We Got a Walker

 Flo and Jordan and Buddies. 

The rest of us just torture him.

 I can't really express how sad it is to not live close by this little man baby. He is the cutest thing on two feet, his outfits are unbelievable, his laughter in painfully cute and I just want to squeeze his little nugget body all the time. 

I love you baby Flo. 

Yes, this is a 9-month-old baby - walking. 

Too bad my babies will never look like you. That probably sounds harsh, but it's not. They just wont.  I'll just have to convince your parents to have a bunch of you.... yes - that's exactly what I'll do:)

Can't wait for Home

In just a few very long, work-filled, travel-nightmared-out hours, I'll be able to do this very thing with this tiny, loveable baby. Although, there will be quite a few differences. I won't have just gotten my hair done and look like a frizzed out freak, I won't have make-up on, I won't be awesomely tan and I will be swollen and gross from the amount of junk I've been eating.

But, before I even get to SEE him, I need to finish a project at work tomorrow, fold piles of laundry, and oh yeah, run a 10k. Good luck slacker.

Maryland Happenings

The latter part of our weekend home was filled with runs through my neighborhood (i.e. my favorite place in the Fall), the Light the Night walk, Pumpkin Patch adventures with Flo and watching the Redskins be terrible. 

The LLS walk was amazing. As a team, we raised more than our $20,000 goal! Wahoo! I am so happy I could make it home for this great walk. Claudia is the campaign manager for the Montgomery County walk and she did an AMAZING job. The weather was perfect and the walk through Rockville was a great way to show our support for the LLS mission, catch up on each other's lives and enjoy the views of so many red, white and yellow balloons in the night.

Part of Maddie's Team! Lizzie, Laura, Me and Courtney

Red balloons were held by people walking in support of the LLS cause and the fight against blood cancers. Gold balloons were held in memory of a lost loved one and white balloons were carried by survivors.

Seeing our BORG at the end of the walk!

After the walk, Jordan and I rushed back to my house for a big family dinner. You know what that means.....BABY!!!

we threw him in the air

He watched TV, his favorite hobby

He danced around 

We threw him in the air some more

He laughed and ate his hands

Larry was the center of attention, as always

 Then, on Sunday, I went over to Megan and Christian's and tagged along on their first trip to Butler's Orchard with Flo. First, he showed me some tricks.

He can Sit!

He loved the Hay. Poor kid is doomed in the sports fan world. It's sad for all of us.

He pretended to be a ghost

We hung out in the back seat of the car alllll the way home.

Thanks for being so cute, Flo. I love you.

I generally hate the zoo...

...unless it's filled with tiny rugby-shirted babies named Flo.

A few weeks ago, Jordan and I flew home to Maryland (shocker...according to my bank account I've spent more on airline tickets in the last six months than I earn in an entire month--woops). While our primary purpose was to walk for Maddie's Team in the LLS Light the Night walk (way to go borg!), it also meant my first time seeing Flo since (gasp!) the wedding. He is a full six weeks older and somehow, an even cuter bundle of cuteness than before. I want to squeeze him---oh wait, I already did, a lot.

I often feel sad for the animals at the Zoo and it makes me feel just like him....

Concerned...and then...

Sad. But, they seemed to be pretty happy I guess.

I'm really not so sure, but I do hope they all love living at the zoo as much as people love going to see them. If and when I find out otherwise, I will call upon myself to set them all free. 

But for now, enjoy these photos of my tiny little friend and the humans who will rear him into a freak-of-nature athlete.

If the sign below doesn't make you kind of dislike the zoo, we probably have very little in common.