Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! Our friends Jeff, Amy and Addy came to visit us for Thanksgiving. We had a great time and ate way too much food! This morning we got up early and went to Mt. Vernon since they started their Christmas season today. The kids had a great time looking at all the trees and played with the camel that was their to commemorate the camel that George Washington had at the estate in 1787. It was cute and very friendly - Aidan and the camel became friends very quickly.
Emmy and the Washingtons:A gingerbread reproduction of the Mt. Vernon Estate:Sitting on the front porch:Brendan and Emmy looking at the pigs:Addy, Aidan and Emmy enjoying the Children's Christmas Tree:Aidan and Aladin the camel:Jeff, Addy and Aidan with the camel:Everyone looking at the bulls:

Aidan's Thanksgiving Feast

Today Aidan's class had their Thanksgiving feast with the upstairs class. Aidan's class came dressed as Wampanoags and the upstairs kids were Pilgrims. The Wampanoags wore necklaces that they made as well as tie dyed head wraps - maybe more hippie than Native American!! Anyway - they were really cute and Emmy jumped right in. She grabbed an empty seat and helped herself to some food - adorable!
Aidan is in the front row - right side:Aidan is in the bottom left corner:Emmy on her way in to the feast - taggie in hand as always:

Post Halloween Costumes

Brendan found this cat costume for Emmy a few days before Halloween just in case it was really cold. She loves wearing it around the house and Aidan had to join in - although his costume is from 2 years ago and is TINY on him!

Great Falls

My parents have been here visiting for the past week and we went to Great Falls last weekend. It was really cold and a little windy but we had a good time and the kids enjoyed being outside running around.

Happy Halloween

Tonight was the big night! We went over to Will's house to trick or treat because they live in a nice quiet neighborhood with sidewalks! It was a nice night - low 60's - much different from the snowstorms of CO or the freezing cold Halloweens of my childhood. The kids were great and the big surprise of the night was how much Emmy LOVED trick or treating. Somehow she knew from the moment I handed her the treat bag that this was going to be good. She loved the chem lights that Brendan brought over and she walked all on her own to some of the houses. She was even saying "Happy Halloween" and "Trick or Treat" by the end of the night.All the kids heading out:Emmy couldn't get enough of getting her picture taken:Loving the chem lights:Venturing out all on her own:Aidan, Will and Will's friend, Sean:The boys with Will's sister, Maggie:Trick or Treating - notice Emmy is right up there!

Halloween Preview

We had the Halloween Party at Aidan's school this afternoon and I thought I would post some pictures of their costumes - too cute! Emmy is a bee and Aidan is a skeleton although it got cold and he had to turn into a firefighter! Emmy was pretty bothered by her wings for a while but once I told her that they were wings she walked around displaying them proudly. The only problem was her shoes - they are so cute but they don't stay on her feet and she got very upset every time one (or both) fell off. I'm going to have to get her some real black shoes tomorrow before we go trick or treating!

My Handsome Boys

On Sunday night Brendan took Aidan to the Soldier's Show in DC. Aidan had to dress up and it was the first time he had to wear a tie. He was so cute and really proud of how nice he looked. I had really wanted to go with them but since I am still fighting a cold and Emmy hasn't been going to sleep well, I thought I would stay home. I did feel a little left out but Aidan had so much fun just being out with Daddy that I guess I was OK with it in the end.