Chuck E Cheese

Last night we took Natalie to Chuck E Cheese for the first time. Of course the first ride we picked was the ride that takes a complimentary photo. She looks terrified.



But then she got comfortable.


She couldn't quite get the hang of skee ball (we said "throw it as hard as you can" and she took us literally and threw it overhand as hard as she could. Oops!!)


But she was an excellent water gun shooter


Action shot coming off the slide:


I didn't have my regular camera, just the one on my phone, so the pictures aren't the best. But I still felt like they were blog-worthy. We had a great time!

Memorial Day Weekend

With the great weather we had this weekend, we got to spend a lot of time outside. Here's a photo recap:













She even got a haircut, but after looking at these before and after pictures, it really doesn't look like it.




It's still really long.

And she crashed hard every night.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Birthday Lilly!

Yesterday we spent the day with Brian, Ashleigh and Lilly to celebrate Lilly's 2nd birthday. The rain held off and we had a great time outside.

Natalie with the guest of honor:


Lilly, Natalie and Lilly's cousins anxiously awaiting the cake


Ash did a GREAT job making this cake



Yum!


Everyone helped Lil open gifts


LOVED the outfit, especially the shoes


Our happy famiiles

Katie's baby shower

We were in Richmond this weekend to take part in Katie's baby shower.









There was an added bonus of horses on the property and Natalie thought they were pretty neat.




They got a lot of nice stuff. Now we can just sit back and wait for the baby to arrive.

Meet Willow's baby

Matthew John was born Monday, April 20, 2009. 8 lbs 5 oz
Good thing Willow and I scheduled our lunch for Friday rather than Monday!





Congratulations to Willow, Ryan, Maria and Joey!

A Day at the Zoo

We enjoyed the beautiful weather on Saturday by going to the Baltimore Zoo. Not all of the animals were out yet, but we still got to see quite a few.



This polar bear was so sad because they kept his girlfriend just on the other side of this door.


The elephants are still her favorite.


With giraffes coming in at a close second.


The fake smile here is because she thought we were making her sit on a real turtle.


At the petting zoo brushing goats.




Is it me or does she have the same expression as the zebra she's riding?


It was a great day and we can't wait to go back again soon.