Weekend trip #1: Annapolis

One thing we loved about our time in London was that we went somewhere new every weekend.
We decided that now since we live on the East Coast we should continue the tradition since there are so many fabulous places to see here. Our goal is one new place every month.
We headed to Annapolis last weekend to see the city (but really to get the crab cakes at The Boatyard--our favorite restaurant in all of Maryland.)


Here are some pics of Andrew at the restaurant.






And of course here are the obligatory touristy photos of us in front of the state capitol, etc.




Andrew never wanted to look at the camera. He kept wanting to stare up and all around.

These next two are our favorites of Andrew (in iPhoto, Mike flips through them fast so Andrew's head moves back and forth and we die laughing).

No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't get Andrew to look straight! He just loved the Annapolis traffic too much.
We love Annapolis (but then again, who doesn't)! It's the perfect little colonial city.

Baltimore tidbits

Andrew graduated from his baby car seat. His new seat is huge, but of course Andrew manages to fill it out.

We call this his throne.






On a separate note, we love our new friends we've met out here. Here is the cake Abby and Kyle made for us when we first moved here. We love them!



A few more blurry pics from my phone, but I guess you get the picture.

Best breakfast in Baltimore

We heart the Smithsonian

Four states in three weeks

We finally made it to Baltimore. We are living out of boxes. Life is crazy. Today is my second day of being an official stay-at-home mom, as I quit HP.

Here are some pics of our travels over the last few weeks.
First, California.






Can you tell that I am an obsessively sun-protective mom? I am totally freaked out to let his gorgeous skin get any sun so I covered him up as much as possible.


We went surfing while mom watched Andrew.Mom watched Andrew and he loved when she took him on walks around the neighborhood. He especially loved the new umbrella stroller (where he can finally sit forward!).


Nathan and Andrew had some good bonding time. Here he is entertaining Andrew in the car with his glasses.

Also Nathan played electric guitar for Andrew. For those who know Andrew, he is very musical. He loved listening, and would switch off between eating the drum sticks, standing up on the amp, and trying to pick at the guitar.





My mom would give Andrew pool time in our backyard with the giant rubber ducky bath. He loved it. The funniest thing is when he would kick his legs while chewing on his mini rubber ducky toy.



Now, to UT. Ah! Andrew just woke up. Okay I will have to post as is. I'll go in and put explanations in later. I still can't figure out how to do anything else while I'm watching Andrew!

















We made it to Baltimore in one piece, although we are living out of boxes right now. Even though we aren't even unpacked yet, I am dying to get out and travel. Here is one of the places at the top of my list.

Chesapeake Bay