I spent the last 3 days attached to my real camera – between shooting and editing and messing around with my equipment it was a very photography filled weekend. I’m totally feeling it tonight though. Taking pictures requires a lot of crouching and stretching and bending and balancing and walking and carrying furniture out into an orchard (ok, maybe you don’t HAVE to do that last one) and I’ve reached critical mass in my pregnancy. Meaning my legs and back are DEFINITELY critical of my mass and shout at me.

Sunday:

Someone is a little wired on candy at 8 am.

Walking to church helps burn off a sugar high

OH NO I GOT FROSTING ON MY DRESS I BETTER LICK IT OFF BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH SUGAR TODAY

Monday:

Running errands

Running away

The only angle at which my room looks semi-clean

Tuesday:

Peeps donut is ridiculous.

OMG A STICK I LOVE STICKS (I think Caroline might be a dog)

My pale, pale feet finally have pretty spring nail polish

Wednesday:

My only picture from Wednesday. The whole day was a bit of a blur (BA DUM CHING)

Thursday:

These are her friends who we have to bring with us everywhere all the time. It’s not annoying at all.

HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT TARGET WITH THAT FACE YOUNG MAN

Dinner = world’s easiest tomato sauce

Friday:

Caroline and I had a morning adventure

Ordering her sandwich all her own self

My children are very attractive.

Saturday:

Just looking at this picture makes me want another cheeseburger.

Calibrating my camera lenses made me insane, but is hopefully worth it.

She was SO whiny we suggested she just go take a nap…and she agreed. That is a tired child.

I am going on vacation this week. REAL vacation. The kind where I do not have to wipe anyone’s butt or clean up powdered sugar someone has dumped all over the kitchen. Even better, it’s for the Mom 2.0 Summit conference in Atlanta, where I get to see some of my favorite people, meet some writers I really admire and go to fancy parties.

Obviously being 6 months pregnant puts a damper on both cocktails and fancy shoes, but NOT doing mom-stuff for 3 days is just the break I need (so. much. whining.) before I have ANOTHER small person to take care of. I might actually skip half the conference just to sleep and/or eat yummy southern food.

Happy Easter! I have a ton of big-girl camera pictures to post from our spring break in VA and our holiday weekend, but I fell asleep this afternoon and didn’t wake up until just now, so my editing is a little behind. I am behind on everything. Except baby-growing, which seems to be happening far, far too fast.

Sunday:

Easter egg hunting at church is not an advanced skill

That’s how Target makes me feel too

I think they chose Panera just because they like the buzzer

Monday:

Fancy rest stop is fancy

Life of luxury at Mormor and Bumpa’s

This was my bedroom when I was a teenager. It was a lot less classy then.

Tuesday:

Maybe not a good day for taking a walk

Oh Northern Virginia, how I don’t miss you

Wednesday:

Ginger Noir

Monkey

Someone was a big fan of Cafe Rio

Thursday:

That cookie cost like $6, but the museum was free.

Bones. It’s basically a whole building full of bones.

PREGNANCY CRAVING: SATISFIED. Evan loves “The chicken place with the playground.”

Friday:

Somehow we made it through vacation without losing Creepy Baby

Fancy artisan Dominos pizza was oddly delicious

Catching up on my favorite hate-watch show

Saturday:

She calls those two babies her “twins”.

Cheese and crackers for dinner makes everyone happy

This doesn’t do the gorgeous colors justice

Today was warmish. Yesterday was warmish. I think the whole week is supposed to be warmish, which gives me hope we’ve reached the warmish part of spring and pretty soon we’ll be sitting on the patio instead of the couch. I can’t wait until I can flop by huge pregnant butt down on a beach and get a nice sunburn.

180 is kind of a crazy number of weeks, right? I mean, I balk every year at doing a 365-project with my DSLR because who takes THAT many pictures?? But it turns out…Me. I do. I take way more than that (although they’re not very good).

Sunday:

Toddler party hangover

I barely talked to him all day, he was so busy with his birthday toys

And then she sticks them with the pointy end because she is AWESOME

Monday:

Hydration is important

Starting the party clean-up. I should be done by September.

*Almost* warm enough to play on the porch

Tuesday:

Puddle jumping

I bought eyebrow tint. I feel like it’s going to change my life.

Rainy days make me feel like that too

Wednesday:

YAY SPRING!

The cat and I watched Harry Potter. I am not sure where the children went.

OH LOOK THERE’S ONE

Thursday:

For my birthday, they gave me a day where they were mostly quiet and nice to each other.

I am old now, so I should start putting this stuff on my face. Or whatever.

Friday:

“Mommy, you gonna get a coffee?”

That’s pregnant lady birthday sushi (deep friend Godzilla roll) and edamame for the kids (Caroline ate the whole bowl)

Adorable and delicious cake

Saturday:

Being sassy in Daddy’s car

She’s getting good at pinatas

Photo shoot at Lords Point. Didn’t suck.

This week is spring break for the kids and because I was worried I’d be stuck at home while E was at sea the kids and I are going to Virginia. Unfortunately (fortunately?? I can’t even tell anymore) E ISN’T at sea, so he’ll get a week of no-wife-no-kids. I am hoping he appreciates the silence, the king sized bed to himself, and as much fast food as he wants. I will not remind him that in Virginia I get to see a dear friend’s new baby, have access to grandparent babysitting and all the Chick-fil-a I can eat. Although I think doing the 8+ hour drive by myself means I earn some waffle fries.

If you see a huge pregnant lady dragging two gingers through the Air & Space Museum, say hi.

Forgive me, it was party week, so I am late. Basically everything between now and August will be late, although my only real excuse will be “pregnant” or “giving birth”. Those actually sound like better excuses than a 5 year old’s birthday though.

Sunday:

Random 6 am barfing = morning bath

Clearly she felt much better a few hours later

This is not actually very good, but that did not stop me from eating it with a spoon

Monday:

I HATE YOU SNOW

TA-DA!

Helping

Tuesday:

Pirate Fairy Day. It was really all we did.

Dancing to the pirate song

Flip-flop weather!!

Wednesday:

She accessorized.

Swim class is their favorite

Helping me make frosting is THE BEST THING EVAAAAAR

Thursday:

We had houseguest coming, so I cleaned while the kids had a lazy day.

Very, very lazy.

Friday:

I found these two like this.

Bump.

Helping Bumpa clean our yard

Saturday:

AHOY! BIRTHDAY AHEAD!!

Front porch party mess

Evan got TWO of these rockets for his birthday and they are both his favorite. Highly recommend for any kid.

Even for us, that week involved a lot of dress up. My laundry pile is sort of insane right now, but I HAVE TO FINISH MY TAXES. I HAVE TO. RIGHT NOW. NOTHING ELSE IS BEING DONE UNTIL I FINISH THEM.

I figure if I type that enough times I might actually do it. Anyone want to barter tax prep services for a photo shoot next year? Or you can come punch me repeatedly in the face. Or how about a kid? I will give you this next baby if you agree to do my taxes forever. (Not really, but it’s tempting. I’m really, really overwhelmed.)

p.s. It is supposed to be 65 degrees tomorrow and I will probably take the kids to the beach. Because that’s how we roll in New England.

p.p.s. My birthday is Thursday. I’m getting my teeth cleaned.

As of RIGHT NOW if someone knocked on the door I wouldn’t be ashamed to let them come in. All the general living areas of the house are in fairly decent shape with no visible disgusting messes. Except the basement. The basement is full of water.  Hopefully it stops raining before the whole house floats away and no one gets to see my nice clean kitchen.

Sunday:

Aquarium day

Mr. Ray says hi

Peas in a pod enamored with technology

Monday:

Despite the face, she was very excited about the flower

Scanned and Artkived 6 months of kids art so I could THROW IT AWAY

Hugging the bump

Tuesday:

I got an emissions inspection, he built a castle

Comparing our big bellies

Wednesday:

Happy to be in a second session of swimming

Pretending it’s spring

Drive-thru dinner makes me happy too

Thursday:

Hats

Getting their namaste on

Thank you Aunt Sara! Unicorn is their new favorite!

Friday:

ALMOST warm enough to be outside

Helping Brutus be brave

All of us doing things we love: Caroline is napping, Evan is building, I am watching HGTV

Saturday:

“Reading” me the info about her first dance recital!

Father-son bonding over blowing shit up

I spent 2 hours last night trying to pick a font for a new header. You probably didn’t even notice.

This is going to be a crazy week leading up to Evan’s birthday party on Saturday (FIVE! FIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!) but I’m excited. The weatherman is promising it will warm up, there are crocuses blooming in my yard, and my house looks like it’s been attacked by pirates. In a good way. They left a lot of hats.

I also have big plans to get my eyebrows done. I live a very exciting life.

I was also accepted to promotion for that new Disney Pirate Fairy movie that means I HAVE to go buy it the day it comes out and the kids HAVE to watch it. Considering they both scream their heads off every time the preview comes on it shouldn’t be a hardship. Like my friend Sara said, Disney basically buys ad space on the inside of parents’ eyelids, but in this case they’re also paying me to make my kids wicked happy. Blogging is still cool, even if I’m not super good at it anymore.