Lovely Ladies, the Nursery, and a Pool!

This past weekend I got to go to the Outer Banks with some of my favorite girls in the world! Our high school girls retreat was at a house in Kill Devil Hills, and we had so much fun. Dewey even behaved and stayed put throughout the weekend. I think everyone was a little on edge that he/she might decide to appear early and make the weekend even more memorable. We had great weather, spent some time on the beach, and had a lot of insightful conversations. I learn so much from these girls every time I get to spend time with them.

Here's the whole group after dinner Saturday night.

Dewey and I made it to the top of Jockey's Ridge to see the sunset.

The whole group at the top of Jockey's Ridge. Don't worry, I'm not jumping. For some reason people think that will put a pregnant woman into labor--which is false, but I felt like I probably wouldn't make it to far off the ground and opted instead to take the picture.

After Jockey's Ridge we headed back to the house for some tasty chocolate fondue.

It was a great weekend, and I'm so glad that Dewey and I could be there!!

We're pretty much done with the nursery. It was a multi-phase process. My parents painted the background color when they were in town in February, and then Kevin and I added the tree a few weeks later. Then came the vine at the top and we've just recently added the furniture and other little decorations. We really like it, and hope Dewey does too! 

Here's the glider chair that we purchased (courtesy of Kevin's Mom, my parents, and my grandparents). It is SOOOO comfortable, and I'm sure I will be spending a good bit of time in it.

The last thing we have to do is hang these pictures up. We were so blessed by Joe and Maggie Caldwell. They gave us this beautiful nursery furniture. They have two boys, and are done having kids, and graciously passed on the crib and changing table (along with many other toys) to us. We are so grateful!!!

Some of you have asked if we're going to start a baby pool. We found a site online that will host it, so here's the link. Play along if you'd like! We decided to do one without money because so many people from so many different places want to be involved. However, if you would like to put a wager on it among your friends, by all means go for it!