Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Easter with the Wee Beanie

Ida Jane had a very interesting Easter Sunday, with a trip to the Botanical gardens! Here's the family enjoying one of the big flower displays.



Of course one of the star attractions were the lillies. Ida Jane thought they looked very pretty.



Here's a picture of our own little lilly sitting up at home. She's got a nice wide base to support her when she sits. ;)

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Fresh from the sea

Ida Jane had her first trip to the Atlantic Ocean this week. When we arrived on Wednesday at 5 PM, it was a balmy 80 degrees, which would be the last time we saw temperatures anywhere close to that. The following Thursday the high was 55, and on Friday it didn't get above 50. It was supposed to snow that night, and in an underheated cabin, Mom and Dad decided to cut the vacation a bit short. Ida Jane was a bit sad that she didn't get to show off her legs on the beach:



But we sure had a good time while we were there. Here's Mom and Ida Jane on the first trip to the beach:



And here's a picture as the tide comes in:



Here's a picture with Daddy on a visit to Kill Devil Hills, the area just south of Kitty Hawk where the Wright brothers flew for the very first time. This rock marks the spot!



And, last but not least, here's a movie of Ida Jane enjoying her car ride home, thanks to a toy, some songs, and a Sunday Driver from Pennsylvania. ;) Daddy didn't know there was a movie being filmed.

Monday, April 02, 2007

Cherry Blossoms and Fantasy Baseball

Ida Jane has had an eventful few days, with a trip to Pittsburgh this past weekend and a visit to the cherry blossoms in Washington this morning!

In Pittsburgh she was excited to see Grandma and Grandpa Zoll:



She loved listening to the Flatlanders play after the draft was over. She had her eye on Uncle John's Mandolin.



Today she really had a good time at the mall and tidal basin. Here she is trying to figure out just what these blossoms are all about:



And she was really interested in the ducks and boats on the tidal basin. She's never seen so much water outside of a bathtub before! The Jefferson Memorial itself was a good stop for a bottle break, too. Here she is with Mom on her way around the Basin.