Fairfax Festival

The whole family went to the Fairfax Festival today. Both Ethan and Caroline got to enjoy rides today. Uncle Jeff took Caroline on a slow moving car ride, while Ethan got to fly solo on a few of them. He also had a blast running amouk in the moonbounces. All in all, it was a great Saturday morning.

Ethan making Caroline laugh

This was a first! Lately, Caroline has been watching and observing a lot, watching Jason and I eat dinner, watching Ethan eat, and watching him play as well. She's been following me (Mom) as I put spoon to plate then to mouth, then mimicking the chewing motion. But up until now, she never really laughed as Ethan ran amouck around her....that is, until today. Caroline didn't seem to want to go to bed at her usual bedtime (7:15pm sharp) so I brought her into Ethan's bedroom while he got ready for bed. He had just gotten out of the bath, so he was all fired up. He was bouncing and jumping around his room, making all sorts of goofy sounds. Well, Caroline was sitting in Jason's lap, and was watching Ethan as he played, then laughed and laughed hysterically! It was the cutest thing I had ever seen. Ethan went up to his sister, and gave her a hug, saying "she's my little sister!" --- all the while, Caroline was trying to take Ethan's hand and hold it. I just wish I caught this on tape, but all of the good moments always seem to happen off camera.

Happy 11 Year Meeting Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Today marks the 11th anniversary of when Catherine and Jason met in college. Though married for 7, we have been together for 11 straight years! Here's to a lifetime together!

Easter Egg Hunt 2009

We had the annual Crosspointe Easter Egg Hunt today. Ethan as usual, threw tantrums b/c he wanted to roam and find rocks (a recent obsession). But once we got into the swing of finding the eggs and putting them into his basket, he really had a lot of fun. It was Caroline's first time forward-facing in the Bjorn. I think she had fun -- though we did have to wake her from her morning nap to make it out of the house. Ethan got to say hi to the Easter Bunny, and we even got to take a photo with him as a family (one of few rare photos where all 4 of us are in it!)

Easter Bunny 2009

Our first visit to see the Easter Bunny with both Ethan and Caroline! Ethan was busy chatting up a storm with the bunny, meanwhile, Caroline was smiling it up for the camera. Yet, when we went to pick a picture, we couldn't find one that had the both of them smiling and looking at the camera. So we decided to go with this one, even though Caroline's blowing raspberries. She's still smiling and looking cute as ever. And Ethan is very much starting to look like his Dad.

First 2009 trip to the playground for both Ethan and Caroline

We were expecting beautiful weather today, 69 degrees they say! So we enjoyed the afternoon at the playground at Burke Lake Park. This was Ethan's first of many trips to the playground in 2009, and Caroline's very first trip ever to the playground.

Captain's Log -- Entry 1

So rather than to write on both Ethan and Caroline's blog, I decided to create a family journal to catalog milestones, events, and daily happenings. We hope you come back to visit us often. See you soon!