Month: May 2014

Babymoon in OC

We have both been itching to get away, so with Memorial Day offering a 3-day weekend and some beautiful weather we decided to pack up and head to Ocean City, MD for the weekend. Life has been a little crazy - work is busy, school is winding down, grades are due, the weather has been so nice, and just so many things to do around the house to prepare for this little one - we really just needed some R&R...

Beautiful Gardens

When it comes to plants, I don't exactly have a knack for planting a variety of things or a garden that's full of beautiful plants (I'm hoping that will come with age). We are so very lucky that Dan's mom, Nancy, and sister, Megan are great with plants and can make anything grow. Megan is also now a "Simmons" - she married into the very popular Simmons Farm enterprise in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. If you've never been there,...

22 Weeks!

Wow - 22 weeks, it's still hard to believe we're that far along already! But, this growing belly is a sure sign that we're right on track. This week was another crazy one with lots of things going on. Dan was away for the weekend for a conference in St. Louis so me and the boys held down the fort. There was lots of cleaning (that has been my MO lately) and packing up of the winter gear (yah!). The...

Whoa – Where did the time go?

First of all, let me start by saying: I'm so sorry for slacking! I literally turned around and nearly a month is gone since our last belly post and Week 18 is still on the chalkboard (for the last evening, I promise!). I honestly don't know where this weeks have gone. There's been so much going on, both at work and home, I haven't had a moment to think about writing and the guilt as sunken in. Ok, so we're...

Congrats to the Run SSA Program

This year Dan had the opportunity to create an after-school program for boys in grades 1-5 at the Junior School, with the help of Nick Hammon. These guys have done an amazing job with these handful of boys who have joined the running program. Getting together once a week after school to do team building activities and run - they've done everything from group runs to sprints to jogs around Frick Park. The Pittsburgh Marathon was this past weekend so...