Caverns

On Sunday we took a drive to get away from the city. We drove west and ended up in the Shenandoah National Forest. It was so green and lush, it was beautiful! Near the park, we saw billboards for Skyline Caverns so we decided to go see them!

Like her parents!

She may not be into cupcakes, but this girl loves her ice cream!! If it had been more than 15 seconds since her last bite, she would scream at Josh and get another bite!

Just like her parents, we all love ice cream!

One

This is me trying to take pictures of my one year old on her birthday, in the yard of the Hotel. She just wouldn't stay still...so here she is showing off her walking moves
{got this birthday shirt on clearance @ Target for $3!}


When Josh was done with class that night, we went to a nearby park to let her play. They had a rock wall there, so of course Josh had her climbing it!

Then we took the birthday girl to Outback! She loved my Salmon with rice and veggies. We do classy first birthdays...no, that's just how it is when you are the only child! haha

After that we put a cupcake on the kitchen floor and let her go at it. Except she did the oppposite and crawled away. I finally held it up to her, she took a bite, and didnt want anymore. And that was the end of that. Oh well...

Happy Birthday Bridget!!! We love you and are so glad we are your parents!

D.C.

Kinda blurry, we're taking the metro to downtown.


At the White House

Bridget cranked her neck all the way when she heard the water from the fountain, and after that it was hard to get her to look away~

Washington Monument

Labor Day

For Labor Day this year, we drove up to Iowa to visit my sister Maggie and her family and see our new neice, Lydia.. With all the time Josh has had off, we decided to take advantage of it. Last time I saw her she was about 4 lbs and in the NICU. Now she is home and a whoping 11 lbs. She is so cute, we loved her to pieces!

Sunday playtime:
{this picture cracked me up because she had been crying over something and as soon as I got the camera and said "Bridget, smile!" this is what she gave me!}




Monday we went to a park and enjoyed the beautiful weather. The swings were the most popular.





Trying to teach Bridget to be soft with Lydia

Mary Anne loves Bridget, but she wasn't too fond of her walking around and getting into her stuff. She kept saying "No baby, no baby!!" It was pretty funny!
Monday night we went to a drive-in and watched Kung Fu Panda 2. In the begining Bridget and I were sitting next to each other and I was eating some popcorn, she quickly began helping herself. I had to put an end to it a little while later or she would have eaten the whole bag!

Who? Not me?!

Who thought that staying in a hotel for 12 days with a one year old would be a good idea?! Not me?! At home Bridget was sleeping like an angel--fell asleep with no problems, never waking up, and sleeping about 11 hours. Here, all the opposite! When she does wake up I quickly get her milk before we have people from the hotel knocking on our door!
While it's been fun seeing Josh when he gets off each night, and spending the weekend together, I can't wait to get home!! We have been doing lots of traveling since May and I can't wait to get our normal life and routine back!
I am writing this post on my phone so I can't upload any pics, but I promise I will when we get home on FRIDAY! More than likely it won't happen till Sunday!
Oh, Josh and I have decided that anytime a job opening comes up for DC, it's an automatic NO! It is waay too busy for us, with crazy amounts of traffic! And to live away from it all you would have at least an hours worth of commute, no thank you! Fun to visit (kinda), but we would never live here.
On a more happier note-- the General Women's Broadcast is Saturday night and that is just what I need! Plus dinner and a night out! ;)
Did I mention the breakfast here is awesome?! That's right, I came here for all the fee food. Now I remember...
Be back on Sunday, with pics of our downtown adventure, Briddgets birthday, caverns and more!