Bella and her phone

Okay so this is a very short video and don't make fun of me, haha, but Bella loves my cell phone. Like everytime I am on my phone she tries to get it. So we got her a little toy cell phone and she loves it, only if you pretend it is a real phone. So she gets all excited when we play pretend. She will always normally like babble when I put the phone up to her ear. So cute!

Here, there, and everywhere!

Sorry we have not had a post in a long time, all 3 have us have been somewhere different over this past week. Fran left on Tuesday the 16th to head to China, Japan and Mongolia, while Bella headed to Philadelphia on Thursday the 18th with me and then I headed to Hawaii to eventually meet up with Fran! We then got home on Friday the 25th to see our sweet girl who we missed terribly! It was the best feeling to see how happy she was to see us. It was worth all the missing her! All of us had fun wherever we were. Fran was busy but seemed to enjoy his very long trip. Bella enjoyed spending time in Philly with her Nana and Pop, 5 cousins, and then of course the 2 dogs, Cuddles and Cody! She is going to be so bored being at home with us now, haha. I had a fabulous time in Hawaii. It was beautiful and I will post pics once I have them! After Fran and I arrived in Philly, we scooped up our girl, headed home and hunkered down for Hurricane Irene. Good news, it was just a lot of wind and rain, no damage, just a power outage for about 13 hours. We are very blessed that nothing major happened as our home endured an earthquake and hurricane all in one week. More pics to come this week, but here are the three of us all in our separate places.

Bella enjoying a pool party at Aunt Lynne's house!

Enjoying some mommy time in Hawaii!

Daddy busy at work!

Playing Dress Up

So one of my Mom's friends had given Bella this precious tights that are 0-6 months. Well since Bella is already wearing 9 month stuff and it is still summer, I knew the tights would not fit her this winter, so I decided to put them on her and take some pictures. I gotta little silly with the pearl necklaces, but I thought it made for a cute picture. She will not like these pictures one day, haha!

Bella and her pearls.

Mom whats up with these tights?

Really Mom?

Fun in the Pocono Mountains!

On August the 3rd, Fran and Bella headed up to the Poconos for some special time together, while I headed down to Charlotte for work and then on to SC to meet Baby Hampton (aka Bella's future husband)! Fran's grandparents have a mountain house in the Poconos that he grew up going to every year, so he loves going to spend time there! It was very special that now he can take his daughter up there and make memories with her. So they had a great time without mommy. They went swimming, played with Bella's cousins, went on walks, and lot's of other stuff. I was able to go up and meet them over the weekend and we had a great time. We dunked Bella under the water for the first time. She did great! I will have to video the next time we do it so we can share with everyone. But we really had fun. Our favorite spot was the beach club. We would swim, lay on the tubes, go kayaking, etc. While Bella would nap, we would stroll her up to the beach bar where it was shady and have a nice frozen drink, it was great! Here are some pictures from our Poconos trip!

Bella and her cousin Mary Kate

Bella's cousin Drew feeding her!

Bella ready for the beach!

It started pouring at pool so we had to cuddle under umbrella!

Bella with her Uncle Andy

Bella playing with her new cell phone (since she always wants ours)

Floating in the lake together!

Sitting in the lake with Daddy, and the duck!

Worn out on the way home!

Beautiful rainbow we saw while getting ice cream at the Junction!

Bella wanted my water!

We were in the mountains this past weekend and Bella has really started to want everything we are drinking and eating! Just watch this video and you will see!

Bella 6 Months

While I was down in SC, Daddy got the job of taking Bella's 6 month picture! Exactly the reason why the sticker and shorts clash big time, so excuse the outfit, haha!

Pics of Hampton!

Just a couple pictures of my new favorite baby boy Hampton! Ashley and Greg must be so in love with this little guy, he is too sweet!

First time to hold Hampton at hospital!

Look at his proud Daddy!

Hampton Brell Foster

On August 4th at 10:23 PM Hampton Brell Foster made his debut! After a rather long labor process for my best friend Ashley, her sweet little angel decided to make an appearance. I would also like to mention that August 4th was also Ashley's 30th Birthday. I told her it is definitely a birthday she will never forget and what a special gift to receive, the most special gift, a baby! Little Hampton is absolutely beautiful. He looks just like his mommy and has the cutest little nose! He weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 21.5 in. long! Hampton is quite a big boy. I got to hold him on Thursday and just didn't want to put him down. It makes me think back to when Bella was born and now she is 6 months old, yikes time flies! Ashley is doing great and I hope she has a very speedy recovery. She is going to make the best mommy. Greg is such a proud Daddy! He is going to have so much fun with his baby boy. I can't wait to see them all again soon. I will post pictures soon. We are in the mountains, so I don't have the best service. Have a great weekend everyone!

Baby Hampton is On the Way!!

Well it's official, Baby Hampton is on his way! I got a text from my best friend Ashley at 2 AM this morning reading "Water broke...on way to hospital." Ashley was scheduled to be induced this evening and tomorrow, but Hampton had his own plan in mind! And as luck would have it today is Ashley's 30th Birthday, so they are going to share the same birthday. We were supposed to be having a cookout tonight to celebrate Ashley's day and then send her off to the hospital as planned, but it looks like we will be celebrating at this hospital tonight. I can't wait to hold her precious baby!! Here is a picture of Ashley from last night, she looks amazing!

2nd Plane Trip!

So Bella had her second plane trip this weekend to SC. She did great! Bella basically slept the whole time, which is great. We went to SC so I could go to Charleston, SC for Lindsay's Bachelorette party. Bella spent the night with her Papa in Isle of Palms so I could go out with the girls. We had a great time. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at Blossoms to start Lindsay's day. After that, we all got ready and headed over to a friend's house for drinks, food and a lingerie shower. After that we put our dancing shoes on and headed downtown. We had a great time and Bella enjoyed spending time with her Papa! Sunday Bella and I headed back to Columbia to spend the day lounging at the pool with Mimi and the Tanner's! Bella is very eagerly awaiting Hampton's arrival, and we hoped he would come while we were home. But he is stubborn and Ashley is scheduled to be induced this Thursday, which is also her 30th birthday! We can't wait. And it works out that I will be in Charlotte for work Thursday so I am going to have a birthday dinner with Ashley before she heads to the hospital that night to have Hampton and become a mommy! We know she is going to do great and can't wait to meet this precious boy! Here are some pictures from our flight home this weekend!

Enjoying some rice cereal at the airport!

I love RICE CEREAL!

People watching and waiting on my flight!

Sleeping on the plane!

Still sleeping after we landed, haha!