Summer fun...

You may wonder what has been keeping us busy this summer. Well, here are a few photos to show you some of the things we have been up to....


Jackson had his first trip to the dentist. He did so well! He got his teeth cleaned, flossed, and examined. He went to the same dentist and hygienist that I went to as a child. They were great with him. He loved all of the little gadgets and was mesmorized by the chair moving up and down at the push of a button.

Every Thursday morning we have been going to toddler story time at the local public library. It is a short 30 min session just for 2 year olds where we listen to stories and sing songs of a different theme each week. Jackson loves it!

We have made many trips to the beach, in fact, we go just about every weekend. Lately, after a couple hours we usually end up getting caught in a classic Florida afternoon thunderstorm where we find ourselves packing up in a hurry and running to the car for cover. This particular beach trip happened to be during sunset last Monday night. We rode our bikes to the beach from the house.

It's a GIRL!!!!

Last Monday we had our detailed anatomy ultrasound, which revealed that not only do we have a healthy baby as far as we can tell, but baby Timmons #2 is a GIRL! I was more than thrilled to receive the news. Toby admits to being a bit nervous about raising a little girl. We have always said that we will only have 2 kids so as far as I'm concerned 1 boy and 1 girl is just perfect! Her name will be Emily Margaret Timmons. We have always wanted the name Emily for a girl and Margaret is after Toby's mom and grandma. She is scheduled to arrive via c section on December 5th. Let the shopping begin!!

She is definitely a girl!!

There she is at 19 weeks!

I also thought I would share some pregnancy pics. I didnt take many of these with Jackson, so I'm trying to do better this time around.

13 weeks

15 weeks

17 weeks

20 weeks

Independance Day and Birthday fun!

The week before Independance Day we made our way up to the Florida panhandle to stay with Toby's parents for the holiday week. Not only were we celebrating Independance Day but also Toby's 30th birthday!  Of course Toby tied some work into the trip as well. We made a few stops along the way but eventually ended at our final destination on Friday, the 29th, around dinner time. We woke up early the next day, Toby's birthday, to embark on a fishing trip. This was one of Toby's birthday presents. I had never been fishing so Toby was very excited to take me along with him, his dad, and his dad's two buddies. Well, lets just say, I dont think I will be going fishing again anytime soon. By the time we made it out to the fishing spot I was sea sick beyond relief. I was able to hang in there for about 2 hours before I couldnt take it anymore and we called it quits. I didnt even get a chance to attempt to catch a fish.  I was so happy when we arrived back on solid ground. At that point I recovered quickly, and Toby and I were able to enjoy a nice dinner date at one of our favorite restaurants, Tradewinds. We had a great week and actually got to relax quite a bit between taking Jackson to the Gulfarium and many boating excursions (I was fine as long as we werent anchored out in the deep waters). We got to enjoy a beautiful 4th of July fireworks display out on the boat. We werent very close to any of the fireworks, therefore it wasnt very loud but Jackson was still scared. He crouched down between Papa and Grandma the whole time and ended up falling asleep.

Checking out the dolphins at the Gulfarium, with Papa

Jackson driving the boat

Sleeping soundly in the boat cabin

Independance Day...

The boys going out to fish off the dock...

Look, Jackson caught a "pretend" fish! Grandma and Papa got him his own Toy Story fishing pole.

Heading out to watch some fireworks from the boat...

This was Jackson during the fireworks display...