Annapolis Trip

Richard was having a slow week at work, so we decided to take a mid-week trip to Annapolis before school starts. It's only about an hour away from us, but we decided to splurge a little and stay overnight at a hotel. 

My road trip buddy!

We didn't plan our trip as well as we could have, so we missed some tours and such. But Annapolis is a pretty small city, so we were still able to do everything we wanted to.

Luke appropriately dressed in his crab onesie

On a narrated boat tour

We also went on a tour of the Naval Academy (not pictured) and learned how to eat crabs at Cantlers.






We've been wanting to go to Annapolis for a long time, and it was great to go and explore the city.

Swimming Class!

Luke just had his last swimming class (1x/week for 9 weeks)! We've got the next Michael Phelps on our hands, folks! Errr... maybe not quite yet.

During the class, we practiced such skills as:
-- Not crying when getting in the water
-- Not constantly hitting the other babies in the pool
-- Splashing water as enthusiastically as possible

But seriously, I think that he is a little more comfortable in the water now -- during the last class we were even able to dunk him under water for a second without him crying. Progress!

Richard and I took turns taking him to the class every Friday afternoon. For the last class, we both went and I was the designated photographer. It was a fun summer activity! 

Frying Pan Park

(I realize I haven't posted anything substantial in several months. Instead of trying to post-blog the past few months, I'm just going to start up again with what is going on right now!)

This morning, Luke and I went to Frying Pan Park in Herndon for a puppet show. This park is huge and FANTASTIC (and free!) and I'm already planning a trip back. 

We were going to meet up with some friends from a mommy group I belong to, but the place was really crowded so I never found them. Luckily we squeezed our way into the middle and looked pitiful enough that some kind mom offered to share her blanket with us. We ended up with good seats for the show!

After the puppet show, we walked over to the petting zoo part of the park, but we couldn't stay for long as Luke was already past his naptime. I've been wanting to check out this park for a long time and I'm glad we finally made the trip. It is a ~20 minute drive from our house, but totally worth the drive.