Pandamonium

Natasha and Keith have been following the birth and growth of the National Zoo's first ever panda cub like it was one of their own. After ordering their "special" time entry tickets weeks in advance to go to see the little critter (http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/), Natasha and Keith woke up early Saturday morning for their "great adventure" to the National Zoo. Turns out, the "special" time entry tickets are not so special after all. The baby panda, Tai Shan is in the outdoor exhibit and open to the general public, so the special time entry tickets are not required. Tai Shan, who is almost eight-months old put on a great show for Natasha and Keith. Natasha just wanted to go hug the furry little guy as he lumbered around his yard, falling over trees and wrestling with his mother, Mei Xiang. Fear and excitement turned to worry and panic however as Tai Shan climbed a scrappy but tall tree in his exhibit. Hanging on for dear life, on several occasions it appeared as if we were going to witness a tragic fall. However, under the watchful (if not scornful) eye of his mother, Tai eventually backed down out of the tree. At last, the baby panda's feet were back softly onto safer ground.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! I hope that each of you have a fantastic day with your loved one. And to my one and only.......Keith, you are the love of my life and I couldn't imagine my life without you by my side. You have shown me what the meaning of love is! I cannot thank you enough for not only being my boyfriend, but also my best friend. I love you honey!

Snowy Weekend in Maryland

Keith, Natasha, Piper, and the kitties had a snowy weekend in Maryland. On Saturday, it started snowing around 2pm and didn't stop until the early morning hours of Sunday. They woke up to about 8-10 inches of snow! They couldn't just look at the white stuff anymore, so they headed out after breakfast. Natasha and Keith built a really cute snowman while Piper found hidden treasures in the snow(water jug and a big stick). Piper also tried to play fetch with snow balls that Keith was throwing, but that didn't work out very well....hhmmmm wonder why? The best part about the snowman was the hat that Keith found for it (a.k.a. someone's trash can). And in the end, even Sambuca experienced the snow, but after hearing a really loud and long m-e-o-w Natasha figured out that Sambuca wasn't a big fan of snow. It was a wonderful weekend in snowy Maryland and they hope that each of you had a great one too!

BIG CHANGES @ THE MCNALLY HOUSE

Preparing the house for sale - we painted the living room!

Something Fishy in Maryland

There was something fishy going on in Maryland this weekend when Keith and Natasha went to the Baltimore Aquarium. The day included time watching some professional marine trainers teaching some dolphins new tricks. In the picture below you see the indoor dolphin tank at the aquarium and some dolphins showing off for the crowd.

Other exhibits included the very poisonous "dart frog" some turtles that appeared to be playing leap frog...

...lots of sharks and sting rays and several species of fish that just simply looked like they would be too scary looking to eat.

The Baltimore Aquarium currently has an Australian exhibit. You will recall that in the movie Finding Nemo, Nemo was eventually found in Sydney Australia. Well, Keith and Natasha did find Nemo the clown fish at the aquarium, but ironically he wasn't in the Australian exhibit.