Our First BBQ

To celebrate Albie's deck-building hard work & his 1st grill, we had some friends over for a BBQ! Here is a fellow prego, Rosanna at 22 weeks and I am 24 weeks. (She's an Italian shortie, so I look like a beast next to her.) The gals kicked back and watched a movie while the guys played poker.

Amanda's Bachelorette Party

The bridal shower evolved into the bachelorette party, and we went from the winery to the swanky club, Blue. The key to a good bachellorette party, (I've learned from Michelle McIntyre's and Amy Shurr's) is to have a party bus. In our family, we didn't have to go further than the Play School and we had our Ride! It was hilarious to have 20+ ladies 'bumping' around Indianapolis in the Stoney Creek bus, but probably not necessarily good for mom's business. LOL

Family Resemblance??

Here are some other notable shots from the weekend. Madeline, Becky's daughter (almost 2 years old) was hilarious. She's talking like crazy and is into her Cinderella high heels and playing dress up in her tu-tu. Here she is playing with Amanda's bachelorette party whip. Oh no, she's going to be a handful! I think this sums up the one reason Albie is hoping for a boy! :)

Amanda's Bridal Shower

We had an awesome time at Amanda's bridal shower on April 20th in Indianapolis. The shower was at the Easley Winery downtown. (Torture for the two prego maids of honor!) All of Amanda's friends from high school and college were so much fun. With unlimited wine tasting and great food, everyone had an awesome time! What a beautiful bride!

Frank and Amanda are getting married on May 14th in Riviera Maya. Can't wait!

In other exciting news, Becky & Nathan are having their 2nd baby. Becky's due October 22nd, just 8 weeks after us! Congrats Knutson's! (In this shot, I'm 23 & Becky is 15 weeks.)

Also, note how good the M.O.B. looks, she's lost 40+ lbs and is in top shape for this wedding! Way to go, Mom, we're so proud of you!

Bob Schwartz's Deck Building Tour Accross the Country

The tour started in Indiana, where we hosted Amanda's bridal shower & bachelorette party on April 20th. In the meantime, Dad & Frank were building a deck onto their new home in Noblesville. The funniest part was hearing the 'colorful commentary' as Frank is a Lutenient in the Army and Dad was a Seargent, therefore, out-ranked by his future son-in-law.

Next, I rode home to Philly with Dad, where Albie & Dad built deck #2 off the back of our row-home. Given our space constraints, it is a pretty small deck, but we maximized space & it's an awesome addition to our home. Way to go guys, it looks gorgeous!

March Madness

Other big news:
1) 2007 College Basketball Tournament - I came out of the first round in first place, but it was Albie who came from 28th position to lock up the WIN for the 2007 Men's College Basketball pool at our office. Way to bring home the bacon, Big Daddy Al!
2) In January, Albie took the final part of the CPA exam & PASSED! So, we are both officially nerdy CPA's! Here we are at Vetri (an amazing Italian restaurant that we've been dying to try) spending the basketball winnings and celebrating Albie's new credentials!