1st day at the park

This past Saturday, Mike and I took Will to the local playground in a nearby town. I didn't think he would really be into it, but he surprised us and had a great time. When he starts crawling and walking, he will be all over it.

Looking cool in my baseball hat.

Such a daddy's boy.

Down the slide for the 1st time.


Look, I'm doing it by myself.


Looking back at the frog.

Ready for dinner!

Playing with Sarah

Whenever I have a doctor appt, which is often these days, Will goes to Mrs. Lisa's house to play. She is a pro-mom, raising 4 beautiful children and is so great with Will. He has such a good time when he goes to their house. Lisa's daughter, Sarah, loves to play with him.

Snack time!

Snuggling with sweet Sarah

Playing "peek-a-boo" is so much fun!

A Day with Mommy and Daddy and Passover

The weather was really beautiful this past Saturday, so Mike and I took Will out to enjoy the day. Later that evening, Mike's parents came up and we celebrated Passover with Will.

We had lunch at a local restaurant specializing in chocolate! Will discovered the fun of playing with a plastic cup. Oh, to be a baby again, it's the little things that bring such joy.

Loving my daddy!

After lunch, we went to a classic car show. You can just see how thrilled Will, I mean, Mike was.

This was the view from the car show. The mountains seem to be blooming.

We took a walk down a lovely garden trail next to the park.

A family picture before our new addition.

My sweet William! He loves being outside.

The Passover Sedar, also known as a special dinner, was wonderful. We celebrated with Hebrew blessings and a traditional Sedar plate. Since the Sedar begins at sundown, Will was a little tired, but he hung in there and then went to bed.

Will with Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa.

A Baby Sprinkling

A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that has found such a one, has found a treasure. - Ecclesiastes 6:14

Two of my very dearest friends came up to our home to visit with sweet Will and give me a "baby sprinkling," a small version of a shower. It was really wonderful to see them and spend such a wonderful time before our new baby comes.

This was also a celebration of Joy's big news. She's engaged! She and Terry plan to be married some time in the fall.

Will is always smiling for the camera. Oh, how he loves his Michelle and Joy!

I didn't get a good picture with her ring, but if you look really close on her left hand (next to the red heart) you can see it sparkling. It is really beautiful. Way to go, Terry!

This is a sweet, pink basket filled with special goodies for our little girl.

Michelle crocheted a gorgeous blanket for the baby. Being our first child, Will received several handmade blankets. This is the first one for our precious little girl. I can't wait to bundle her up in it.

Will is 9 months old

What a week it has been for Will. He turned 9 months old on Monday and suddenly was able to things he could only attempt before. We are really able to changes in him and watch his little personality emerge. It's been fun watching his development over the past few days. Below are pictures of some of his new talents.

The weather has been really nice, so Will and I spent some time out on the front porch watching the lake and listening to the singing birds. Our dog, Tess, was never far away keeping a close eye on Will.

Here is our little stinkerfish trying to reach the cabinets. You can almost hear him saying, "Just 2 more inches, and I can get it!"

He started sitting up for longer periods of time this week. He loves playing with musical toys.

For a couple of months, we've been working on picking up cheerios so he can learn to feed himself. This week, he's finally got the hang of it and loves it.

Playing in his baby sister's room, he is trying to crawl. He tries to get up on his hands and toes.

Will was playing in the living room. He decided to roll over to the toy box and dump it for the first time. He has that, "I've been caught" look.

Trip to Asheville

In the world of pregnancy, it's officially called a "Babymoon." Whatever you call it, Mike and I took the opportunity to get away together for the weekend and give Will some quality time with his Grandma and Grandpa. Last year, this same weekend, we went to Asheville while we were pregnant with Will. We loved it so much, we decided to return. Not to mention, it's close, since I'm on travel restrictions.

We spent some time getting lost in antique shops, getting Will some toys at a children's store, and shopping at my favorite yarn shop. I needed some pink yarn for our sweet little girl. Mike was a great sport about it all.

We stayed at the lovely Sourwood Inn which rests high on top of a mountain. This was the view from our room's balcony. The weather was overcast and rainy, but we made the best of it.

We saw wild turkeys everywhere! These two characters were out near the road on a trip into downtown. Not a care in the world!

Pregnancy cravings hit, so we ate lunch at the fancy Biltmore Village McDonald's. As my friend Sarah said, "It's still a quarter pounder."

Later in the afternoon, we stopped for dessert at the Rose Tea Room. This place was right out of a southern girl's dream. Mike tolerated it like a champ.

CAUGHT! Mike actually relaxing in front of the fire at the Inn. It took him a full 24 hours to let it hit him, but he finally stopped to take a deep breath.


One of the many things we love about this place is the woodburning fireplace in each guest room. Saturday night, Mike built us a warm fire.

Awww, leaving the Inn. We really love this place. But, we are so eager to get back to our little William. The break from diapers and bottles was nice, but we missed him dearly.

Two more turkeys! If you look closely, you can see that they are proudly fanning all of the feathers.

During the trip, we did some antiquing. Mike was on the hunt for an antique clock for our new baby girl's nursery. He found this beautiful 1920's clock at our last stop.

This is the clock he got for Will's nursery when he was born.

Will's 1st Easter

Oh, spring, glorious spring. How we have been awaiting your arrival! What a better way to kick off spring, then to celebrate Easter. The weather was much colder than we would have liked, but it was beautiful.

Will, Mike and I dressed in our finest and headed to church for Easter services. And, of course, the Easter bunny made a visit to our house! For dinner, we had boneless leg of lamb, and homemade blueberry pie. Goodness!

This Will with one of the sweet ladies who takes care of him in the nursery. Love her Easter hat!

A family picture at church.

After lunch, Daddy worked on painting the dresser for the new baby room.

Will just played and played and watched daddy through the door.

Of course, I had to make Easter cookies. They didn't last long with giant bunnies lurking around.

Will loves his jumper thingy. He had to get a few bounces in to wear him out before bed.
Oh, daddy, pick me up again, do it again!

Whoo hoo!