Babysitting Rae

Steve and I made our way over to MD from Fri night to Sat night. I really wanted to go to the aquarium so we decided to take Rae so Jam and Icie could go to the temple or sleep or do whatever. We decided to go to the DC aquarium since there is so much to see and do in the area.

Our adventure begins with the drive. Raeford was sleeping in the back. Steve and I were chit chatting and drinking our red bulls and gatorade, so needless to say we had to pee. Steve is a special man.. when he has to pee really bad he gets mad. So he starts getting all sassy, "meh, this traffic sucks. I don't wanna be here anymore. Blah Blah Blah." He's like fixing to explode from his bladder at this point. But luckily for him there was an empty bottle. haha. But he's worried that he's gonna overfill it. He has me chug the rest of the gatorade so he's got backup, never mind the fact that I gotta go too.. But there is a lot of people in DC and sitting in a car while driving is hard to get the angle right in order to fill the bottle. He's still getting all snippy and freaking out. Finally we just pull off into a private parking lot and he goes to town making his own special "gatorade". I venture off into the parking lot to find a pee spot. I find one amongst the trees. As i'm watering the flowers I can't help to think how bad ass i am.. Who do you know that has peed outside in the middle of DC? HA!

We finally find a parking spot, right in the middle of the Washington Monument and the White House. Rae is all ready to get goin and be outside. The aquarium was really tiny! But Rae really like the alligators. That boy has a ton of energy! You put him down and off he goes. He runs like a little drunken sailor, all hobbly and wobbly.

After that we walked around the gardens and the area. It was really nice outside so we didn't stay inside much.

Oh! In order to get the top down in the car we had to buckle the stroller in next to Rae. heehee

Dinner without Icie or Jam and with Rae was ... different. Lol. Rae was hyper! He was bouncing all around and head butting me. Steve showed him it was cool to knock over stuff at the table and Rae proceeded to make a mess. Thanks Steve. But I learned that Rae likes wild cherry pepsi and chocolate shake. 

While waiting for Jam and Icie to get back we went to the park that's right next to their house. We climbed the jungle gym and played on the slides. Steve and Rae have about the same amount of coordination on the slide. We helped Rae climb up the slide and they both fell off the lip of the slide. I laughed and laughed.

Jam and Icie looked very relaxed when we got back. The only time Rae was upset was when we were playing with rocks and he fell on his face, just a minor scratch. Luckily little boys just need a hug and a distraction to get over stuff. Icie said that this is the longest time she's ever been away from Rae. Wow. I think more days like this are in order.

Not much Labor in Labor day.

This past labor day I had the fortune of being able to visit my bro and his family. I always enjoy my time wit them. They joke about whether i visit cuz they are that cool or cuz I like hanging with my nephew. Either way it's a good time for everyone.

The first night we had a relaxing time with a picnic in the park. We busted out the sidewalk chalk afterwards and went to town! Rae Rae is getting so smart! He's still a little babe in my eyes.. I can't believe he's gonna be a big brother soon.

The next activity on the list was peach picking! We went out to a local farm and picked peaches, almost 40 lbs worth! Part of the deal for getting so many peaches was that Jam would make me peach cobbler. It was very tasty.

I don't think my beau who had come with had done anything like that before, so it was a real fun experience for me and him.

After the peaches we went to the raspberry field. hhmmm yum!! Rae was so cute. Jam had him bondaged up in the sling and he would lean over to Icie's bucket and grab some berries.

I really liked being out in the farm area. It was very quiet and happy.

 We stopped out at a flea market on a random afternoon. It was very heavily mexican influenced. I thought this boot was funny.

Rae playing next to a cannon!

On Labor day we traveled to Manassas which is the place of the battle of the first Civil War. They had a one mile "cell phone" tour of the area. The cell phone thing was a good idea but kinda lame. It was better just to read the stands. I can't believe how pretty it is out here though.. It sure ain't no dry CO.

Icie found some fake mustaches for us. I love the mustache on her belly.