Fun at the Zoo

Last week S and I went to the Columbia zoo with my sister and a friend.  We had a great time, but S wasn't quite as into the animals as I thought she would be.  I think she had the most fun playing on the zoo playground:)  She has definitely entered the terrible two's lately with an attitude that just makes me shutter!  So when we got to the zoo she decided she did not want to ride in her stroller because she has to be "miss independent" so obviously there was a melt down.  The first fifteen minutes of animals were not exactly appreciated by miss S so I didn't get a ton of pictures of her looking at animals, mostly because she was screaming, and that does not make for an attractive picture!

It looks like she is crying in this picture because she was:)  But I am all for documenting real life, not just the "good stuff", because I know I will look back and miss those tantrums some day!

Yes, I gave in and let her walk:( She won, I lost, but look how happy she is now:)  Just kidding, but not really, sometimes I just give in so that I feel like I didn't just spend my money for nothing, or if there isn't a bathroom near by:)

My adorable nephew Landon, can you believe those eyes!!

Kids are so funny, I think they actually enjoyed all the "other stuff" at the zoo more than the actual animals. I think that will probably change when they get a little older.  Life is still pretty simple for them right now which I really do like, it doesn't take much to entertain them.  

Our Last Trip Before Baby

Last weekend we went on a trip to Asheville, NC to visit Biltmore Estate.  We had a great time and were actually able to relax quite a bit!  The trip started out great with breakfast at Cracker Barrel in Greenville with Kevin's dad who happened to be in town.  We then headed up to Asheville for the next four days.  We ate at some amazing restaurants and toured downtown Asheville.

Our condo was amazing, nicest place we have ever stayed in, but it was a studio so Sadie slept in her pack n play in the huge bathroom:)  There is so much to see at Biltmore that we had to spread it out and take two days just to see it all.  

Can you see Sadie?  Walking away from us as usual!

The first day we were there it actually snowed while we were touring the house, so every time we walked by a window we got to look out and see a blizzard! 

We almost didn't go because of the threat of rain, but I am so glad we did because it only rained for a short time.  On our way home the last day we went to Ikea in Charlotte, which was definitely one of my favorite parts of the whole trip:)  

A Day at the Park

The weather was amazing again today so we went with our friends to the county park in Mount Pleasant.  The kids love the park and would stay all day if we let them! 

Sadie is getting so much more coordinated and is able to do most things on her own now which is nice.  Keeping up with her is more of challenge the more "pregnant" I get:)

I made Sadie a new dress with a pattern I bought on Etsy and I love it!  The pattern was so easy to use, it was probably the easiest sewing project I have ever done.  I would definitely recommend buying patterns from Etsy rather than the patterns from the store.  The patter I bought is like having five patterns in one because it can be a short sleeved dress, 3/4 length sleeves, a shirt, a dress with an empire waist and long sleeves.