Yearly Archives: 2011

55 posts

National Harbor

Spent last Saturday at the National Harbor and realized what a great little spot it is for the whole family. Shops, resaurants, art market, Children’s Museum, pirate ship, a little beach area, boats, seagulls, etc etc. The kids loved it, and it was such a relaxing morning for Sam and […]

10 months

Ooops–I skipped a month along the way. But, here we are at 10 months old and little Elijah is continuing to come into his own. A few tidbits about him at this age: Favorite foods: raspberries, avocados, bananas, pasta with marinara sauce, black beansWords: Ma-ma, Da-da, Na-na (Laina), Ki-Ka (kitty […]

Who does this happen to?

Over the years, Sam and I have found ourselves in quite a few random situations…and the other night we had yet another. It was about 10:30 and I had asked Sam to run outside to grab Laina’s bathing suit that had been hanging to dry. It was about 20 feet […]

Staycation 2011

Sam and I went back and forth about whether to go somewhere during his week off before he started his new job, or to just stay in town and relax and do a few fun things with the kids. Sam was able to see clearly with this decision (as with […]

although i haven’t been able to blog as much as i’d like to, that certainly doesn’t mean that there aren’t so many memorable things that occur on any given day. just last week, elijah was trying to climb the stairs and laina walked towwards him and he said “na-na.” laina […]

Flexibility

Our kids will one day realize (if they haven’t already) that we do not possess the quality of planning ahead too often. We tend to make decisions on a more spur of the moment basis, which can sometimes can good and sometimes be bad. Last weekend, we decided at the […]