Fall Fun!

Last weekend, we went to the Queens County Farm for the Apple Festival and Pumpkin Patch. Even though it wasn't technically a pumpkin patch (field with pre-cut pumpkins scattered about...) we had a great time and Jackson loved eating apples and playing in the pumpkins! It's so fun to be able to do fall stuff like this, since we weren't able to last year in seasonless Grenada :)

What's been happening lately...

It's been a little while so I thought I'd give a brief update on what's been going on!

We got to take a really fun weekend to the Catskill Mountains in Upstate NY over Labor Day Weekend. It was great to get out and go hiking and just spend some great time as a family.

Here's the little guy right before our hike.


Mmmm Burger King... a special vacation treat!


We were able to have our friends over for a little BBQ to say goodbye to summer. Even though it poured down rain and we couldn't go out and enjoy the beach, we really enjoyed the company and football games!



J and Elle having fun


And last but not least.... baby boy number two continues to grow! That's right, we had a scan a couple of weeks ago and they told us that Jackson is going to have a little brother! Here is an updated pic of the bump :)

Our trip in a nutshell!

As I mentioned before, Jackson and I just got back from a WONDERFUL vacation back to Washington to visit family and friends. We had a terrific time and it was so great to see everyone and let Jackson catch up with his grandparents and aunts and uncles again! Here are just a few highlights from out trip-


We got to go to Lori's baby shower! Here is Lori and myself comparing our bumps, aka future cousins!


My mom, sisters, Jackson and I took a trip to Seattle for the day. We had a wonderful time shopping and enjoying the city!



Jackson had his first haircut! It was pretty traumatizing for the poor guy, but his hair turned out so cute and he even got his first sucker, which he loved :)


We went to Seahurst Beach on day to play around! Jackson got these cool glasses and a squirt gun from Aunt Jenni and Uncle E-Bob! He had fun!


Grandpa Sealey took Jackson (and me) to the zoo! Jackson loved laughing at the Meerkats!


I got to attend Randi's wedding! She was so beautiful and it was a wonderful wedding :)


Jackson got to play with his best buddy Cooper, who is only 5 days older than him!


Jackson's favorite thing to do was play in my parents' yard! He was out there ALL of the time! We don't have this thing called "grass" in NYC, so Jackson had a blast being able to run around freely in the huge yard.

Overall the trip was fantastic!! Hopefully we can get back there soon!

The evolving bump!

Well J and I just got back from a wonderful two week trip to Seattle, which I will post about tomorrow, but for now I wanted to show off our second little cutie pie, who is almost 20 weeks! We find out the gender next Thursday and we are SO excited. We are really excited just to get a peek at our little one since we haven't seen it since 8 weeks. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is flying by!

Here I am at 15 weeks


And here's the latest pic at 18.5 weeks.


More to come!

Zoo fun!

It seems like I am a week behind on all of my posts :) Maybe I'll try to catch up this week.

Last weekend, we had so much fun taking Jackson to the Prospect Park Zoo with our good friends Jeff, Mel and their daughter Elle. It wasn't spectacular, but it was a lot of fun. There was even a little barn with farm animals, which Jackson loves! Afterward, we met up with our other good friends Evan, Erin and their daughter Anabelle in the park and had lunch. It was a fun day!



The fam



J checkin out the Alpacas with Dad.

Friends!

Last week, I was able to have a lot of my friends here over for lunch and a beach day :) Although not all of us actually made it to the beach, we had a great time! It's always fun to chat and catch up with these ladies. I have been friends with them since our time in Newcastle, and it was so wonderful to have them in Grenada and now NY!



Marca, Jodi, me and Kathy



Erin and her sweet little Anabelle and Gracie in the background



Mel and the darling Elle

Pennsylvania Weekend!

Last weekend Todd had the rare privilege of having a 3 day weekend, so on a whim, we decided to get out of town! We decided to head over to Lancaster County, PA to visit Amish country, then down to Gettysburg and over to Hershey before heading home. Friday we set out early and made it to Lancaster in only about 3 hours. J was great in the car! He had plenty of books and snacks and even napped for about an hour which was great. After we settled in to our hotel, we decided to head over to an Amish Farm and take a buggy ride! We went through an Amish farm and bought cookies from a little Amish boy on the side of the road. Then we went to a little Amish market where they sell all of their own goods. It's truly another world there. The people were so kind and helpful and it really was beautiful!



J waiting to go on his first buggy ride!



An amish boy working his farm

On Saturday morning, we headed over to Gettysburg, which was pretty cool because it was the Fourth of July. Now I know it wasn't a revolutionary war site, but to just be on such an important piece of American history was really cool. We actually got to see the final battlefield and walk around for a bit. It was very erie and humbling. It's an experience I know we'll never forget!



Near the actual battlefield



Todd doing his reenactment of the union army :)


After Gettysburg, we drove up north to Hershey and went to the chocolate factory! It was so much fun. We went on the chocolate factory tour, which was more like a ride and even got a free sample at the end! Then we enjoyed some sweet treats from the bakery... it was awesome!



just a glimpse of the store at hershey world



Mmmmmm... hershey's chocolate cupcake with pink frosting!!



All in all, it was a fantastic trip. I love PA and how the people there seem so down to earth :) I hope we can go back!