"This is better than Christmas!" - Andree Kless

The Second Annual Mays/Kless Crabgate was even better this year. In attendance: Christoph, Jean, Dre, Becca, Rachel, Lauren, Garrett, Elise, Janelle, and Evelyn. We got our bushel of crabs from the waterfront and drove over to Nationals Park at 3:45 Saturday afternoon only to find out that Lot J didn't open until 5:00.

However, we have special connections and were not only let in to the locked lot, but also locked back in! Let the crab-feast begin. Of course Janelle's blue tape made many appearances.

(Who can take time to read signs when you're cracking open crabs?!)

God bless the Nats parking attendants. They are simply the best!!

Nell and Dre are stuffed, but of course Elise is still eating....

and eating.....

....and eating! Where does she put it all?

Can't WAIT until next year!

(Many thanks to my dear son-in-law for taking a lot of these pictures.)

Fun with sparklers

And an "E" for Evelyn!

Through the eyes of a 9 year old

Every once in a while Evelyn asks, "Mom, can I use your camera?" And this is the result. Talented little girl.

Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Ricucci

The wedding was glorious! We couldn't be happier.

Kristen Leigh Wedding Photography captured it perfectly.

the almost Mrs.

Setting up house....

Elise's beach weekend

Off to the beach with twelve girls: one extremely fun weekend. Elise's bachelorette weekend in Ocean City was incredibly fun, relaxing, refreshing, and hilarious. Being the matron of honor, I was fortunate enough to be with all of these amazing young ladies, all of whom I consider my own girlies. Most of them I have known almost all of their lives. We started off with crabs at Hooper's Friday night and went back to the condo for gifts, dancing, movies, laughter and tiny bit of sleep. Saturday was spent sleeping in and hanging out at the beach.



One of my favorite points of the weekend was giving the girls their t-shirts. Several months ago I hired David Somerville to design these shirts as a memento of the weekend. What an amazing artist he is! Thank you, David!!





Nelly, Court, Kel, Em, Als, Els, La, Cwithtina, Lala, Ash, Case, Mum.






Courtney - super multi-tasker that she is. Nap and fun all at once.








What a SUPER time we had! Thank you girls for being such wonderful friends to Elise. I love you all so much.



"AJ" :)

Our pup....

....needs Obedience School.





But we love her anyway.