Go Nats!

The Juliano-Zibel Family had a great Labor Day weekend. Courtney, Travis, and Grady came to visit us and a good time was had by all - the boys sort of played together in the house, the park, the zoo, a spray park, etc. - suffice to say a lot of energy was expended by Benjamin and Grady over the past 72 hours.

While the Millbrooks went to Air & Space and headed to the airport, we went to the Nats-Mets game, as we've had these tickets for months. Benjamin did his best to date at a baseball game, lasting into the 6th inning (better than both starting pitchers!). He probably could have stayed a bit longer, but his parents wanted to make sure he napped on the way home. Benjamin, we think, is still undefeated and is clearly a good luck charm for the Nats who crushed the Mets 13-7 - must have been his dancing. See video and pics below.

Labor Day Nats Game

Gettin down at Nats Park from bnzvideo on Vimeo.

Brunch for the Babe (Well, His Parents)

We had a small brunch with a few of our closest friends last weekend to celebrate the impending birth of the little guy. It was co-ed in nature, but we're pretty sure the guys had a good time anyway, and their presence assured that no "shower games" would be played. It was a good opportunity to see our friends and help the babe get some "necessities" for life outside the womb. Courtney and Grady came in from Michigan (and Travis was missed by all), so between him and the other 5 kids in our living room, we were able to see what we were in for at all different stages....

Here are some pics of the kids:

D.C. Shower - Kids

Pics of the rest of the brunch to come later in the week.

Coming soon: an update on all our house projects.

A Few Pictures from Grady's Birthday Party!

Courtney and Travis's son turned one last week! While we did not get to attend the party in person, we did get some pictures of what looked like a very fun event. See below.

This is the card we sent Grady (Grady's mom knows how to make Chrissie feel good by including it in the pictures!)



Early in the party, Grady is all about the balloons!



But now that he gets to open presents, the balloons are not as important. As many parents, aunts/uncles, grandparents, etc. have learned, sometimes the gift of paper is best!



Finally, Grady digs into his first ever birthday cake.