Day 131

Today the house seems empty.

Day 130

We had to say goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa this morning. We loved having them and were sad to see them go.

But we still have Aunt Amy for one more day!

Amy and I were able to spend the day together and it was so relaxing. We went to Mt. Vernon and just spent the day talking and being together. I loved it.

Amy brought her beads and so the girls and I have been making bracelets!

Day 129

We started the day with Arlington Cemetary. It was cold anda little rainy but well worth the trip. After that we went to the Capitol building for a quick tour. The girls stayed downtown and enjoyed lunch on capitol hill. After a little difficulty with parking, we were able to spend some time at the American History Museum and then back home to prepare for the BSU game!

Day 128

Grace getting cooking lessons from Grandpa.

I loved having my parents in the kitchen with me on Thanksgiving.

Lots of game playing.


Lots of family around the table.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Day 127

Amy has arrived! We were so excited to have another guest join our party.

We spent the first half of the day grocery shopping and making pies. Then we headed downtown for a quick tour of the memorials and the Washington Monument. We had tickets to go to the top of the monument and the view was spectacular.

The Washington DC temple.

The White House.

We were all very cold by the end. We headed back home for warm soup and pie!

Grandma and Grace stayed home and had lessons in pie making.

Day 126

Today I spent the day shopping with my Mom. It was so fun. We did some Christmas shopping and had lunch and I enjoyed every minute.

Then we had dinner with Jeff and his family. After everyone was in bed, my mom and I had some more time together while we waited for Amy's plane to arrive at midnight!

Day 125

Today we went to the National Building Museum. They have a Lego display that we have been wanting to see. The kids were able to build their own lego buildings and then add them to the city. They had a great time.



After we were done building with legos, we went to Georgetown Cupcake. Yummy!

Day 124

Poor Grace. She woke up this morning feeling terrible. After a long morning at the Dr. to find out she has strep throat, she spent the rest of the day quarantined in my room. Even though she felt awful, and did not get to spend any time with our visitors, she remained sweet and pleasant the entire time.

Day 123

Grandma and Grandpa Bird arrived today! The kids made these signs to welcome Grandma and Grandpa at the airport. The much anticipated Thanksgiving week party has arrived!

Day 122

Tonight for dinner we had Hawaiian pizza, fresh pineapple, and coconut cookies. We asked the kids if they had any idea where we will be moving this summer based on what we were eating for dinner.

They guessed it....

Hawaii!

Day 121

Still cooking.....

Day 120

Today I got to do something that I have been looking forward to for a long time. I got to spend the day cooking food for our upcoming Thanksgiving guests with my sister in law Brenna!

Brenna and I both love to cook and I really enjoyed spending the day in the kitchen with her.

Day 119

Every Tuesday I get to go to Kindergarten for an hour. Lucy loves it.

Day 118

Today I am grateful for 4 great kids.

Day 117

I have never experience the beauty of the Fall season until I moved here. It is spectacular! But I am having a hard time truly capturing the vibrant colors with my camera. I am determined though and will keep trying!

Day 116

A boy and his bugs. You should hear how he says "centipede".

Day 115

Happy Cookie Friday.






http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/02/peanut-butter-sandwich-cookies.html

Day 114

The hands of a monkey bar fanatic. Lucy is getting pretty good.

Day 113

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Which one is better?

Day 112

Why must it be so difficult to take a family picture?

Day 111

Enjoying the leaves.

Day 110

This little girl is growing up too fast.

Day 109

We enjoyed watching Jackson's soccer game today.

Day 108

Made the best chocolate chip cookies today for cookie Friday. If you want to try them you have 2 options. You can come here and visit me. Or you can go here http://www.westmountainretreat.com/

I promise it will be worth the trip!

Day 107

3 eyed Grace.

Day 106

Who needs a big screen TV when a small video camera screen works just fine?

We had to say goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa Ogden today. We loved having them here and were so sad to see them go. We hope they will come back soon!

Day 105

My kids love playing games with Grandma!

Day 104

We had a lot of fun showing Grandma and Grandpa the sites of DC. Right before I took this picture, Jake and Lucy were sitting on this cement block by themselves. A Chinese couple came up to me and asked me if I would take their picture. I said sure and then the lady stood next to Lucy and Jake with her arm around Lucy. I paused, and then asked why they wanted a picture with my kids. They expressed in their broken english that they thought Lucy was "so pretty" and they pointed to her blonde hair. I guess they don't see that very much in China.

DC is so beautiful right now with all the trees and leaves changing. It was a beautiful Fall day!