City Chase and Country Chase

Country Chase

City Chase

I love Washington D.C. !

The Capitol

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -Franklin D. Roosevelt.

When the secret service tells you to move you don't dawdle; but luckily, we were able to snap a picture before moving. It was actually on the other side of the white house that they told us to "MOVE!"

Christian, Grandpa, and the Washington Monument

Happy are we!

Vietnam Veterans War Memorial

My mom was enamored with the Japanese Flowering Cherry Trees. They were given to the U.S. by Tokyo as a symbol of friendship.

"If you're happy and you know it...okay, I'll stop singing."

I'll claim those two! Those two can make anything look good.

Christian's Blessing

Christian was blessed on Easter. It was a special event. My dad, Steve's dad and Steve all stood in the circle. The greatest part was that we took up an entire pew. We are so happy that my family was able to take part in the blessing.

Our family

Dads and Christian

Moms and Christian

Porter Fam

Nothing is Child Proof

We have been to the hospital quite a few times in recent months. Chase had a seizure about a week before his second birthday and went to the hospital via ambulance. They said he had pneumonia and the seizure was caused a high fever. I had just taken him to the hospital that very day and started him on the antibiotics. He actually came down with pneumonia a couple of months later and had another seizure. This is Chase with the nebulizer breathing treatment--he wasn't a fan of that. We wrapped Chase's head with this huge ace bandage after he fell off our bed and cut his head open on the heating vent. He looks like a war victim!

Christian also went to the emergency room and was hospitalized for a night. He had bronchiolitis, which means that small air passages in the lungs are surrounded by mucus. We are healthy now and hope to remain that way for awhile.

St. Patrick's Day

Here we are eating green milk, green eggs, and green pancakes. We also tried Irish Soda bread for the first time. This is one of the moms in our Mommy and Me book club dressed up as the leprechaun. We had so much fun with our St. Patrick's Day party. I should have taken more pictures.

Our Family

Christian is 3 months old

Those are the most pinchable cheeks around.
Christian weighs a little over 12 pounds.