Birthday Surprise!

Happy Birthday Brian!!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for lunch and for surprising Brian with a belated 35th birthday celebration!

Disney World!

Our trip to Disney World is perhaps best told in pictures. Overall it was a fun and action packed trip and Maya did really well - it is a lot for a 2.5 year old to take in. We met all the princesses, had dinner with several of them one night at the Akershus Banquet hall in Norway at Epcot, stayed up late to see the light parade in the Magic Kingdom one night, went on all the key rides that we had our eyes on (immediately discounting all roller coasters not suitable for little her and pregnant me) including an animal Safari and saw shows and even made time for the hotel pool and man-made white sand beach.


We stayed at the Polynesian which is conveniently located across the lake from the Magic Kingdom giving us easy access to the monorail and ferries. Maya even made it through the Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted House! It was a really fun time with beautiful weather. Made it back Thursday night so we have the weekend to rest up and get ready to hit the routine again next week.

Round 2 ~ bring on the pink!

Here we go!! Down that parenthood path yet again, this time expecting another baby girl! Baby 2 is expected to arrive sometime in late July, so we'll have some summer months to enjoy together before heading back into hibernation. Very much looking forward to doing it all again, even though it feels like we just did it and were just getting out of the weeds! Brian's excited at the prospect of not having any excuse to buy anything girly - I really did keep everything of Maya's when she was a baby, not just all the gear but every article of clothing to the point that I ended up giving a bunch of stuff to the Salvation Army. But it does make us feel like we have some idea what to expect with another girl - although we're most likely kidding ourselves!! Who KNOWS what she will be like.

Little Ms. Maya has some idea of what is to come, she saw the baby on an earlier ultrasound and occasionally gives the belly a pat pat or a hug. Must be all incredibly confusing to her but so far she's taking it in stride. Of course, we will see what she actually does when presented with an infant to compete for attention with. At least she'll be in school a few days a week this summer so she'll have her own thing going on. We've bought some big sister books to try to lessen the blow but still, who knows how that will go. We do have a special trip planned just for her - we leave Sunday for Disney World (right after Brian's Birthday) for 5 days. Did I mention it is 80 degrees in Florida now? Princess mania here we come!!

Taking name suggestion on this one - feel free to throw in yours in the hat!