Appetizers and hot cocoa. A “rehearsal” around the fire pit. 30+ kids all bundled up ready to showcase their voices. Parents in the holiday spirit despite the bitter cold weather. An hour of singing carols in our neighborhood. What a fun, heart warming experience.
Yearly Archives: 2012
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Some milestones have crept up on me more than others. This was one of them. Laina lost her first tooth on December 19th! After her nap, she ate a candy cane that she had taken from her gingerbread house–and she ever so quietly and maturely walked into the room with […]
This year, we decided we wanted to experience going to a Christmas tree farm and choosing our own tree. We drove out to a farm in Chantilly that had been recommended by a local mom. I’m glad we listened to her recommendation, because it definitely exceeded our expectations. Old school […]
Laina and I stumbled upon this little Santa outfit that we put E in when he was a baby….and of course Austin had to take his turn, too! Laina just had too much fun looking at Austin in this outfit. He’s a pretty squishy, jolly person…so he played the part […]
These four had a blast together. Laina and Elsa are the same age, and so are Elijah and Elias. I tried to keep my distance as the big sisters pretended their little bros were their babies :). I know the girls were loving it, but not so sure about the […]
It was priceless to see the level of excitement that both Laina and Elijah showed this year at our neighborhood tree lighting! Laina could barely contain herself, and Elijah was more curious about this whole Santa thing. When Santa arrived, Laina’s face brightened up instantly, and Elijah was just very […]
These two have had a few play dates recently, and the other day I grabbed my camera and snapped a few. What I’ve learned about these two is that they play really well together for about 2 hours….then they are over it :).
Time to get serious about keeping our blog current. I’m implementing one of my resolutions a bit early and I’m going to give it my best effort to maintain this again. I have a lot of catching up to do, but I’ll just start with our fun December memories. This […]
One of the many reasons we love living in Del Ray–the art festival! We’ve been going even before we moved to the neighborhood, and I’m sure will continue to go every October. There is something for everyone. Face paint, painting pumpkins, making sock puppets, etc for the kids. Browsing the […]
This picture is a couple months old, but I am still determined to play catch up with our family blog! Seems like a stretch considering I haven’t been able to keep up with it basically since Elijah was born, but I am going to give it a try! I know […]