Living the dream

"Cheese?" (Damascus library storytime)

Working on the letter R worksheets.

No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Dad's little assistant (Whenever Chris prints something for school, Cate waits patiently by the printer and gives her dad every piece of paper that comes out!)

Kids' Day at Montgomery Mall. Cate doesn't care for the playground, only the 75 cent rides.

Thursday was a big day. We went to the Dulles Air and Space Museum for the first time. We've been to the Air and Space Museum downtown plenty of times, but I have to say that the Dulles museum is better. It's bigger.

Because of its size, kids can run and explore to their liking but you'll almost never lose sight of them. Lots of space= more freedom for the little ones! Seth and Lizzie (Isn't this SO cute?!)

All the kids

Lizzie with a Lockheed Martin plane!

Cate: "This thing behind me? No big deal"

Silly girls squeezing themselves into a small space!

Giant Rolo, anyone?

Miss Pink

The girls got control of a plane--watch out ;)

The kids loved the observation tower (Dulles airport is right next door)

One of the best parts of the day? Mickey D's, of course!

Outside the museum

This picture= time for naps. Clearly, Andelyne handles tiredness better than Cate.

On Friday we had a girls' day. Dressing up--

Painting our nails--

Living the life! Feet up and relaxation!

My Sunday girls :)

Ring-a-round-the-rosy--Cate kept "falling down" before the end of the song!

Daddy reads a bedtime story

Lizzie's Birthday Questions

I saw a great idea on pinterest awhile back: conduct an Annual Birthday Interview--ask the same twenty questions year after year for your child. Although I remembered to ask Lizzie the questions, I forgot to post them. So here is a glimpse into the mind of Lizzie K.

1. What is your favorite color? pink 2. What is your favorite toy? crab toys (???) 3. What is your favorite fruit? strawberry; favorite vegetable: carrot 4. What is your favorite tv show? Super Why 5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Mac 'n' cheese 6. What is your favorite outfit? a beautiful church dress 7. What is your favorite game? tap the shoe (?) 8. What is your favorite snack? animal crackers 9. What is your favorite animal? giraffe 10. What is your favorite song? I am a Child of God 11. What is your favorite book? Beauty and the Beast (we do have that in book form) 12. Who is your best friend? Cate/kate (I'm not sure if she meant her sister or her friend from church) 13. What is your favorite cereal? Marshmallow Stars 14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? play tag 15. What is your favorite drink? apple juice 16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas and Halloween 17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? bunnies 18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? eggs and sausage 19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? spaghetti and meatballs 20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a doctor Can't wait to ask her these questions on her 4th birthday! **Anyone know how to fix the spacing of sentences with this new blogger? I want the questions in list form but I can't figure out how to do that.

What would our week be like without our Discovery Room Thursdays? :)

On Friday, we brought some leftover trifle to the Heit house and they invited us to a concert at Cabin John Mall. It's a tiny mall but "Shake your Sillies" was a big hit with the kids. Every child had an instrument to make music.

And then, out came the parachute!

The perfect way to end the morning: chicken nuggets, fries, and the play area!

My mom, dad, and Julia came to visit over the weekend. I joined Pop-pop and Mimi at the temple on Friday night and on Saturday morning we woke up to snow!

Lizzie wanted very much to take them to The Peep Store at the National Harbor, so we did just that after touring the Lancaster County Dutch Market. Everything at The Peep Store was 40% off so we chose a great day to stop by!\

Ben and Jerry's wasn't open but that didn't stop Mimi and Lizzie from sitting on the cow chair!

January happenings

Are we already in the middle of January? During the winter, I feel as if the days move as slowly as molasses. I think that feeling comes from the winter weather, which keeps us inside for most of the day. Lizzie has been starting to ask me if it is spring yet. No, Miss Liz, we still have a ways to go... Here are the girls on Sunday the 8th, their first official Sunday with Lizzie in Primary and Cate in Nursery. (Are my girls this old already?!)

The girls adore the big hippo at the GW bookstore!

We've been keeping busy at the library! We love driving to Damascus for their story time. These pictures are from last week's story time. We were joined by a new friend, whose name I don't remember!

This week the letter was B and the kids watched Corduroy at the end!

Cate and I went to the Kids' Day at the Montgomery Mall while Lizzie was at preschool. Reed got his face painted!

Cate and Andelyne were so cute together!

Hey there Mommy!

Last week at preschool, Lizzie studied the letter P. So of course we had to make pizzas!

After raining all morning, this afternoon was actually quite mild. So we walked over to the grocery store!