2nd Anniversary

Yesterday was the 2nd wedding anniversary for Craig and I. It's so strange to think that two years have gone by already, but then again look at how far life has brought us. Thanks for an amazing two years and I can't wait for the rest of them!

4th of July Fun...

My sister Erin came to town for the 4th of July weekend. We had a lot of fun taking in the various festivities around the area. Hope you all had an equally restful and relaxing 4th.


Friday--Jonesborough Days parade and festival

Saturday--Downtown Kingsport and fireworks

Baby Connor's Shower!

Sunday afternoon was my friend Kellee's baby shower. She and her husband are expecting their first son, Connor, the end of August. The shower was a lot of fun and again I was amazed by all of the new things that they have now for babies... I am definitely getting some ideas for me and my little one!

The delicious spread of food and the amazing diaper cake that Kellee's aunt made for her.

Kellee's friend's son, Parker, helping unwrap baby Connor's first bicycle.

...and then trying to take it for a ride

Me and Kellee

Happy Father's Day!

...to the new daddy-to-be in my house...
...and to all of you dads out there!

Twilight Alive...

...is a free concert series in downtown Kingsport on Thursday nights. Unlike the Bluegrass on Broad Friday night bluegrass and gospel concerts, Twilight Alive concerts feature more of a rock and jam band kind of feel. Thursday night Craig and I decided to go to our first Twilight Alive concert to see the Randall Bramblett band who our friend Travis recommended to us. We had a great time and were thoroughly impressed by all that was going on downtown... I must admit that Kingsport is starting to develop quite the nightlife.

The openers... South Mouth


The headliner... Randall Bramblett

Weekend Visitors!

This past weekend my good friends Laura and Travis from grad school came up for a visit. It was so good to see them and catch up on all that has happened since I saw them last at their wedding back in October. We had fun showing them around town (the four main roads that will take you to everything you would ever need) and taking them to some of the local attractions (Bluegrass on Broad, TK's Big Dogs, and Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium). Eventhough the planetarium was a little disappointing, I think that overall they were fairly impressed with our little town.

A visit to Kingsport just wouldn't be the same without bluegrass music and, of course, clogging...

What a fun weekend! Can't wait to do it again!

Week 13 Update

We are now 13 weeks along! HOORAY!!! This marks the end of the first trimester! So far, so good! Here are the first pregnant belly pictures... Enjoy!

Me and my two babies... Sydney, of course, didn't want to be left out! He wants to make sure that I don't forget that he was my baby first!

I went to the doctor this morning for a routine pre-natal visit. As soon as the doctor walked in the room she told me that I was starting to look "cute and pregnant". She told me that all of the tests that they had run during our visit last week came back normal... so definitely good news! We listened to the baby's heartbeat (155-159 beats per minute). She said that this was a very good heart rate.

I asked her tons of questions about all sorts of things. She told me that I can, in fact, still ride a bicycle (for the next few weeks at least)! I'd just like to say "HA!" to the nurse who told me last week that I definitely could not do this! She told me that fainting during pregnancy is VERY normal... so you can stop worrying Holly and Rae... I'm okay! She said that this is caused by my body producing a large amount of blood during pregnancy and that this blood tends to pool in my extremities (especially when I stand up fast, get overheated, or stand for prolonged periods of time) and not enough blood makes it to my brain. She actually told me that chances are I'll faint again and told me to immediately sit or lie down when I feel dizzy. So, I was very glad to hear that my faiting during the beach trip isn't related to any kind of problem... although I'm kind of not looking forward to the possibility that it may happen again. Oh well... whatever happens it'll be worth it!