Happy Spring?

I'm not sure how I feel about the fact that the weather forecast predicts temperatures over 90 degrees this weekend, and it's only April! Can we just have a Spring??? Those of you who know me well know that I am a bit, shall we say, particular about my weather likes and dislikes. Case in point, I strongly prefer it to feel like the season it actually is. Hence, my desire for Spring, not summer right now. Philip tells me that maybe one day, probably in heaven, I'll be the right temperature :)

Here's our family Easter picture. On a chilly Easter, I might add.

Cousin Ben, Daddy, and Wade at a very warm UVa lacrosse game.


With his Grammy. Check out Wade's Wahoo bib!

The little dude is stirring from his morning nap. I am off to retrieve him and see what adventures this Friday holds for us!

A smattering of recent firsts

Over the course of the past several weeks, little Wade Worthington has had many new experiences. I thought I would share several of them here. (Some of these are a bit old, but I thought you'd enjoy them nonetheless.)

First Bible reading from daddy. We have been telling Wade how unbelievable it is that Jesus loves him even more than we do.



First time meeting his aunt Suzanne and uncle Dave.



First bottle of breast milk from Daddy.



First school lesson. He was very eager to answer questions. (His sweet little outfit belonged to his Uncle Graham back in his day!)



First time in his new, totally awesome BOB stroller AND first time in his mama's favorite UVa garden, Garden VII where he got to eat his lunch.



First UVa lacrosse game and his first time meeting cousin Benjamin (Ben was too excited about his lacrosse stick to pose for a picture.)



First time meeting second cousins, Megan and Carter (guys, Wade needs a cousin!)



First time in his new "Baby Legs." So, ok, I know this is not really monumental or anything, but I just adore these little leggings on him. I did my best to get a boyish color.



First time helping mama and daddy pick out carpet at Greenfront. He was a big help.



First Playdate! Pictured here with the oh-so-cool JR, who while he is a baby, seems like the kind of dude you'd want to just hang out with. (Wade's clearly asking a question again.)



Lastly, here's Wade sleeping through (er, enjoying) his daddy's sweet guitar skills.

Our Little Wahoo

Last week Wade attended his first of what will probably be many (if his father has anything to say about it) UVa sporting events. Unsure of whether or not we were violating some sort of new parent ethic by taking a not-quite-three weeks old infant to a loud and potentially overwhelming arena, we went for it and took him to the UVa v. VT basketball game. Amazingly, he did great! He slept through the first half, which is pretty hard to believe if you consider how loud an indoor basketball game is. You don't really think about the volume until you're holding a little one in the midst of it all, but let me assure you, it is LOUD. On second thought, I suppose it's not that surprising that he slept through the madness given his appreciation for vacuums and whatnot. For the second half, he was alert and very content to look around at all the people and lights. His pleasant demeanor got us thinking maybe we should take him to late-night basketball games more often...

And yes, we realize how easy it is to make fun of us for dressing up our newborn in prepster clothes. But we just couldn't resist breaking out the UVa onesie (the popped collar is a nice touch, don't you think?) and his still-too-big khaki pants. I mean, is he not deliciously cute?





Wade must have been a lucky charm too because our beloved Cavaliers beat the Hokies in a very exciting game! Go Hoos!!





Daddy was so proud of his budding Wahoo fan!