Walking!

Well, I can say that Annabelle is officially walking. She's been taking a few steps here and a few steps there, but the last few days she has been walking more than she has been crawling. It is so cute to watch. We'll take a video soon!

Paul was out of town over the weekend golfing with sopme buddies. It was just me and Annabelle over the weekend. On Saturday we went to John's first birthday party. We had a lot of fun! Below is a picture.

Sunday was a lazy day. Worked on the yard while missy was sleeping.

The Birthday Boy, John, and Annabelle in the wagon.


Look ma! I'm walking

Icky Weather...

It's been an icky few days here. It was absolutely miserable on Sunday. However, we did manage to get some fun in over the weekend. On Saturday we went to Gymboree. We missed a class and decided to make it up on a day that dad could go. Below are some pictures. Then Goody came over for dinner to babysit so that mom and dad went to a movie. It was nice to get out. On Sunday we just hung out at home, staying out of the wind and rain.

On Monday Annabelle hung out with Parker and his mommy while I went to grocery shop and get my nails done. Today we are going to Parker and John's first birthday playgroup. Will post some pictures tomorrow.

Daddy playing airplane...


Having fun in the tire swing...

Happy Easter! .Belated!

Easter was a lovely day, albeit COLD!!!! Where is spring?????
Paul, Annabelle and I all went to church in the morning. Later that afternoon, Goody and Poppy stopped by for dinner. We had a honeybaked ham (YUM!), pea salad, potatoes, and a strawberry shortcake trifle for desert. It was a very tasty dinner. Annabelle got macaroni and cheese...which, of course, she enjoyed. I think she's actually finally starting to really eat it. In the past, you think she has chowed down on it but then you take her out of the highchair and find a good portion of it in her chair. Lately, however, I'm not finding a bunch making me think she is actually starting to get the hang of eating it! Time to move on to other dishes, I guess!
Here is a picture of Annabelle with her bunny ears:

Lots of Pictures!

This was a busy week for pictures! On Thursday we went to see the Easter Bunny and on Friday we had Easter pictures taken at the Picture People. Annabelle really loved the Easter Bunny...it was actually hard to get her to look at the camera because she was so enthralled with him.

Today we went to Cailey's first birthday party. It was lots of fun and I think the babies liked looking at each other. We are having Goody and Poppy over for Easter dinner tomorrow. We are planning having a Honeybaked Ham and all the fixings. I'm going to make a trifle for desert.

Here are some picture from this week:

Annabelle and the Easter Bunny:


Easter pic:

First Steps

That's right...Annabelle took some solid first steps yesterday. She would take one while Mary was here but finally took 2-3 in between pieces of furniture. Now, we wouldn't say she's walking yet, but she is solidly taking several steps here and there. When she realizes what she has done, she seems very proud of herself.

Also, got some pictures from Mary...here's one more from the festival.

Auntie Mary's Visit!

Auntie Mary flew in on Friday night to see Annabelle...well, and Paul and Celeste, too, we think! On Friday night Mary and I joined up with Beth for a girls night dinner in Old Town. On Saturday, everyone went to the cherry blossom festival. We had a great time...the weather was beautiful and the blossoms were gorgeous. The area was bit crowded, but we managed just fine. On Sunday, Mary and I went to a small town south of DC for some shopping. We had afternoon tea at a cute place called "The Pink Bicycle." On Monday, more shopping, but this time to designer stores in Chevy Chase. We had a great time, and as usual, Annabelle is a wonderful baby to take wherever we go. As long as she can see what's going on, she's happy.

On the Annabelle front, she started doing something new this weekend...peek a boo and to a small extent, waving. It is very cute and she gets a big kick out of hiding under something and then bolting out from it. She is ALMOST walking...she has beend standing on her own alot and took a few small steps on her own this weekend..small steps between pieces of furniture. Mary is betting she'll be walking within the week...we shall see.

Here are some pics from the weekend.
Annabelle loves the blossoms


Celeste, Mary, and Annabelle at the Festival