Starting Field Hockey

Emmy and Aoife had their first field hockey practice tonight - and it was such a beautiful night!!  I'm excited for them to have a true fall sport.  Emmy will be able to try out for the high school team next year as an 8th grader and this will give her a little bit of an introduction. They ha a great time and really seemed to like it!

The Air Force Memorial

 Since it's starting to get a little warmer, the boys and I have been going on little field trips while the girls are at dance class on Monday afternoons.  The Air Force Memorial is right down the road from dance and we had never been there before.  It was really nice and had a great view of the Pentagon. We'll have to go back once it starts really warming up and the trees have leaves on them!

Iwo Jima Memorial and the Netherlands Carillon

 On Mondays the girls have ballet and we are usually rushing from school to get there but since we didn't have school today, we could be a little more leisurely.  We dropped them off and dance and went over to the Iwo Jima memorial.  It's on our side of the Potomac and we've never even been there! Pitiful!!  It was rainy but not cold so we got a little wet but who cares - the fog over the snow definitely made up for any discomfort!!

 We also walked over to the Netherlands Carillon - thought we might be able to climb up but I guess they don't want random people falling off!

 Aidan grabbed the camera for a little bit!

 The view across the river!!

It was beautiful - even in the rain - and there's lots of room to run around.  We'll head back in the Spring for sure!!

City Livin' - Rocky Run Park

 There are so may different parks in the County - most of them I don't even know about!  I've been going on the parks' website and trying to find new and different places to visit and today we went to Rocky Run Park.  It's on the edge of Clarendon so it's pretty close - and it was a great park!  They are almost finished building bathrooms - so it'll be even better in a few months.  There's an area for toddlers and a big climbing structure that's geared for bigger kids, although Declan was able to enjoy playing on the lowest levels of it.  Most of it is shady - great for hot summer days and there's a fair amount of street parking. 
We had a great time - we didn't stay for too long but I think if we meet up with some friends next time, our visit will be longer!

House Painting

This week, my parents have been here to visit us and do some work on the outside of the house.  They got so much accomplished in just a few days and it looks fantastic!!!

Arlington National Cemetery in Snow