Come on Dex....for Grandma

We are trying to get Dex to smile before I go home tomorrow. He tries, but not quite there yet.
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He still has 16 hours to figure it out.

Riverton Half Marathon 3-27-10

Anyone keeping track of how many races Dean has run since I left?!

This is Dean in the Riverton Half Marathon.

Randy, Braden's roommate

Dean, 3rd in his age group, Randy, Braden, and Tyler, 2nd in his age group.
Dean, Randy and Tyler got medals, but Braden got a foot massager!
thanks Michelle for taking pictures for me

Photo shoot: 2 weeks

Like father like son.


Our favorite pics:





Apparently he's fed up with the paparazzi:

Dexter's First Non-Sponge Bath!!

Yesterday, Dex's umbilical cord stump came off!! Yay!! Real baths!! We were a little concerned that Dexter would hate his first real bath as much as he has hated his sponge baths. Turns out there was NO cause for concern. Never seen this kid so relaxed. A special thanks to Aida for the bath lounge!

More Dex

It's finally done!

This is the baby afghan for Dexter, we finally finished it!

Both Zonked

Mike and Dex

'nuff said

National Half Marathon, Washington DC

I've kind of had my eye on the National Half Marathon in Washington DC. It was on March 20th, the day after Amanda's due date. Didn't make much sense to sign up for it, since I was supposed to be out there to help Amanda with the new baby. Dex changed that by coming 9 days early. Amanda bounced back so quickly, and suggested that I look into running that race. I was too late to register on-line, so yesterday I took my chances, and Amanda, Dex and I drove into DC to sign me up for the run. They still had spots open! There were 12,000 people running this race. I was so excited!

I had to be in DC this morning at 6:30 am, which meant we needed to leave Amanda's house at 4:45 am. What a horrible thing to do to Mike and Amanda. It's not like they have been getting much sleep anyway. Dex struggled last night, so they were already awake before the alarm went off. They got me to the race on time, and then they made a bed for themselves in the back of their car and slept while I ran the half marathon.

This run was amazing! The energy at the start line was so cool! We got to run through downtown DC, past the capitol, Washington Monument, EPA building, and many others. It was hard running and trying to read what each of the buildings were. What an awesome way to see our nation's capital! The crowds along the way really added to the whole experience. Amanda was there at the finish line to cheer me on.

Since we were out, we decided we needed to go to Alexandria, Virginia. It's the "grown-up" version of Winchester. We walked up and down the streets and enjoyed window shopping and the best weather ever. (while looking at these photos, remember none of us have showered, and we've been up since 4 am, and I just ran a half marathon.)




This was our favorite street performer today


After getting lunch, we headed down to the Waterfront.



Dex and his Grandma EJ


The cutest little family

I love watching these two, I mean three!

St. Patricks Day Race & Dexters first outing

While I've been in Virginia, Dean has been busy building new stairs at my parents house.....

...and running races.

This is the St. Patrick's day race, and Dean placed 2nd in his age division. My mom ran her first 5k, and placed 1st in her age division.

Meanwhile, back in Winchester...

We are still loving this little guy! (Dexter that is) He provides us with so much entertainment. He had his Dr.s appointment, and just as we figured, he is perfect! We were a little worried about the yellow skin color, but the doctor told us to find something else, like the weather to worry about, cuz this kid is doing fine!


Dexter is now over a week old, time for him to get out and see Winchester. We took him to the walking mall. He behaved perfectly....slept through the whole thing.

how cute is this?

I think we have already established that Dex is about the cutest thing ever, but what about this hat? Amanda made it for him!

Awkward Home Remedies

So, Dexter is yellowing a bit. We have an appointment with the pediatrician tomorrow, but in the mean time - we decided to let him have some tummy time... naked... in the sunlight. Not that it would really help a ton, but it was a funny experiment.


Manda's face is starting to resemble its former self...

Check out the sexy butt muscles!!!

Looks like Dex wasn't enjoying the fun as much as us...

Seems like we were trying to torture the poor guy. We love him, I swear.