Memphis Trip

We flew into Memphis early last Thursday morning. We flew in with my sweet MIL and her sister which is Aunt B and of course TJH! Tuck did amazing on the plane! He sat with his GMama(MIL) and the Mr. and did great! After arriving we headed to the Mr.'s uncle and aunts house. They have five children, three boys and then two girls. The oldest girl, C, was getting married so we came in town to help celebrate! Everyone got jobs and got started working on Thursday. It was fun day! The Mr. and I helped with the programs, the MIL and Aunt B and Uncle R all went and did a bunch of errands. I love seeing my MIL and her siblings together...first of all they are HILARIOUS and second they don't all get to be together very often but when they do you would never know it had been a while. 

Tuck found of their grandbabies toys at their house and played. 

And had his first experience with a Slinky! 

The other exciting part of our trip was that we got to see and stay with our dear friend A and L. The Mr. has known L since they were very young. And I've known L since middle school. We were so excited to see their new house, meet their sweet pup and of course spend time with them. On our way to go to their house on Thursday we saw this awful house fire. It was so crazy. 

The Mr. and I had never been that close to a house fire. We could feel the heat through our car windows. It was so scary. It looked as though everyone got out safely. 

Friday morning A and L had to work, but L was SO sweet to stock the fridge with yummy foods for us and we just hung out at their house. The Mr. had some school work to do and we wanted T to get some good rest. 

We of course had to watch Elmo. :)

Tuck LOVES A and L's dog Gus. He's the most precious thing ever! L took him to doggie day care on Friday and when we went to get in the car, Tucker was looking for Gus through the fence. 

Friday afternoon we got out and tried some of Memphis famous places. First stop was Gus's...and o my goodness it was so YUMMY! A good work friend of mine used to live in Memphis and she told me to get the best fried chicken we needed to go to Gus's. So we did. :) 

And after Gus's we headed over to Gibson's. The Mr. had seen Gibson's on the Food Network and it was National Donut Day so of course we had to give it a try! And o my goodness they were good! :)

The Mr's two uncles joined us for lunch and donuts. Tucker LOVED being around them. He had been with Uncle R on Thursday but got to meet Uncle D on Friday and he thought both of them were so cool!

After lunch we wanted Tuck to releases some energy. So we headed to the mall for him to walk around. He walked the entire mall and had a blast!

He loved carrying our salted caramels from Godiva for us. :)

Friday evening we headed to the rehearsal dinner. L was sweet enough to get a family photo for us. 

Tuck was such a trooper having to sit in his infant carseat(he still can legally ride in it bc of weight but of course loves his big boy carseat) while we were in Memphis. Bringing his big boy carseat would have been way too much. 

The MIL with all three of her siblings!:

MIL, Uncle D, Uncle R and Aunt B

Twinkie snuck in! :)

Saturday morning we got up and cooked L and A breakfast and hung out around their house. Then we headed over to L's parents house to play in their pool.

This is Gus...L and A's sweet doggie!

Saturday evening we attended the Mr's cousin's wedding! L and A watched Tuck for us, we knew we had left him in wonderful hands! :)

The wedding was so pretty and it was so fun to be with family. 

Sunday morning we got up to do some of the famous Memphis things! L and A made us breakfast and then we headed out to do some really fun stuff! First stop was the Peabody Hotel! It's a very famous spot in Memphis and it was so cool to see! We got to see the famous ducks and their awesome house!

After the Peabody we headed to eat some local Memphis BBQ and boy was it amazing! We rolled home basically! :)

Later in the afternoon Tuck, the Mr. and A all played in the yard while L and I went to run some errands. We had to pick up some salted caramels and some things for dinner. 

When we got back this is what the boys had gotten into:

We ended the weekend with some great grilled food...chicken and corn and some other yummy veggies. We loved our time with L and A!  And of course Gus! We enjoyed staying in their BEAUTIFUL home and catching up with them.

But we also really enjoyed seeing family and being apart of the cousins wedding! What a wonderful summer weekend spent in Memphis!

Summer Fun!

We were only home for a few days last week but we had so much fun!

Monday was a restful day at home. I had a doc appt in the morning but other than that we hung out at home to catch up from our big beach trip. 

Tucker ate his first bowl of cereal on his own. :) 

And he actually got most of it in his mouth. 

Tucker and I did do some finger painting. We will probably wait a little longer to do it again...he was more interested in the bottle of finger paint then actually painting. :) 

Tuesday we headed to the pool with a bunch of my school friends!

We had a great time! I didn't get a pic of all the kiddos, but it was all boys! ha! 

Lucy had to go to the vet later that day and T and Ethel were not happy about her leaving. 

Tuesday evening we had J, T and baby T over for dinner! We got to catch up on each others beach trips. We had missed them! 

Wednesday morning we headed to Story Time at our local library. T loved it and it will def be something we do more of this summer!

After the library my Dad and step mom came for lunch. It was good to see them and Tuck loved playing with them! :) 

Then we headed out of town Wednesday night. What a great little week at home. :) 

24 Weeks_Baby Hammar 2 and 3

How Far Along: 24 weeks

Size of babies:  ears of corn

Weight gain: 19 lbs (6/3)

Maternity Clothes:  It's a mix of both. But I am loving my maternity dresses and shorts. 

Gender: girls! 

Movement: Yes! Their feet are always kicking and they are all in the same place so it's lots of feet kicking. 

Sleep: Sleep is hit or miss. 

Symptoms: Nothing major...but I have to take it slow sometimes...I think sometimes I try to do the same stuff but my body tells me to slow down. 

What I miss: Sushi

Cravings: Basically anything sweet...but ice cream is a favorite!

Best Moment this week: Having a good doc appt last Monday. Both girls are still head down(yay!) and all of my stats were good! 

What I am looking forward to: Another great summer week of traveling with my sweet family! I'm glad we are getting a few trips in before the girls arrive. I know there will come a day when we can all 5 travel but that will be awhile. :)

I can explain! :)

Thanks for the texts, email and comments about where I've been for the past week. I can explain...

We got back Sunday afternoon from the beach/weddings. And then Monday the Mr. needed to move some things around in his new office. He called AT& T and they said it wouldn't be a problem to move the internet stuff. Well, it was. We didn't have internet for almost 24 hours. Which really isn't a big deal, but in those 24 hours I would be getting a lot of photos uploaded and yall updated. :) Ha!

Then we left Wednesday evening for another fun adventure! We are in Memphis for the Mr's cousins wedding. We are staying with our dear friends L and A. We are having so much fun! 

So with all of that being said. We are great! Having a blast! I will update yall with lots of photos and things when we return! Until then...I'm off enjoying Memphis friends, family and yummy food! :)

J+T=Married!

Saturday I was in my little sister from my sororitys wedding! I was so honored to be asked to be apart of her special day! It was at the most beautiful place and she had it all planned perfectly! 

We started the morning off with getting our hair and make up done.

I was pleased with my hair and make up! I loved getting the fake lashes! :)

Me and E waiting to put on our dresses. 

While we were waiting to get our dresses on the twins started moving around a ton. I was so glad that the beautiful bride J and E could feel them moving! I know it was because they were excited about the wedding! :)

With M and I...two more of my wonderful sorority sisters. Out of J's 6 bridesmaids, four of us were sisters! :)

Getting J all laced up in her BEAUTIFUL dress!

She looked STUNNING!!!

T and J being introduced at the reception. 

First dance!

Cake and cupcakes

Finally getting to eat! And I got to see another of my sorority sisters A!

Signing to the bride!

Doing our cheer!

All of the Alpha Xi Deltas that were at J's beautiful wedding!

H and A

About to cut their cake!

A and E...LOVE them!

Me and H...so glad she could come...her sweet baby girl B had been sick so were worried she may not make it.

With J...the most beautiful bride...on the inside and outside!

What a fun weekend! I'm so happy for J and T! Married life is so amazing...of course there are hard days but the good ones out number the bad ones. I can't wait to see what the future holds for this sweet couple!

Congrats J and T! Love yall!

23 Weeks_Baby Hammar 2 and 3

How Far Along: 23 weeks

Size of babies:  mangos 

Weight gain: 10 lbs (5/3)

Maternity Clothes:  It's a mix of both. 

Gender: girls! 

Movement: Yes! It never gets old! 

Sleep: Sleep is hit or miss. 

Symptoms: Nothing major...some back discomfort but that's normal. 

What I miss: Sushi

Cravings: Basically anything sweet...but ice cream is a favorite!

Best Moment this week: Spending the week at the beach with my sweet family! 

What I am looking forward to: Our doctors appointment on Monday...I just love going and hearing their sweet heartbeats and seeing their sweet tiny bodies on the ultrasound screen. :)