Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Paris: Then and Now
Simon and I went to Paris back in March. I know probably everyone has the same picture of the Eiffel Tower from the same spot, but I thought these pictures were neat. The first is the picture Simon and I took on our trip and the second is one my grandfather took on his trip to Paris in 1944 after the allies liberated Paris during World War II. The third picture is my grandfather in front of the Eiffel Tower. I know that thousands of people have stood in that same spot and taken a pictures, but as far as I know my grandfather and I are the only two in our family that have been to Paris.
Baby Jackson's First Visit to Lexington!
Earlier this month David and Ashley brought my nephew, Jackson to Lexington to meet his Great-Grandmother, Nana. She was so excited to see him. I don't know that I have seen her smile like that in years!
This was the first time Simon and I had seen him in over a month. He has gotten so big! We had a great day. We had hamburgers and homemade ice cream! Jackson also got to meet his Great-Aunt Debbie and Great-Uncle Tom.
My Dad is such a great Grandpa. He loves holding Jackson. Good luck trying to get in between those two!
I tried to help out, but was not very successful. I fed Jackson a couple of times. The first time I did good. The next time was not so good. He spit up on me. I tried to change his diaper and he peed on me. I am going to have to practice some more. He is still such a cutie!!
Happy Birthday Simon
Simon also celebrated his 30th birthday again this year! It is the 3rd year in a row! For Simon's birthday we went to Blowing Rock for 'Art in the Park'. My parents met us there and came home early with Lexie. Simon and I stayed to shop some more and ate dinner at the Six Pense Pub, one of our favorites!
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Garden
We have planted a vegetable garden. We tried to grow everything from seed, but that didn't work. We had to buy some plants. We have squash, zucchini, eggplant, cucumber, peppers, lettuce, and okra. We have already picked some lettuce! We have strawberries that keep coming back each year. Simon likes those on his cereal. 
Another Birthday....
another year of turning 29! It was a great birthday weekend. I took Friday, May 1 off from work and Simon was off too! We got to work in the yard and went to eat dinner at Texas Land and Cattle (PF Changs had a 2 hour wait!!!). Saturday, Simon and I were part of Hayden's Pack in the March of Dimes walk in Raleigh. Sunday, we had brunch at Village Tavern with my parents and then opened gifts. 
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Apology
I am sorry I haven't been keeping the blog updated. I have posted some pictures from our trip to Paris/England. That was almost 2 months ago. I haven't been in a blogging mood. I don't think my life is that interesting enough to do weekly post. I don't have cute kids to take pictures and Lexie is looking pretty rough these days. I will try to do a better job in the future, but please forgive me if is another 2 months before I post again.
England
After our trip to Paris (see post below), we went to England to see Simon's family. We saw lots of Simon's family and friends at an party hosted by Pauline and Robert. Below are some of the pictures of our tip.
We took a walk to a waterfall that is really near Simon's house. It was beautiful!
We went to a Derby County football game. Go Rams!
nter>This is at Bolsover Castle that dates back to the 12th Century.
We visited Kedleston Hall where scenes from the movie, 'The Dutchess' were filmed. 
Paris
Way back at the beginning of March Simon and I went on vacation. We began our trip in Paris, France. We saw a lot in the few days we were there. We saw Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. We took a boat trip down the Seine River. We went to the Louvre where we saw the Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa. On a cold rainy day we went to Versailles where we saw the Hall of Mirrors. We also went to Disneyland Paris. I have never been to a Disney park wearing long pants, a coat, and a scarf. I had to buy a hat because it was so cold. We loved Disneyland! Below you will see a few of our pictures from the trip.
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