Sunday, July 31, 2011
Smoke Detector!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Finley's First Trip to Friendly's
One of the places I have to go to whenever we visit Maryland is Friendly's. A Fishamajig sandwich and a sundae with chocolate ice cream with peanut butter sauce takes me right back to childhood. I was excited for Finley to have her first ever conehead sundae, but she chose a Monster sundae with mint chocolate chip ice cream instead. We went straight to Friendly's after dad picked us up from the airport. Finley had been constantly snacking the entire plane ride, so she barely touched her monster sundae. Later in the week, we returned to Friendly's and she polished off her cone head sundae with ease. And they serve her ideal kid's meal, a hot dog and mac n' cheese. The smirk in this picture cracks me up, it looks so much like Clifton! |
Friday, July 29, 2011
Cousins
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Orioles Game Honoring Uncle Larry
We were very lucky that the game was not at all crowded, we basically overtook a whole section and we had the club level right behind us to take breaks from the heat. Finley devoured three hot dogs, it was crazy. She must taste the difference quality makes. The Orioles started out poorly, back to back homeruns by the Indians in the first inning. The Orioles came through and scored eight runs, which gave them the win.
After the victory, we headed over to Obryckis to feast on crabs. They were so delicious! Finley did fantastic all day and I was so thrilled that we were able to honor my Uncle Larry in such a special and fitting way. I know it would have been a perfect day in his eyes. We all love you Uncle Larry!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Circus Time
I was hosting a baby shower for my friend Jen, so it provided the perfect time for Finley to see the Greatest Show on Earth with her daddy. This year she came home with a motorcycle toy instead of two elephants or a clown. She wore the adorable circus dress that Miss Courtney made for her second birthday party, it still fits her prefectly.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Running with Lance
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Stampin' it Up!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Visiting with Grandad's Family
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The National Aquarium
On Monday, Grandad, Finley and I headed up to Baltimore to spend the day at the National Aquarium. I hadn't been to the aquarium in years, possibly since elementary school. The aquarium has tripled in size since I was last there. They have added a dolphin presentation area and an Austrailian animal area. Finley was very interested in the all the fish, especially looking for "Nemo", aka the clown fish. She also loved running up and down the ramps in the reef area. The dolphin show isn't running this summer, but we were lucky enough to happen to be there when they were doing a dress rehearsal of the show that is going to launch in the fall. The dolphins did so many neat tricks and Finley really enjoyed watching them. As you can tell, Finley was bright eyed when we headed out in the morning and was fast asleep on our drive home. Strollers aren't allowed in the aquarium due to all the moving sidewalks and escalators, so Finley had done a ton of walking.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Visiting Aunt Sharon and Uncle "Owl"
We have been in Maryland for the last few days and I have a lot of posts to make. Today, we headed up to Reisterstown to visit my Aunt Sharon and Uncle Al, or Uncle "Owl" as Finley calls him. Aunt Sharon is waiting on hip replacement surgery, so we brought up a crabcake lunch from G&M. Finley had a lot of fun exploring the backyard and playing with all the pebbles that Aunt Sharon's grandson, Mikey, had collected. Finley has really been enjoying our trip, but I think she is getting super tired from all the skipped naps. Hopefully, we can get her to bed early tonight because there is all you can eat crabs scheduled for tomorrow!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Lunch with Baby Caroline
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Ice Cream Treat
Finley has been doing amazingly well with potty training, they really are right, when they are ready, they are ready. We went to daddy's office to drop off a dessert and Finley had to use the potty. I was caught without any lollipops or M&Ms to reward her with and since we had just dropped off some ice cream, I decided to take her to get some ice cream as a treat. And what a treat it was, Finley loves her ice cream. I think she got more chocolate ice cream all over her hands, arms and face...but not a single drop on her dress. It is so nice to be able to share ice cream with Finley on a summer afternoon. After her ice cream treat, we headed over to see Miss Maria to get Finley's hair cut. She just trimmed the ends, her hair has really suffered from the chlorine in the pool. Miss Maria said her bangs are almost all grown out, yay!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Swimming in Taylor Lake
Monday, July 11, 2011
Gymnastics
Finley is enrolled in gymnastics class for the summer. Her first class was a little over a month ago and it was pretty rough. Finley wasn't excited about doing much of anything during class, she was especially frightened to the balance beam. Now, she will do a somersault and cross the parallel bars by herself. We originally had her in an afternoon class so that she could do the two week straight swimming session. Her class was at maximum capacity and there was a little girl who enjoyed pulling Finley's hair, even though Finley asked her to stop numerous times. It seemed like a good idea to switch her to a morning class and it was an even better idea when I learned there were only two other students in the class. Finley has really blossomed and the gym is not nearly as chaotic. Sorry for the fuzzy pictures, but like swimming, the parents are behind a two-way mirror.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Visit to Plano
Monday, July 4, 2011
Dinner Date with Mommy
On another note, I hope everyone has a fantastic Fourth of July. We are headed down to the boat for the day and then we will return home to watch fireworks in Hermann Park with the Houston Symphony. We were out ont he boat on Saturday and it was so nice to see the homes all decorated for the holiday. There were flags and bunting all over the place.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Houston Astros at the San Diego Padres
I am finally getting everything transferred over to my new computer, including our vacation pictures to San Diego. On our last night in San Diego, we went to Petco Park to see the Houston Astros play the San Diego Padres. This was one of the best stadiums I have ever visited. The most amazing thing was how friendly everyone who worked there was. It got a bit chilly once the sun went down, but we had fun noneltheless. They even had a giveaway for a Padres garden gnome. We decked Finley out in her Astros dress, but her support wasn't enough. The Astros lost 3 to 6. Finley even got to meet the Padres mascot.
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