Fathers Day in Washington

We had the kids in Washington this year for Fathers Day and had a really nice low-key kind of day.

The kids all let Wade sleep in and while I made breakfast they made him Fathers Day Cards. They each created their own and wrote whatever they wanted in the card (or told me what they wanted to write).

Wade getting his Fathers Day cards from the kids.

We have started a tradition for Fathers/Mothers Day and Christmas where we take the kids to pick out a gift for the other person. I was able to take Bronson and Emory to go shopping and we picked out a great new hat for Wade. I told them he had been wanting a new hat, and they loved the idea of picking one out. They even found one with a "B" on the front.

(I was explaining to the guy where the button was on the camera, when he took it....great picture I know).

Wade wearing his new hat from the kids.

We finished off the day with a nice BBQ and taking the kids on dirt bike rides in the neighborhood (pictures to follow). I love these type of days where we can spend time together and just have a nice relaxing day with the family. Happy Fathers Day My Love!

The Big Apple

I had a work meeting in Hartford CT the first part of June, so taking advantage of our frequent flyer miles Wade flew to meet me and we drove to NYC for the weekend. Even though Wade's corporate office is in NJ, we hadn't made it back together since he proposed two and a half years ago. I would say we didn't have a typical NYC experience, we kept it very low key and just had a nice slow-paced weekend. We did a lot of walking, a little shopping and eating at some awesome restaurants.

We made it back to the restaurant in Little Italy that we went to the night before he proposed...the food was just as good as we remembered. We then spent the next hour walking off the food, but added a little gelato at the end of the night. For some reason we ended up eating Italian every night we were there....maybe we are just missing Italy and should plan a trip there again soon!

I was craving hot dogs and really wanted a Gray's Papaya hot dog. We ended up having to take the subway to find one, but they were good and really cheap.

Our last day we spent at central park. We had a snack outside the boathouse in Central Park...it is where we ate brunch before he proposed on the pond. We then walked for a couple of hours around the park and ended up falling sleep for an hour in the sun on one of the greens. Such a relaxing awesome day! I really have to say I enjoyed being low-key in NYC and just enjoying each other.

Boy oh boy!

It is official, we are having a boy! It was confirmed about a month ago and the little one is expected the end of October. I think we already have our hands full as he is very active and rarely sits still for any appointments or ultrasound visits. We are so excited to have this baby join our family and the rest of the kiddos as the newest Bradshaw addition. We can't wait!