finally - a post to catch up!

7.5 months ... my, how the time flies!

hi there! 

sweet sisters!

fist in the air! - my latest gesture!

eyes ALWAYS on sister

smiley-est baby EVER

An afternoon at Rock Creek Park
   perfect 70 degree, non-humid weather on Memorial Day Weekend!

the loungers

the adventurers

watch out for nettles and poison ivy!

nothing beats a field of buttercups

meadow dancing

Dryer broken:

Cute kids:

LOVE LOVE naked baby! Especially when she grabs those piggy toes!

finally out. Still sleeping in the family bed. Kind of taking over. 

little monkey

 European Union Open Embassy Day:

 We traipsed from embassy to embassy (some longer lines than others).  we sampled cheese, wine, pita bread, watched Irish dancing and saw weaving with a spinning wheel

little rest on Embassy Row

Daddy sports the Bjorn well!!

 Baby-In-A-Box:

"ok, mom, think i can get out now?"

Auntie Heather visits!

Auntie Heather was magic with both girls.  Please come back and visit again soon!

big rubber duckie a gift from Auntie Heather!

We ate really yummy dinners, went for a walk to the carousel and botanic gardens (well, the outside portion!), stayed up late for nice long talks, and went on a boat ride in Old Town Alexandria where we ate lunch outdoors and went to the coolest toy shoppe ever.

Mom and Ains - silly time on the carousel!

I love this girl!

naptime

dinner out for girls - late work night for daddy

 Spring Fling at NPS

Ains dunked the upper school Division Director... She and a handful of 6th grade boys.  Go Ains!

Brent School Playground - at after school pick up

Jake - the protector (Addie is asleep under that blanket):

springtime in DC!

Ainsley's birdhouse project

goofy girl

run, skip, hop through the blossoms - around the corner from our home

juicy

impromptu playdate

 6 month baby:

playing footsies with her daycare boyfriend (son of another teacher)

this little dude is one day older than Addie

Daycare Buggy Ride

(She's a little princess! No, not spoiled, not at all.) :)

Birthday party for Brooke (BFF from nursery)

Aunt Lisa visits!

Her annual trek to DC - we love it!

baby girl gets solid food! 

Just about a week prior to 6 month bday

best used for finger painting - I mean, let's be honest here.

bottle time! I do it by myself, momma!

jumparooo!

Ains visits kindergarten on a day when she has no school

EASTER

Jake - tried to help Ains find eggs at first... by the time she asked to have them hidden for her for the 27th time, he gave up and went after the sticks.

this and that

american girl matchies

 playdate w/ M:

awaiting the girls

yep - those are cherry blossoms, picked on the way home from school

 Time for a new living room set up:

old living room set up:

Mom chaperone's Ainsley's field trip to the Capitol:

(hurray for different spring breaks)

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yes, I had baby in tow for the field trip - she slept most of it!

Rainy March Day

snow in MARCH!?? snow during spring break? you've GOT to be KIDDING me!

 Sweet, SWEET baby:

Jake and his new bone

shopping at IKEA

more rain

nursey nursey time!

car mirror

 4 month-baby:

laundry helper

baby playdate

fort and slumber party

Aileen visits when Daddy goes to China

the school question of the day makes it to home-art-table-work :)

Aileen - we love you!

one of the last pics from maternity leave