Busch Gardens

I LOVE roller coasters!! That being said, let me say that while I am extremely excited about little peanut #2 inside me, I was so sad not to be able to ride any rides except the carousel and some other kiddie ride with Abby. All the signs advise against rides for expectant mothers and people with back problems, which my Dad is experiencing right now. We're the 2 ride lovers in my family and neither of us were able to do them this time, bummer.

Here's the fam watching Stephen go solo on "Griffin" the newest roller coaster. Notice the green shirts. My mom thinks it's very fun and bonding and will prevent people from getting lost if we all wear the same color t-shirt. I played the pregnant card, my sister just refused, and Stephen wore a different green shirt.



Here's Stephen's face on the "Griffin" !!! He's the one on the farthest right side.



Abby really loved the rides people could ride WITH her. We had some tears on the ones she was supposed to do solo...I'll spare you those pics!

More animal encounters...

I was counting on there being LOTS of horses around Williamsburg because sightseeing isn't all that exciting for a 2 year old. So Abby was on horse watch and she found them all. We didn't ride a horse and buggy, but we saw probably 20 of them. And for those of you who are wondering what the baby bump is starting to look like...you can see it pooching out now!!




The Clydesdale horses at Busch Gardens



Chickens roaming around Jamestowne settlement

Davison Family Vacation

We had a great week with my family in Williamsburg, VA...that was this years chosen destination. We saw historic Williamsburg and the original colony site at Jamestowne. We went to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA. Sounds so relaxing huh? The Davison family likes to define vacation as seeing and doing lots!! We did have a wonderful time and there were plenty of relaxing moments by the pool and watching movies. Thanks for everything Mom & Dad!!

Abby's highlights were rides and animals. I'll have to do multiple posts to capture everything...

This was what we were greeted by almost every morning...ducks and geese. And of course my Dad let Abby feed them because she asked to! It all started with one duck, then 4 and then we looked farther down the path and saw the flock of geese approaching as my mom ran out with the paper below. Oh well, it was fun for a few minutes!

Strawberry pickin'

Fun times picking strawberries with playgroup! What a hot day, but how yummy to eat right off the vine fresh berries. A gallon of berries is A LOT...I already have some frozen since we can't possibly eat that many in a few days! Abby helped pick some, but ate all the ones she picked...I'm just hoping that there really weren't any pesticides on them!






Check out Walker's shirt (the cutie on the left)! Aren't they all cute with their flushed little faces!

Pillowcase dresses

My friend Lindsey and I made our girls pillowcase dresses the other day...or attempted to rather. We had a little trouble with the armholes, but you can't tell when the girls keep their arms down. I think they look a little like togas, but they are very cute with the fun ribbons that tie them on.



Future doctors!??!

Helicopter ride

We went to a little children's carnival Friday night with the Roemmich family. Abby rode 2 rides, the train and the helicopters. She loves rides...what a Mama's girl! It was fun to take her to something different downtown, but it was WAY TOO HOT!!

1st backyard pool party of 2008

It was finally time to get out the baby pool this afternoon. I must say the water was pretty chilly because we didn't have the foresight to let it warm up a few hours before. But that didn't stop Stephen from finally giving into Abby's demands of "get in da pool dada!" Watching his face as he sat in that water was the highlight of my day! I politely declined the offer to get in because there was no longer any room for me...I was so bummed of course.



There's that crazy tongue again...comes out in every water picture!



Look how great our potted plants are doing this year! We're growing more Abbys!