Hi there my sweet baby! We have had a VERY busy weekend and I am so excited to tell you all about it. As I mentioned before, we had a fun trip planned but I couldn't give you details until after the fact because we were flying out to the DC area to surprise Mommy's friend Tootie with a baby shower for her soon-to-be-born baby girl! This plan has been in the works for MONTHS and Mommy didn't want to spoil the surprise in some way by putting the plan in print before it happened. Luckily everything went as planned and Tootie was perfectly surprised. But, let me back up and tell you about it from the beginning.
Friday afternoon Grandma Carol came over to take care of Tenley and to take me to the bus station. Once I (and you!) grabbed the bus, it took us to O'Hare airport where we met up with Carrie, Rob, Mia, Greg. After a bit of waiting around, we hopped on an airplane which took us to Washington DC. Once we got there, Tootie's husband Clay picked us up along with our other friends Sarah and Nate. We took a big van to Clay and Tootie's house where we walked in and totally surprised Tootie. She was really happy to see us and we spent the rest of the night catching up. All of these people are so important to Mommy because they are my sorority sisters and their husbands/significant others. The best part was that we also got to see Brett and Marty this weekend because they live right by Tootie and Clay. Brett was instrumental in planning this whole weekend as well. The only bad thing about this trip is that we were SO CLOSE to Rachel, James, and Violet and there was absolutely no time to go and see them. :(
Saturday we took our time getting ready in the morning before dropping Tootie off at the spa for a pedicure and going to Brett's to decorate for the shower. Since it was an Alpha Phi shower, we decorated with ivy leaves, silver and bordeaux ribbons, and scrapbooks of memories. We ate tomato soup, cheese toasties, salad, cake pops, and delicious cupcakes. Tootie opened all of her gifts and we spent the whole afternoon laughing and catching up. Here are a few pictures from the afternoon:
Once the shower was over, we headed back to Tootie and Clay's for a dinner of BBQ and played a bunch of fun games. We were all so pooped from the day that we were in bed by midnight (which is pretty early for this group of friends!). It was a wonderful day.
Today we got up and went to brunch as a big group. We went to a restaurant that used to be one of Alexandria, Virginia's first fire houses and it was so yummy. We spent a long time talking and eating. Once we were done, we had just enough time to walk around a little bit and then head to the airport. Here are some pictures from today:
Here are all of the guys that came along for the weekend. They are a little bit crazy and super fun!
Here's our whole group from the weekend. They are Brett and Marty, Jill, Mia and Greg, Sarah and Nate, Tootie and Clay (and Baby Cuddy), Carrie, Rob, and Mommy (and you!)
These are Mommy's wonderful friends and Alpha Phi Sorority sisters- I can't wait for you to meet them!
This is a view of the city from the marina- in the middle is the Capitol Building!
This weekend was so fun but I was so happy to see your Daddy and Tenley when I got home. Daddy came to pick me up at the airport while Grandma Carol stayed with Tenley. When I got home, Grandma was changing Tenley's diaper and when Tenley saw me, she said "Hiiiiiiiiiiii!" She also gave me a big hug and said, "I miss you!" It was the best thing ever. I love you and your sister so much and it was hard to be away from her for so long. That's the perk of having you inside my belly- I get to take you wherever I go!
This weekend marked another big event- you are 20 weeks incubated! With all the commotion of the weekend we didn't get to take a belly picture but I'm really hoping to get one in this week. We are halfway through this pregnancy which means we are halfway to meeting you in June, little one! Seeing Tootie so close to giving birth to her baby girl made me just that much more excited to bring you into the world. We have so many great people around us, Bean, and they are going to love you very much. Mommy is extremely tired now so I have to go to bed. Thanks for being my little traveling partner this weekend and I hope you enjoyed your first time on an airplane!
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