We had a wonderful, blessed, busy Thanksgiving weekend. Here’s a not-so-brief rundown. The Thanksgiving break started with a piano recital. It can be a chore to get them to practice, and one child claims she hates piano, but both kids did a great job and were proud of their performance, as were we....
Sorry I haven’t gotten any posts out this week. Sandy came through and while it was milder than expected (in our area), we lost power Monday eve. Sorry I don’t have menu plan this week — we will be eating frozen, now thawed whatever in the freezer… but here’s a little of what...
Wowsers, where have the days gone? We lost power for about three days after the mega storm aka “derecho” blew through the DC area Friday night. Thankfully the power is back on now and we are re-acclimating to summer normal. Right now it means lots of camp and dive practices, but I should be...
We had a wonderful Easter Sunday. The kids were excited to come down and check out their Easter baskets. Note to self: do not wait til the day before Easter to shop for goodies. Despite the slim pickins at Target, the kids were happy with what they got (play doh, noisemakers and Bey Blades...
We had a great mini-vacay over the New Years Weekend with a trip down to the Outer Banks. We went with some friends and had a great time hanging out, enjoying unseasonably warm weather and ringing in the new year. Here’s a few photo highlights. Sunset at the beach Running at the beach Enjoying...
I am way too late in posting this (geez, where’d the year go?) but nonetheless I wanted to officially document on the blog what a great Christmas we had. I love everything about Christmas. It’s more than just presents, it’s the birth of Jesus. It’s also great family time. We do Christmas eve with...
On Monday, I hosted my fourth annual cookie exchange. It is a great way to make sure I get my house ready for Christmas, and then I get to enjoy a lovely evening with friends and neighbors. Not to mention, a bounty of treats! Here’s this year’s baking beauties: This year’s collection of goodies...
Image Credit: Parkwood Baptist Church One of our favorite Christmas traditions is to visit a live nativity — where a church or organization acts out the birth of Christ, usually outside and usually including live animals. There are several happening throughout the Metro DC area — many are happening this weekend. Here is the...
We had a great time celebrating Thanksgiving with both sets of grands. We are so blessed to have both sides our family get along and enjoy each other. Here’s a bit of what we enjoyed while we were down in the country. Cracking nuts Trying out the new sponge rollers We recently acquired mini...
Halloween was indeed a happy and sugar-filled affair. It started with Adam’s preschool celebration. Can you guess what he is? If you guessed the cutest little Ewok, this side of Endor, you would be correct! And this was probably the easiest “homemade” costume I have ever done. We reused a bear costume and I...
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