Back to our day-to-day life

Describing the perfect dinner:

Singing my ABC's:

I love my Grand Daddy time!

Since Gatlinburg is only an hour from Grand Daddy's house, he came to enjoy some sight-seeing with us on our last day. Then, Mommy and I went back to his house for the night and spent some nice time with Grandma Teresa and Samantha too!

The view is always better from the shoulders

Check out our view in the air

The mountains were gorgeous!

We love to be silly together!

Adios Tieman family!

Mommy and I had a fabulous time with the Tieman & Petersen families that it was hard to say good-bye. But Godmother Erin asked Mommy to be the godmother to the baby boy she is expecting in September so it won't be long until we see them again!!

Here's to good music..

dancing in the park..

great, big smiles..

and best of all, hugs and kisses!

Into the woods

Just like Daddy, we went hiking! Ours was a short and sweet hike with a great destination- here are the highlights along the way..Matthew and I were checking to see how far our sticks would reach.

Watch out,Mommy, I'll get you with my walking stick/fishing pole!

Here's what we got to see at the end- a beautiful waterfall!

There were lots of rocks to throw into the water..

easy paths to follow..

big rocks to climb..

balance beams to walk on..

signs to identify the nature..

and holes to put our heads through! We had a blast!

More to come about the grand finale of our road trip! Thanks for coming along!

27 months and growing...

Well, today I am 27 months old and I continue to amaze my Mommy & Daddy more and more. I speak in full sentences with comprehension, pee-pee in the potty when I sit on it & enjoy playing with my Thomas trains more than anything! Mommy & Daddy are so proud of me!!

Now, back to the updates on my vacation- After Charlottesville for a night, Mommy & I drove down to Gatlinburg, TN to meet up with Godmother Erin & Matthew plus their family for a mountain vacation! We left Daddy behind for a guy's hiking weekend with Tim & Rich. We missed him, but we had a blast! The first day together we went to the Aquarium in Gatlinburg and saw SO MANY FISH (but what do you expect?!) Matthew and I were getting a better view in this picture (or taking a nap):I was actually in a time-out here since I was a little tired and cranky.. (but aren't I cute even in a bad mood?)
While Matthew was taking a break on his Mommy's shoulder, we got to hold hands.. (my Mommy is already planning our wedding)
The most fun was things that I could touch-
But it was nice to take a break and stretch with Matthew too-
Check out the Nemo fish we got at the Aquarium:
"Look, it's Nemo on the screen too!"
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming"
It's not a movie night without popcorn. More to come!!

Good-bye to Mikayla.. Hello Charlottesville!

It's never easy to say good-bye, especially to my wonderful cousin Mikayla. We always have a great time sharing our toys & food, reading books together, & dressing up in each other's clothes.For only one night, we had the pleasure of staying with the Little family. Thanks to Lisa, Rich, Maggie, Gracie & baby Gigi for being so accommodating to us. We enjoyed the new patio set with lazy susan, plus the fun toys you offer!

Eleanor & Mikayla in action

Now that we're older, it's more fun to take video of me and Mikayla together. Sometimes, we even talk like each other. See what you think:

Train ride to D.C.

The advantage of living in Baltimore is being only an hour train ride away from our nation's capitol. The whole family boarded the MARC train and off we went to Union Station. I had my own seat but it was more fun to share with Mikayla:

Mommy must have been telling me something very interesting

The elephant at the Smithsonian Natural History museum was a little scary..

..but these TVs with animals was much more entertaining to me

Sitting with my MaGa at lunch makes me genuinely happy

Mikayla feels the same with Aunt Jen

Mikayla and I found a cool tunnel

So many animals can make a girl, plus her Daddy, hungry & tired

Grandpa & MaGa took us girls on the carousel and we had a blast (on the non-moving parts)

I had the most fun at the National Air & Space museum, where we saw so many rockets, planes & space ships.

Mommy & I were about to go inside one of the space ships to see where the astronauts lived in space

The Wright Brothers' model planes were fascinating

I was ready to fly on it!

However, even an "ice-pop" could keep me awake after this busy day!