Baa Baa Babble

Sunday Funday

Last Sunday, the weather was beautiful, so we took Isla to the White Water Center.  It’s a neat little (well, huge) place that we frequent, but strangely enough have never participated in anything related to white water.  The U.S. Olympic team trains there, and anyone can go down the rapids, but we just hike or ride bikes on the trails and enjoy the good food at the restaurant.

Isla’s First “Hike”

 

Funny Tito

Happy 4th!

And happy 7 months, Isla!  We had a very relaxed yet enjoyable weekend hanging out with friends.  Last week, we discovered that the outdoor pool at our YMCA is surprisingly very nice complete with splash park, waterslides, and large kiddie pool, so we decided to head back today.  Isla seemed a little leery of the water on her first visit but enjoyed every minute of today (except when I accidently dunked her) causing dreams of days as a triathle dad to start whirling in Alex’s mind.  Her chubby little legs are so buoyant that she can almost float :)

What? I have a blog, you say???

So, we’ve been absent for over a month!  Here’s a quick snippet of what we’ve been up to:

Play, play, play.  That’s all we do.  I’ll try to get back to more regular updates, but finding time is difficult when little hands won’t stay off the keyboard ….

Derby Days

The Nolan’s first Saturday in May was milder in 2011 than in years past but was very enjoyable all the same.  A friend chaired Derby Days, a social event benefiting Charlotte’s Mint Museum, and as we were not able to travel back to Kentucky for the real deal this year, we decided to check it out.  We were not disappointed to say the least.  On the park-like lawn of the museum, you could find games ranging from Horse Balls to Croquet.  The catered food was from many of Charlotte’s top restaurants.  Seer-sucker, hats, and gambling abounded, and we viewed the races in a theater from stadium seats.  Not your average Derby party!

Isla has a head start on the social scene—She was the only baby present (I cleared it with the chair beforehand).  As such, she was a hit amongst the female attendees.  Her fascinator lasted all of 5 minutes.  She has yet to learn the sacrifices that need be made for the sake of fashion.

Alex broke out the madras bow-tie.

The ghostly theater pics.  The camera was on the wrong setting.

I didn’t think to take pictures until the evening and missed the photo ops that the Carolina blue sky offered earlier in the day.  Hopefully, our family picture taken by the professional photographer will make the paper.

So, although my horse came in measly 9th place (Pants on Fire), with perfect weather (76 degrees without a drop of humidity) and the absence of Isla-meltdowns, the day overall was a success.

Sitting Pretty

Whoops … Filmed it sideways again.