Trip to Baltimore...Day #3

Day #3 was a busy one...we spent the entire day in Washington D.C. Thanks to my wonderful cousin Chelsea, we had a tour of the White House (East Wing). This is a picture that Darran took from the top of the Washington Monument of the White House. He loves it because if you look really close you can see secret service agents on the roof and people walking on the lawn.

Next we hit a Smithsonian...the Natural History Museum. Eliza slept through most of it otherwise we're pretty sure she would have been making her growling sound at all the animals!

Dad felt like something was missing...he didn't have to buy any sort of memorabilia for his children! So he treated himself to a triceratops sugar cookie...yummy!

Then we got to go up the Washington Monument...what a great view! Luckily at that point in the day it was pretty clear so we could see a ton! We even saw the temple shooting out of a bunch of trees in the far distance.

Eliza says, "Yeah, for vacation!"

Stylin' in her sunglasses!

Chelsea joined us afterwards to go to the Jefferson Memorial and then she took us into Alexandria to eat at a very yummy Italian Restaurant! Thanks Chels! It was so good to see you...we love you!!!

Trip to Baltimore...Day #1 & #2

We made a goal when Darran's parents left to be mission presidents for the Maryland Baltimore Mission to visit them each year they were serving. Since this was trip #3 that means we did it...and they come home this summer! Time sure does fly by. The best part about this trip, besides having Eliza with us this time, was that my parents came out with us!

We arrived on Tuesday and spent that evening with the new missionaries...in fact, we were on the same flight as they were. We joined them for dinner and their testimony meeting. Very exciting to see missionaries so enthusiastic about the adventure they are to embark upon!

After transfer meeting on Wednesday we accompanied the missionaries that were going home to the temple. Mom stayed back at the house with Eliza so the rest of us could enjoy a session. The DC temple is beautiful and it was so nice to be in the there again. We even had the pleasure of having the temple president, Elder Earl C. Tingey and his wife, speak to us for a few minutes.

Then the night was made complete with a trip to Rita's. We LOVE their gelatis and we were sure to take advantage of them...visiting each night we could! Nothing like eating ice cream when it's freezing cold outside...so worth it!

Tired...yet very happy, hard-working missionaries!

Cute friends...

Eliza's buddy Mason came over to play. It's so funny listening to them "talk" to each other in their baby babble. Don't you wonder if they can understand each other? And we swear that Mason said Eliza's name loud and clear!

A little piano practice...

Eliza likes to help me practice the hymns for Relief Society during the week. Although, she really prefers that I don't play much so she can have it all to herself. We needed a picture and little video of this to prove to her in the future that at one point she did WANT to "practice" and actually seemed to enjoy it!

Yucky!

We decided to let Eliza try some carrots yesterday...
She wasn't sure about that taste at first!

But then she made up her mind...

...hey, that's the same look daddy gets when he eats broccoli!

New pictures!

Eliza had her pictures taken yesterday. And even though we couldn't get her to do her big, sweet smile we were still pretty happy with how these ones turned out!

Undressing already!

I have heard that little girls like to dress, and undress, themselves. But already!? I couldn't resist taking a picture of this when I realized how Eliza was not really dressed waking up from a nap. I promise that is not how I put her to bed. She thought it was pretty funny that I was laughing so hard. I hope she didn't take that as encouragement to keep it up! Time for a modesty talk!?

Yummy! Yummy!

Eliza sure has been enjoying her cereal! It's so good she could eat the bowl! Yum!

Thanks for the paper!

I had to laugh this morning when I saw this...I took the garbage out to the curb and as I was walking back to the house something caught my eye. I looked at the roof and low and behold saw our newspaper! I guess our paper person ate their Wheaties this morning! They were nice enough to give us another one because Darran got it off the porch this morning. Guess we'll find out how long it's really been there when we get it down. Too funny!

Happy Anniversary!

The 19th was our 4th year anniversary! Wow, how time flies! Darran sent me flowers...what a wonderful husband! That night my parents watched Eliza and we went out to get our temple recommends renewed (I know...exciting) and out to dinner. We went to Famous Dave's so of course we came home with enough left overs for lunch, dinner, and probably another lunch! But we're not complaining!
Thanks mom and dad for letting us sneak away. And thank you Darran for being such a loving, generous, caring, thoughtful, romantic, funny, hard working, dedicated husband! I love you so much!

Happy Valentine's Day!

It's a Hague tradition to have a special Valentine's dinner as a family...complete with candy on the table. So Eliza had her first Valentine's dinner. At least next year she'll get to enjoy the yummy food. Love to all!

First cereal!

On Saturday Eliza got her first taste of Rice Cereal. Pretty exciting...Daddy had to keep reassuring Mommy that the next step wasn't dating and driving! She's just growing up so fast!
Thanks Daddy...that's yummy!

Sure I could eat some more...

...or just do it by myself!

Enough with the pictures already! I'm just eating!