Happy Birthday To ME:)

I have completely realized as I have gotten older that birthdays really are for kids. Adults still have to go about their normal day-working, cooking, cleaning, etc. I will say this year though, I didn't cook a single thing. Chris did breakfast, the boys and I had Shake Shack for lunch, and we went out for dinner and dessert. I got a ton of sweet calls, cards, text and facebook messages.

 I  mainly ate that cookie tucked under my arm for dessert but did share Ryans ice cream. Andrew was throwing a mini tantrum because he wanted ice cream instead of a cookie. I told him next year I was going to cry and whine all day on HIS birthday. He told me I wouldn't be able to eat any of his cake. I replied, "who do you think will be making your cake?!"

 I did take the boys shoe shopping for new tennis shoes-don't they both look huge!!!

I did get a cake the next night by some wonderful new friends here in the city. All of our husbands were either out of town or working late so Jess invited us all for dinner and they got a cake for me from the delicious bakery Two Little Red Hens. It was very sweet and appreciated. Thanks Jess, Jen and Mary Y!

                                                    Ryan blew out all the candles!

And here is how that baby bump is progressing!

Scavenger Hunt in Central Park

We had to get out of the apartment and enjoy the beautiful weather. I wrote up some items for the boys to hunt for, grabbed some bags and off we went. I don't know why we haven't done this before. I think next time I'll plan ahead better and maybe print off pictures for Ryan to just match. They seemed to enjoy it.

Our first repeat visitors (besides any family!)

The Kelly's came to visit again! (It must not have been THAT cramped before:)
We had a fun time really just hanging out. The first afternoon we walked down to try to go to Victorian Gardens but it turned out to be a little more than I bargained for so we hit a playground and then FAO Schwarz.

The next morning we walked a tiny bit of the Highline before we found a craft for the kids where they could 'make' the highline. Unfortunately we left them there, but they really had fun.

After the crafting we walked for a bit before deciding on Chelsea Marketplace for lunch followed by Gelato.  Ryan has become infatuated with older girls.  Loved Kendall while they were here. Only wanted to hold her hand and when she was asleep in the morning he had to ask about her a few hundred times.

 The four of us got to get out for dinner at Babbo, another Mario Batali restaurant. Delish!

Sunday morning we got some breakfast after hitting a few closed spots and they headed home. Great visit! Looking forward to Thanksgiving!

LOVE:)

Papa's Birthday

Papa Don was in town working for his birthday! So we got to visit with him for a few hours and take him out to dinner. The kids love when visitors come-especially ones that pay them lots of attention!

                                                   Happy Birthday Papa!

Roosevelt Island

We finally marked another item off our NYC Bucket List-take the tram over to Roosevelt Island! We met up with our friends Mary (and Allison and Alex) and Mary (and Quinn). The kids LOVED riding the tram over the East River and Ryan squealed with delight. 

 There is a lighthouse at the end of the island which isn't great, but something cool for the kids to see.

We found a great playground in the shade and stayed there for awhile and played. I'll definitely take the kids back on a slightly cooler day and maybe take some lunch. Great little morning trip to burn them out!

Playdates and parkdates...

Summer is coming to an end. I am excited and sad at the same time but ready for a new season and routine.  Andrew broke out his Ravens jersey signaling the beginning of football season!

All the new KPMG people have arrived! This year there are a TON of kids! It is great! Some are on the West Side, so that stinks, but it is great when we all get together!

Ryan and Mikey watching the turtles

                                 Everyone had to be on a horse in this playdate craziness! Zac was missing in this picture but his little brother Josiah is in it.

One rainy afternoon the boys were restless so we made some baking soda volcanoes! I'll definitely be using this again as a time waster. They loved it.

This is a truly normal way for the Semesky boys to travel through the Upper East Side. Just here to save the day.

Maybe our last summer water fun. They haven't been too interested lately in playing in the water and it is coming to an end. I'll have to see if we can squeeze in one more water play.

It's Official

We are CRAZY!!

(Taken 4 weeks ago!)

We are super excited to be welcoming another baby come next February. I decided it was definitely time to post this as a stranger asked me today in the store if I was hiding a baby bump. Hah. There is very little hiding going on-already!
 I was already 10 1/2 weeks before I found out. I know, you are probably thinking the same thing Chris said, "You could have been on that show 'I didn't know I was pregnant!"  We weren't actively trying, so all my early symptoms were chalked up to something else.
After this particular Girls Night Out-a going away for Cady on June 13th, I felt super nauseous.  I called another friend and asked if she felt sick because I thought I had food poisoning and we had had tapas! For the next 4 weeks I felt sick quite often, but thought it was maybe my gastritis kicking back in. I had ZERO energy to work out. I thought all the walking and heat was really just getting to me. I had also put on a few pounds, but hey…don't we all. So anyway, after visiting this same friend, she commented that she thought I was pregnant, so the next day I took a test-and she was right!

         

                                      We are super excited and praying for a healthy baby! I have had a few little issues and we are hoping they resolve themselves soon.