Too Hot!!

Why oh why must it be so hot?!? I am so over this 100+ degree weather! It is even hot indoors! I sit by a window at work and I have the blinds closed but it is so warm in here! The heat is wearing me out. Why did I think being pregnant in the summer was a good idea? I already told Kevin that our 2nd child will be born in May! I only have one pair of work shoes that I can make it through the day with - my feet expand as the day goes on. I know it is all worth it and will care less once I meet sweet Will, but please oh please can we have a few cooler days?? Okay, my complaining session is now over. :) It is Friday and I am looking forward to doing a whole lot of nothing tomorrow during the day! Yay! I just realized I am 30 weeks! Only 10 to go!

Tallahassee Trip

Kevin, his sister Kayse, and I had a wonderful weekend traveling to Tallahassee, FL to visit his grandparents and his great-grandmother. I had never been out to their place in Florida, so it was a treat for me to get to see where Kevin and his sisters made so many memories as kids. We left Friday morning and came back Monday afternoon. Our first stop in Tallahassee...

Sonny's is a place that is a Tooker/Tatro favorite! I have heard what a wonderful and yummy bar-b-que place this was for several years. The first Sonny's we went to was a newer one and was indeed quite yummy! Now I feel like a part of the family!

We of course had to visit Florida State University while we were in Tallahassee. Both Kevin's parents and grandparents went to FSU. To say that Kevin is a "fan" is an understatement. I have grown to appreciate the Seminoles and was thrilled to finally see it in person!

Here is Kevin infront of Chief Osceola and Renegade:

Doak Campbell Stadium:
Quite a treat was meeting Mama Dee for the first time. She is 100 years old! I just can't imagine what all she has seen in 100 years! She was so much more interactive and alert than I was expecting. She looks amazing for being 100. She will turn 101 on Sept. 15th - and since I am due the 18th, she thinks that would be a great day for Will to be born. I agree! Here she is:

Eating at Sonny's once while in FL just wasn't enough! We also ate at the older more authentic Sonny's over the weekend. Sonny's #2...

Mimie and Papa have named their home the Woodsy Lodge. We had such a great weekend and I just loved hearing all the old stories and seeing all the old pictures. Kevin and his sisters have many, many fond memories of summer vacations at Woodsy Lodge. Mimie has very organized books for each grandchild and has kept all of their school papers that they sent her over the years. How neat! I am so glad I was able to visit more with them and see this special place.

The kids at the "Lodge"

A great pic of the family

Here is a great pic of our wonderful hosts at the Village Inn (great breakfast spot)! Thank you Mimie and Papa for having us out to visit and for feeding us and toting us around. We had such a great time and can't wait to see you again in the fall!

Catching Up

So I've been meaning to post some pics from last weekend. I'm finally getting to it. This past weekend was pretty exciting in an exhausting way. Big things happened! Kevin & Justin drove to Oklahoma to move Dustin & Tricia's stuff back to Texas!!! Finally! They officially live here now - yay!

Then, as if they weren't exhausted enough they came over after dropping off their stuff at storage and picked up our office furniture and boxes (from the closets we impressively cleaned out) and took them to our storage unit. They got the changing table moved out of our dining room and up to the nursery! Yes, we have a nursery! It is so exciting! As soon as things look a little more decorated, I'll post some pics. Dust & Tricia let us borrow their gliding rocking chair - which is fantastic! I love it! I promise we'll take good care of it while we are using it. I keep sitting in it trying to picture what it will be like when I am trying to calm Will down! I can only imagine.

Last weekend Dust & Tricia got to go to San Franciso and we had the privilege of doing some Dylan sitting! We had so much fun with him. It was a little challenging in that he was in the middle of potty training, but he did such a good job. We had a funny accident, but it was a good learning experience for the Tooker's. I am so excited that Dylan is so close because we definitely want to spend more time with him!

Here is a pic of us on the way to the park. He was in such a good mood the whole time we had him! This face is so cute!

Getting some help from Took with his shoes:


Ok - this was so funny! Dylan is slightly (ok obsessively) attached to his racecars Lighting McQueen and Mater. He kept playing with them in the kitchen and twice they rolled up under the stove. Here is Dylan's attempt at getting them out. He used his tools to try and rescue them:

Adorable! He was precious! Uncle Took saved the day and pulled the stove out for us.

All in all everything else is going really well. I am perpetually hot but I guess that comes with being pregnant in the summer in Texas. Sept. seems so far away! I am getting rather large so I'll post some pics soon. Will is definitely growing and definitely very active. I can't believe I am in my third trimester! Wow!

It's Official...

We have officially committed to a name for our little boy. Drum roll please...

Will Ryan Tooker

I love it and am so excited about meeting little Will in September!

Weekend and Such...

So, we had an excellent weekend at the Tooker household. It was the first weekend we had been home in awhile. On Friday night we got to hang out with our good friends, Brian and Lori. We met them for dinner at Benihana in Las Colinas. Yummy food and even better company! It had been WAY too long since we had spent time with them. We didn't get to see their precious daughter Meredith, so hopefully we'll visit again very soon and see the whole family.

Then, on Saturday, I got up and got a much needed pedicure. It was a desperate situation. Then, my good friends Lindy & Melissa came over around lunchtime. I worked with them at my last firm and they have become good friends. We went to lunch at this interesting place over in Mockingbird Plaza, went shopping at Northpark and then saw a sneak peak of The Proposal. We had so much fun! The movie was excellent and I highly recommend it. It was probably the best romantic comedy I had seen in a really long time. Again, I hadn't seen Lindy forever so it was so nice to catch-up face to face! We must do another girls day soon!

So what was exciting was that while we were out doing girls stuff Kevin and his dad put together our crib! Ta Da....

I love this crib so much! My amazing family (Mom, Justin, Dustin & Tricia) got us the crib as a gift. We are so thankful for their love and generosity. Our baby is going to have such a wonderful place to sleep! I had to put the bedding we got on it right away (of course) and just love it! The crib tone, the bedding colors, and the wall colors coordinate perfectly! I just can't wait to get the rest of the office furniture out so we can move in the other baby furniture. So exciting!!! Kevin and his dad also put the stroller/carseat together that Kevin's dad got us. So we have a bed and a carseat/stroller for the baby! Whoo hoo! Things are moving right along and we'll be ready for the baby soon! 3 months to go...wow!

Kevin & George W.

So, for those who may not know, George W. Bush has been officing (temporarily) in the same building that Kevin works in. They had heard that he was making a point to stop by each suite and introduce himself. There was rumor that it would happen yesterday, so Kevin dressed up and it did! Mr. Bush even brought his professional photographer to take pictures with each person in the office. Kevin said he came into his office and chit chatted about all of the sports stuff Kevin has on his shelves. Kevin said he was very personable and was surprised that he was a smaller guy. What a cool day at the office!

24 almost 25 weeks

So - wow...I'm pregnant! It always surprises me to see how big I'm getting! And this time - it isn't just the belly! Look at my cheeks! I'm going to have some work to do in the fall to get this baby weight off! I am starting to see what everyone means when they mention the fact that I'm going to have a long, hot summer. My hands have started swelling and I can't really (comfortably) wear my wedding rings. During the day my shoes get really tight at work. I hear I need to get up and walk frequently, so I've been trying to do that. It seems so early for all of this, but it has been pretty warm. Gotta love Texas summers!

In all seriousness - seeing myself get bigger just makes me realize I am that much closer to meeting our son. I can't really fathom what that is going to be like. I am so ready to meet him! We've started getting furniture for the nursery - which is so exciting! We've bought the bedding (sports theme, of course) and I am so ready to get it all set-up! We're struggling with naming the little one. We have a few names we like, but picking one for sure is a lot of pressure. We have time, thank goodness!