We'll Be In Touch

One of the reasons I was so excited to move back home was to be close to my sister and her family as well as Katherine and her family! My sister is in Charlottesville, which is about a 2.5 hour drive, and Katherine is only 30 minutes from her! I am one lucky girl. The start of school for my sister meant that their house was empty during the days, so Aaron, Canon and I took full advantage of that, as well as their one-floor layout! We went down last Tuesday and stayed til Thursday. It was great to spend time with them and Canon absolutely loves his Cousin Cole. Cole loves him too, and on Wednesday night said (with no prompting) "Baby Canon is my best friend!" Melt.My.Heart. I'm looking forward to lots more memories of these two! The perfect front yard, complete with a swing!   Cole's train table, which may have provided more entertainment for Aaron! I wish I had a picture, but really, Canon stood at this table almost the entire time playing. There were so...

We've been here almost exactly 1 month and this is what we've been up to (according to the iPhone) Canon got a walker...and he has been pretty good in using it too! The best BBQ in Alexandria...shipped in from North Carolina! A must-have. We went to the Giants v Nationals game in DC! A walk and playtime in Beverly Hills with our friends from NOLA! What it looks like in MoMo's house...always climbing the stairs and always a mess! A fun Saturday around Del Ray with Em!   Needless to say, we've settled into our neighborhoods pretty well! We take a LOT of walks on the Potomac and into Old Town, a lot of walks in Del Ray and are hoping not to spend all our money trying all the new restaurants that have popped up since I last lived here! Next up, cute pics from our few days in Charlottesville visiting Cousin Cole and Little Miss Caroline Hawkins !

A week after Canon and I arrived to VA, we packed up the car with MoMo (my mom), met my sister and her son in Richmond and ventured down to Atlantic Beach, NC to stay with my Aunt. Though we had just barely moved everything into my mom's house, the few days at the beach were so relaxing and fun! Just add that to the reasons why I'm so glad we moved back! It was Canon's first time at the beach, and y'all, the kid LOVED it. He laughed, grunted, and giggled the entire time! He wanted to be in the water constantly. He also loved watching his cousin Cole all week, grabbing whatever toys he was playing with and crawling after him throughout the house. He is so lucky to have such a great role model. And sweet, sweet Cole was the best. He would run up and give Canon hugs and kisses without any prompting from us! Can't wait to get those two together all the time!   And...