Take me out to the ballgame...

This past weekend, Nathan and Andrew's cousins, Carter and Isabelle, drove up from Charlottesville for a visit. Unfortunately, our pool plans for Saturday were a complete washout. But.... Sunday was beautiful and the trip to the Nationals game was a big "hit".


It was an exciting game with lots of home runs and the Nationals won! YEAH! And to top off the day, Nathan and Carter got to go down on the field after the game and run the bases. Here's Nathan rounding second....

and then coming home.

Dan was a little jealous that he has never run the bases on a major league field, but his 3 year old son has.

Birthday Weekend at Lake Anna

I'm a little behind on this post, as it was from a few weekends ago. But the boys and I headed down to Lake Anna on Thursday night to enjoy one more weekend at the lake before I went back to work. It was also the weekend of my birthday (no need to tell you how old I am, but it's old). The weather was great and the water temperature was perfect. We all enjoyed LOTS of time down on the dock and splashing around in the water, including Lucy! It is really amazing how much Nathan's comfort level in the water has increased this year. He now enjoys floating in the "deep, deep water" on his own with his life vest and he's starting to get braver about jumping in.




We also enjoyed many boat rides on the new "little boat" and the "big boat". We even took Andrew out for his 1st boat ride. It put him right to sleep!



The "big boat" ride also put Nathan to sleep one afternoon and he continued his nap on the boat for about an hour after the boat returned to the dock!


We also enjoyed S'mores around the fire pit one evening. Boy they are yummy!

More Fountain Fun

Last Saturday evening we met up with the Hills, Korsvalls and Rumbaughs at Fairfax Corner so the kids could splash around in the fountains. These fountains were a bit more intense than I realized, but they all warmed up to them and had a blast. We then enjoyed a picnic dinner and the free summer concert. It was a great evening with friends!

Pop Pop and Grammy get a new toy

After much trouble with the old Jet-n-Cat, my parents took the plunge and decided to buy a new toy for their house at Lake Anna. Needless to say, it is a BIG HIT with everyone, especially Nathan. I think Nathan actually has ridden it the most, as it's nearly impossible to ride the "little boat" without taking him along!





And when he is not on the "little boat", then Nathan is begging for a ride on the "big boat".

Andrew Update

Andrew is now 15 weeks old and weighs in at 14 pounds. He has been doing great and enjoying his new friends and surroundings at daycare. He smiles a lot, is on the verge of laughing and is getting stronger and stronger. He even sleeps through the night a couple of times a week!! :) I also noticed that he was doing well at holding up his head, so I decided to try out the Bumbo. He seems to enjoy having the new position.

Slipping and Sliding

After church, I headed to the Leesburg outlets with Erin and Andrew. We had lots of fun shopping and using words of wisdom from Stacey and Clinton (for those of you who are not TLC fans, they host the show "What not to wear"). I got a few cute new things at the Ann Taylor store for work. I go back to work next week. YIKES!!! How is it possible that my maternity leave is already over? It went fast.
While we were shopping, Nathan, Emilia and the Daddys were slipping and sliding the afternoon away. They had an absolute blast and surprisingly, no major injuries... just a few scratches.

A Visit to DC

Last Saturday, we ventured into DC to enjoy some of the tourist attractions. First stop was the National Zoo. Nathan enjoyed watching the Orangutans, but honestly, this stop was a little bit of a disappointment. We've been to a lot of zoos that last 3 years (including Central Park, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado) and we would recommend all of these over the National Zoo. However, we were able to take a few cute photos....




Next stop was the American History Museum. This turned out to be a great place to visit. While Dan and Andrew parked the car (which was a bit challenging), Nathan built a block with Legos that will become part of a very large Lego light bulb.



Then we headed over to the transportation exhibit. This was a huge hit... cars, trucks, buses, trains, and boats. What more could you ask for?!?! Nathan's favorite was "riding" on the subway car. I imagine we'll be back many more times over the next few years.