Happy Easter!

Machen's 30th B-day Getaway!

For Machen's BIG 30th b-day this year he requested that we get away just the TWO of us for the weekend. We chose Asheville, NC since it was only an hour & a half from home. I was excited for the chance to get away for prob. the first & last time for a long time with another baby on the way. Brianna was a very big girl & stayed with my sister (Laurie) & her hubby. She amazed all of us with how well she did without Mommy & Daddy around. Almost a little "scary" that she did so well without us! :) Of course, she had great caretakers! :) Here are some shots from our trip...

We enjoyed bumming around downtown Asheville. It's a very "artsy" town with lots of little shops, cafe's, & musicians on each street corner. The weather was so nice (60's & sunny) that we were able to eat outside at this this restaurant. (Can you tell I've "grown" into my third trimester!) :)

We stayed in a "villa" in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was basically a fully furnished little "home" with everything we needed. We could have stayed longer had we not missed Brianna so much! :)

Machen enjoying the pretty view from the villa's little deck.

We enjoyed our wood burning fireplace very much!

We couldn't figure out how to get the timer to work on my camera, so we had to make do with just holding the camera out in front of us. A little "cheesy" but oh well. :)

Our second day there we toured the Biltmore...America's largest residential home. It was amazing. Unfortunately it was cold, rainy, & foggy so my pics didn't turn out the greatest. Kind of gives it a spooky look!

They gave us umbrellas while we waited outside in the rain.

Machen enjoyed all the architectural details, while I enjoyed all the decor inside each room.

We had a wonderful time together & were very grateful for a chance to get away! But, we did find it difficult not to talk about Brianna & were very anxious to get back to our little girl. ;) Thanks again Laurie & Rich for making this trip possible for us!

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This one's for you "Nana" & "Papa"...

Happy Brithday Great TuTu & Great Grandpa!

Today was my (Lisa's) Grandma's 80th birthday. She is affectionately known as "TuTu." Brianna wanted to wish her a very Happy Birthday. Unfortunately we don't get to see them much b/c they live in TX. This is for you TuTu...and Grandpa too...whose birthday was last Friday. We love you! Hope you had a memorable birthday!

Brianna's new toddler room!

As you can see...Brianna LOVES her new toddler bed! Some friends of ours were kind enough to give her this bed. I did find her "stuck" between her bed & the wall last night, but it didn't seem to affect her spirits! :) We found her a pretty "big girl" dresser today that she is quite excited about too. I plan to add some color to her walls by doing some stenciling. Her new little brother is getting her nursery set...hard to believe our little girl is no longer the baby!

Here's a video clip of Brianna's fun time in the snow!

Snow in the South!

We had our first snow day in SC last night & today! This was Brianna's first time to actually get to play in the snow. She kept saying "Uh oh!" She knew something was different. She liked it for a while until she started feeling cold & wet. Poor southern girl doesn't even own a pair of boots so she had to play in her sneakers. The snow is pretty much all gone now, but it was pretty while it lasted!