A Mish-Mosh of Fun

So, what’s a gal to do when she’s sitting around, waiting (anxiously) to go into labor?  Write a blog post, of course!  Now to be honest, I’m not feeling all that creative these days…I’m pretty sure that my children have absorbed all of my brain cells and creative abilities.  That being said, big-time fun has continued to abound at the Wright hacienda over the past few weeks, thanks to the Little Miss (a.k.a. the Big-Sister-In-Training).  Here’s a mish-mosh of photos from some of the good times we’ve shared with our Little Party Animal…

Cha-zillin’ in Mama’s Sweater…
(it’s a surprise that she’s not also sporting a pair of my shoes)

Enjoying a cupcake with her Daddy…

“More peez?”

No surprise, given her genetics, we have a Little Sweet Tooth on our hands.  Her other treat of choice is M&Ms, known in our house as “beans.”  So if you ever hear her asking for “beans”, beware!  She’s not talking about the healthy, high-fibrous kind!

And taking a trip to the Durham Life & Science Museum (thanks to the Mugfords!)…
The museum is a big hit with the Little Miss because it houses all sorts of exciting animals, a huge outdoor play area, and a “choo-choo train!” that she loves to ride on.

 

We’ve had a blast enjoying our last few weeks as a family of three.  But we are also SO excited (and SO ready) to officially become a family of FOUR!  Any day now, the Little Mister should make his grand appearance.  It’s going to be nuts having two Little Party Animals on our hands, but we can’t wait!

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Happy birthday, Daddy!

Hey, folks.  It’s the Little Miss here.  I betcha didn’t know this, but my Daddy is OLD!  That’s right…today he turned 31!

(Daddy just loves taking photos right when he wakes up in the morning!)

Mommy and I had lots of surprises for Daddy this morning.  We woke him up singing the “Happy Birthday” song, after which I asked repeatedly for “cake?!”…because I know that when you sing the birthday song, cake always follows!  Then we brought him downstairs and gave him presents, yummy breakfast treats, birthday cake, and a sign that I colored just for him.  It was a Daddy-birthday-bonanza!

Mama tells me that she, in contrast to Daddy, is still a “spring chicken” because she will only be “29 and a bit” for the rest of her life.  I don’t really understand how Mama could be a chicken, since she doesn’t have feathers or say “bock bock” like other chickens do.  But oh well.  I gave up trying to understand that crazy woman a long time ago.

But I digress.  What I really want to say is…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!  WE LOVE YOU!!!

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Uncle Willy Comes to Town

Big things are happening at the Wright abode!  Okay, so no baby yet…T-minus 2 weeks, and counting.  But we did just have a special visit from the Little Lady’s Uncle Will!  It’s taken a few years to get him to venture out east, but he finally came!

The Little Miss had two very fun-packed days with her uncle.  As we were determined to show him a good time, despite the recent influx of hot and humid weather, our visit together became what I will now fondly refer to as…

“Prego Mommy Sweat Fest 2012!”

So what did the Little Miss and her parents do with Uncle Will, you ask?

Well, we went swimming, strolled around Duke campus, chased ducks at Duke Gardens (betcha didn’t know ducks eat cereal bars…or they do when Mommies forget to pack bread), dined out with friends (a certain Little Someone wasn’t invited), chased Teddy around the backyard, and…

…hiked the Eno River trail!  And by hiked, I mean that Mommy, Daddy, and Uncle Will juggled the (easily distracted) Little Adventurer, her (overly excited) dog, and her (somewhat cumbersome) stroller as we walked along a tree root- and rock-covered trail until we finally made it to a wonderful little waterhole where said child and dog could go nuts.
…And the exhausted and over-heated Mama could rest for a while on her keester.

Toddler mud-bath (because every gal needs to exfoliate!)

Puppy mud-bath (because this dog thinks he’s a pig!)
Well, more like the pup’s post-mud-bath-rest

And collapse of the Uncle
(he may be able to climb towering mountains all over the world,
but that doesn’t mean he can keep up with a hyper toddler!)

Despite all of the heat, we had a really fun two days.  We just need to get Uncle Will back out here after the Little Mister arrives so that he can chase around TWO Little (crazy) Ones!

 

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