Oakley Still Has the Christmas Spirit!

New Phase of Pregnancy - A Portable Table!!

Top Ten List of Our Babymoon to Vermont!

1) Equinox Resort in Manchester!
2) Penny Cluse Cafe
3) Sleigh Ride on Christmas Eve
4) Hike to the Equinox Pond and Mount Equinox
5) Boardgames (Ali wins in Battleship!)
6) Ali's first Braxton Hicks Contractions
7) Fine Manchester Shopping - this time Dan went shopping!
8) Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Vermont is gorgeous in the winter!
9) Vermont Maple Syrup on anything and everything!
10) Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory!!!!!

What We Have Been Up To This Christmas Season!

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More Holiday Fun with Dad!

When back in Raleigh, we went with Dad to McCormick & Schmick's & the Angus Barn, two great Raleigh restaurant locations! Dad & I also went to the annual Duke Chapel Choir Messiah concert at the Duke Chapel. He helped us out so much around the house that we had to have some evening fun!

Asheville with Dad!

Dad was here for almost 2 weeks! One of our adventures took us to Asheville, NC. We ate the best BBQ in NC at 12 Bones, a regular stop by many famous, infamous, and folks like us. We also went to the Candlelight Evening Show at the Biltmore, an amazing stop that I definitely recommend to all! And lastly, we were at the historical Grove Park Inn, nestles in the southern part of the Blue Ridge Mountains! It was a great trip!

Oakley's Christmas Gift to Us

Oakley went out on the prowl one night, and decided to bring back to his horrified parents a dead mole. Hopefully, Baby Barnes has much better taste and tact!

Duke vs. Wake Forest (not out best game!)

Dad arrived on Friday, and we went to the Duke football game on Saturday. We played horribly, but fun was had by all :).

Thanksgiving 2009 in Winchester

Dan & I traveled to Winchester, VA to spend Thanksgiving Day with his family. Now that we live farther away, we see them much less. It was a great day and great food! We found out about a great sale on gliders about 9 PM on Thanksgiving evening, and drove throughout the night to Raleigh to pick it up! It was sure a long day, but well worth it all!

Nursery is in Progress!

The Nursery is getting there! We have some wall hangings, a rug, and a glider left to add, but it is definitely making progress! My Step-Dad, Larry, put the crib and dresser together before my shower this past weekend, so we were able to bring people upstairs to see it during the event. Mom also got us a matching comforter, etc. for the daybed (a.k.a. my soon-to-be bed :) in the nursery. It is so much fun to just sit in there and imagine 3 months down the road!

My First Baby Shower!!

I had the most amazing girls throw me a baby shower this past weekend! It was an incredible time, and thanks to all that were there, Baby Barnes will be necessity-free and extremely stylish :)!! My Mom flew from Minnesota, My Mother-in-Law & Jess came from Northern Virginia, and my Sister-in-Law, Robin, came from Maryland. So many people made this such a special day!