Joanna's Visit to Cincinnati

One of my best friends from college, Jo, came to visit us this weekend!  I hadn't seen her in nearly three years -- though it wasn't for lack of trying -- so she hadn't even had a chance to meet Gavin yet.  Needless to say, I was really excited to see her, especially amidst all the changes in both of our lives recently!  I've been pretty nostalgic for my IU friends lately, especially those I sang with in Ladies First, so this visit was just what the doctor ordered.

On Saturday, we ate good food (sushi followed by Orange Leaf yummm), saw a GREAT show at Playhouse in the Park, and spent lots of time playing with Stephen and Gavin.  Today, we made an attempt to see the Butterfly Show at Krohn Conservatory -- but after driving all the way to Eden Park and shelling out $3 per person, we realized that the Butterfly Show doesn't start until April 20.  So...we took some pictures, walked around, and grabbed a quick lunch at Don Pablo's before sending Jo on her way back to Chicago.  It was a whirlwind for sure, and never enough time, but it was so nice to see her and catch up.

Hopefully we'll have a chance to get out to Chicago soon(ish) to see her -- we've tried before, but every single time we seem to be foiled by illness or bad timing -- but until then, we were thrilled to get to share our little world here with Jo.  Here are some photos from our quick adventure!

In quick Baylor news, we were supposed to have a 3D/4D ultrasound on Saturday morning, but our little girl is clearly as stubborn as her big brother.  Gavin always had his hands in front of his face for ultrasounds, or his legs crossed (in the case of our gender scan) -- and sure enough, Baylor was positioned spine-up, with her arms smack dab in front of her face.  We couldn't see ANYTHING.  It was disappointing for sure, but we get to go back next week and try again.  Hopefully she'll be more cooperative!