First Family Vacation

Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Roeschleins loaded up the car and drove up to Cape Cod for our first family vacation. Nathan loved all of the time we spent outdoors walking by the beach, even though it was a bit chilly. He also seems to love to hear himself talk, as he spent a good portion of vacation saying "mamamama" and "dadadada". We had a great time, but vacations are never long enough! Enjoy the pictures below.

Nathan in his very own Adirondack chair

Wagon ride to the beach

Out for a bite at Quahog Republic

Nice pants!

Working on his Army crawl

Nathan's Baptism

Nathan's baptism ceremony was held on Saturday, May 9th at St. Matthew's Cathedral in downtown Washington, DC. It was a beautiful day, and we were lucky that so many family members were able to come into town to attend. We want to give a special thank you to Nathan's Aunt Melissa, who served as the Godmother. The baptism itself was performed by Monsignor Ron Jameson, who presided over Sarahbeth and Neal's wedding at St. Matthew's way back in 2003. We were also able to celebrate Sarahbeth's first Mother's Day with the family, including Nathan's grandmothers.

We took lots of pictures of the entire weekend, so here are a few we wanted to share.

Nathan and his Godmother Melissa

Pulling Grammy's hair

Meeting Great-Aunt Patty for the first time

and his Great-Uncle Gus

with Grandma Pat

Nathan & Colton play bumper cars

waiting for the Baptism

after the ceremony with Monsignor Jameson

A Picnic in Wine Country

The Roeschlein family spent a recent beautiful Saturday afternoon in Virginia's wine country. We started at the picturesque Hillsborough Winery in Hillsboro, VA. We then stopped in at Breaux Vineyards, where we spread a blanket next to the grape vines and enjoyed a picnic while looking out over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Nathan seemed to really enjoy grabbing handfuls of grass - luckily we were able to keep him from putting any in his mouth!

We ended the day by visiting Chicama Run farm to see the new baby animals and gather our own free-range eggs directly from the hen house. Nathan couldn't take his eyes off of those little goats! All in all, it was a fantastic way to spend a lazy Saturday.