Feathers in Our Nest

Weeks Thirty-Five/Thirty-Six

August 5, 2013 by Aliesha

hey, look at this watermelon I’m smuggling under my dress!

Thanks for praying… Baby Punkin’ moved head-down, as of my appointment at 35 weeks! Yay!

Oy… I’m totally feeling crazy pregnant these days and starting to pray that I’ll go early, or at least “on time” this time! I am SO excited to meet our sweet boy and to put these days of backaches, leg cramps, and Braxton Hicks contractions behind me!

Feeling so blessed this week to have a healthy baby boy still growing safely inside me. I’m praying that I have the endurance to make it through to the end of the pregnancy with a cheerful and grateful attitude!

Beach Trip Recap: Fair Night Pt. 2

August 3, 2013 by Aliesha

(See Part 1 of County Fair Night here) We had fun making “county fair”-themed food for our night at the beach!

Tad grilled AMAZING Shenandoah Valley style BBQ chicken for us. It was fantastic!

We also had corn-on-the-cob,

kettle potato chips,

dill pickles,

watermelon,

homemade soft pretzels,

two types of popcorn (salty and caramel),

and freshly squeezed lemonade!

For dessert, we had a peach cobbler made with in-season peaches, caramel apples, and sea salt caramels.

The food seemed to go over well with everyone! I didn’t hear any complaints, even from the kids!

Beach Trip Recap: Fair Night Pt. 1

August 2, 2013 by Aliesha

For our night at the beach, Tad and I planned a “Night at the County Fair”! We had a blast cooking and decorating for it. This post contains the decorations and some of the activities. My future posts will feature the food, two more activities, and the photo booth!

Tablesettings

A few of the activities: ball toss, art exhibit, and balloon animals

I love sunflowers!

I made this light-up FAIR sign using brown kraft paper letters from Hobby Lobby and a string of Christmas lights.

The goodie bags for the kids included stickers, a punch balloon, a sucker, two pencils, a deck of mini playing cards, goldfish crackers, and a miniature petting zoo (small plastic animals).