Party Girl

Nina went to her first birthday party tonight. Her friend, Alexandra, was turning one, so we were at Chuck E. Cheese for the celebration. Nina had a great time, proving she's a true party girl at heart!

Playing With Dad

Even though toys are exciting, Nina's favorite things to play with are her mom and dad.

Road Trip!

Nina and I took our first real road trip this week to Virginia Tech to visit Uncle Bo. After a six hour car ride (due to an accident on 81), we arrived to have a late dinner with Bo and his girlfriend, Lauren. The next day Bo took us to lunch on campus which was Nina's first visit to college - just getting a little preview of what's to come. We hung out at Uncle Bo's then braved the cold weather for the soccer game Friday night. We loved spending some time with Uncle Bo, and the road trip was a definite success.

A Visit From Nana and PaPaw

Nina got her first visit from Nana and PaPaw which was very exciting, but we adults left her behind on Friday night to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the 1996 DC United championship team. It was a great opportunity for Mark to catch up with some of his old teammates, and we followed that up with more festivities and celebrating of the team along with a DC United win on Saturday night.

Hangin' With Nana and PaPaw

We had Sunday to hang out at the house with Nana and PaPaw before they left to go back to Ohio.

Ready For Church

Zoo (last ones)

Just a few more of the zoo. Obviously, this was quite a day!

Zoo (cont.)

Here are more pictures from our day at the zoo...

A Trip to the Zoo

Today, Shenley and I took Nina and Emme to the National Zoo. The girls had a great time, and we got to see lots of very neat animals. The highlights were seeing Tai Shan, the zoo's growing baby panda, seeing the new tiger cubs, and getting pretty close to a very big elephant and hippo. By the end of the zoo trip, all four girls were exhausted!

Rolling Over

Nina really likes to roll over and enjoys the new view propped up on her elbows. However, sometimes she forgets that she can get back over on her back and she just puts her face down and cries. Once she remembers or gets some help from mom, she's happy again.

Little Skins Fan

After getting ready for the big game, unfortunately, I didn't get many opportunities to teach Nina "Hail to the Redskins."

Another Fun Weekend

Thanks again to Mousey and Poppy who watched Nina (and also to Garland's parents who watched Emme) so Shenley, Garland, Mark, and I could spend the weekend in Baltimore while Mark was part of the Celebrity Golf Tour at Mountain Branch Golf Course. We had a great weekend of fun (parties, reggae band, Orioles/Yankees game, DC United game), but here are some pictures of the serious stuff. Mark was teamed with former Redskin, Joe Washington, and Garland served as companion/shot advisor/comic relief for Mark. We were very happy to see Nina when we got back.

Toys

Nina has discovered that toys are just as good for chewing on as they are for playing with.