our little pianist

Actually, this title is a little deceiving because Christian is quite the pianist (and musician in general) but here you can tell Pierce enjoys it as well. I wish I'd started filming sooner, before he decided he was more interested in the cord. Still, a cute, after-work scene to capture on film.

first day of nursery

{modeling his "scripture specs" from nursery}

Christian officially attended nursery for the first time during the second and third hours of church this past Sunday. Some kids really struggle adjusting to nursery but when Christian saw all the kids and toys I don't think he even looked back. No shock there. Not only is he super social, he's been getting dropped off with a babysitter each week since the beginning of July. Still, it was a big deal for Shane and I to let him go because it means he's growing up, whether we like it or not.

Of course, this new development means I was able to attend Shane's Sunday School lesson for the first time in months. It's good to be back. Although now I'm afraid he will start cold calling on me again which means I had better be prepared.

mother's day

I'm lame. Mother's Day totally snuck up on me. Between law school finals and birthday celebrations, I didn't even see it coming.

I'd so love to surprise my sweet mom with these fun flowers to brighten up her "surprise" breakfast in bed.

And maybe even make her a cute little pin to wear at church like this one or this one.

But since my mother lives on the other coast, I'll have to settle with mailing her a card and bringing her a gift when we visit in a few weeks (fingers crossed). (Besides, we all know she's really only looking forward to getting a special phone call from her missionary son on Monday. Wish i could tune in!)

visit from grandma amy

we were lucky enough to have my mom in town for a weekend in march after she spent a week in new york advocating for strong family values at the united nations. i wish i'd taken more pics but we managed to snap this before dropping her off at the airport. christian was obviously a little distracted during the morning bustle.

teaser: christian's one-year photo shoot

we just got a glimpse of a few "teaser" pics from christian's one-year photo shoot and i thought i'd share a couple. this kid totally cracks us up and danelle empey did a great job capturing his fun personality. can't wait to see the rest!

{christian's GQ pose...not sure how/when he did this but she caught it}

his birthday is actually tomorrow (thursday, april 8). my, the year sure has flown. i'm kind of in denial that my baby is really a very capable, sweet and stubborn little boy.

park day

christian and kayla spent some time at a few neighborhood parks this week, thanks to some sweet friends who invited them along. the weather was just perfect at the start of the week. it's finally beginning to look like spring in the d.c. area, much to our relief.