Winding Down, Spinning Up

With just hours left until our belongings are packed into boxes (movers come in the morning), I'll share a few of our May adventures.  As usual, the race to squeeze in lots of memories is real.  We have loved our time in Charlottesville, and despite my expectations, have made some really sweet friendships.

The month in photos...

Strawberry picking with the Gullo's (My friend Summer is married to a Coast Guard JAG colleague of Christopher's and mom to four little ones, including one-year-old twins.  Wowzers.  She's fun.)

Check out that beautiful Virginia scenery!

Just a cute photo from an afternoon birthday party with some friends:

Mother's Day.  It was awesome.  Breakfast in bed.  Wonderful gifts (handmade and otherwise).  A super fun afternoon at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond:

My college friend Sandy left alone to wrangle our kids.  We met Sandy and her two sweet ones at the Richmond Children's Museum one morning:

 
A sunny Sunday afternoon at a UVA baseball game:

Millie's Preschool Graduation ceremony:

A sneaky playgroup-turned-baby shower that the ladies from my CBS bible study group threw for me last week.  I am still so touched by this.  Most of us were strangers when we showed up to our first meeting last September.  Nine months later we are sweet friends. What a thoughtful, fun, generous thing to do for our new baby girl!

This photo is classic...we asked Millie to take it.  She forgot to give us a warning.  Hilarious.

You think these kids are ready for Baby Cookie to arrive?

There you have it.  Last photos from a magical year.  We're off on a three week odyssey of packing, moving, beach-going and finally settling into the new house in Norfolk.  I'll check back in when the dust clears!  And oh yeah...I'm about 30 weeks now and really hoping to make it to 38 before the c-section.  That puts us towards the end of July to get life back in order before Baby Cookie joins us.