Charlie pictures

I would imagine there are a few people out there that would appreciate some recent Charlie pictures.  I just can't get enough of this guy when I come home from work each night!  Here are some pictures of him tonight:

This is how he reacted to his tummy time...

"Well, I don't know about this...

Think I'll roll on my back!

 Ahh, much better!"

Charlie lost most of the hair he had at birth, but he still has this little patch on the back of his head.  It's so cute.

Such a loveable little guy! 

MOVING!

In case you didn't know, our big news is that we are moving to Nashville this summer!  Pat is going to be starting at Vanderbilt in August to get his MBA. So when we were down in Nashville last month, our big mission was to find a place to live.  Our first choice was to buy a house, second choice find a place to rent, third choice was move in with my parents.  :o)  Our realtor spent several days showing us lots of places.  I guess we went and saw something like 15-20 houses and Pat and I had been searching the MLS for many months in advance. 

I really liked this brick house a lot but it was on a tiny lot.

Pat and I ended up really liking this fixer-upper on a 1 acre lot.  We went back and saw it again with my parents and sister and later decided we'd make an offer.  After a little back and forth negotiating, I think we got it for a fair price.  So we had the home inspected and he confirmed our suspicions about work to be done.  Clean up basement, paint, get a refrigerator and washer/dryer, service air conditioner, seal the foundation, and do some electrical and plumbing fixes.  We need to decide what we want to do in the kitchen and baths as well.  (It's technically two bathrooms, but the second bath is in the basement, so kind of hard to count that one).  Enough already, I'll get to the pictures!!

 As you can see, it's an older home - built in the late 1950s.

 It's got a walk-out basement and a big backyard,

With lots of windows looking out into the yard.

Three bedrooms

 Nice hardwood floors throughout the house.

 There is a little side porch off to the left, with a door to the dining room.

We have lots of plans for this house!  We see lots of potential in it and love the neighborhood.  It's a short drive to my parents (10 minutes) and to Vandy (15 minutes).  Closing is set for June 15th, so we should be first time homeowners very soon.  We hope we're still this excited about it once we move in and get to work. Wish us luck. :)

Laughter

A little bit of laughter can't hurt your day!  :)

Future Generation

Will our future generation be as obsessed with computers as we are?

Probably.  He's mesmerized...

Alyssa's Bachelorette

Saturday was a pretty big day for us.  Pat took the CFA - Level 3 which he has been studying for intensely for months.  And I went to Alyssa's bachelorette party.  Since Pat's test was an all day thing, Maura and Greer kindly came out in the afternoon to watch Charlie once I left and before Pat got home.  

There were 11 of us girls for our big night out. We met in Manasquan (down on the Jersey Shore) and hung out there before our driver picked us up to take us to a restaurant in Long Branch.

There are only 10 of us in this picture because Anne drove back from her college reunion in Delaware to meet us at the restaurant. :)

 Me, Candi, Dia, and Alyssa's cousin Summer

 The beautiful bachelorette all decked out:

 We had a delicious meal along the beach - I had some crab cakes.

Dia, Anne, Candi

 Then we walked down the boardwalk to this club called Avenue (also the location of my friend Jon and Nicole's wedding reception last September!)

 It's a rooftop bar and we had a table outside - it got kind of chilly and windy but it was beautiful.

 Jaimie and Candi

 Candi and me

Figuring out the small fortune we spent on bottle service (i guess that is how bachelor/bachelorette parties go)

 We had some big fun dancing. 

Candi, Carissa, Leanne

And another little gal didn't miss the party altogether - sweet Peanut hung out with us for a breakfast of bagels and coffee the next morning.

I had been worried that I wouldn't be able to stay awake until 3 AM but I made it just fine.  Such a fun night!!  I'm so glad Alyssa had fun.  We sure are looking forward to the wedding in just a little over a month.

Thanks to Pat for letting me hit the sack early on Sunday night. xoxo

Tummy Time Videos

Charlie's acceptance of tummy time varies...

And Mom, here is the video you requested this morning:

Cousins

How cute are these pictures of Charlie and Greer looking at each other?

"Mom, do you really have to take pictures of everything?"

Self Portraits

Just for fun...

Even if there is someone nearby to take our picture, my sister Elizabeth and I often opt for the self portrait instead.  Here are some of my favorite "selfies" over the last several years.

Top of the Rock

on Subway heading to Mets game

after Sarah's rehearsal dinner

at Bonnaroo

in snowy Central Park

in Cape Cod

Love you E!