Fun Times in New Hampshire Part II

On Saturday, the guys went deep sea fishing while Krissy and I took the kids to the lake.


This is pretty much what Sofie did the whole time.




Bella was the first to get in the water.


Sofie checking Bella out.


Krissy friend Karen came with her daughter Kendal. This may be the only time all 3 were close enough to be in the same picture.


After the lake (and fishing) we played on Bella's swingset.


Sunday morning the girls made pancakes, Sofie's were pink and Bella's were purple.




Then we headed to Portsmouth for lunch and some sightseeing.


















The "Tall Ships" were in Portsmouth.

Fun Times in New Hampshire Part I

We went to New Hampshire to visit our friends Donny and Krissy and their daughter Bella. We had a great time with them! I can't believe we haven't visited sooner.

We crossed a few bridges getting there.


The first day we visited Mt. Washington. The highest mountain in NH. It was a little scary getting to the top....super narrow road, but yet for 2 way traffic, on the edge of the mountain. Thank goodness Krissy and I were in the way back chit chatting to take our minds off it. And it was the perfect day to be at the top.




A ski run without the snow.






These two were inseparable all weekend!
















Too bad the stranger taking this didn't take more than one.


My Lovies!


Sofie climbed the summit, all on her own.

Got a hair cut!

So far I love it! I'll let you know tomorrow when I have to try and style it myself.

Happy Birthday Abby

It's been a long time. Let's get right to it. Plenty of stuff happened that I forgot to take pictures of....like Mimi's visit or Beth and I running the Marine Corps Historic Half.  But I do have pictures of Sofie at her friend Abby's birthday party. And really, that's why all of you come to visit, for the pictures.

It was barnyard themed.


There was a station to make animals out of ballons with stickers. Sofie choose a piggy.




And we decorated a barn.




Ate some good food....


...and some yummy cupcakes.


Acted a little silly.






And saw some ANIMALS!










This poor horse didn't look well taken care off. Poor guy.

Trying to catch up

Back in February my dad came to DC to visit a client. He stopped at our house for dinner and Sofie time.








In April I took the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) exam....and I passed! We also had some daycare issues in March/April. The school just put Sofie with a different 2 year old teacher and things seem to be tons better now. We are weighing the options of keeping her with the new teacher and waiting it out through the summer (she transitions into the 3 year old room at the end of the summer) and switching her to a new school.

And earlier this week, a co-worker and I went to go meet the Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond)! She was at a Borders Bookstore in the area.

She chatted with the crowd a bit before the book signing (more of a Q&A type session). It was hard to get a good picture from where we were.



We connected over redhair. We talked about how we are a dying breed.


And then we compared tans.


And then it was Becca's turn.

I'm Famous!

I'm supposed to be running the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler this morning, but the exam is tomorrow and I haven't been running consistently. I fully expect to not pass and have to retake a part of the exam, but I have 3 years to do it and can fit it in on my own schedule (ie when I'm not super busy at work or having daycare issues). My running will be back to its regular scheduled programing come Tuesday.

So, I'm not running the race, but I did pay for it and figured I'd at least go get my t-shirt and see what vendors were at the expo. And low and behold, I see a picture of myself in one of the advertisements that every race participant gets! I believe this picture was taken during the fall of 2008 when I participated in Potomac River Running's Running 101 to help myself get back into running shape post-Sofia.