Travelogue, part IV

We weren't allowed to take pictures at the wedding, but there was plenty of time at the reception.

It was a black-tie affair, so we made a special effort to get Ethan a tuxedo. He cleans up good, doesn't he?


As do we all. Abigail's lion went everywhere with us, and managed to get lost four times along the way, including at this reception. But somehow we always found it.

Travelogue, part III

Saturday, the day of the wedding, we spent the morning walking around historic Williamsburg. Always fun to step back in time, but more importantly we needed to get them tired out so they'd take an early nap, thus allowing us to get to the wedding on time.



Slightly lost on the way back through town, we found this picturesque scene. Complete with a live colonial frog!



We saw General Washington, and Ethan nearly forced the General to slow down, by not paying attention to his aide's cries of "Way, way for His Excellency!"

Travelogue, part II

The pace of the trip became much slower once we reached Washington, D.C. The plan was to drive around it: we entered the metro area about 2:30 from Maryland, but from then until we reached Fredericksburg (about 9:30), traffic was bumper-to-bumper and we rarely exceeded 30mph.

Travelogue, part I

We just got back from a two-week visit to the East Coast, first to a wedding in Williamsburg VA, then on to the Raleigh NC area to visit my mom and dad.

Headed into the mountains between Pennsylvania and Maryland


The kids traveled really well: I was so impressed with their patience.





The plan was to stop at parks along the way to let them run off energy, eat lunch, etc. In fact, it's quite hard to find a good park if you're not a local. Somewhere in Maryland, we gave up looking for the promised covered bridge and stopped at this old church for lunch.

Three months

Have we mentioned that Abbey and Ethan will be getting another brother or sister? This was taken September 23, or about three months along.

In a box

It wasn't my idea, honest! We were packing clothes away and they wanted to play in the totes.

Summer slide

It's October now, but we have a few end-of-summer pictures to post first.



Last fall he needed help just to go down the slide. This spring he learned to climb the ladder, and now he can even go up the slide!



They play together pretty well...most of the time.