Pittsburgh Goodies

Last week my Dad & Jordy drove to Pittsburgh & Michigan to visit family & friends & mainly for Aunt Annie's 75th birthday party.  I really wanted to go but being pregnant decided against it as I didn't know how I would feel. I gave Dad some money & told him that he must bring me back some Sarris chocolates & a Bethel bakery cake!  Pure Heaven! The smell of the chocolates immediately brought me back to my childhood & Easter & I got teary eyed! Of course nothing beats a Bethel Bakery cake & some of my southern friends here that tasted it agreed!

I love all the different "shapes". Also got a helicopter, race car, golf bag & others.

Look at that luscious creamy icing!

Dearest Papa

This is Jon's Dad who died 3 years ago today way too soon for us. We love & miss him everyday. We wish so much he was here to continue to share in our lives. He was wonderful & I'm so glad he was my father in law & the best one at that! We love you!

3 days before his heart attack

A Day at the Beach

Today, we went to Wrightsville Beach for the day. Keeping with tradition, Aunt Gabby was here for Spenser's birthday. We had a great day!

Ready to surf!

With Mommy & Aunt Gabby

                                                           Wave got him!

                     Can you see Gabby & I sitting in the middle of the ocean?

 

Spenser's 4th birthday!

We had Spenser's 4th birthday party at our house today. We bought an inflatable pool & I put it at the end of the slide on the swing set so the kids could have a water slide & it was a huge hit!  I think I'll have to try this later myself!

Happy Father's Day!

This is what I got Jon for father's day- M&M's of him & Spenser!

Bathing Beauty

I went to give Dexter water & found this little fellow cooling down in the hot sun in the dog's water bowl!

PSA for Women

This may or may not be TMI depending on who you are but it needs to be said. I was regular with my yearly paps until Spenser was born. I have to admit it had been years since I had one. No real reason except that they'd always been fine. Jon & I had been trying for a year or more to get pregnant & it wasn't working. Even with ovulation kits, nothing was happening & I just couldn't understand why. Frustrated, I went to my OBGYN for an explanation. They did a pap smear & it came back loaded with pre cervical cancer cells, meaning it was just a matter of months before I would have full blown cervical cancer. I've had 2 operations to get it out & once the doctor gave Jon & I the go ahead for sex, we got pregnant that very first time! The cancer cells had blocked the entrance& therefore I couldn't get pregnant.  Basically not getting pregnant had saved my life. Moral of the story, get your yearly pap!!!!