Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Happy Birthday Emilia!
This past Sunday, one of close family friends turned 2! We had a wonderful time celebrating on Saturday morning at the new town square area at Reston Town Center with friends, delicious food and fun music. Rocknoceros (a very popular children's group) was playing that morning. It was a perfect morning and fun way to celebrate. Happy Birthday Emilia! We can't believe you are already 2 years old!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Charlottesville Weekend
We packed up the mini-van and drove down to Charlottesville Friday afternoon to spend the weekend with Dan's brother, Ryan, and his family. Nathan loves playing with his cousins Carter and Isabelle, and soon enough, Andrew will too. It was another amazing July weekend with low humidity, so we literally spent the whole day on Saturday outside! We started out the morning with a trip to the pool.
After the pool, we drove to the Corner and had a picnic lunch on the lawn. The kids enjoyed bagels and cream cheese from Bodos and the adults enjoyed sandwiches from Take-It-Away (yummy!). Now if only both places would open up locations here in Northern Virginia. The kids had a blast running around on the lawn and we even got to catch up with another friend, Angie and two of her children.
On the drive back to their house, Mindy and I stopped at Arch's to pick up some frozen yogurt treats for the adults (the kids were supposed to be napping). Back at the house, Nathan, Carter & Isabelle loved playing outside on the playground and riding bikes down the driveway. The kids were so tired on Saturday night that we had all three bathed, in bed and asleep by 8 pm! The adults then enjoyed pizza from Crozet Pizza with wine and beer. It was just the perfect weekend!!
PS - For all you UVA alumni, is your mouth watering??? We sure hit some of the best food spots all in one day!! Now back to the gym and my "sensible" diet so I can rebuild my muscles and lose some of this baby fat!!
After the pool, we drove to the Corner and had a picnic lunch on the lawn. The kids enjoyed bagels and cream cheese from Bodos and the adults enjoyed sandwiches from Take-It-Away (yummy!). Now if only both places would open up locations here in Northern Virginia. The kids had a blast running around on the lawn and we even got to catch up with another friend, Angie and two of her children.
On the drive back to their house, Mindy and I stopped at Arch's to pick up some frozen yogurt treats for the adults (the kids were supposed to be napping). Back at the house, Nathan, Carter & Isabelle loved playing outside on the playground and riding bikes down the driveway. The kids were so tired on Saturday night that we had all three bathed, in bed and asleep by 8 pm! The adults then enjoyed pizza from Crozet Pizza with wine and beer. It was just the perfect weekend!!
PS - For all you UVA alumni, is your mouth watering??? We sure hit some of the best food spots all in one day!! Now back to the gym and my "sensible" diet so I can rebuild my muscles and lose some of this baby fat!!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Happy Birthday Laura!
On June 24th, our friend Laura Hill turned one! We enjoyed a fun time at her party the weekend before. Check out Nathan with all of the ladies!
Carnival at Dulles Town Center
On Sunday evening, June 28th, we went with our friends to the carnival at Dulles Town Center Mall. Dan and I cannot even count how many festivals and such Nathan has been to in the past 3 years. Nathan LOVES the rides and constantly asks us "why the festabull had to go bye-bye?"
Here's Nathan enjoying a ride on an ATV...
and Clara on a Jet Ski...
and Emilia on an ATV....
and all the kids and their daddies on the big slide.
Here's Nathan enjoying a ride on an ATV...
and Clara on a Jet Ski...
and Emilia on an ATV....
and all the kids and their daddies on the big slide.
Introducing...... Super Nathan
We've noticed that Nathan is really beginning to embrace imaginative play and is starting to show some interest in superheros. Thanks to a McDonalds Happy Meal, he knows that the Green Goblin is not a nice guy. Next time we go the New York City, Nathan wants to ride the subway train with Spiderman and Batman. "But the Green Goblin cannot ride the train because he is not a nice boy."
He also recently received a big brother gift that was perfect for him at this stage and perfect for us for a photograph opportunity. Here's SUPER NATHAN........
He also recently received a big brother gift that was perfect for him at this stage and perfect for us for a photograph opportunity. Here's SUPER NATHAN........
Friday Night at (in) the Fountains
The weather here in Virginia has been unusually pleasant for July. The humidity has been low and there's been a nice breeze to cool the heat of the sun. We took advantage of this beautiful weather and met up with the Hills at the fountain in Lansdowne for a picnic dinner and lots of fun in the fountain for Nathan and Clara. Laura even got to enjoy the water a bit. Maybe next year Andrew will also get in on the fun.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Vacation Part 3: Lake Anna
After a full day at Busch Gardens, we drove to Lake Anna to spend the 4th of July Weekend with Grammy and Pop-Pop. Unfortunately, Uncle Matt and Aunt Victoria were not able to join us this year as they were (and still are) travelling in Europe for four weeks (boo hoo for them, right?). So we invited the Korsvalls to spend the weekend with us.It was a pretty quiet weekend just lounging at the lake. But the weather was absolutely perfect... low humidity and not too hot. If only all Julys in Virginia were like this. Nathan and Emilia had a great time swimming and floating in the lake. We are amazed at how much more comfortable Nathan is with the water this year. The kids also got to ride the big boat and little boat. Nathan also took his first spin on Big Mable with his Daddy (a big float that gets pulled behind the boat). Pop Pop is a good driver, so the ride was very safe.
Andrew enjoyed the swing and many naps down on the dock.
We also enjoyed making S'mores at the new fire pit that Uncle Matt and Pop Pop built earlier this summer. It was hard work for them, but it will provide lots of yummy fun for years to come!
As I was working on this posting and looking for pictures, I realized I did not have that many because we used the video camera a lot that weekend. Perhaps sometime soon I'll post a video on the blog for you to enjoy?!?!? In the meantime, you can check out more photos of the weekend on the Korsvalls blog at www.korsvalladventures.blogspot.com.
Andrew enjoyed the swing and many naps down on the dock.
We also enjoyed making S'mores at the new fire pit that Uncle Matt and Pop Pop built earlier this summer. It was hard work for them, but it will provide lots of yummy fun for years to come!
As I was working on this posting and looking for pictures, I realized I did not have that many because we used the video camera a lot that weekend. Perhaps sometime soon I'll post a video on the blog for you to enjoy?!?!? In the meantime, you can check out more photos of the weekend on the Korsvalls blog at www.korsvalladventures.blogspot.com.
Vacation Part 2: Busch Gardens
After Virginia Beach, we headed to Busch Gardens for the day. We were hoping to get there when it opened, but there was an accident in the Hampton Tunnel, so we had to take a detour. Thanks to technology (i.e., the GPS and the DVD player) we made it to the park an hour later than expected and the ride was still relatively peaceful.
Our first stop at the park was the new Sesame Street section. It has lots of fun things to entertain the preschoolers. Nathan's favorite ride there was the roller coaster. He rode it 4 times! He couldn't stop talking about the roller coaster and wanted to ride more roller coasters. When we saw that he was tall enough to ride the Big Bad Wolf, we thought why not. We didn't remember it to be that rough of a ride. Well, we have to admit we were wrong and exercised a serious error in judgment in allowing him to ride it. But he survived the ride and surprisingly did not shed any tears. However, Nathan will tell you that is was a "rough ride" and that he needs to ride it when he gets bigger.
Our first stop at the park was the new Sesame Street section. It has lots of fun things to entertain the preschoolers. Nathan's favorite ride there was the roller coaster. He rode it 4 times! He couldn't stop talking about the roller coaster and wanted to ride more roller coasters. When we saw that he was tall enough to ride the Big Bad Wolf, we thought why not. We didn't remember it to be that rough of a ride. Well, we have to admit we were wrong and exercised a serious error in judgment in allowing him to ride it. But he survived the ride and surprisingly did not shed any tears. However, Nathan will tell you that is was a "rough ride" and that he needs to ride it when he gets bigger.
Vacation Part 1: Virginia Beach
We love to travel and have taken many trips with family and friends. But it has been a long time since we enjoyed a trip with just us. So on Monday, June 29th, we packed up our new mini-van (wait, I don't think I mentioned that new purchase yet on the blog.... I'll post a picture soon) with lots of stuff and headed to Virginia Beach. We cashed in some Marriott points (we love our Marriott Visas) and stayed three nights at a Residence Inn (we love the breakfast included) on the beach. I was a little nervous how Andrew would do (he was only 8 weeks old), but Andrew 2.0 did fabulous!
We spent Tuesday and Wednesday mornings on the beach where Nathan LOVED playing in the sand and water. The only thing that would have made Nathan's time more fun would have been having a playmate. Then we had lunch and naptime. Both afternoons, Andrew and Nathan napped at the same time. Dan and I hardly knew what to do with ourselves during that quiet time. (So I napped one day too.)
Tuesday evening, we had a wonderful dinner at Waterman's and "played" a round of mini-golf. Wednesday afternoon/evening, we rented a bike (after Nathan had hounded us for a day and 1/2 about wanting to ride the bikes) and road down the boardwalk to an early dinner. Thank you Nathan for being so insistent, because this was my favorite part of the trip. We then enjoyed some live music on the boardwalk while Nathan played on the playground on the beach.
It was a wonderful trip and we plan to head back to Virginia Beach again soon!
We spent Tuesday and Wednesday mornings on the beach where Nathan LOVED playing in the sand and water. The only thing that would have made Nathan's time more fun would have been having a playmate. Then we had lunch and naptime. Both afternoons, Andrew and Nathan napped at the same time. Dan and I hardly knew what to do with ourselves during that quiet time. (So I napped one day too.)
Tuesday evening, we had a wonderful dinner at Waterman's and "played" a round of mini-golf. Wednesday afternoon/evening, we rented a bike (after Nathan had hounded us for a day and 1/2 about wanting to ride the bikes) and road down the boardwalk to an early dinner. Thank you Nathan for being so insistent, because this was my favorite part of the trip. We then enjoyed some live music on the boardwalk while Nathan played on the playground on the beach.
It was a wonderful trip and we plan to head back to Virginia Beach again soon!
Introducing Andrew 2.0
Andrew is already 2 months old, which is hard to believe. He is a big boy weighing in at 12 1/2 pounds (90th percentile) and measuring 24 inches long (over 75th percentile). During weeks 5 - 8, Andrew became increasingly fussy and gassy (which partially explains my lack of blogging the past couple of weeks). Most evenings, Andrew screamed on and off for several hours and he spent a lot of the days in my arms either feeding or being comforted. It was bringing back very bad memories for Dan and I of Nathan at about the same age. After trying a few different things to ease his obvious discomforts and a trip to the doctor, we decided to try exclusively using the formula we ultimately put Nathan on: Nutramigen (which we also refer to as Liquid Gold and Miracle Milk.) This formula is unbelievable! Within 24 hours, Andrew was like a new baby. The screaming stopped and Dan was shocked to see him hang out in his bouncy seat for 20 minutes straight. We are really glad Andrew is feeling better because it sure made our vacation stay at a hotel much less stressful (more to come on the vacation in another posting).
Party at Nathan's School
Nathan has been attending his new daycare, the Discovery Station Learning Center, for several weeks now. The transition could not have been smoother and Nathan is really blossoming there. Each morning he looks forward to going to school and he wants to have breaksfast at home and then Mr. Hank's breakfast when he gets to school. Our boy likes to eat. :) One Friday evening, the daycare hosted a party for the children and their parents. Nathan bounced away the evening on the moonbounce and all the children released a balloon into the sky. We are waiting to see if someone returns the card from Nathan's balloon.
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