Wig Wam

Mackenzie made a cool wigwam with the cutest popsicle stick indians.

Lunch with Courtney

Courtney and I ate by the bay, went exploring (discovered the coolest
jellyfish imprint in the sand) and rode swings before going back to
school and work.

Beach Day! (In April!)

It was sooooo warm today we had to go to the beach!

Puppet Show!

The 4th grade Magnet class put on a show about global warming with
their handmade endangered animal puppets. It was very cute.

Girly Girls

We're getting ournails done.

Beach Bums

We couldn't wait to go to the beach.

Christina got stitches!

Running around in the dark with her cousins out in the back yard
Christina ripped a nice gash in her leg on a pole. 9 stitches inside
and 12 stitches on the outside.

Max Kyle & Zoey

At the cuz's

We're in Washington!

We started with the Supreme Court, then the Library of Congress, and
now we're debating whether to go in the Air & Space museum.

Little Ladies Dance

It's that time again... John took the girls out to dinner before going to the annual Little Ladies Dance at Birch Lane Elementary.

Meanwhile, Matthew and I played games, bought some legos and Star Wars figures, then snuggled on the couch to watch movie and munch popcorn.

Lunch

Mackenzie and I went to the par

Happy birthday to Me

Started celebrating my birthday early with a trip to the city today. (And dinner with friends last night.)

We went for a horse and carriage ride...

...and had lunch at Jekyll and Hydes!

School Visits

I was at School two days in a row. Got to help with an experiment in
Mackenzies class wednesday. Thursday christina's magnet class had a
robot presentation.

Snow Day!

Finally - a Snow Day! School was cancelled last night, and even my company was closed, so there was major play date planning. Two kid went to friends early, then both came back, with their friends. Plus another kid came over, so I had 7 kids here at once. Another one came later, but two of mine (and friends) left again.
There's a pile of snow pants, gloves, hats and stray wet socks by my front door. I made a couple batches of hot chocolate from scratch (not as difficult as it sounds). Helped Christina with a special project involving recording her singing. And I got to make a big dinner. Overall a very FUN day!

Toby had to go

I'm not sure what happened, but Toby bit Christina, so he had to go. John took him to the animal shelter early Friday morning. I took the kids to breakfast at the diner to try to cheer them up. We're all pretty sad about it.

Trail Ride

After a big breakfast at Willow Valley we drove to Allimax farm and
rode horses! I got Queen, a big white horse. Courtney was on Rosey, a
cute little horse. Mackenzie was on Star, who had her own way of
steering. Christina rode with John on Nellie, a reeeally big horse.

Vaca in PA

Other than the puking we're having a great time. At least I didn't
have to deal with it in the hallways, but I never thought I'd be
cleaning toilets at a hotel!

Science Projects Galore

Three Science Fair projects and a Christopher Columbus Awards entry.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Hope you had a fun and awesome Christmas like we did, with lots of fun toys, cool clothes, great gizmos and goofy gadgets. One of the best was Guitar Hero Rock Band from Aunt Ginny and Uncle George.

We'd like to wish everyone a Happy & Healthy New Year!

Gingerbread Guys

It's that time of year again! Kasey and Brittany helped out a little. Courtney and Matthew worked on a gingerbread house together while Mackenzie and Christina built theirs together. Everyone made a gingerbread guy. I'm not sure if more candy and frosting got consumed or used for construction.