Date Night Along the Potomac

One of my favorite stores in Old Town, Decorium

The images are a little bit fuzzy because I lost my camera and had to supplement with the iphone.  We had a good time overall.  We enjoyed sunset on the Potomac as we traveled from Old Town to the National Harbor and back on a ferry taxi.  We enjoyed dinner at the Harbor and a nice walk through North Old Town then through Del Ray both ways totaling over 5 miles on foot (flip-flop).

The streets of Old Town, Alexandria

Old Town Boardwalk

Old Town ferry

Hello Old Town

Under the Woodrow Wilson Bridge

National Harbor Shops

Dinner Date Spot

Sunset over the Potomac, goodnight National Harbor

July 4th Weekend 2011

We had a pretty fun weekend.  We were able to go to a parade, ice cream on the boardwalk and fireworks in Old Town.  We tried giving the girls sparklers, my idea.  And quickly ended that after the girls both said "oh, hurts".  So worst idea of the month on my part. 

 

I truly LOVE drummers in a marching band and of course who doesn't like bagpipers?  We actually wanted them for our wedding.  Here is my little one marching and playing her homemade horn made out of a light stick.

Easter 2011

Although some strange allergy/cold sickness thing has taken residence in my sinus cavity, we still enjoyed our Easter weekend.  We celebrated secular style with our neighborhood the weekend before Easter weekend with and egg hunt on "the avenue" with some of our friends.  We prepared our house the following week.   I was able to decorate the girls new Easter baskets this year with ribbon, tulle, and flowers and beads and added fresh spring/summer flowers throughout the front and back our our home.  We even got to hang window boxes!  A super fun east coast row house tradition.  Our color theme for the flowers so far this year are red, purple, and white.   We enjoyed a Easter sunrise service with our church that was held outside downtown Old Town.  The weather was perfect.  The girls and I wore sundresses with sandals and no tights.  That is always a sign of summer in my eyes.  We gathered with the church for Easter breakfast and then we hosted Easter lunch for our friends.  Seven kids 3 and under and eleven adults.  We followed our meal with and egg hunt around our home then some egg coloring on the deck.  The temperature during our hunt was 87 degrees.  Super hot.  Foxy loved it!

My First Born Turns Three

We had a lovely time with both sets of grandparents here to celebrate M. turning three.  We actually started celebrating the weekend before when Great Aunt visited.  The theme was Fish/Swim.  We kicked it off the morning of her third birthday by having a live Beta fish greet her for breakfast.  She loves her new pet and has been feeding it every night before going to bed.She was able to attend her first "kids only" story time at the library since she turned "3".  She wore a homemade button that said "Today is my Third Birthday" so everyone would know she was a rookie and be kind to her...it worked.  She loved all of the unexpected birthday greetings from other moms and the staff.  She enjoyed the Ocean Exhibit at the Natural History Smithsonian Museum with both sets of grand parents and daddy.  We got pedicures in Old Town before swimming at the boutique hotel my parents stayed at.   She got a new bike and camera which she enjoyed after her party on Saturday.  I think she is getting the idea now that Birthday means cake and ice cream and she is lovin' it!  We celebrated with an orange frosted fish shaped cake.  Having a three year old feels a lot different than a two year old.  She seems so much older.  It has been fun watching her grow and we look forward to another year with our little girl.