"Bye Bye Daddy"

Jimmy's off to New Orleans this weekend for Murph's bachelor party. Looks like Ava and I will be on our own!!!I am going to a wedding this weekend... by myself...but it should still be fun! Not that being pregnant at a wedding is a blast...right????

First day of the new business went great. We had more students than we expexted... which is great! I am really excited about it, and I think it's going to be really successful! Yah!!!

Busy Weekend!

The Machados are enjoying some much needed relaxation today...gearing up for the Pats game! I feel like we haven't stopped all weekend! Friday night we went to dinner with the Renos. We just did Uno, since the girls are louder and noisier these days. But I had an awesome salad...and the new potsticker appetizers were amazing!!! Saturday I had to teach dancing in the morning. It was so fun to be back teaching the little ones. First, I had the 3 year olds and then I had the 4 & 5 year ols. They were super cute!!! My mom took Ava to Kindermusic, since I can't do it on Thursdays anymore. Then Katie, Meg and I headed down to Hyannis for Cath's bachelorette party. We just went for the day, since a pregnant girl isn't too fun at the bars! It was fun, and I'm sure they all had a blast that night. After that, we headed to the McDonald's for some pizza and beers (water for me). It was good to get all the kids together and tell they guys all the gossip from the day. We were so tired today, that when Ava went down for her nap...Jimmy and I took one too! Gotta love 4:00 games!

So weird...

This is the first time since I was five years old that I have not started a "school year." I'm so happy to be home...but it's definitely a strange feeling!

So fun!

We had a blast in NYC! The US Open was awesome! We saw some great matches! My favorite was the battle of the giants: 6'10" Ivo Karlovic vs 6'5" Sam Querrey of the US. Querrey won in three sets! I got some awesome pictures too! I stalked the practice courts and was able to see Andy Roddick (shirtless) and James Blake getting ready for his night match! It really was so much fun!

Off to NYC

So, we are off to NYC for the US Open tomorrow!!!! I'm excited to see some good tennis, but I hate leaving Ava overnight. She'll be staying with Grammie and Grampie and having some quality time with them. Jimmy and I will get to sleep past 7:00 am, which sounds AMAZING!!!! I miss her already! Happy Labor Day!

Some New Pics

New furniture...new dining and living room!

Jimmy, Ava, and I purchased some awesome new furniture this weekend! We hit Jordan's Furniture in Avon, and we got some great deals. We found a dining room table (exactly what we were looking for) and hutch in their clearance section. We also found a great tv stand for our new tv in the regular section. We really lucked out, and now we just need to get some chairs to go with our new table, but I think I already found them online...So, Sue is helping me redo the walls in our dining room and living room so there is more of a flow. We are putting a paintable wallpaper in the living room, because the walls are so bad...Oh...old houses! Gotta love them! We got a good amount done today, and hopefully we'll get some painting done tomorrow! We're very excited to get this done, because we've been talking about it forever.

Pictures to follow!

Baby Showers Galore!!!

So, I just got back from Dargan's shower. Ava had to come with me, because Jimmy was playing in a golf tournament (the OB Open). So, two weeks ago we had Samantha's shower, last week was Erin's, and this week was Dargan's! Wow!! It was nice seeing all the girls and enjoying some good eats! They all got some great gifts, and they look cute with their big bellies! So, in less than two months we're going from 2 ya ya babies...to 5!!!! Since we know Sam's having a girl, Dargan's having a boy...Erin's baby will swing the majority one way or the other. Can't wait to find out!!!!

Love my girls!!!!

Cape Vacation

Oh!!! We had so much fun! We had some great beach days with the kids! They all loved the ocean...and eating sand! The guys went deep sea fishing, and they came back to a bunch of drunk girls and napping babies! They were cranky because we made them pick up all of our beach stuff. But they got over it! I feel like all we did was eat and drink (out of Frisbees). We went to the Barnstable Fair one day. The kids and adults had a great time going on rides and eating fair food! We also had our big "going out night" on Thursday. We had babysitters, so all the adults went across the street to the BBC to have dinner and drinks (awesome pomegranate martinis). What a fun vacation...with lots of laughs!!! Can't wait until next year!

Vacation...4 days and counting!

We're off to the Cape on Saturday! I can't wait...a week of sun, fun, and kids! 5 couples and 7 kids...should be interesting and awesome!!!

Some New Pics

pneumonia

Had to go to the ER on my birthday...pnemonia. Who gets that in the middle of the summer???

Not feeling well...

I have been sick since Monday! I have had a fever and a cough. It sucks! Motrin has been my best friend! It's so hard running after a little one, when all you want to do is curl up on the bathroom floor and cry. I hope I feel better tomorrow, since it's my birthday (the big 2-9). Looking forward to dinner with the whole gang! Only one year left of my twenties. So OLD!!!!

I can't wait til the Cape!!! Only one week until we leave. It should be so fun! 5 couples and 7 kids! It's is going to be chaos...and I can't wait!!!

Happy 4th

I can't believe that it is almost the 4th of July!!! Time flies! We had a wonderful weekend. Too bad the weather wasn't a little better. We wen't to the Muzzi's on Friday night. Ava and Lily played and then went to bed. And the grwon-ups had a fun time sitting by the fire and having some drinks. On Saturday I went to help Erin register at Babies R Us. It was fun! She was so easy and not stressed at all. Then we headed down to her house and Ryan cooked us all dinner. Sammy and Mel B came too and we all had a good time catching up! Ava ran around the yard and had fun with Uncle Ryan! Ava is excited to have more friends joining our brood! She and Jack are the only junior Yayas so far!

Great weekend!

We were very busy all weekend! First off...school's out...and I'm psyched. I think I totally fit into this stay-at-home mom thing pretty well! But, back to the weekend. We had Bryan's first birthday party at Susie and Kevin's. Lots of kids! Ava went in a Jumpy House for the firs time and loved it! Jimmy brought her in, and they had a blast! Then it was off to Mark and Katie's house. Our whole crew of who is going to the Cape was there. We had beers and food and talked about how much fun we'll have at our week in the Cape. The kids all had a blast and loved going down the slip and slide! Mark and Katie's new deck looked awesome too! It is going to be an interesting vacation with 5 adults and seven kids in one big house!

Watching the game...

So...I'm a little stressed watching this game! I just want to win so badly!! Jimmy and I are having a few drinks to keep our spirits up while watching. I pray they can do it!!

Ava has been a little out of sorts. I think her molars are coming in. She wont let me put my finger in her mouth, but all of the signs are there. Poor baby!!! All she wants to do is go "bye bye" which to her means go outside and play. She just loves being outside. While I was at the gym tonight, she was so tired she told Jimmy she wanted to go "ni-night and pointed upstairs to her room. How cute is that???

We have quite the busy weekend ahead of us. Bryan's 1st birthday party, party at the McDonald's, and lots to do around the house. I love summer...but hate the yard work and gardening sometimes!!!

Sox Game

Jimmy and I had a date at the the Sox game last night. So fun! It was nice to get out just the tow of us. Ava stayed at home with Grammy and they went to dinner and played outside. I forgot how happy fenway franks and some cold (expensive) beers can make me. It was so fun! We had great seats and the game was awesome. I am a little tired today, but it was well worth it.

This weekend we have Tim and Carrie's wedding down the Cape. It should be a good time, but I hate leaving Ava again. I know she'll have fun with her grandparents, but I hate hot being with her!! Reason 9,465 that I'm not going back to work next year!!!!

Happy 2nd Father's Day to the beast dad in the world!!

What a game!!!

Oh!!!! I'm tired today! What a game last night!!! Once Paule Pierce went down, I thought we were done! But thank god he came back. Let's just hope he is okay for Sunday! My friend at work who has season tickets said that he didn't shower after the game and that he was seen hobbling to his car right after the press conference. Don't know if that means much, but she always gives me that inside info...Can't wait 'til Sunday!

The Whites are coming over tonight to hang! Ava will get to see her boyfriend Colin and play (see pics from their last date), while the parents have some drinks!! Tomorrow we have TK's 30th birthday party. Should be very funny, since it includes karaoke at the Go Mo and a zombie theme??? Hopefully, it'll be nice tomorrow so we can go to the beach...I can't believe that beach season is finally here!!! I'm so happy!

I love summer!!!

Lots of Pictures...

I love this picture!!

Memorial Day Weekend

We had quite the busy weekend. Ava loved going to cookouts and playing outside in the nice weather. We bought her a new plastic play set with a slide for outside. She loves it, but she needs help on it. We also filled her pool and she went for a little dip. I took her diaper off because it was soaked, and she peed in the pool:)!!! Jimmy and I did a lot of yard work. We planted our window boxes and all of our veggies. Jimmy did a ton of mulching and weeding too! I still feel like it could look better...oh well...there's just no time! We had lobsters with Grammy last night! Yummy!!! Ava got to play with all of her fiends today while the mommies were "meeting." She just loves playing with other kids!!!

Lot's Going on...

It seems like we have a busy Memorial Day weekend on the horizon...cookouts, joint bachelor/ bachelorette party, birthday dinner with Grampy Jim, hanging at the McDonalds! I feel like we have so much to do around the house, and I know I won't get anything done. I haven't even planted my window boxes, and I have so many ideas for the flowers I want to plant on the side of the house and the backyard. So, I guess it'll have to wait until next weekend!

5 weeks and counting!

I can't believe that I only have 5 weeks until school is out and I am done teaching! It's going to be weird come September. It'll be the first year since I was 5 that I don't "start school."
Ava is doing awesome. She's running now! She is so fast; it's amazing! I can't wait to live at the beach this summer! She's going to be so much fun!!!
Heading to Pinto's on Friday for a party with all the girls (guys and kids too)! Can't wait!

Back in the Swing of Things!

Wow, it's tough to get back to normal after a vacation! Going back to work was super hard! I can't believe that I only have 6 more weeks left of teaching, and then I'll be a stay-at-home mom! So weird! Annalisa, Patti, and I are trying to get a homework club/ tutoring center started for next year. It would work great, and we'd only have to work a few afternoons (3-5) a week. We just found a place to rent (for like no money), so we're getting excited. I just want to ba able to make some extra cash to help Jimmy out. I always have dancing too, so that makes things easier. I'm so excited to be home with Ava. I just want to completely focus on her! She's the best after all!

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