... you really should try it! Here is the lovely cake my darling boys made for me on the big day- the frosting was spread with love and a few licks! It made my day!