Fun times

We went to the circus! We saw lions, elephants, clowns, ladies that flew through the sky like birds and dragons. It was magical!
We decided to surprise the kids with a special night out. They tried all week to guess what we were going to do, but never figured it out. When we got to the arena and they finally figured it out, they were beyond excited. The show was amazing. Death defying stunts, loud music, crazy clowns and a real live (mechanical) dragon that breathed green fire held the kids attention the entire time. The kids are ready to go back. Me too!

Weekend plans

Have a great weekend.

The park is calling our names. The swings are singing a sweet song that lures us to them. And the slides are patiently waiting for our squeals.



Happy Monday

Have a great week!

xo

Halloween

This Halloween the boys decided on store bought costumes. I don't like store bought costumes but I guess it isn't about me. They were happy and thought they looked pretty awesome, and that is all that matters.
Nathan was a Clone Trooper from StarWars and Brandon was a fighter pilot. Their cousin came down as well, she was Bat Girl. She's too freaking cute for her own good!
The boys had a lot of fun. Brian took the night off and walked them around the neighborhood while I stayed back and handed out candy. So after an hour of walking around they came back loaded down with enough candy to last them until Valentine's Day. I dumped the rest of my candy into some little kids bucket so I could go inside (it was very cold) and we called it a night. We checked the candy, ate a few pieces, played with their cousin Kelila, brushed our teeth and hit the hay. It was a pretty successful night in their eyes.

Pumpkin Picking

This past weekend we picked out our pumpkins. There were so many choices... big, small, bumpy, orange, yellow, pink, skinny, fat, expensive and everything else you can think of. But we picked the best ones of course. Nathan got a perfectly round orange one, Brandon picked out a pink flat disk of a pumpkin. I got a yellow bumpy one, because mommy needs a pumpkin too.
Now the fall is complete.

Washington DC

We just got back from Washington DC and we had such an amazing time.
We walked a lot.
We saw a lot.
We also learned a lot! 

The boys were so excited to get there and had a list of "must see" places. A couple of their favorites were the International Spy Museum and the Crime and Punishment Museum (go figure, boys loving spys, good guys and bad guys). They loved all of the memorials and monuments. And riding the Metro was as exciting as a carnival ride.
We are hoping to go back next year to see the Law Enforcement Museum they'll be opening. We also got to visit the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and see David Moore's name on the wall. That is a beautiful memorial, sad but beautiful.

I don't mean to brag, but...

My kids are so freaking smart! and funny! and cute! and (mostly) well behaved! And I love them with every ounce of my soul!