First Carousel Ride

We explored a new playground this afternoon -

Clemyjontri Park in McLean!

Kate loved it (especially the carousel)

and I'm sure that this was the first

of many, many family trips to this park.

So, a special thanks to Melissa for the tip.

For all our NoVA friends, let's play a playdate soon!

A captivating globe.

Kate loves to slide down a slide on her belly
and then crawl back up
(with a little help from Daddy, of course!)
and go again!

A fun race car!

Little Miss Independent.

Museum of Natural History

Our friend, Barb Browning, came to visit this weekend

and Kate and I had a great morning

touring the Musuem of Natural History

with Grandma, Papa and Barb.

Barb, we hope you come back to visit soon!

Strolling with Grandma, Papa and Barb.

Learning about orangutans.

May Photo Shoot

I can hardly believe that my sweet baby will be 11 months old next week!

These adorable pictures are from Kate's 9-month photo shoot in May.

It is so much fun watching her grow up!

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

One of the many wonderful things about living in the DC area

is proximity to the National Zoo!

I love being able to visit the zoo on a whim

and without feeling pressure to see EVERYTHING in one visit.

This morning, we focused on getting to know the panda bears.

It was our first trip to the zoo that Kate actually noticed

and seemed interested in the animals.

In prior trips, she was just interested in watching the other people visiting the zoo.

Lawyers Have Heart

Now, you may not believe this...

but lawyers actually do have heart.

On Saturday morning,

Tim and I took Kate to the "Lawyers Have Heart" race in Georgetown.

We stood near the starting line

and Kate LOVED watching all the runners sprint by us.

Then, we joined in the 2 mile Family Fun Walk...

which is more our speed these days!

We had a busy and fun-filled weekend!

After the race, we joined some friends for brunch,

we hit the neighorhood pool twice,

we got to visit with our friends (the Kamans)

when they came to spend the night on Saturday,

and we had a fun cook-out for Grandpa's birthday on Sunday evening!

And all of that is IN ADDITION to the normal weekend errands and chores.

Whew!

Fun with Uncle Jon and Aunt Loren

Kate loves Uncle Jon and Aunt Loren

and we were all very excited to have them down from Philadelphia this weekend!

We all had fun playing with Kate -

and we also enjoyed a dinner for just the grown-ups on Saturday evening.

Thanks for baby-sitting, Grandma and Papa!