Easter

Easter Sunday

Noelle was all gussied up for Easter. She got a giant Easter duck, a little bunny, a fancy bib, some new clothes and lots of Easter eggs--no chocolate this year.

Swings

Justa' Swangin'

Noelle and I went to the park for the first time a few days ago. We walked to one between our house and the King Street metro. Chris met us there after work. Noelle always loves being outside. She is immediately calmed by going outside. We didn't get any thrilling reactions to the swing or the slide but we enjoyed ourselves anyway.

Arghhhh!!! Ahoy Matey!

Noelle has been eating carrots like a growing bunny should. Here she is looking like Red Beard the Pirate instead of an Easter Bunny.

Junior Golfer

We had such nice weather we were able to eat outside on the deck one night. It was then that Noelle decided she will be the next Tiger Woods, her poppy's dream come true. She looked more like a little rascal than a junior golfer. (On the front, the logo says Titlest.)

More Cherries

More fun at the Festival. It was a great day and we had great weather. The ride on the metro was near madness but we all survived the trip. Noelle was thoroughly entertained the entire trip. We even went to dinner afterwards with no meltdowns the whole day. That's a success in my book!

Bowman Visit

On April 4th, my parents came for a visit. We ventured out a lot more than Noelle and I are brave enough to do on our own. I think Noelle loved it all. We drove to Annapolis and saw the Naval Academy and all got a single blue crab along with a tutorial on getting to the meat. All in all it was a good experience, but not one any of us were in a hurry to repeat. We'll stick with chicken!

We also went to Mount Vernon, at least we did a drive by, and explored an old fort, Fort Hunt. Above are some pictures of Noelle at the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Cherry Blossom Festival

Mouthy Maneuvers

We are still eating baby food veggies; no fruits yet. Here is Noelle eating peas that make her work her tongue like a snake. I was only able to capture it for a bit.

On April 4th, her 5 month birthday, Noelle just started blowing air through her lips and making noise. Again, these things are hard to capture on video bit I caught a little. It's funny, she had never done that and, all of a sudden, had a new trick up her sleeve.

Bath Time

Noelle has always loved being in the bath tub. I guess she gets that from me. :) These are just a couple of cute pictures during bath time. She'll be a man magnet someday with those luscious lashes.