Gravelly Point

Rebekah spent some time this afternoon watching planes land at Gravelly Point, a park next to Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. See below for Rebekah's responses to watching planes zoom over her head and land so close to her.

Patiently waiting for the next plane...

As the plane approaches, it's a real nail-biter for Rebekah:

The excitement of hearing and seeing a plane right over Rebekah's head:

Now the plane has landed, which required Rebekah to point and state each time, "I saw the plane."

The Socialite

Rebekah has attended a few birthday parties in the last few weeks, including her own. Rebekah celebrated her second birthday at Wheaton Regional Park...

...cruised out to Ashburn, Virginia, for Aaron's third birthday party...

...and just returned today from Richmond, VA, after attending Morris's third birthday party on Saturday. After returning from Richmond, Rebekah returned to Wheaton Regional Park for another spin on the carousel and a ride on the train.

Rebekah has really enjoyed her summer but she will probably welcome the cooler temperatures that come with the fall.

Happy Second Birthday!

Mom and Dad are very proud of Rebekah and would like to wish her a super second birthday. Over the last year, she has morphed into quite the little person with a vocabulary that grows every day.

Here is Rebekah showing off her "cools" (sunglasses):

And here is the face that Rebekah makes when Mom says, "I like your teeth!"


Rebekah had a little party with her friends at "school" (daycare) today and she is ready to party again on Saturday! Hope to see you there!

Girl on the Go

Rebekah has been a busy girl. With the longer days and warmer temperatures, Rebekah has been living it up this summer. Whether out on the town...


...or staying inside and coloring, reading, and working her puzzles,

she's been having a good time. Rebekah has also started going to a new daycare, which she calls "school." She has only had one timeout there; one day, she repeatedly removed everyone's artwork off the walls. She's been toeing the line ever since though. Rebekah is also banned from painting after she was caught sucking on a green tube of paint during art time. Of course, her favorite thing about school is seeing all of her friends. Unfortunately, her good buddy, Jake, recently moved away. Here they are together on his last day:

This past weekend, Rebekah visited Andrew for his third birthday party. Not only did she have a good time at his party, she was also particularly fond of visiting the children's section of the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Here she is splashing it up:

And here is Andrew, cheesing it up:

Rebekah hopes that Andrew had a good birthday weekend. She is already off to a great summer herself.

Backyard Fun

The warmer temperatures are finally here to stay and Rebekah has been taking advantage of the outdoors. Here is Rebeakah in a typical pose - left thumb in mouth, right hand twirling her hair, and looking for a "helicopt" in the sky: