One Year Old

There were too many cute pictures to choose from - here are a few highlights for those of you who missed out on the fun...

Had to do a birthday suit picture on his birthday A precious shot of Barrett blowing out his candle on Wednesday - his actual birthday
The Luau (for who now?!) on Saturday - Barrett's sandcastle cake that I had so much fun making.

The Pre-party family shot

Loving that cupcake - I know that when it comes to first birthdays, it's the messier the better, but we served up a minimally frosted cupcake to a half naked boy, and the clean up was a breeze. I highly recommend it, and it was still messy enough to be precious.

VERY stoked about this gift

I can't believe it's been a year already - we love our precious little boy! Thanks so much to everyone who helped us celebrate - Barrett had a great birthday, and he's busy wearing himself out on all his great new stuff

Mr. and Mrs. Wood Go to Washington

It was our first time to be away from Barrett (mine anyway, and certainly the longest time Matt has been away from him as well), but we had a fantastic time. Thanks so much to the Brocks for their above and beyond hospitality. Jon, also, gave us a lot of his time, and hosted a hilarious hang out at his place Friday night.

Trip Highs:

• Watching Matt spend several minutes trying to close a broken umbrella in the pouring rain so he could get into a cab. Trevor, the cab driver, and I all watched and laughed hysterically.
• Lunch at Lauriol - great salsa and margaritas
• Dinner at Bobby Vans - awesome food, great conversations
• "Dreamlining"
• Walking by the White House in the evening with the Brocks
• Holocaust Museum

Trip Lows:

• Seeing the bus that was supposed to take us to the airport leave the bus stop as we were running after it with our bags. (We ended up having to take a 30 minute cab ride to Dulles)
• Terribly sore feet - I should have just accepted that I'm now an old lady and worn sneakers, but I did not do this. I was practically limping by the end of each day.

An otherwise wonderful trip. Some pictures...

Matt and I in front of the White HouseFord's Theater. The infamous Presidential Box.

The Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Big teeth.

Us on the beautiful Georgetown campus