A few weeks after the kids wrapped up their school year, we packed our bags, drove to JFK (after a quick detour in the Bronx for pizza – wink, wink) and caught a flight to LHR. London was the destination for the first leg of our much anticipated trip to celebrate Elaine’s 70th birthday. It…
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14 candles on the cake
Ok, ok…I know it’s September and Sophia’s birthday was in April, but here I am. By and large, this site is our own digital journal – I know only a few family members keep up with our little corner of the internet – but I’d like to think that the kids will look back fondly…
A birthday recap: Will turns 12!
Better late than never…at least this time I’m hitting publish on this post in the same calendar year! Despite the delay in photos showing up here, we never miss an opportunity to celebrate the kids on their big day. I love birthdays even more when I’m not the one blowing out the candles – a…
A visit to the island
Newport, Rhode Island that is! While I had visited Newport once before it seemed to escape me that it was in fact an island and not a peninsula. It wasn’t until our trip to see the Clays and Carolyn mentioning things on “the island” that it clicked. We took advantage of the holiday weekend hopped…
A new era
Sophia turned 13 and with that it feels like we’ve officially entered a new era of parenting – the teenage years! Fortunately she continues to take things pretty easy on us and unlike the stereotypical teenager who is embarrassed to be seen with their parents, she still seems to think we’re pretty cool…we think! Twelve…
Turkey Time
We were lucky enough to host Thanksgiving in Alexandria this year. With Carolyn’s crew back on the East Coast, Northern Virginia is once again a “good, sort of in-between and convenient to travel to” location for the holiday weekend. The Clays road tripped from Rhode Island, the Wiktors flew from St. Paul and one Mumsie…
Peak Season
Come late October temps are finally below 80, the humidity is gone and the leaves are changing. It’s the best time of year the DMV if you ask me! I couldn’t have timed our family photos better this year – perfect weather, fall foliage, and my three favorite people. We were able to link up…
Sticks!
Otherwise known as Will turns 11. Will keeps getting older and I’m still in dismay that my baby is far from that! He may be getting older but he’s still full of curiosity and a side of mischief. Will started his 10th year with a baseball cake and that theme certainly carried him through the…
Good old fashioned summer fun!
A trip to Minnesota in the summer is such a treat! It’s a rare occasion when we get to go and just visit – no holiday, specific event, or agenda. Well, maybe there’s still an agenda because I like a plan but the agenda items are relaxation and family time. Our summer trip was three…
Summer Stadium Tour 2.0
If you kept up with our trip across country last summer, you know Will and I visited three different stadiums during our excellent adventure. Having crossed Nationals Park off the list last summer after arriving in the DMV, Will had his hopes set on some other parks this summer. While his list was a bit…