End of January

So here are some new pictures - sorry I've been slow getting these to the blog! Not much has been going on here - it's been a pretty slow week. Giving us a chance to rest up before February and March - it seems like there are a million things coming up!

Here's Emmy enjoying hanging out with me yesterday afternoon - a little break from the teething pain!

Aidan discovered Brendan's flight helmet - he LOVES it! I think it makes him look like a LEGO man! He has been wearing it around for a few days now - just building up his neck strength!

Driving

When I got home from running errands today I found everyone outside in the backyard. It wasn't too cold - despite the cold weather gear everyone has on in the pictures - Aidan actually loves wearing his hat and gator and will wear them inside given the chance. Brendan had strapped Emmy into the car and Aidan was driving her around the backyard. She was loving it! It doesn't look like it in the pictures but as they were driving around she was laughing out loud! We can't wait for Spring!!Here's a picture from last May - before Aidan's partner in crime arrived

Museum Trip

Today we went to visit the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. We had a great time and everyone was really well behaved even though Emmy missed her morning nap. We saw the dinosaur bones - that was the real reason for the trip! We also saw the gem exhibit and the Hope Diamond - it was beautiful! We went to the IMAX 3D movie about ocean dinosaurs - it was pretty cool. Aidan spent the whole time ducking to avoid the dinosaurs swimming towards us - I have a feeling we'll be hearing about the movie for a while! I think we'll have to make a few more trips - we didn't get to 1/10 of the museum! Here are a few pictures - I didn't take many - it was really dark!Aidan, Brendan and Emmy in front of dinosaurs1300 lbs of quartz crystalSandstone ConcretionT Rex Aidan on a Big Tourmaline

Football and Fatness

Emmy woke up on Sunday morning as as about twice as fat as when she went to bed. I mean barely any of her clothes fit and she had about 3 more chins than when she went to sleep. Incredible that they can grow overnight like that! She also cut a top front tooth yesterday - I didn't even know it had come in until I checked her mouth after dinner. She didn't even cry - she just woke up early from her nap and wouldn't go back to sleep. So now she has three teeth - two on the bottom and one on the top. Hopefully the other top front tooth will come in soon so she doesn't look lopsided!
Here they are watching the Pats game - notice that Emmy could care less about what's on TV and I couldn't get Aidan to look away! I will try to get a better picture of the two of them during the Superbowl!!

Isn't that AMAZING?

Aidan didn't nap today. I thought he was sleeping for a while because it was quiet but then I started hearing him walking around in his room and stuff banging. So I went upstairs to check on him and try to get him to at least lay down in his bed. There he was standing at the top of the stairs in a completely different outfit then when he had gone in for his nap. He said "Look, my cow shirt! I found it in my top drawer. Isn't that AMAZING???"

A Quick Trip to Disney

On our way back up to Virginia we stopped at Disney World for lunch at Downtown Disney. It made 2 days in the car each way a little easier! At first Emmy was hesitant to go up to the plastic characters - I think she thought they might start moving! Needless to say - she got over it pretty quickly!

Firefighters Rock

Brendan came home last night from Vegas. We drove up to the airport to pick him up because it was cold and he had left his car at work and was planning on taking the Metro to work and then driving home. It's not that far but I thought it might take a while and Aidan was so excited he could barely wait. I thought it would be easier on all of us if he was strapped in his carseat!! Brendan always comes home from business trips bearing gifts but this time he got Aidan this awesome firefighter's costume. It even has pants that have suspenders! He brought me a new Coach bag - can't complain about being alone with the kids in the bitter cold for 4 days I guess :)
But the firefighter's outfit is a total hit - he wears it around and pretends to put out fires on just about everything. He even shared the hat with Emmy - but only for a minute - wouldn't want her to get too comfortable with it!

I swear this kid knows how to pose - I didn't even have to tell him what to do!