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We're back from D.C. I only took one picture and it didn't really turn out, so no pics to share, but we do have some fun updates. Alex put on a good show at the conference and got his cheeks pinched a lot. He had a blast meeting all sorts of new people and seeing lots of mom's friends, so he's definitely the extrovert of the family. He went to the National Zoo (twice) and the Building Museum, where he had lots of fun running around with his new friend Campbell. He was quite smitten with her and kept asking for her after we had to part ways. He rode the Metro several times and really enjoyed seeing and riding on the trains. Train travel was great, but the less we talk about the plane ride the better!

Bubbles!

This is from a couple of weeks ago, but it took us a little while to figure out our editing software so we could combine the video of Alex saying "Bubbles" and the video of him blowing bubbles. Enjoy!

Happy Half Birthday

Believe it or not, Alex is a year and a half old today. Wow! To celebrate he got some new books, and we are going to the zoo after his nap.

First Haircut

We finally bit the bullet and cut Alex's hair for the first time. His "wings" on the side were getting a bit out of control. It's challenging cutting the hair of a toddler, especially one with curly hair, but it went pretty well overall. Here are some before, during, and after pics.

Hooray for Nice Weather!

We took advantage of the warm temps today to play in the back "yard." Alex rode his Scoot-About and played with his new sidewalk chalk. (The one perk of having a concrete yard, I suppose.) He also has become fascinated with opening the back garage door and can even raise it high enough to get inside. Later in the day, we had a great outing at the zoo, where we saw lots of animals and learned that Alex can say "bear" and "turtle."

Following in Daddy's Footsteps

This weekend Alex learned about playing bass and disc golf. He's going to be a little Dave!

Stormy Seas

Dave and Alex came up with a new game to play with the pool and ball pit. It's called stormy seas and takes Alex on a wild ride over rough "waters." Not surprisingly, he loves it. It was even better when he wasn't paying attention to the camera because he knew he was being filmed, but this gives you a good idea of the fun and mayhem going on at our house these days.