Sunday, December 31, 2023

New Years Eve Sunrise

Aoife and I got up early to go and see the last sunrise of 2023 at the Lincoln Memorial this morning! It was a little chilly but it was totally worth it and we were some of the only people there. The light was beautiful and it was a great start to the last day of the year!








 

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Christmas Tree at the Capitol

After dropping Aoife off with some friends in the district, I thought I'd stop by the Christmas tree at the Capitol. It did not disappoint!!




Monday, December 25, 2023

Christmas Morning 2023

 Another amazing Christmas to top off a great year! We didn't have a super early morning this year - everyone slept in until about 8:00 and then we had a great time opening presents together! This year Santa mixed up all of the gifts under the tree so that it would take a little longer to get through everything. We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast and turkey for dinner. 






















New couch for Christmas - nap approved!!


Merry Christmas 2023

Since we had everyone together it was a great time to take some family photos!! We got lucky on Christmas morning - it was actually pretty warm





2023
Aidan - 18 - 1st year at Trinity 
Emmy - 16 - 3rd year at Stone Ridge
Aoife - 14 - 1st year at Potomac
Declan - 11 - 5th grade at Jamestown
 

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Christmas Eve 2023

 Merry Christmas Eve!! Keeping with our yearly tradition - we went to Gramma and Daddy Jim's house and had Chinese food.  Afterwards, went home to unwrap a few presents and head to bed to wait for Santa!







Thursday, December 21, 2023

Christmas Prep!

Making cookies and ornaments! Christmas is almost here!












 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Garden Club to the White House

 I went with the Bellevue Forest Garden Club to tour the White House Christmas decorations today. It was a lot of fun and the decorations were amazing!