Welcome Clare Susan Protani!

This past Friday, I got a call saying that my cousin Elizabeth was headed to the hospital to have her baby. They started the induction process Friday morning and little Clare Susan made her way into the world around 6:45am Saturday. She weighed 7lbs., 7 oz. and was 20.4 inches long. Mommy and baby were both doing well and they were able to come home from the hospital on Sunday. They are now enjoying their new, little addition to their family! Congratulations Nick and Elizabeth! We Love you!

Wedding Weekend Extravaganza!!!

This weekend, we went to Pintail Point in Queenstown to celebrate the Marshall wedding. Friday morning, Adam woke up early to go golfing with the groomsman and some of John's other friends and family. I arrived later that day in time to get ready for the rehearsal dinner. Friday night, we ran through the wedding walk with the bridesmaids and groomsman and then sat down for a delicious, catered meal! Later, we hung out at the hotel with the bride, groom and wedding party. We had a ball!

Saturday was the day of the wedding! The guys got up early to go clay shooting and the girls met at 11am to get our hair and makeup done. I'll have to say that every girl looked beautiful! The wedding started at 5pm and it was lovely. The ceremony site overlooked the water and the weather cooperated.

The reception soon followed and it was a lot of fun! We were all there to celebrate and we sure did! John and Tracy took dance lessons together before the wedding, so their first dance was choreographed. It was very elegant! They danced to At Last and did an amazing job. I honestly didn't know that John had it in him, but he showed up every guy on that dance floor!!! We ate dinner and the crab cake and filet mignon dinner were delicious! They had a live band so we all danced the night away! Adam even danced! I couldn't believe it! We had a great time!

After the reception, the wedding party and some friends and family went to the Jetty Dock Bar to continue the night. We had our last hoo-rah with the bride and groom before they headed to the airport! We are so happy for you and we want to say CONGRATULATIONS MR. AND MRS. MARSHALL!!!

Bachelor/Bachelorette Party!

This upcoming weekend, both Adam and I are in our good friend's wedding. John and Tracy will be tying the knot at Pintail Point on the Eastern Shore. So, of course, with every wedding there comes a bachelor and bachelorette party! This past weekend, Adam and I were celebrating John and Tracy's last big night out as single people! The guys played paintball early Saturday morning, had a cookout and then took the party to Georgetown. The girls first went to have dinner in Annapolis and then took the limo to Baltimore to finish the evening! We had a great time and are looking forward to the wedding this weekend!!!

Teething Update

Ryan is getting so big, so fast! I can't believe in just 6 months we'll be having his 1st birthday party. He has become very interactive so we have been enjoying him and his new personality lately! We haven't been thrilled about those nights that he's kept us up because he is teething! Ryan got his bottom 2 teeth about 1 month ago. His left top tooth came through about 2 weeks ago and his right top tooth soon followed just a few days later. His sleeping pattern through all this has been very sporadic. Sometimes he wakes up around 4:30am and will then fall back to sleep until 9am after he gets a bottle. Other times he will sleep straight through the night until 7:30 or 8am and want to stay up until nap time. Ryan teething hasn't always been the easiest, but we're enjoying watching him grow more and more each day!

Ocean City, 2008!

We had a relaxing time at Ocean City this past weekend with our closest friends Matt and Alley. Adam and I left early in the morning on Thursday to avoid the Bay Bridge traffic. Matt and Alley joined us early Friday and we all spent the day at the beach. It was Ryan's first time playing in sand and touching the ocean water. He liked it all! We had a great time! We spent Saturday at the pool. Ryan can't get enough of swimming in the pool. He kicks his feet the whole time. He looks like a little Michael Phelps in the water! We really enjoyed ourselves and we can't wait to take Ryan to the ocean again next year.