Mani/Pedi

Our friend in Alpharetta, Edith, wanted me treat me to a manicure/pedicure before Baby Philip arrived - SO FUN! Thank you!!

She arranged it with the salon and I just had to decide when. Not knowing exactly when he will make his appearance, I went ahead and got my nails and toes done today. I figured the pedicure would last a few weeks and if I have to go back and get my nails redone, then I guess I can suffer through another manicure :-)

Right before my friend Priscilla had her baby in July, she went and got her nails painted blue in honor of her new little boy. I thought that was cute so I opted for blue toe nails as well. Needless to say, Jackson thinks my blue feet are funny! I think they look cute and it will be fun to see the reaction from the nurses when I deliver Baby Philip!

Phone Call to Mimi

Last night after dinner, Jackson wanted to call Mimi and Pop Pop. Luckily, they were home and he wondered around the house for 10 minutes talking to Mimi. I think she understood about 25% of what he was saying!

I told her I would take a picture of him as he was talking with her. She had no idea this handsome stud was on the line!!

We had a little accident and had to take his pants off after dinner. Though he didn't mind the pants coming off, he wanted to keep his "Run Fast" shoes on!

Family Outing

With only a few weeks left to go, I decided it was time to get some pregnancy pictures. My neighbor took beautiful shots of Wesley and me when we were expecting Jackson, but this time around we decided to go cheap and let Sears capture the moment.

I scheduled our appointment for 10:00 this morning hoping we would all be in a good, photogenic mood. Near the top of Wesley's "I really hate doing this" list, is getting pictures made so I knew we had to be fast.

Thankfully, the photographers worked quickly and Jackson was a little angel. The pictures turned out pretty good. I don't expect we will put any of these out on display but I wanted to have some for Philip's Baby book.

Here is a sneak peak:

After the picture session, we headed to the food court for lunch and a fun ride on the carousel.

We ended our family day by having our friends Kate and Ben and Todd and Ashley (plus kids) over. We kept it very casual and ordered pizza. All four kids were playing together so nicely that the adults were able to enjoy a little friendly competition. We played Wii and then a DVD game that ended with a surprise victory from the girls! YEAH!!

Philip's Nursery

We finally finished the nursery! I really love the way it turned out. All it is missing is one thing - Baby Philip!

Pregnancy Craving

With both Jackson and Philip, I have had the same pregnancy craving - a sausage biscuit from McDonalds. With Jackson, every now and then I would stop the McDonalds on my way to work and indulge in this little treat.

This time around, I decided that once I had to start going to the doctor once a week, I would run by McDonalds after my appointments for breakfast. Each time I have enjoyed a sausage biscuit and a medium Coke. Yummy!

I didn't think much about this until yesterday when my friend Kate came over. We were fixing lunch for the kids and she said she wasn't hungry. Turns out on the way to my house after her doctor's appointment (she is pregnant too), she had run by a McDonald's for her craving - a sausage biscuit!

I thought it was so funny that we shared the same craving. Then, our friend Ashley who was also over at the house, confessed that was her craving too when she was pregnant!

I guess my seemingly innocent craving is a popular one!

Today, I really splurged and got the entire Sausage biscuit meal - biscuit, hashbrown, and a Coke. If all goes as planned, I only will have a couple more doctor's appointments so I thought I would live it up while I could!

Jackson and Flash

I had to post this adorable of Jackson and Flash. Flash had just returned from the vet where he was put under to get his teeth cleaned. He was so relaxed, he just laid around all day and Jackson decided to join him!

Shower for Kate and Baby Jack!

Yesterday morning we had a church shower for Kate and Baby Jack. It was so much fun! Katey did most of the planning and organizing. I just came a little early to help decorate.

Kate is the one of the most giving people I know and Katey and I wanted to make sure everything was perfect for her shower. She deserves the best and more! Hopefully, we did her proud!

Here are some pictures from the morning:

We decided to do a brunch and several friends helped out with the delicious food.

Katey made the adorable diaper cake

I was in charge of the drink station. It was so much fun to pull out all the crystal items I haven't used since I got them for our wedding.

The Mom-To-Be opening all her presents.

One of our friend's daughter, Clara Helen, joined us for the morning and it was so fun to see her get excited about all the gifts.

Clara Helen had fun making hair accessories out of the gift bows. Here is Katey modeling her first creation.

What a great turnout!!