Weekend

It was a fast weekend, but a good weekend. Dannie and Nate came for a visit and I'm pretty sure they enjoyed seeing Q again, as it has been awhile in person. They have a baby they see frequently (a friends' baby) who is 2 weeks older than Q. Prior to that, they weren't as comfortable around babies. Now, they both seem to enjoy Q's company more--even more because she's getting so darn cute! They will be the first to say "we're not ready for kids", but I am excited for the day they do, because they will be FABULOUS parents and there won't be a lack of photos to be shared from them!

Which leads me to ... my battery was almost dead before our day on Man. yesterday ... and I didn't charge it. So, photos of the day are yet to come. But, we had a slow morning (which is fine by all of us...especially since both N & myself had a case of food poisoning this week) and ended up heading to the Battery Park/Financial District of NYC. We enjoyed the David Bryne exhibit at the Maritime Building. We then continued on to the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty closer than we have before (the SIF is free!!) -- by just taking the ferry to Staten Island and back again. We then walked a few blocks, enjoyed the architecture, and ended up at the WTC site...which is still being cleaned out! Many of the surrounding buildings have gotten their rennovations and facelifts from the damage, but the site itself still has a ways to go. We then walked at least a mile, probably two, looking for an open restaurant that wasn't McD's, Subway, or BK...the district isn't known for it's food hot spots! We went into an electronics store for awhile, D asked a worker where we could eat, and he mentioned an italian spot down the block. Turned out to be great! We were very please. I, however, was feeling not so great, and could make it no longer, so Q, M & I headed home, while D & N enjoyed some time in Times Square looking at lights, the Apple store, and some other things, before venturing the hour trip home.

Today was a lazy day...which was okay by Dannie's still healing ankle...and the boys played some Halo 3 (beat Halo 3). They headed out about 5:30 and we hope their trip home was better than the trip here (lots of traffic).

We enjoyed their company (as always) and hope to see them soon!

SO, when Dannie gets photos to me (as they had 2 cameras yesterday), I will post!

Q had no problems with our company, which was nice. She's standing longer and better, even taking some steps when holding Daddy's fingers!!! She's attempting pulling herself up in her crib and onto furniture...she'll be walking in no time!! She was chasing down the cats today, and enjoying her crawling freedom....but I'm sure wishing the floors where hardwood and hard tiles!! She's a trooper through, and through, and even made friends with an almost 1 year old on the train last night (who I would say was just longer than her, but about the same weight....). We have ourselves a baby who will start to want to eat more as she is more adventurous.

I can't wait to see what she learns this week!!