Meet Ava!

My friend Amber had her baby, sweet Ava, on Tuesday! I couldn't have been more excited about this little girl's entrance but to big brother Max and Tucker, it was just another excuse to have a playdate. :) Max came over in the morning to hang out with us for the day. He was cute as ever in his "big brother" tractor shirt but when I told him Ava had arrived, he said he wanted to stay at Tucker's house. :)

Storytime and goodnight kisses

Good practice with baby Hadley :)

Yesterday I got to meet little Ava and introduce her to her first friend, Hadley! It's amazing how much changes in 4 months! Many playdates to come girls...

The girls! So strange since we've just been "boy moms" until a few months ago...

Pool time!

1st day at the pool...

Summer is here!

Hadley was a happy girl at the pool! After floating around for a little bit, she seemed sleepy since she usually takes a little cat nap late in the afternoon. I was holding her in the water and she completely fell asleep in my arms for 30 minutes. My girl LOVES to snuggle and I think she would sleep anywhere if I was holding her. She was perfectly content being in the pool and she was pretty cute in her bathing suit too :)

Breaking for a snack... serious face, of course

Look alike much?

The thrill of the day was going on the slide! It took a little while for Tucker to warm up to being in the pool again but once he was more comfortable, he was loving it and "swimming like Nemo" as he said. Daddy talked him into going down the slide and he had a blast! The smile on his face said it all and he probably went down (with mommy and daddy) 2o times in a row until we had to call it quits at 6:40 pm!

It's going to be a fun summer with these two!

House full of Clarks!

Sharon and the kids came for a whirlwind quick visit this week... It was so fun to have them under my roof and pretend like we still live in the same city for a few days :) It was fun to introduce Hadley to everyone and she just stayed chill in the midst of all the chaos around here. Yay for my best friend that I can watch Housewives with...share a bottle of Riesling with...that I'm not embarrassed with when my kid is being a crazy toddler...and that I can stay up late and have pillow talk with. I miss you like crazy Sharon Clark but am so thankful your weddings on the east coast keep us seeing each other on a somewhat regular basis :) COME BACK SOON!

Boston boy

Play-dough fun

Carter -- Tucker -- Boston

Elle Bean and her best buddy Lilli Bug

We love you guys!

Sweet sounds of Hadley

Hadley talking...

Hadley giggling...

Such a fun age as she starts to interact more!

Baby Ava on the way!

This week we celebrated Amber and Baby Ava on the way (this Tuesday to be exact!). She was lovely in her yellow and as always, all the girls loved an excuse to get together and celebrate!

I made this cake (that I couldn't eat-BOO) after finding this idea online... it turned out pretty yummy...or so I heard...

There was plenty of pink...

and yummy desserts...

Things that said Ava...

and a cute candy bar for a take away!

The hostesses of the mostestness!

Meg -- Amber -- Ashley -- Lauren -- Me

I'm so excited for Amber to have a baby girl! Her little boy Max is Tucker's best buddy so it is just perfect that we'll have little girls about the same age as well. Can't wait to meet little Ava!

Hadley Weekly!

Hadley is 19 weeks old!

She is laughing a ton and interacts with everyone she sees. She is stronger in her back and wants to be in a sitting position more and more. She likes being in her bumpo seat and hangs out in it on the table while we're eating dinner every night. She's mastered holding a toy in her mouth and is drooling a ton...maybe starting to teethe? She's wearing 6 month clothes and size 3 diapers. She's still eating a late feeding around 10:30 but I'm hoping to drop that this week so she's going a solid 12 hours. I'm pretty sure her double chin shows that she could handle that just fine :)

I introduced SOY into my diet last weekend and I'm sad to report that it did not go well. After only eating it for 2 days, she seemed extremely fussy, especially at night when she went to bed. The familiar sounds of her crying at that time of night made it seem obvious that she was uncomfortable. After not eating it for about 3 days, she was back to normal! It is very hard to be in this process...knowing that introducing a new thing will set her back, but I'm thankful to be figuring out what she's going to be able to handle. I'm starting to add gluten in today, so I'm hoping, hoping, hoping it will agree with her!

Strawberries!

You can't really go wrong when you take Tucker to the farm :) So, we were excited to go pick strawberries at Patterson Farms (where we had Tucker's pumpkin patch birthday party) while Brad's parents were in town. Tucker's best buddy Max and Amber came along as well which made the farm even more exiting! The strawberries have been delicious...strawberries and ice cream for dessert every night!

He had to try one of course..

Tucker loves his grandpa!

Fun ride around the farm in the "cow barrels"

Feeding the animals

I think is the only picture I have of Hadley from the day! She was content to sleep most of the morning :)

Tractors to ride!

My favorite picture of the day...love the friendship between these two!