Spring Is In The Air

While I adore the fall and it remains my most favorite season, I am definitely looking forward to spring and summer this year.  Tonight at Target I saw this sassy little swimsuit and could not say no!  Visions of lazy Friday's spent at the pool are dancing in my head :)  We did a practice run before Rowan's bath tonight and I must say, she's pretty pumped about her new suit too!

The SPF 50 sunscreen has been purchased (in bulk from Costco- us redheads have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the sun!) and I've still got my eye on a pool floaty w/ a canopy for our new little swimmer!

Oh, the booty ruffles!! I can't stand it!

I'm all ready- let's go!

Lots of giggles :)

Please feel free to join us any Friday at the pool starting in mid April... we're ready!

A Gift From Weekday...

Yesterday when I picked up Rowan from school I was greeted with a cute, smiley little girl in a different outfit than the one I dropped her off in.  

When we got home, I opened her diaper bag and was greeted with this sweet treat...

I love that her teachers have a sense of humor!  

BTW- The onesie could not be salvaged and went straight in the trash :)

Friends

Our neighbors, Marc and Jennifer, had a date this afternoon and we watched their sweet 8 month old, Corinne.  Rowan was so excited to have a friend come over to play!  They had a great time sharing toys... and stealing socks and bows as you can see in the picture below :)  

Corinne has hair and eyelashes every girl dreams of! 

It has been such a joy to watch these girls grow and develop.  We are definitely looking forward to trips to the pool this summer!

Not So Little Anymore...

Today was Rowan's 9 month well baby visit at the pediatrician.  Our girl is weighing in at 21.9 lbs!!! and she is 28 3/4 inches long!  She talked the whole time we were at the Dr.  and was VERY brave when she had to get her shots.  Here are a few pics of our not so little baby from today!

She hasn't quite figured out that she can pull up in her crib yet (fine by me) but she L-O-V-E-S to stand up!

Not the most flattering picture but a good shot of her top two teeth making their appearance!

Thinking she's hot stuff when she pulls up on the outside of her crib!  (Notice the Snoopy band-aid from her shot)

"Staycation" Adventure!

Well, our "staycation" was awesome!  We had lots of time to hang out and sleep in :)  Rowan had a blast with Aunt Lollie and Uncle Patrick.  You can check out all of her fun adventures on Laura's blog- Praying Till the Peace Comes.  I knew that Ryan had something up his sleeve for Friday but I wasn't sure what.  We met up for lunch because he had to work in the morning and after lunch he asked me pretty nonchalantly "How long will it take you to pack an overnight bag?"  Um... not long!!  He surprised me with a fun night at The W in Buckhead.  It's pretty swanky and the rooms are decorated so cool!  I kind of felt famous!  Here are some pics from our fun night!

This is the rooftop pool overlooking Buckhead.  We came out here after dinner so Ryan could smoke a cigar.  The pool's heated so I stuck my feet in and you can see on the left there is this tiled edge you can walk on :)

This is one of the posh cabana's by the pool.  It's pretty obvious people don't go to the pool to swim... they definitely go to be seen!

Self-portrait by the pool... reminds me of all of our honeymoon pics with Ryan using his go-go gadget arms to take the picture!

We're so VIP right now! Sister- that was for you!

Sweet Ryan had made plans with the concierge to surprise me and have rose petals and chocolate covered strawberries waiting in our room when we got back from dinner with a CD playing of songs Ryan had chosen (I know, I'm a lucky girl!) BUT when we got back from dinner none of it was done :(  To make up for their mistake, they sent up a bottle of wine and some strawberries and truffles... 

Then the next morning while we were at breakfast, they came with the rose petals and strawberries...

Very sweet but not the same at 11 a.m.!! Ha!

It was a great getaway but we were both ready to get home and see our little girl!  Thanks for planning such a fun surprise Ryan!  I love you and can't wait for many more years together!

9 Months!

Yesterday Rowan turned 9 months old!  It is hard to believe that her 1st birthday is right around the corner!  We are having so much fun with our girl and are enjoying EVERY bit of our time with her.  It is amazing to me how much she has changed over the past 9 months and how much we are all learning.  We are so thankful that God has trusted us to be her Mommy and Daddy.  Here are a few pics from her monthly "photo shoot" with the alligator :)  It's hard to get a good shot because she loves to play with her stuffed friend! 
Pulling up on everything :)
A special squeeze from Mommy!

"Staycation" 2K9!

This weekend our best friends, Patrick and Laura, are watching Rowan so that Ryan and I can celebrate our Anniversary and my B-Day!  In light of our economic times :) we've decided to have a little "Staycation" at our house.  So, tomorrow we're packing up the noodle and sending her up the road to Aunt Lollie and Uncle Patrick's to play!  

My mom asked me if I was nervous to leave my girl since this will be the first time I will be away from her since she was born and I can honestly say no.  I don't think there are two people who love our little girl more than Laura and Patrick and the feeling is definitely mutual with Robo!  I think she knew Laura's voice before mine when she was born!!  We are so lucky to be able to share life with these special friends who are truly family to us.  We love you guys!
Here's a fun shot of our princess ready to be packed up for her sleepover!