Adam's Birthday Extravaganza!

A big heap of presents!

Bouncing on Grandpa Russo

Enjoying his doggie balloon with Mom-Mom

Eating dinner with Great-Grandma and Mom-Mom

It got a little messy.

Time for dessert: Puppy-dog cupcakes, made by Mommy.

Ready to smash that cupcake!

What's that?

Playing with the blocks that Grat-Grandpa Eberly made for him.

Ready to take a walk with Grandpa Mac.


Enjoying stacking cups with LiLi.

Playing Catch-up

Sorry that it's been a while since I've done any updating. I've been taking pictures regularly, but I haven't found the time to upload them and blog. Adam continues to thrive. Last night, he returned to his habit of sleeping through the night. We're so glad! He learned to sleep through the night very early on, but somehow forgot around Christmas time. Must have been all of that extra love from his grandparents and aunts!

Adam loves to hang out in his exersaucer...for about 15 minutes at a time. Then it just "expires." But he's really good at playing with all of the toys while he's in there!

My mom, Gepi, and grandma and grandpa Eberly came down this past Saturday. They brought lunch from my favorite Lancaster County store, S. Clyde Weaver. Yum!


We're not sure who is having more fun here: Adam, or Grandpa Eberly?

We also celebrated my birthday a few days early. My mom brought this red velvet cake from Oregon Dairy.

Adam is very interested in family devotions.

During our family mealtimes, we put Adam in his highchair and give him a spoon and sippy cup. He's not sure what to do with them yet. We figure that by the time he needs to know how to use them, he will.

Karl's Birthday Celebration

Yesterday was Karl's birthday, so we went out to celebrate. I took Karl to Ted's Montana Grill, a steakhouse chain that we first visited in Philadelphia. The restaurant specializes in bison meat, which is much like beef but sweeter and (supposedly) healthier.

The closest Ted's to us is in Crystal City, Arlington. I picked up Karl from work downtown and we drove there. Someone gave me a substantial gift card to the restaurant as a thank-you gift, so I encouraged Karl to go ahead and get the bison filet mignon steak. He really enjoyed it! I had a chicken "sandwich" that was too big to eat as a sandwich. It was served on grilled sourdough and covered in monterey jack cheese, onions, and mushrooms. It was so big that I ended taking half of it home.

After dinner, we walked around the shops in crystal city, many of which were closed. But it was good to walk around after that big meal.

Happy Birthday, Karl!

Karl is 29 years old today. He was hoping for a baby as his birthday present, but it looks like that is not going to happen today. Well there is still 10 hours left in today, but I don't feel anything yet!