Imogen's Room

Awhile ago we published a post of Iggy's (Jambi's) room in transformation. We recently found these photos of the room when we first bought the house. The room was creepy with orange shag carpet, water damaged ceiling tiles, and many deadbolts on the door. It was a nasty room. So, obviously we decided it should be a nursery.


Before shots:

























Check out that carpet.



















And, dirty walls













After shots:

We changed the creepy, deadbolt door out for this vintage-paned door. Grandma BB painted it and Noni (Grandma Linda) made curtains to give Iggy a bit of privacy.


Crazy what a little work and imagination will do for a space.






Broccoli and Tofu v. Bacon and Corndog. An epic battle



Imogen's pink closet. We changed out the closet door to match the other door.







Ben and Steph gave us this awesome picture for Iggy. It's amazing. Thanks guys!!!


As you can see, Iggy loves to hang out in her room...as does the dog.

Bathtime with Iggs

Imogen loves her some bath time. If she's screaming or just plain fussy, she calms right down and has herself a good ol' time. The water is like a reset button for her (and for her parents).


Imogen being introduced to some devil duckies.


















She wasn't sure how much she liked sharing her bath with these creatures.
















Chil-laxing















Having a stare down with the pink duck.

Iggy found her hands

SNOW-BAMA 2010

To say we've been hit with a lot of snow is an understatement. We are buried in it. 30 inches last weekend and today we are facing blizzard conditions with accumulations of 10 to 15 inches. It's freaking crazy!! Although we were a home bound for most of the weekend, we did manage to dig out and enjoy the outside on Saturday for a bit .


Jed digging out early Saturday morning. We had to shovel a few more times that day with comparable amounts of snow.

















Imogen supervising the dig out. She's a task master.

















Two trudging through the deep snow early Saturday morning... This was half of what we got over the weekend.
















Our view from the warm confines of the couch.


















Out and about.

















People cruising the streets. There's only so much time you can spend cooped up indoors.

















Snowball fight at Lincoln Park.


















Two wanting in on the action...sort of.


















Iggy being a trouper and keeping her dad warm. She's a nuclear reactor.





















































Street views.




































Iggy was SO over it by the time we got home.

















With Ry babysitting the kid and having dug ourselves out, we made it to the Capitals v. Penguins hockey game. It was an AMAZING game with the Caps winning in overtime and Ovie scoring a hat trick. Go Caps! We loved this posted of Sidney Crosby. In case you can't tell, it's Crosby in a crib. Classic.

Home Brew

A couple of years ago, Tiff got a beer making kit for Jed. Not having the opportunity or the space to use it, Jed let it collect dust until late last year (2009). Now that we are relatively settled in our house and have a few nooks and crannies to store all the equipment needed for the process, Jed has jumped into brewing with extreme excitement. Jed's first batch, The Iggy Brown Ale, was a success, evidenced by the fact that it has already been consumed. Last weekend, we bottled his second batch, The Blue Ginger Superior Strong Ale. (Armed with the confidence from the successful outcome of his first batch, Jed decided to mix things up and add notes of blueberries and ginger to the ale.) We'll let you know how it turns out next weekend since the bottled beer needs to carbonate for another week. We also spent last weekend making a traditional Altbier (no special name for this one yet).

As you can see, beer making has turned into a family affair:



The carboy with the superior ale.

Jed sanitizing his gear.

The beer bottles drying after the sanitation process.

Time to start bottling the superior ale.

Capping bottles is fun.

Imogen supervising the bottling process. She was very protective of the finished product. (A girl after her old man's heart.)

Vote for Imogen!

Vote for Iggy! (Blame rachel) They are looking for a cute picture, and what is this, ground chuck! Vote for imogen so mom and dad can start her down the beauty pageant road early! go to this page to vote for her: http://gapc-vote.com/?p=2045508

Two Months

We can't believe that Imogen is already two months old. It seems like just yesterday we were heading home from the hospital with our little bundle...and then again, it feels like she's been a part of our family for quite a while. True to our word, here is Iggy in front of the second DC landmark, the Washington Monument. What monument/memorial will next month bring???? We know the suspense is killing you...



We thought she was going to be tall, but this is ridiculous!


Take a look at those rad "kicks"!


Iggy dominating the Washington Monument.



Jed and Iggs doing their best to look like tourists.



Family shot on the Mall.



"I found a baby once."

Sims' Visit December

The day after Christmas, Tiff headed Maryland to introduce Imogen to the Sims contingent. It was nice visiting with Carey and the girls, Aunt Judy, and Heather (Darrell and Uncle Skip were busy installing a water heater. Justin was at "work" helping out the boys as well. Here are some photos from our visit (I forgot my camera so thanks to Carey and Heather for sending along the photos).


Iggy meeting Carey for the first time. Looks to me like Carey has done this a few times. :)


Imogen and Great Aunt Judy




Heather and Iggs




Natalie reading to Tiff and Imogen


Tiff and Justin enjoying some QT.


Justin and Natalie enjoying a little snuggle and a good book with Tiff.


Tiff and Olivia sharing a giggle.


I didn't get a shot with Annabelle so thought I'd include this one of her and her sisters, Olivia and Natalie.


Imogen sporting her fun hat from Heather.

DC Shower

In an attempt to get all the photos up of Iggy, even in utero, we thought we'd post some pics of Tiff's DC shower. A couple of our DC friends, Caroline and Nita, hosted a great shower for Tiff a week before she went into labor. It was great for Tiff to see the great women she'd met and befriended in DC and to celebrate the arrival of Imogen. Carey was kind enough to send along some of the photos she took of the day.


The diaper cake. The diapers sure came in handy. Thanks, Caroline!!


Carey and Tiff.


Tiff, Olivia, and Annabelle



Belly shot at 39 weeks.


Present time.



Judy, Tiff, and Heather