Visit to Maryland

We were in Maryland for a visit and for Carl and Jaime's engagement brunch at the Noble's. I've been meaning to post pictures all week long and finally started to do it last night...however I was using Mrs. Noble's pictures she sent over yahoo pictures - and they are in a smaller format - so these are the only one's I have now. I'll have to get her to email me some in larger format. I hate it because she had some really great pictures. Anyways, we had a great trip. Ethan and Nina both did well on the airplane and in MD - Ethan of course loves the plane and travels like a pro! Ethan had a blast playing with all of Mark and Carl's toys in the basement - especially when Becky and Erica were there to play with him. We enjoyed seeing everyone - and had many visits from all Mrs. Noble's special friends. We always joke with her than she's selling tickets and has everyone on a schedule of when they can come by - but that's just Ro Ro being a proud grandma and she has every right to that! The weather was perfect all weekend and was a lovely fall weekend. We hated to return to Memphis' 90 degree October.

I will try and post more pictures from our trip soon.

Nina is 5 months old today - I just can't believe it. She has rolled from her tummy to her back but not her back to her tummy - she rolls side to side, but not completely over yet. She is such a good baby - great eater and great sleeper and is on a good schedule! I can't complain! She laughs all the time and I can really tell she loves Ethan. For the longest time she would just look at him with this "are you kidding me" look - but lately her eyes just light up when she sees him. It's precious! Ethan is so good with her and enjoys the fact that she is beginning to interact with him. We were shopping the other night and he wanted something and Mark and I told him that he was going to have to put it on his list to give Santa...so we started talking about Santa and how he'll go sit on his lap and talk to him, etc....when we got home we let him watch his Santa video from the past 2 years and that's all he wants to watch now. He thinks it's great and he can't wait to go sit on Santa's lap! I of course love it because the first year he got to visit the same Santa that Courtney and I visited for many years. We will be returning to Atlanta for that and the Pink Pig - some things I just can't give up. I will find somewhere to have my haircut in Memphis along with an OB/GYN (not that I wanted to give up Dr. Cook and Dr. Ralsten), but I won't give up my dentist, Santa or the Pink Pig - we will return to Atlanta for those things! Some traditions I just can't change!!