from August 6th
Guess who is having not one, but two??
Erika and Richie - that's who!
This past weekend, Grandma, the boys and I flew down to Raleigh so that we could throw a baby shower for Erika and the twins. Grandma and I decided that it would be fun to drive down (not sure what we were thinking!) to Raleigh but it ended up being much better than we both expected - the kids were great in the car and there were times we both laughed so much, we thought we would need to pull over. We ate half of our snacks before we were out of New Jersey and I think we stopped at least two other times to eat (and once to let the kids play at McDonalds) lol. We left on Thursday afternoon and got there so late, we thought we would carry the boys inside and put them right to bed but of course, the second we pulled in the driveway, they woke up and were ready to play with Erika and Richie! When it was finally almost 2 in the morning, we all went to bed to get ready for a fun weekend.
The next day, we slept in and then went to lunch at the Yard House for lunch and to celebrate my birthday. While it was the first time I didn't spend my birthday with Jay in a long time, it was also the first time I think since my 30th birthday that I got to spend my birthday with Erika which was awesome.
After lunch, we convinced Erika and Richie to go home and take a nap because Erika was going to need lots of energy on Saturday, and Grandma and I took the kids for a little fun at Ricky's. The kids played games, climbed on the jungle gym, and then we headed outside for go karts and bumper boats.
Saturday, it was time for Erika's shower!!
Uncle Richie took the boys for the day and the girls went to celebrate. Erika has wonderful friends who were generous, helpful in planning the shower, and a ton of fun to hang out with. The theme for the party was baby jungle animals and I had a lot of fun making the favors and some treats for the party, as well as making the games. I was so happy one of Erika's friends offered to make a cake and I could not have been happier - it was delicious and fit the theme perfectly.
After some mingling, food and drinks, and a "how well do you know the Mom and Dad" game, it was time to start opening some gifts for the twincesses.
I was so happy that Grandma and I could be there to celebrate Erika and the babies and I really had a lot of fun planning the party - I hope Erika had a great time!
Before we knew it, it was already Sunday and time to go home. We hung out at the house for a bit before heading out to lunch where all of the girls (really just me and mom) were crying about leaving. We didn't want to leave on such a sad note so as a quick pick me up, we took the kids to Monkey Joe's where were we all had a good laugh watching the kids sweat it up while running around and jumping on the bouncy slides.
As we drove away to head back to New York, it was amazing to think the next time we saw Erika and Richie, they would be parents and two little princesses would have joined our family!! I think we are all counting the seconds/days/weeks/months until they are here xoxoxoxo
The next day, we slept in and then went to lunch at the Yard House for lunch and to celebrate my birthday. While it was the first time I didn't spend my birthday with Jay in a long time, it was also the first time I think since my 30th birthday that I got to spend my birthday with Erika which was awesome.
Saturday, it was time for Erika's shower!!
Uncle Richie took the boys for the day and the girls went to celebrate. Erika has wonderful friends who were generous, helpful in planning the shower, and a ton of fun to hang out with. The theme for the party was baby jungle animals and I had a lot of fun making the favors and some treats for the party, as well as making the games. I was so happy one of Erika's friends offered to make a cake and I could not have been happier - it was delicious and fit the theme perfectly.
After some mingling, food and drinks, and a "how well do you know the Mom and Dad" game, it was time to start opening some gifts for the twincesses.
Before we knew it, it was already Sunday and time to go home. We hung out at the house for a bit before heading out to lunch where all of the girls (really just me and mom) were crying about leaving. We didn't want to leave on such a sad note so as a quick pick me up, we took the kids to Monkey Joe's where were we all had a good laugh watching the kids sweat it up while running around and jumping on the bouncy slides.
