gabriella & jd (and alex! and vincent!)

Pictures from last week and this weekend. Fish and chips (and Guinness) at the chippy . They even had mushy peas! Trying on Alex's Halloween costume. Pumpkins. Driving across the 14th St bridge on Sunday we saw Marine One, and the Marine Corps Marathon runners! Rose and Beth's Halloween party. Lots of food and fun and friends. Alex didn't want to wear his costume though. Later we went for a walk and played in the bamboo.

Pictures from last weekend. Playing with trains in the kitchen. Snacks outside, and pulling the wagon. Grannie and Aunt Andrea came over and we went for a walk. Alex is really into "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" now. He jumps up and down and says "hump of a wump of a gump"!

This video is from week before last - Dancing with David.

We're in Austin now visiting Rachel (JD's sister) and Jon. We enjoyed the flight to Houston, dinner with JD's friends Tom and Cheryl, breakfast with JD's dad and stepmother and lunch with Gabby's former colleague Jim. Just as we thought things couldn't get any better, we realized we needed to take Alex to the Urgent Care to get a shot and some antibiotics for his upper respiratory infection and ear infections. He's all better now though. :-) Click here for the pictures. We'll have more descriptions of the events soon, but Rachel has company now and they are forcing me to have a beer.

Pictures from last Sunday - more Eddy Lee! We went to visit Mace and Suzanne and Eddy Lee on Sunday. Suzanne's family was visiting and we had a great time - the boys, Eddy Lee, Matthew and Alex got along nicely, and really enjoyed Jimmy's golf cart.

Last week. Playing with the truck pillow. Watching airplanes. Reading. Playground. Picnic outside. Reading "Red News". Birthday party at Carrie's! (Thanks for a great meal and all those steaks and sausages from Nicks of Calvert ).

Last weekend. When we went over to Grannie's, Alex was very dissappointed that summer is over so he just sat in the pool and played with his toys. On Sunday we went over to see Sara, Bryan, Jeffrey and Heather at Val's Mom's house.

Reading the Freight Train book. Alex loves the "Freight Train" book Toots brought him.

Hmm, someone was in Paris last week!

Pictures from last weekend. Toots came to visit and we had a great time - the weather was beautiful. Second picture is Alex on Friday, it was "wear your pajamas to daycare" day. On Saturday we picked up Toots at the train, then went and had lunch on the DC Waterfront at Cantina Marina. When we got home, Dad was trying to take a nap and Alex sat on him and read his train book. Later, Alex played with his bubble machine, and took off his clothes and only wanted to wear his Elmo Jacket. Poppie came over since he was at Tyson's for a tent sale. On Sunday, we took the Trolley to the Alexandria waterfront, and the new water taxi over to National Harbor. The boat goes under the new Wilson Bridge - best views around. The Freedom Schooner Amistad was docked there also.

Guess who what where? Name these people, location, and food/drink being consumed!

The week before last. Watching airplanes with Aunt Andrea after work - including the Duck Boats that launch from Gravelly Point. Alex's new shoes. Construction we see everyday that Alex loves! Haircut - first time Alex sat by himself for a haircut.

Pictures from Friday and Saturday. Eddy Lee has arrived! We went to Mace & Suzanne's on Saturday to meet him. He is a sweet little boy (16 months old) and so happy and friendly and loves to eat and socialize. Alex is very excited to get to know his new cousin.

Sunday. What a nice day after Tropical Storm Hanna. We went to check out National Harbor , this montrosity built on the other side of the Wilson Bridge in Maryland. It actually is really cool, with great views of the water, planes approaching DCA, pedestrian space, "The Awakening" sculpture that was moved from Hanes Point, and an interior garden and atrium at the Gaylord hotel. Then it was time for bubbles in the front yard. Bubble movie.

Last Weekend. Hurricane, what Hurricane? We only got rain from Hanna last Saturday, and enjoyed Spencer and Mr. Kurtz's birthday party at Barb's house.

boat in the water movie

Holding on to summer, as long as we can.... Talking to Dad on the webcam when he was in NY. Alex seems to enjoy vacuuming lately. That vacuum is heavy! Sitting in the Bilibo. Lunch out. Washing feet in Grannie's sink. Frying Pan park and the animal babies - goats, pigs, cows. Natalie working her Edie Sedgwick look, love the hat and bucket as purse. Crabs - keeping with Carrie's summer theme of seafood. Alex likes to sit in our bed in the morning and read "Happy Town".

My Food Vacation. In case you didn't notice from the pictures, we ate like Kings and Queens on vacation. The bacon wrapped scallops, Beth's awesome lasagna, homemade waffles, meat night, the cobbler showdown (Carrie and Kathleen), proscuitto wrapped melons, Gary's rockin' sangria, cookout night, steamed shrimp and fried oysters from Awful Arthur's, quesadillas, and pizza from Cosmo's Pizzeria. And did we mention they have Brew Thru's in North Carolina? We were all set. Other good meals we didn't get pictures of: Rose's french toast casserole Kathleen's breakfast casserole with (gasp) goat cheese Gary's cheese dip Gary's fried green tomatoes

We're packing up now and getting ready to come home. It's been a great week. Highlights in this batch of photos include a trip to the fishing pier, pizza, Awful Arthur's, and some more good times with friends. Click here to see the third batch of pics.

Here's the second batch of pics from Kitty Hawk. Also, make sure you check out the first batch again if you caught it shortly after we posted as about 1/3 of the pics got cut off somehow. Finally, check out the YouTube video that's taking the world by storm - the Big Beach Dance Party ft. Alex, Natalie, and Kathleen !