Insta-Lately

I've recently really gotten into Instagram. Here are a few of my favorites these days. For those of you who follow me on Instagram, sorry for the repeat of blog fodder!

New couch trick

Morning beach walk

Snuggles

Hugh McRae Park

Danny's organization skills or "how mommy gets a shower"

Another shameless selfie

Children's Museum

TMuffin & Music Class

I belong to this mommy Meetup group that does various outings throughout the week. Our favorites so far have been a playdate at this free-for-all play center called TMuffin and a Mommy and Me Music Class at the Wilmington School of Ballet. So excited for the month of October and all the fun Halloween themed activities we have planned.

TMuffin fun...

Mommy and Me Music Class...

Drum circle

Danny and blondie

Contemplating life

Anniversary & Sunday Funday

September 19th, two thursdays ago, was our 4 year wedding anniversary. How'd we celebrate? Well Thursday we took advantage of a generous gift card to Havanas from Martha and Ron. Havanas is where we had our rehearsal dinner four years ago - a little different experience now with Danny - and one of our favorite restaurants on the island. Yum! Thanks again Martha and Ron!

Saturday we had reservations to Manna in downtown Wilmington and a babysitter for the night (Nana), so we decided to really make the most of the free time and had some great wine/beer and antipasto plate at my favorite wine bar, Fortunate Glass, first.

And then dinner and dessert at Manna was AMAZING, but what came next was arguably better... drinks at Satellite with Matt and Kari, in town from Charleston that night. The rest of the pics in this post are all sourced to Kari. Thank you, thank you, thank you Nana for taking Danny for the night!

And then with Matt and Kari still in town the next day, we had a sunday funday. Complete with two TVs in our small living room and lots of yummy food. The Panthers and the Redskins both played at 1 - Matt and Jimmy were like kids on Christmas. Too bad the Redskins lost :(

Danny and Oscar "dadoo"

Shame on us for not having a single picture of the happy couple on our special day, but a very belated "happy anniversary to us" regardless! It's been a great 4 years - so excited for what the future holds!

Happy Birthday Jimmy!

Today is Jimmy's big birthday complete with homemade "hostess cupcakes", presents and dinner out with me and Danny.

Fishies

I know first-hand from when I was kid that fish are a volatile pet, but when the owner of Jimmy's company offered us a free tank set-up, we said what the heck. Danny LOVES the aquarium - he'll love to have his own personal tank at home. Meet pink, green, orange, thing 1 and thing 2 or as Danny calls them all "turtles".

I'm delayed on this post - sadly we've already lost thing 1 and thing 2, but pink, green and orange are still kicking. And we were right, Danny does love having his own thank. He never passes by without acknowledging their presence and never goes downstairs without saying goodbye. And watching them swim with daddy has become a post-bath ritual.

First Shoes

Danny has been walking for some time now, but had refused to wear shoes. Well just the other weekend that changed when we went shoe shopping in this awesome taxi cart at the mall and got him his "monkey man" Vans.

Still walking a little goofy at this point...

I had gotten him another pair of shoes at Target a couple weeks prior but he wouldn't wear them. Now he requests I put them on him!

Looking like such a big boy

Another cute video of him running around in shoes...

Spider-Man

Pre, not ready for bed antics: