a night in Baltimore

at the zoo - the 100+ year old corrals - no longer in use.
we spied a group of wild deer beyond them.

waiting for the otters (Evyn's favorite) to swim over

otter abode

Andrew cruised around in the stroller.
He points when he wants something.
Guess what he was pointing at.

polar bears!

this ostrich followed Evyn across the whole exhibit

rhinoceros

Andrew's favorite part of the trip - playing
with the mini fridge and wet bar!

he would NOT sleep in the hotel's pack & play.
can't say I blame him - the beds were super comfy!

this is what happens when a restaurant advertises
being "family friendly," but only has one high chair -
currently in use by another child. first (and likely last!)
time I let the kids have the run of any place. perhaps the
restaurant will get the hint and buy a few more high chairs!

hotel pool

Evyn (wearing a glow necklace) watching a thunderstorm

the kids thought this little space between the bed
and the wall made a great "clubhouse." they
played for hours back there! a late night for all.

aquarium

happy in his sling

sharks!

dolphin show - and look, Andrew is pointing again. Such
a Momma's boy when he's tired! To borrow a phrase from
Tara Livesay ~he tries "to climb back inside the womb."

see the dolphin up in the air?

coming up....

It's been almost a week since our trip to Baltimore, and I am still (!) working on sorting through the pictures.
(I'm sure you're not suprised... Andrew is 13 months old, and his birth announcements are still sitting in a dusty pile waiting to be completed and mailed! ha!)

Here's a little preview:



I'm hoping to get a post together later tonight, plus, as a travel junkie (who does most of her traveling in daydreams and magazines) I'm planning to post a review of our hotel on Tripadvisor in the next few days, complete with photos from around the hotel.

On a side note, I don't know how some of you do it! Kids, jobs, and amazing blogs.... like my friend Hallee's blog
Hallee the Homemaker

You are much more organized and efficient than me! Hats off to all of you who keep such great blogs. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that sometime between fajita night (Evyn's favorite!) and bubble baths I'll get a decent post put together ;)

hodgepodge

We've been busy.

Not, - it was so exciting! - kind of busy.
Not, - very very important work - kind of busy.

Just the normal family busy stuff. Dentist appointments, homework, play dates, hair cuts, boo boos, dance class, car inspections, washing machine shopping, that kind of busy.

Then there are the other things - like nursing issues- that have kept us.... well, if not busy..... at least on our toes.

So forgive me for not posting a proper update, with details, in chronological order.

Andrew can now climb up on all chairs and sofas.
And he can get himself down off our bed, which is impressive as it's a very tall bed.



We're still trying to figure out what to do with his hair.

And by "we," I mean me.

I was sort of hoping Scott would take charge in the haircut department, since he knows a little bit more about male hairstyles than I do. No such luck, though. So when there was nearly an inch over the tops of Andrew's ears, I broke out the trimmers.

Andrew has tolerated past buzz cuts pretty well. Now he's just too fast! I'm working on it a little at a time. I was planning on just trimming around the ears and neck, and leaving the top long.... have I mentioned that Andrew is fast? As I post this, his hair is just a wee bit longer than a complete buzz cut. We'll see how it ultimately turns out. In the meantime, enjoy this "before" shot:


I found him hiding behind the sofa with the phone.
Yes, intentionally hiding.
We are SO in trouble with this child.

a bit less hair in this photo. I really liked this style!
Unfortunately there was a BIG bald spot on one side, from
Andrew turning his head abruptly, so I had to trim some more.

Andrew LOVES being outside. But he does NOT like walking barefoot in the grass. He gets it from his father. Evyn and I, on the other hand, are perpetually barefoot from April through October.

where we are

Greetings from Baltimore, Maryland!

Lots of pictures to come....