Halloween 2007

We have lots of blogging to do, so in the interest of time, here are some pics of actual Halloween night in Mechanicsville, VA. Gia turned putting her costume on into a game and Chicken sat pretty with her Halloween bows on all night. We only had about 6 trick or treaters but we still had fun as you can see.

Happy Halloween

We hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween card :). Drew, Gia, and I will be passing out candy to the kids in the neighborhood tomorrow evening. The pumpkins are carved, candy is ready and Gia is counting down the minutes until she gets to wear her "Pugkin" costume. Here are some pics of her modeling it in the Northern Neck. Have a safe and fun Halloween.

Happy Birthday Princess Giada Sophia Christopher

Yes, our baby turned 1 years old today! I felt a bit guilty for not throwing her a party but life is just too hectic these days. Instead, we ate greens beans for breakfast (her favorite treat), went to a pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins for Halloween, took a field trip to the dog friendly mall, and enjoyed a doggie carrot birthday cake. Here are some adorable pics of our now toddler puppy-

Gia's birthday present and cake


Chicken, Gia's sister and party attendee


Gia's pumpkin that she picked out all by herself


Enjoying her cake

Happy Birthday Mom

On Friday we celebrated mom's 30th birthday *wink wink* by enjoying a family dinner in Dupont Circle. We of course went to an Italian Restaurant (what other cuisine is there??)- Odeon Cafe. After two bottles of Italian wine, yummy samplers of various Italian appetizers, lots of pasta, one tiramisu and two cannoli's, we made our way out of the city. The ride home turned out to be eventful- Mom, Drew and I took the parkway while Dad and Kristina made the smarter decision to take Route 1. The heavy rain that had been falling for a few days finally accumulated and flooded the parkway, which the police decided to close just as we were approaching Mount Vernon. It is a good thing though as I don't think mom was in the mood to swim home on her bithday. We took a detour :) Happy Birthday mom- we love you! Here are some pics from dinner-

Christopher Men Go Fishing

Remember how I went to Vegas with my girlfriends over Labor Day Weekend? While I was at the Monte Carlo catching my second wind on the jack black table, the Christopher Men were out catching fish in the Northern Neck. Here are some pics that my mother in law (Mama J) provided me of their mighty catch after a day on the Chesapeake Bay. Enjoy!

For Aunt Darlene

After requests for a pictures from various people, and most recently Aunt Darlene :), here is a pic of the necklace Drew gave me for our anniversary. The circle symbolizes eternity. All together now..."ahhhh, so sweet". Good job Drew.

Greed, Gluttony, Envy....

...all SO yummy! I am referring to martini's of course, specifically the martini's at Seven Martini Bar in White Stone VA where Drew and I took his parents on Friday night to enjoy some drinks, all named after sins (which I thought was pretty creative) as well as tapas. Interestingly, the bar is located in the exact room where my mother in law had her six grade class. We highly recommend it in case you are ever in the NNK- http://www.whitestoneeventcenter.com/page/page/4475977.htm.

Saturday was such a wonderfully relaxing day. We woke up and sat outside in the crisp fall weather overlooking the water and had our coffee, cup after cup :) Doesn't get much better than that. In the early afternoon we took Gia to a local dog show but sadly showed up too late for her competition (purebred under 25lbs) although we are sure she would have won had we made it on time :). We were able to spend time visiting with Drew's grandfather James before returning to his parents for an afternoon of sitting on the water reading, relaxing and enjoying appletini's. Mama J was able to help us with a special photo session which you will all see in the near future. Saturday night we went with Drew's parents to the Sandpiper which was delicious as always. It was hard to leave on Sunday and head back to our hectic lives- Drew flew out last night for a week long business trip traveling all along the east coast and I will travel to DC this week for a couple days of work in the office. We are hoping to make it back to the NNK very soon.

Here are some pics from the weekend-