Labor Day Fun

Though we have fit a bunch into this summer, we also have several things we have been wanting to do and just haven't been able to get to with all the moving craziness. Getting up to Louisville has been one of them. So after church on Sunday, we headed up in the rain.

We had dinner with Grandma, Papaw, and Uncle Ed, then Mr.Pate and Griffin swam for a while. Griffin surprised us all with his braveness in the pool this weekend. He was all about jumping off the side, even floated some by himself and "swam" back to the steps by himself (with his puddle jumper on of course). Usually he is a little more clingy and cautious around the water. They had a ball.

This morning we got up and headed to the Zoo finally! It's our first time to visit Louisville Zoo this year, which is sad. But it was a great day for it! We had a nice breeze, and it didn't get really hot until after we left.






We finally saw a polar bear!!! We tried three times last year and never got to see one. We always ended up getting there when only brown bears were out. The polar bear was very friendly and looked like he wanted through the glass so people could pet him so bad. Ha! He looks like he is licking griffin here...


I don't know what was up, but they only had around 4 of the gorillas out, even though they have 14! Weird. This one was chillin eating a cucumber. Ha. There was one outside that came up to the glass and basically posed with a teenager, it was funny.


Griffin wanted to ride the train this time, so we did that Roche before we left. He was super tired... But contrary to this picture he did enjoy it.


We headed back to Grandmas and ended up swimming again. He was very brave again and had a blast. We grab some dinner and then headed home with a super tired 3 year old. Whew! Good to see family and finally get up there, and hope we get to do it again soon.

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Summer Adventures: Happy Birthday Eli!

We also celebrated Eli's birthday a few weeks ago. He turned 5!


















Towards the end our boys were having a rough time sharing. New toys are hard to share, and understanding that someone just got a toy and should get to play with it by themselves for a bit it hard to understand... Oh young ones!





But by the end they were their silly selves!


Happy Birthday Buddy!

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Summer Adventures: Happy Birthday Jesse!

In early August, we celebrated Jesse's 3rd birthday. Griffin had just woken up when we got there, so he really was kinda out of it at first.

They had face painting going on, and Griffin was just not so sure about it.





But of course, right before we left he decided he had to have his done!


He is an elephant... And that face ended up all over my dress later.


Happy Birthday Jesse!

And while I am at the blogging thing... Destiny and Jesse kept Griffin the other day because their daycare was closed randomly. They had the best time!






And just a fun one from daycare the other day. Apparently Griffin said that Miss Ke'jion is the best teacher because she let them use scissors :-) haha!


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30 weeks and counting...

- How far along: 30 Weeks
- Total Weight Gained: haven't weighed myself in a month... Should prob do that!
- Sleep: Still pretty horrid. It's gonna be a long two months. I have to pee at least two or three times a night. It hurts to lay or roll over. I sound negative, sorry people. But night is the roughest part right now for sure!
- Best Moment of the Week (s): My mom went through all of our baby tubs last week and got stuff organized. Whew- how awesome?! Listening to Griffin talk about being a big brother or constantly saying things like "I think Grady is saying ..." Haha! Too cute.
- Movement: Lots of it! Especially when I lay down. Fun.
- Food Cravings: I have seriously thought of Chuys everyday. And we are actually not going often now because we are finally moved in and trying to cook at home :-( I feel like I could eat it every meal...
- Food Aversions: Not really.
- Symptoms: Shortness of Breath, Have to pee constantly, cant bend over very well,pelvic pain, tired...
- What I miss: Laying down being comfortable, not feeling like I have to pee all the time, really good sleep, being able to walk at a normal pace and not feel like I am waddling...
- What I'm looking forward to: Getting the nursery all set, sleeping (although who is kidding, that's gonna be awhile!), seeing Griffin be a big brother
- Gender & Name: It's a Boy! And we decided on Grady Allan (griffins is Alan and spelled like Mr.Pate and his fam's. Adding the L would make it spelled like my dad's. Might get confusing but we like the family significance for each side so oh well! )

So it's been a month since I made the time to do one of these updates. With moving, the start of a new semester at work, and tiredness I just can't keep up. Plus I have just really gotten uncomfortable this month, which sucks because I still have 2 whole months to go!! With Griffin I never really got uncomfortable, so this is a whole new ball game. I am trying hard to remain positive and not complain, but I am so over it. Poor Mr.Pate has to listen to me whine each night :-( Hopefully it will get better soon and not be miserable for two months... Hopefully :-)


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Stand Up and Cheer!

Tonight we went to the first WKU game of the year. Servpro is a sponsor for Hilltopper Athletics, so Mr.Pate was running tailgating and got us tickets. Griffin did really well and enjoyed stalking Big Red once again (he pretty much just looks for him the whole game!).






Below is a picture of the Budwiser horses everyone was so excited about. I could care less about large horses :-)








We are even learning how to use our red towels during the game! Go Hilltoppers!





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