Hart and Melissa's Fabulous Website

Well...Hart finally completed graduate school so it must be time to catch-up and get the blog going again :)

There has been so much that has happened over the last several months, and we do get kinda bummed when we can't post as things are occurring. So, we'll post a few times over the next few days to get everyone caught up in time for Sierra's 2nd birthday!!

To begin, here are a few outings from 2007 that didn't make into the blog in a timely fashion:

• Our trip to the D.C. zoo. Why aren't there pictures of animals??

• Some fun pictures we took of Sierra playing in the light from our bedroom window

• Visiting Grammy & PopPop in the winter of '07.

The next post, the first few months of 2008!!

Well, maybe we'll sneak one more in tonight ;)

Additional pics with Testudo!

And a class photo of my cohort! What an amazing group of people. I couldn't have asked to spend 20 months expanding my mind with anyone else :)

No, really. It started a few months ago. Honest! Need proof?

How about photos from Noa's second birthday party?

Mikaela's long legs (is this really proof that it's 2008?)...

Cousin Noa comes to visit!

A visit to Grammy while PopPop was adventuring in far away places.

And what would the beginning of 2008 be without a ride in the laundry basket??

Then there was Nick & Mikaela's birthday party and egg hunt bonanza!

Don't forget an appearance from one of Hart's childhood favorites- Creba Huk!

More highlights from early 2008 to come...we'll be caught up before you know it!!

Continuing with the whirlwind walk through recent history, we'd like to share with you the following activities & events:

Easter egg hunt with the Ernsts

We had an incredible time celebrating and re-living the life and times of our favorite 90 year old at GG's Birthday Bash!!! Reaching 90 is like being a time traveler, so much of what we know and take for granted today didn't even exist {and hadn't even been dreamed of} when GG was a child. What an amazing life she has experienced. And with her chutzpah, there will be lots more to come!

May ushered in Sierra's need to roam, around the cul-de-sac that is! Here's a few pics of Sierra driving stuff.

May included Hart's graduation from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland with an MBA. He "walked" for the second time at UMCP and then we threw a graduation BBQ. Despite attendance by several of his classmates and the local graduate himself, there doesn't seem to be much record of MBAs actually at the MBA BBQ.

May was a month of outdoor celebration. It seems like a BBQ was erected at the drop of a hat. We had a nice Memorial Day BBQ in the backyard. May must be the month of youth auto bahn.

We also had some BBQ at Vienna Day. Rides were ridden, ice cream was eaten, and fun was had by all!

Guess who got Boo Nails??

Sierra prepares to turn 2 with a rip-roaring party at school!!

After the pre-birthday part, Sierra was the guest of honor at her very own Pigeon Party featuring the Pigeon's favorite food: hotdogs! Sierra just loved her "hot dog party" and frolicked in the fun with family and friends :)