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BeBe's Visit

I got to spend all of last week with my mom. It was such a good visit! Not only was it nice to have an extra set of hands around the house but we got in lots of mother/daughter bonding. My relationship with my mother has really grown over the years. I love that I can not only call her my mom but that I can also call her my best friend. I wasn't the only one that enjoyed her company though. Mr. Connor loved that BeBe was here! Every morning when John or I would go in his bedroom to get him ready for school, he would state "No mama (or dada), BeBe!"

John and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary on Tuesday.  It was good timing with BeBe being here - free babysitter! John took me to a French restaurant in Winter Park called Chez Vincent. It was a beautiful evening so we sat outdoors. The food wasn't anything to write home about but our server was awesome and made it a memorable occasion. He even had a French accent!



John and I at our anniversary dinner

I haven't left the house much since I had Addison. Not that I haven't wanted to but let's just say I haven't had anything to do worthwhile. Addison is NOT a fan of her car seat. Yes...that also means her stroller! I wasn't as worried about it with BeBe here to help. We went everywhere, including our daily runs to Starbucks! LOL They were (coincidentally) running a special happy hour on Frappacino's last week - half off! Once we found that out it was hard to pass it up everyday :) We hit up the outlet mall one day and the Mall at Millenia another where we got Addison's 6 weeks pictures taken. We also made a day trip to Gainesville so that some of my family members could meet Addison. Connor stayed home with us on Friday which he thoroughly enjoyed. We even made John put his car seat in the van so he could take it for a ride and boy did he love it! I know I've mentioned it before but he thinks he can do everything right now. It's comical at times and this was one of them. He wanted to drive the van and was NOT a happy camper when he couldn't. Anyway, we just took a quick trip to Target (and Starbucks :p). Connor made out like a bandit. BeBe would have bought him the whole store if he had wanted it. He came home with lots of new cars though!

BeBe, Addison, Nana, Dominique and Chris

Nana with Addison...check out those cheeks!

We miss all of our company. We had a very busy 10 day stretch! We were a little concerned that Connor wouldn't understand once BeBe left on Saturday. We just thought he would be upset or ask for her the next morning. He surprised us once again with his maturity. He totally understood that BeBe (and Grandpa) had gone home. The next morning he was fine and back to his old routine. He knows he will get to see them everyone again soon! Click here to view a few more pictures from our trip to Gainesville.

Mother's Day Weekend

We had a great Mother's Day weekend. It sort of started on Thursday when Nancy came into town. Technically she got here Wednesday night but it was really late and Connor didn't see her until Thursday morning. He was so excited to see his Aunt Nan-knee. He still went to daycare that day but he stayed home with us on Friday. They had the best time together. Grandma and Papa arrived late Friday night, so when Connor woke up on Saturday he was surprised once again by his grandparents this time! They played hard all morning but around lunchtime we left them to go to Benjamin's 1st birthday party. We left Addison with her grandparents so we could have some special one on one time with Connor. Benjamin's party was so much fun. It was at a community pool and what a fantastic pool it was! It had a water slide (for the bigger kids), a wading pool for the little ones and a fun little play area. Connor thoroughly enjoyed himself and to top it off he got a cupcake! LOL He loves to sing Happy Birthday these days and more often than not he says it's my birthday. It was fun for it to be someones real birthday for a change :) It was nice to have our special time with Connor. He hasn't had the undivided attention of both of us since Addison arrived. I think Grandma enjoyed her special time with Addie as well. After the party we went back to the house. Connor greeted Grandma with a rose for Mother's Day.

Sunday morning my parents arrived and brought my brother Chris with them. John's brothers, Mark and Andrew, were able to join us as well. This is the first time since our wedding that both the Fisher's and the Gumula's were ALL together at the same time! I think that alone made this a very special Mother's Day. We enjoyed a nice lunch together before Andrew had to jet off to work. We just hung out the rest of the afternoon before everyone had to head back home. My dad and brother left without my mom though. Bebe had plans to stay with me for the rest of the week! Grandpa took John's truck back home to do some work on it and left the van here for us to use in the meantime. Connor had more fun than you can imagine playing in Bebe's van! I'll post more on our visit together later. Until then you can click here to see more pictures from our weekend.

Big Brother Love

Connor continues to express his love towards his sister. This weekend he actually tried to play with her. Up until now he has just wanted to hold her but Saturday he was entertaining her. Addison was sitting in her bouncer while I was making lunch in the kitchen. Connor came running through and when he noticed his sister awake he stopped and sat down next to her. He kept saying baby and smiling real big then tried to hold her hand! I ran and grabbed the camera and managed to capture some of the moment. Addie just stared back adoringly, it was precious.

Saturday was spent cleaning as we had another house showing that afternoon. We haven't had to deal with this since we had Addison but unfortunately it looks like we're in the market for another buyer. Nothing official yet as our house is still under contract but it doesn't look good. If anything it turned out to be a great excuse to get some house cleaning done!

Sunday started like most other Sundays - with pancakes! It's sort of become a tradition in our household. After deciding on pancakes Connor went running into the kitchen. I assumed to help Mommy make them but as I entered the kitchen he threw his hand up in the air and yelled, "No Mama, I got this!" LOL He is too much! He thinks he can do everything now. I just laughed and told him we would make them together and he was cool with that. He sat up on the counter top and helped pour in the ingredients and stir it all together.

We spent the rest of the day outdoors. Connor enjoyed his pool while we relaxed with Addie in the shade. Later we went to a friends house for a BBQ where Addison got to meet a lot of our friends. It really was a gorgeous day to be outside. I wish we had this weather all summer long. I'm not looking forward to the humidity. Before we went to our friends house we gave Addison a bath. Normally Connor is already in bed when we do this. Since we wasn't we asked if he wanted to help. He jumped at the opportunity! He ran to get the soap (he runs everywhere these days) and then wanted up on the counter to help. He mostly watched but he did wash her feet for us. He was so proud of himself when we were done.

This week Aunt Nancy is coming down from Chicago to visit. Connor is going to be so excited to have her in the house!He loves his Aunt Nan-knee :) We have a busy Mother's Day weekend planned. Nancy is just the first of our many visitors to come this weekend. We have a 1st birthday party to go to on Saturday and then Connor has a weekend full of family members. Both sets of grandparents will be here and all of his uncles too! Everyone will leave on Sunday except for my mom who will be spending the week with us. I can't wait, I've got big plans for Bebe - let's hope she is rested up and ready for a fun-filled week! :) Click here for a few more pictures from our weekend.