pool party

We had a fabulous Memorial day weekend over here at the Byrne household. JC and I finally got out of the house and ran some errands. Additionally, we went out to lunch TWICE. It was awesome. Although- at the Italian restaurant pictured below, we learned an important parenting lesson- even when the special of the day includes 3 courses for one low price, don't order it. By the time you've eaten your salad and your entree comes out, the baby is all fired up and ready to bolt. And forget about dessert. Order your entree and ask for the check all at the same time, in case you need to make an early exit.

The next day, we drove into Old Town, Alexandria, and walked around. We ate lunch at the Fish Market and JC ordered a schooner of beer, which we learned was about this big:

Of course he drank it all. Do you even have to ask?

Monday we started the day with a trip to the grocery store (finally! I hadn't been there since the baby was born- I'm too chicken to go by myself. What if the baby needs changing? Where would I do it? The floor of the produce aisle?) and bought the fixins for a barbecue. JC's parents came over, as well as his sister Kate and her boyfriend, Josh. Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures of them, I'm not sure why. My dad came over as well:

And, never one to shy away from a camera, Uncle Jeff made an appearance, too:

This was a historic day, in that we decided to bust out our new baby pool. It was a total success. The baby seemed to like it, and JC was definitely sold. I think we'll be spending alot of time out there this summer.

After all that swimming, Gray was a little tired:

So if you're in the neighborhood, feel free to stop by and take a dip. But be forewarned- there is a

100% chance that Gray peed in the pool. And a 70 % chance that JC did, too.