Teary Eyed Photo

Warms my heart in a big, big way. Happily, I failed to catch the full-on body slam that followed just 30 minutes later.

More Pre-Halloween Fun

Halloween Week

Yesterday, we caught up with some friends from our earlier Washington days. The neighborhood of Del Ray has a Halloween parade that resembles Macy's Christmas Parade in terms of sheer number of participants. Marian has been steadfastly sticking to her plan to be an elephant and so Michael spent most of yesterday morning sewing, painting and gluing bits of the costume together. We did not figure on the temperature reaching into the mid-70s, however, so she was one hot elephant for most of the day. Joseph has been less vocal about his Halloween costume but if the costume fits...wear it.

Dizzying Birthday Fun

Numero Uno

It was a great day--perfect weather for a birthday trip to the zoo. For our grand finale, Joseph took a spin on his first carousel. He loved it. It's been a great day and we're all thoroughly worn out.

CAKE! PORKCHOP!

Four on the Fourth

It's a improbable statistic. Joseph is the fourth generation on Michael's side of the family to be born on the fourth of October. We were lucky to have three of the four (Mur, Grandaddy and Joseph) together for dinner yesterday. We sure did miss Aunt Katie but Marian was happy to take her place blowing out the candles and eating her purple icing.

Turning One

It's not just a day. It's a week-long event. The first step was turning your car seat around to forward facing. You seemed to enjoy it. We had time for a few rest stops on the epic journey to Atlanta.

Silver Spring Day School- Day 1

Marian never looked back this morning. You'll notice, Glenn School was well represented in Silver Spring. It was a rainy day so the school didn't get to spend a lot of time on the playground. Joseph, however, got a good ride on the dragon on our way out this morning.

The Bathtub Won

Here's Joseph's first black eye.

Pre Preschool Days

These are photos from Marian's second playdate before the beginning of the school year. I was surprised to discover that Marian will be in class with the child of a woman who attended Dension with me. Small word, indeed. After looking at some of these pictures I've decided we will have to send Marian to posture school.

Building Museum

This place has a reputation for being amazingly fun for the under 5 set. It lived up to its reputation and then some. We've been busy (preschool starts next week. please oh please) How I managed to miss getting any shots of Nona and Grandaddy's visit this past weekend alludes me. But they came, they played, they returned home absolutely exhausted and sick (that's just the way we roll these days).

Marian Meets Ms. Lisa

Marian's schoool opening has been delayed two weeks because the church isn't quite ready for children yet (lead paint testing). Her teacher, Ms. Lisa, arranged a few dates around the city to meet her students. Yesterday, we gathered at a bookstore in Silver Spring and Ms. Lisa read for two straight hours. Marian was her most attentive customer. I think she'll get along just fine.

Joseph at Cabin John Park