Isabella

 
 
 

When we were home last week, we met beautiful little Isabella for the first time. She's now about a month-and-a-half old, still so tiny and such a sweetie. I held her and she fell asleep on my shoulder...nothing is better than that! Here are some shots I got of her while I was there; don't you love her little feet?

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy birthday to my amazing dad! Here's a little video of us celebrating early last week. He had a little help blowing the candles out from Sam and Eamon. Hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow, Daddy!

Brunch for Buckettes!

After the wedding on Sunday, I met up with Kristen to catch up and see all of the adorable stuff she's getting ready for "Buckettes" McGarr, who will be here in a mere five weeks! We met up with the girls later on for brunch at Tallulah in Arlington. Fun to see everyone and enjoy some girl time.

Mark's cousin, Anthony, got married on Saturday in D.C. The hottest day of the year! But thanks to plenty of A/C, we stayed cool and had a great time with all of the family. And, given that it was a local event, we were also able to have plenty of fun with the three-ring circus that is Sam, Jack, and Eamon when they take over my parent's place. All was wonderful until a fierce thunderstorm ripped through the area on Sunday afternoon, knocking out powerlines--and all electricity in University Towers. We left to go back to Hoboken just as it was getting dark, and I felt terrible for everyone in the building. At least the weather has cooled off a bit, but today I heard they didn't have water, either. Hope it's restored soon.

22:30 at 21 weeks

Here's a shot of me at the Hoboken 5K last Tuesday night. I ran 22:30--7:10 pace and about a minute off my time from last year. Of course, this time around I was taking it easy and have a few extra pounds to carry over those 3.1 miles!

It was a great night, and I loved seeing Eamon on the sidelines cheering. He loves to clap and yell, "Go, go go!"

Field Day Fridays

Lately, my mom friends and I have been doing some different activites with our little guy on Fridays. It's the one day that everyone is usually free (we all work a variety of flexible or part-time schedules, but try to free up Fridays for some fun). A couple of weeks back, we visited the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, NJ. It's no National Zoo (I know, I'm spoiled), but it was a fun spot for the guys. The highlight of the day was the train ride through the woods (a la Wheaton Regional Park), lunch in the cafeteria and throwing pennies into the fountain.

As they grow closer to two, Eamon and his buddies are becoming even tighter and really seem to enjoy each other's company. It's such a treat to see their friendships develop!

Fun Fourth

Took a trip down the Turnpike for the long 4th weekend...everything was great with the exception of my missing parents who were visiting with Ann and Michael in Ashville. The three boys (Eamon, Sam, and Jack) played nonstop and got into all sorts of fun at the Farm (with Ashley's kids, and later, with Ella and Philip III) then at the Lake (with all of the Flynns' and Metz's). We all swam, played in the sand, watched fireworks and slept like logs after three exhausting days!

Eamon came back with a souvenir in the form of massive mosquito bites on his legs and ankle (he seems to be allergic)--who was the smart one who forgot to put bug spray on the poor baby? Oh, what would be me. As they say in the Twitter world, #FAIL.

Just Because.