Evie loves to laugh! ha, ha, ha, ha!

We had much to celebrate this weekend, including the arrival of cuz Molly Kathleen McDonald, Karen's and Wally's little girl, who was born Sunday! Yea, now the three little amigos (amigas?) are complete. To see little Miss Molly with the fam, check out her blog at http://missmollymc.blogspot.com/.

Meanwhile, little miss Evie needs something to make her smile, as her two bottom teeth broke through this week! Daddy and Mommy love making her laugh, as evidenced by these two videos. Mom's technique is to blow kisses on her tummy, while Daddy will be really quiet and then jump up and make some noises. She also seems to have ticklish armpits. Her laugh is the greatest thing to hear!

Kiss Me I'm (1/4) Irish!

Everyone in the family dressed in green today but we still wanted to pinch Evie's adorable cheeks! Here she is dressed proudly in her Ireland jacket. Erin Go Bragh!

From 20 to 70 degrees in one week?

We started the week with inches of snow and frigid temperatures and ended with sun and sixty degrees. Evie got bundled up in her snowsuit but still didn't seem to be a big fan of the snow - well, maybe she'll begin to like it next year. Given her joy with slides, we're sure she'll enjoy sledding down hills. By the end of the week, it was nice and balmy, and Evie celebrated by wearing her "I Pity the Fool" Mr. T onesie in the sun.

On Saturday, the family donned their "green" apparel to check out the St. Patrick's Day Parade down King Street (yes, it's a little early but Old Town likes to boast that they have the "first" St. Patty's parade every year). We saw many bagpipers and mini-Riverdance girls but unfortunately no cute dogs like the Scottish parade to Dad's disappointment. You know it's a parade celebrating the Irish when some deliverymen had to cut through to wheel some kegs down to a restaurant, and the crowd cheered.
On Sunday morning Evie got to meet Mommy's friend Tricia and showed Andrew and Aunty Jen some of her cool toys. It was quite a scene when the mommies tried to pose the babies on the couch together - Evie and Andrew took turns crying while all frantically jumped up and down and sang "Wheels on the Bus".

Here is Evie showing off one of her new outfits to Ba's and Opa's delight.

Oscar Night magic and Opa's birthday, all in one week!

It was an exciting week that started with the Oscars on Sunday night! Evie got dressed up in her little sweater dress and was a lovely hostess. She didn't seem to want to go to sleep though, and kept waking up and had to fall asleep in mommy's arms all night. It was her first Oscar party and she wanted to be a part of it from beginning to end!


On Saturday we checked out the big train exhibit at the Lyceum in Alexandria - Evie seemed most interested in the big lego trains. She then celebrated Opa's birthday by sleeping through dinner at Granville Moore's while the family ate mussels and drank some Belgian beer and then helped OPa unwrap his presents - she enjoys playing with the wrapping paper the most.

Evie hearts February holidays

It was an exciting four-day weekend for our little "Love Bug," full of grandparents, new friends, and new adventures. Evie received her first Valentine from Andrew - what a nice surprise! Very unlike a baby boy to remember the holiday but it looks like he's off to a promising beginning! Later on Friday she tried eating peas for the first time but didn't seem to like it as much as her rice cereal... I guess we will have to see how that goes!

On Valentine's Day, Evie got to meet mommy's friend John Kim. John's a dentist and since Evie is teething, he gave her a quick lecture on the importance of flossing. Then the family celebrated with a delicious dinner and TWO desserts - chocolate strawberries and Haagen Daz dark chocolate/pomegranate ice cream bars. The next day, Evie hung out with Ba and Opa while Mom and Dad caught a movie.

Then on President's Day, Evie had special visitors - Grandma, Popi and Tootsie! The family walked a couple of blocks to experience the "world's largest parade celebrating George Washington's birthday" in Old Town. Evie was so bundled up against the cold that she slept through most of the parade, but everyone else enjoyed the bands, revolutionary period costumes, and the shriners in their miniature cars.

ur, we're not quite sure what a penguin has to do with George Washington but we'll roll with it!

Evie may not be an animal person...

Phew, it was a busy weekend: a visit from Grandma and Popi, taking a walk in Old Town and Del Ray, and saying goodbye to Aunty Michelle, Uncle Phil, Talia and Eric who are moving down to Alabama. Evie has crashed.

The family took advantage of the fantastic temperatures to visit the National Zoo on Saturday. We thought that Evie would love seeing some jungle animals given that the "Jungly Tails" book is her favorite (see picture above) -- she pulls the tails and loves turning the pages. But... Evie seemed more interested in the kids running around than the animals. In the picture below, Daddy is trying to get her to look up at the elephants eating the bamboo but she seems particularly fascinated by the ground. She did seem to like the sea lions and the turtles swimming in the pool so maybe our next trip should be to the acquarium.

Roadtripping to Philly for a Par-tay!

Evie and the family headed up to Philly this weekend to attend Auntie Karen's baby shower. Another cousin will be arriving in March and it will be another girl! Lucky Evie got to also spend time with Grandma Beanie and Great-Aunt Dellie during the party. While the girls had a grand ol' time, Uncle Wally and Daddy decided to build a table. Huh. Boys will be boys. We also got to see Mel and Lill and Brian on Friday night and enjoyed lots of delicious ziti and garlic bread. It was a fun trip but also good to be back home to get ready for Superbowl Sunday!






Sunday was a great day with such beautiful weather - it felt like spring! We all went out to the neighborhood playground and played on the slide and the seesaw and tried the swing for the first time. Fun, fun!

Daddy and Evie on the see-saw.

Evie tries the swing but doesn't seem very taken with it.



Down the slide with Mommy!

That night, Andrew came over to watch the Superbowl (with Jen and Tom, of course). The babies seemed to enjoy the game except when we got too excited about certain plays and startled them when we yelled. Whoopsie. While laying on the blanket, the two babies actually held each others' hands for just a brief second without any help from the two moms! So cute!