Memorial Day Weekend

I wish every weekend was three days. I was so happy Sunday night when I knew I didn't have to go back to work the next day. With the extra day, I feel more refreshed and energized. Lucky for me summer is just 12.5 days away. Wohoooo!

Saturday we celebrated little T's 2nd birthday. We love him dearly and he gets very excited when he sees his uncle JDer.

Today (Monday) we went to Black Hills for a hike. It was our first time there and it was packed with picnics and families grilling out. We grabbed a map from the visitor's center and were off. Our plan was to hike around the lake which we were told took about an hour.  We tried to follow the map but quickly learned we weren't doing so well. The park was beautiful and we saw quite a lot of it. After asking for directions, we made it back to the car 2.5 hours later. Did I mention it was 93 degrees? We had a great time escaping into the woods, but we were beat and my tush was feeling the burn.

 We had a picnic too, just indoors. We look forward to someday owning a grill and having an outdoor space but for now we just work with what we got.

Anyone else do something fun on this holiday weekend?

In other news, I made some improvements on my baby onesies and will be back to share the details.

Easter

I hope you all had a joyous Easter. Even though we were only home in PA for about 24 hours, we had a great visit. We got to visit with JD's family on Saturday and celebrate Gran's 81st birthday. Then on  Sunday we went to church and had lunch with all my relatives.

The whole gang

 

Sweet Aubrey

 

I have really enjoyed my time off but back to work tomorrow. I hear summer is just 37 days away :)

Meet Aubrey

Back in this post I introduced you to my sister-in-law Katie and showed you the nursery wall art I made for my soon-to-be niece.

Well I am happy to announce our little niece has arrived and is cute as good could be. Aubrey Hessen was born on August 25th weighing in at 8 pounds 5 ounces.Aubrey is my brother's second child and they are now a beautiful family of four. Tommy and Katie are such dedicated and caring parents. JD and I have always been close to them and are so blessed to have them in our lives. They always go through every major milestone in life before us and have a lot of helpful advice and counsel to offer.
Little T is now a big brother (just 15 months older) and loves his little sister.
I absolutely love Aubrey's nursery. It's calming and purple--my favorite color.
Here is the wall art I made:Today is my brother's birthday. Happy Birthday Tommy! You are a great brother, dad, husband, and son. Thank you for always being there for us.