Trip up To Maryland!

Dave was all excited because this was the first trip that Arden crossed state lines! We headed up to MD for a surprise going away/birthday party for one of my good highschool friends, Aubrey. I'm the first of my highschool girlfriends to have a baby, so she was the center of attention all weekend with the girls. It was the first time in awhile that we were able to get all nine of us from QO back together which was great. It was a bit of a whirlwind trip, trying to visit with everyone, but we had a really good time!

Arden's First Swim!

Arden goes for her first swim in my best friend, Brittny's pool. She was pretty indifferent but we had fun putting her in two piece bathing suit and taking her for a dip. They don't make small enough swim diapers so her regular diaper got super saturated, and we closely avoided a very messy situation, but it was fun. Maggie went swimming too, but she's always been somewhat of a water dog.

Arden Goes to Bele Chere Festival

Our little hippie baby goes to her first music festival in Asheville. We eased her into the music scene by picking a closer festival that was in the civilization of downtown Asheville, and we stayed at a hotel. She did great! She hung out most of the day either in mom's sling, or dad wore her in the bjorn. She even sported her I heart Mofro onesie for one of mine and Dave's favorite bands, which was a huge hit both with fans and the band! Maybe next summer we'll try camping at a festival with her.