Parker Thomas Calvert

My happy place

I can not even begin to tell you how much I love SnoBiz. Some people like chocolate, some people like ice cream, and others like cake. I like SnoBiz. Thankfully Auburn had 2 locations, but Huntsville has NONE! This is a crime.

Yesterday was the official 20 weeks pregnant date so I decided it would only be appropriate to celebrate. It was also my last day of clinicals for the semester. I will be putting up my scrubs and stethescope until January. What a strange thought! We finished at the hospital a little early so I decided to take advantage of the extra time and take my baby sister along for the ride. As soon as she got out of school we were on our way to Guntersville. It was a beautiful day and the lake looked amazing, but my mind was focused on making it to SnoBiz before it closed!

We arrived!

Round One: Tigers Blood for both of us. Best flavor by far.

Jamie kept on laughing at me because I had a huge grin on my face the whole time.

She was pretty excited as well.

Round Two: Blue Hawaii for me and Watermelon for Jammers. Don't judge, just trying to make the road trip worth it.

Trust me there were no leftovers. It was as wonderful as I had hoped and most definitely worth the drive.

Of course I will take any excuse to hang out with Jamie. Can't wait for summer when all three sisters are reunited!

(please excuse my blue mouth...again, it was worth it)

All grown up

Remember this? Here is maggie at 6 weeks...

Well here she is now, all grown up. Maggie turned 6 months on Wednesday. To celebrate we spent extra time in the backyard with her that night. We figured we better acknowledge her birthdays now because soon Maggie will not be the center of attention at our house anymore. I sure hope she handles that alright...but no use worrying about that now!
Maggie loves her frisbees. She will chase after a ball if it's there but she really loves her frisbees. The moment we let her outside she will go stand by her frisbee and look at us like "Hurry up, I'm ready!"
She also loves climbing on top of the table. Putting toys and drinks on the table is no longer safe...

She can also jump really high! This is fun to do outside, but not so fun when you are trying to walk through the front door with groceries. We are working on it.
I know Maggie loves me, but she ADORES Ben. She even knows about what time he comes home from work because she will go sit and look out the front door. She will follow him throughout the house and if he makes her stay out of the room he is in she just sits outside the door until he comes out. It's so cute. Maggie is not always pleased that I get a kiss before she gets attention when he comes home from work but that's just something she will have to get used to.
Since the weather is warmer we have made the habit of going outside when Ben gets home from work. Ben plays fetch with Maggie while I get to be lazy in the hammock and look up at this...
...not a bad situation in my opinion. Happy half bday Maggie!

Best Purchase Ever

I am at the awkward stage of too small for maternity clothes but too big for regular clothes. Since it is much easier and more comfortable to wear clothes that are bigger than smaller, Ben and I headed to a maternity clothes store to check it out. First thing we saw............BRAVES TSHIRTS! It's like the store was saying "I know you are uneasy about coming in the store, here is something to make the transition a little easier for you." Not only is it one comfortable tshirt, but it has plenty of room to grow. Just in time for Opening Day!



*sorry for the awkward hand placement. I'm not good with pictures by myself...



Here we have Maggie and Molly enjoying their Easter treats together. We kept Molly for the weekend so my parents could keep their house clean and dog hair free for the big family Easter lunch. Despite a very unfortunate 4:45am wake up call from Molly getting sick all over our carpet, we had a good time with the dogs.

It was a beautiful Easter! We enjoyed a wonderful church service and an amazing lunch with family. We ended the day with a walk around UAH campus. It's no Auburn, but it's only 30 seconds away from the house. I had a great time walking with Ben and Maggie and the weather was perfect. I almost forgot about the tests coming up this week. Almost.