Friday, March 28, 2008
March Madness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not that kind. More like general chaos. I mistakenly thought that taking a break from it all to update the blog would provide some sort of relief. Oh no. It just opens up a whole new can of worms. Lotsa stuff to say. So much going on—it's stifling. But we are well, in good health and looking forward to the weekend. Glad I have these silly kids to make me smile. :-) More soon...
Monday, March 24, 2008
Easter
Ella and I spent Easter weekend down at Gretchen and Wessley's (thank you!!!)... while Brady enjoyed a little Florida sun. He was down in Tampa for the 1st + 2nd rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. I am so happy he's back!
Looking beautiful.
Little man—cousin Phoenix—in a suit :-)
Ella + Mama
Ella giving cousin Phoenix a kiss.
Looking beautiful.Little man—cousin Phoenix—in a suit :-)Ella + MamaElla giving cousin Phoenix a kiss.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Yikes!
Ella's new backpack.
Lookin' cute.
Ella + Uncle Andy @ the Zoo.
How many outfits do you have on?It has been way too long since my last post. Here's what's been going on...
Last week, my brother and Lisa came to visit. The weather was great and Ella had a wonderful time playing with her uncle Andy. She was soooooo crabby for a few days after he left. Since then, I have been hanging out with Ella and desperately trying to get this house in ship shape. We put this thing on the market on Monday. Monday! Like in three days! Yikes! I have like 30 listings on freecycle and craigslist. People better come pick up this stuff. Now!
Ella has learned lots of new words, but the best thing she's learned yet is how to say "thank you". It is THE. SWEETEST. THING. EVER. She even says it at appropriate times. No, thank YOU, Ella :-)
Monday, March 10, 2008
Albuquerque
Ella + Mama @ the reception
Waiting for the wedding to begin
Ridin' a trike @ Gabe, Mandy + Cori's
Ella + Daddy outside the church
Ell + Cori
Well, we made it back and am I happy to be home. The trip didn't start out all that well—we were rushing to make our flight, only to find out it was delayed at the last minute. We had a plane and flight attendants, but no pilots. They finally made it in... FOUR hours late. So, instead of flying out at 5:30 on Thursday, it was 9:30—and boy, was Ella tired. She was very good, considering and everyone in the terminal did their best to keep her entertained. Luckily, she slept the entire 4 1/2 hour flight. We arrived a little before midnight, waited forever to pick up our rental car and then drove 40 minutes to the hotel. On our way there, we got pulled over for speeding (Brady was driving...), but didn't get a ticket. It was well after 1:30 before we all got to sleep (3:30 DC time) and Ella was ready to go again at 6:30 am.
We had a great time just hanging out and managed to get invited to the rehearsal dinner. Oh, and for those of you who don't know (probably most of you)—the wedding was for Meredith, one of Brady's friends (they used to work together). Albuquerque was definitely interesting. I didn't get to see much of it, but it's always fun to experience different parts of the country and it was my first time visiting the Southwest. I didn't expect everything to fit into the stereotypical "Southwest" motif, but someone seems to have gone out of their way to perpetuate the aesthetic—in all of the buildings, houses, and especially the freeway overpasses (really).
On Saturday, Ella and I visited Gabe, Mandy and Cori who used to live in DC. I went to school with Gabe at the Corcoran and Ella is still enjoying many hand-me-downs from 3-year-old Cori. They had a good time playing together and Ella DID NOT want to leave... but we had to get ready for the wedding later that afternoon. The ceremony was held at the old San Ysidro church, which was very simple but quite beautiful. Afterwards, we made our way to the reception at the Chamisa Hills Country Club. The view was spectacular, as was the food and entertainment. Meredith is one of five siblings in a very musical family. His two younger brothers composed a hilarious song, which they played to an equally hilarious slide show (with some serious Photoshop action). Ella LOVED it and clapped throughout the performance. Then we had some yummy wedding cake (lemon poppyseed) and made our way back to the hotel for an EARLY flight. And now we're back... and I'm preparing for my brother and Lisa's arrival in only two hours! Should be a fun week!!!!!
For more New Mexico photos, go here >
Waiting for the wedding to beginRidin' a trike @ Gabe, Mandy + Cori'sElla + Daddy outside the churchEll + CoriWell, we made it back and am I happy to be home. The trip didn't start out all that well—we were rushing to make our flight, only to find out it was delayed at the last minute. We had a plane and flight attendants, but no pilots. They finally made it in... FOUR hours late. So, instead of flying out at 5:30 on Thursday, it was 9:30—and boy, was Ella tired. She was very good, considering and everyone in the terminal did their best to keep her entertained. Luckily, she slept the entire 4 1/2 hour flight. We arrived a little before midnight, waited forever to pick up our rental car and then drove 40 minutes to the hotel. On our way there, we got pulled over for speeding (Brady was driving...), but didn't get a ticket. It was well after 1:30 before we all got to sleep (3:30 DC time) and Ella was ready to go again at 6:30 am.
We had a great time just hanging out and managed to get invited to the rehearsal dinner. Oh, and for those of you who don't know (probably most of you)—the wedding was for Meredith, one of Brady's friends (they used to work together). Albuquerque was definitely interesting. I didn't get to see much of it, but it's always fun to experience different parts of the country and it was my first time visiting the Southwest. I didn't expect everything to fit into the stereotypical "Southwest" motif, but someone seems to have gone out of their way to perpetuate the aesthetic—in all of the buildings, houses, and especially the freeway overpasses (really).
On Saturday, Ella and I visited Gabe, Mandy and Cori who used to live in DC. I went to school with Gabe at the Corcoran and Ella is still enjoying many hand-me-downs from 3-year-old Cori. They had a good time playing together and Ella DID NOT want to leave... but we had to get ready for the wedding later that afternoon. The ceremony was held at the old San Ysidro church, which was very simple but quite beautiful. Afterwards, we made our way to the reception at the Chamisa Hills Country Club. The view was spectacular, as was the food and entertainment. Meredith is one of five siblings in a very musical family. His two younger brothers composed a hilarious song, which they played to an equally hilarious slide show (with some serious Photoshop action). Ella LOVED it and clapped throughout the performance. Then we had some yummy wedding cake (lemon poppyseed) and made our way back to the hotel for an EARLY flight. And now we're back... and I'm preparing for my brother and Lisa's arrival in only two hours! Should be a fun week!!!!!
For more New Mexico photos, go here >
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Off to New Mexico...
We're flying out in a few hours to Albuquerque for Meredith's wedding. Things have been hectic (again!), so very few posts this week. Hopefully next week we'll have lots of photos! Bon Voyage!
Saturday, March 01, 2008
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