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Hi ho! Hi Ho!

It's off to work we go!

Grammy and I went to work with Mommy yesterday.  We are seasoned commuters, and knew everything about riding the train.  When we got to work, Grammy and I did a little paperwork.  Those hippos go absolutely berserk if you don't read them now and then.  I have to keep them in line.

After we got the paperwork out of the way, it was time to file.  I am an organizational genius.

All that filing was exhausting, so I took some inspiration from my good friend, George Costanza, and took a nap under a desk.  It was very restful.

After a lovely nap and some lunch, I took Mom and Grammy over to the National Gallery to see the current exhibition of Arcimboldo paintings.  Anyone who plays with their food in the name of art is pretty awesome in my book.  Arcimboldo was the 16th century master of playing with food!  We worked up an apetite walking through the beautiful exhibit, so I treated Mom and Grammy to some gelato.  I had a few bites too, but I'm trying to watch my girlish figure.

After our trip to the Gallery, it was time to head back home.  This is a picture of me riding the rails.  I'm really good at this work stuff!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Laura helped Nate celebrate his birthday Friday night with a trip to Bare Bones Restaurant for some ribs. Laura and her friend Jackson didn't get to enjoy the ribs, but Nate definitely enjoyed his - and so did his parents, sister, brother and our good friends, Chris and Anita! We were a big, loud group, and had a lot of fun.

My friend, Mandy, came down from NYC Saturday morning for some Maryland wine and fine dining. We had dinner at Cinghiale - one of Cindy Wolf's fabulous restaurants. We both highly recommend the cauliflower soup! It was great seeing Mandy, Laura's newest BFF. Sadly, we didn't get any pictures to document our great weekend!

Cousins!

I got to meet my second-cousin, Jameson, this weekend! He's pretty cool, with his cowboy boots and rock star hair. We played really nicely together at Auntie Liz's house in Philadelphia, while everyone else watched football and ate an early Thanksgiving dinner. I even got a few bites of green bean casserole! Yum!

Jameson and I were pretty tired after all that playing and eating, so he let me share his crib.

We had so much fun together, that my mom and dad are going to let me drive down to Tennessee to see Jameson again very soon! I can't wait!

Voting!

Laura learned all about voting today! She votes "yes" on Cheerios and toys, and "no" on naps and teething.
Unfortunately for Laura, Mommy reigns supreme at home! Laura, Daddy and Ries vote "no" on baby gates, but Mommy votes "yes" on safety!

Happy Halloween!!

Grr! I'm a fearsome tiger! This is my pet, the Cowardly Lion. She lets me play with her toys, because she knows I bite!

Even scary tigers have a mommy and daddy. Mine are pretty cool.

9 Months!

I can't believe Laura has been with us for 9 whole months. She has now been outside just as long as she was inside - and we have loved every minute! Laura is full of beans, getting into everything, and even standing unassisted for a few seconds at a time. She's a better dancer than either her mommy or daddy, which isn't hard! She loves her puppy, Riesling, and couldn't be a happier baby.

Phish

Nate flew up to New England with friends this weekend for a mini Phish tour, seeing shows in Providence, RI and Amherst, MA. I hear the concerts were fantastic, and the misadventures with Koshy, Chris and Brett were as hilarious as ever! Meanwhile, Laura spent the weekend with her grandparents in PA, while I went to a concert of my own Saturday night with some coworker friends. Guster, my favorite, just released a new album and kicked off their new tour in DC!

Family Weekend

Nate, Laura and I drove way up into New York State this weekend to visit Auntie Torie at school. What a gorgeous fall weekend! Laura enjoyed looking at college from Torie's dorm room window. And really, what a view! Torie showed us all around campus, and even gave us a little tour of the art studios she is lucky enough to have classes in. Her school has a special book making studio, with spider presses and everything!

We are so glad we got to see Torie at her new school. Go Thoroughbreds!

Pumpkins!

Hi friends!
This weekend, I got to go to a farm with some of my friends! There were lots of goats for me to feed. They liked me and my parents a lot, since we kept bringing them handfuls of food.This sheep was interested in a snack too.

The farm had lots of pumpkins. We took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch, where we each got to pick our own pumpkin. Jackson, Lucas, Danny and I all had a great time.