Life and Times

Art History

Today my oldest son and his French class will be taking a field trip to the National Gallery of Art. They will be out to observe and admire French Impressionism. My husband will be taking a major diversion from his work routine by going along as a chaperon (the lucky guy). Now combining art with […]

Welcome to our 44th President

What a historical day, today. To celebrate the inauguration, here’s a painting by my 6 year old son (the others painted snowmen). Living so close to DC, it would have been nice to be there in person while Obama takes his oath of office. With thousands upon thousands descending upon the area, it would be […]

{2009} Off to a sweet start!

Happy New Year! Here is my group of “boys” ringing in the new year, holding their new nutcrackers. Yes, we let the kids stay up til midnight for the first time. Boy were they wired and not the least bit sleepy! The past 2 weeks were filled with lots of family time. My parents and […]

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009!

Hello! I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays! It feels like the lull here after the storm. It was such a frenzy leading up to Christmas that it’s nice to enjoy this slower pace before the kids start school next week and our routine starts all over. With just one more day left in 2008, […]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!

Keeping up with tradition

Hello again, friends Did you have balmy weather where you are on Monday? It was so nice…to be in the low 60’s in December. I managed to take the baby, my 4 year old, and our 13 year old Shi Tzu (Hodgie) on a walk/bike ride today to enjoy this weather. Of course it’s all […]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

Hello friends The weekend came and went in a flurry. Like many families across the country, we were out and about picking out our Christmas tree. It was a super cold day here in Virginia, and as if on cue, a light snow began to fall as we emerged from the car to pick out our […]

Thanksgiving Eve

As I write this, it will be Thanksgiving in just 30 minutes. It’s really hard to believe we’ll be entering in to the holiday whirlwind that seems to begin with Thanksgiving….in just 30 minutes. For the time being though it is totally calm, after all everyone is asleep in the house except the night owl […]

Look who’s one month!

Wow, a blink of an eye and a month has already passed! Sure there have been adjustments and the lack of sleep that comes with the territory….but this past month has gone by so fast. Little Nathaniel is one month old today. Here are a few family pictures to celebrate our little guy’s one month […]