Family Pictures

We went on a walk yesterday with some friends at Mt. Auburn Cemetery and took some family pictures. We left the camera on manual by accident, so they didn't turn out as well as hoped. But still pretty good :)

 The Robertson, our wonderful photographers :)

Harvard Football Game

We went to our first Harvard Football Game. They played against Bucknell. It was a free day for the community, and they gave us food vouchers--sweet! We had a great time!

Enjoying the game together!

 Daddy and Marcus

 Cutie!

Marcus and Mommy :)

Our wonderful friends, the Youngs :)

Geiger parents visit and Pumpkin patch!

Dave's parents were able to come out over Columbus day weekend. It was great watching LDS General Conference with them and spending time them. We went to a Pumpkin Patch while they were here. It's also an apple picking farm---but we didn't pick apples, just purchased them and made delicious apple crisp :)

Anyway, it was a great weekend---here's some pictures!

Marcus, myself and mom Geiger.

 Marcus loved the pumpkins. We brought a couple small ones home and he rolls them all over the floor.

 Our little family on a hay ride. 

 Marcus really liked the hayride!!

 Marcus with grandma Geiger. He loves to tear leaves off trees and bushes.

 Marcus and I looking at the roosters.

 Marcus pet the little goat :)

 Marcus and grandpa Geiger outside our house.

 Marcus LOVES to swing!

He likes to go down the slide too :)

Wingaersheek Beach

Since the weather was still pretty warm in September, I decided that Dave needed to see a beautiful beach that I got to go to last summer. It has beautiful shallow water and the sand is sparkly. Marcus enjoyed it for the most part. He tried to eat the sand, of course. We had some seagulls attack our stuff while we were a ways away. Fun times :)

This last picture is the seagulls attacking our stuff. They even opened our unopened bag of chips!! Trash birds...

Moving and Utah .... catching up!

We moved back to Cambridge on 10 August. It was such a long drive with New Jersey and New York traffic. And Connecticut too. We stopped about 4 times for Marcus. He definitely has his fussy moments, but overall handled the move well.

 Marcus enjoying the Uhaul :)  Don't worry, he was in the car with me.

Right after returning to Cambridge Dave started his on campus interviews for his job for next summer. He had about 20 interviews and several flybacks. So after the week of interviewing on campus he spent the next two weeks going back and forth between DC and Chicago interviewing at the firms.

We have decided where we will be going now---Sidley Austin, in Chicago. We're really excited to live in Chicago next summer!



While Dave was interview I flew out to Utah with Marcus to visit family. Dave was able to come out too for 5 days---I stayed for two weeks. It was so wonderful to see family and friends!!

 Marcus' first visit to the SLC LDS Temple. Had to capture the moment :)

 Marcus sitting in his great grandpa Braithwaite's lap.

 Marcus with his cousins Kira and Kendra at the Zoo. Thanks Kir!

 Marcus playing with his cousin Aleah. They're only a couple months apart :)

 Marcus playing with his cousin Calvin. Cute little men :)

 Dave and Marcus with our previous Bishop, his wife and our friend Stirling. Great to see old friends!!

Marcus and I hanging out with my besty girly friends :)

After we came home from Utah Dave started school right away and life was back to normal---except for that right before we left for Utah Marcus learned how to crawl!! So now life has changed forever! I've been baby-proofing the best I can. We sold our old TV stand and bought one with cupboards that close. I've tried to move everything out of his reach that he can't touch. I've given up on stopping him from playing with our shoes---but I did teach him not to put them in his mouth----it's really cute when he does though because I just call his name and he drops the shoe and runs away. He usually runs toward the stairs and proceeds to climb them. Yes, he started to climb the stairs at 7 1/2 months---wasn't expecting that. Although I'm happy for him reaching all these milestones, I miss him just sitting there not getting into anything :)

 He stands against everything now!

 Marcus just being super cute :)

Marcus 6 months!

Marcus turned 6 months old on July 24th. So I figured we better give an update on him :). We won't go to the doctor until next week for weight etc. But trust me, he's heavy enough! According to a Walmart scale, I think he's about 20 lbs. I think he'll be a tall boy someday. He is now sitting up on his own. And he can get into the sitting position on his own too. He is eating solid foods and loving it. So far he doesn't like bananas, but loves carrots. He likes to sit in his high chair too.

But now for pictures :)

 He likes to hold the spoon too.

 No, I don't know where your iPad is :)

 I put Marcus in the laundry basket for fun once. Then I realized it would help him sit up better :)

 Playing with Daddy!

 Gotta love the drool :)

He looks so grown up to me in this picture!

Some more of D.C.

Dave and I have been able to do a few more touristy things in the last month. We went to Mount Vernon (George Washington's home), toured the Capitol and the Capitol dome, went to the top of the George Washington Masonic Memorial Temple and the US Botanic Garden. We also went to Arlington Cemetery, but forgot our camera :(

I'm a little sad I didn't do and see more while we were here this summer---but we're really hoping to be back here in a couple years---so maybe then we can see the rest.

Mount Vernon:

U.S. Capitol Building:

 The center of Washington D.C., inside the Capitol.

 Inside the Capitol Dome.

 Every state has two statues in the Capitol. Here's Brigham Young---can you guess which state? :)

 Scary!

 Dave didn't wait for me to fix my windy hair :)  On top of the Capitol Dome.

George Washington Masonic Memorial Temple:

U.S. Botanic Garden: