Yearly Archives: 2012

54 posts

Babies don’t keep

37 weeks. Wow. Like so many things in life, it feels like it’s been the fastest and the slowest 9 months of my life. Fastest because, well, we have two other little ones and that inherently means there is not much down time. Slowest because it’s certainly not been easy […]

19 months…

…and still equally as sweet and ornery as can be. I had to post these pics of Elijah loving on Petey because he just adores this cat. He loves hugging him and laying on him and just gets thrilled beyond belief if he walks into a room and finds Petey. […]

Rocknoceros

A few weeks ago we celebrated our dear friend Sameh’s 5th birthday at Jammin Java. His favorite band has been Rocknoceros for as long as I can remember. Laina spent most of the concert in the front row with her girl friends dancing all around, and Elijah spent most of […]

Reston Zoo with cousin Dianne

At the beginning of the month, we met “cousin Dianne” at Reston Zoo one morning. I have to say that she was such a trooper, because it was freezing cold that particular day…and super windy! I didn’t manage to get too many pics along the way, especially after I felt […]

Oxon Hill

Catching up again. Last month, we went to Oxon Hill Farm in MD and had such a fun morning despite the rough start of the day. We were the first people to get there (bright and early at 8:00 a.m.!), so it felt kind of deserted, and it was still […]

Happy Easter

Easter is one of my favorite holidays. It happens during the best time of year, it’s low stress, and it just makes for a fun day for family to get together to relax and enjoy each other’s company. We hosted this year and had a simple brunch (featuring Laina’s homemade […]

Easter eggs

I only managed to snap a few pics of the kids dying their Easter eggs, but they had a fun time! We even made a little nest once the eggs were dry :).

Long Branch Nature Center

A favorite spot over the past few years has been a little nature center in Arlington. It has a long hike through the woods along a stream, a playground at the end of the path, a pond, a garden, and of course the nature center filled with snakes, turtles, fish, […]