A Day in DC

One of the girls' favorite things to do with Daddy: Explore museums. A day in Washington, D.C. was just the ticket.

First Day of Preschool! Finally!

Noodle started preschool today! She is so excited. Snappy started school about a week ago, and it's been torture for poor Noodle to watch her big sister get on the bus every day and leave her home with boring mom. There have been many tears. Many tantrums. But finally, her day came.

First Day of School! Finally!

Thanks to Hurricane Irene, the first 5 days of school were canceled. Snappy's school didn't have power, plus there were many trees and branches obstructing the bus routes. But finally, after Labor Day, she went back to school! The smile on her excited face was a bright ray of sunshine on a wet, dreary day.

State Fair

I hate the fair.

I hate the crowds.
I hate the rides.
I hate the noise.
I hate the prices.
I hate the greasy food...

Lucky for my kids, however, their father LOVES the fair as much as they do! So I do my time for the first hour or two for the sake of family togetherness, and to get a few pictures. Then, under the guise of having to get the little one home for a nap, I skiddadle while Snappy, Noodle and Daddy stay and live it up.

Everybody wins!

Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene hit the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. We were lucky enough not to lose power. Many of our friends were without electricity for up to 5 days after the storm! We had some downed branches in our yard, but no major damage...

Unless you count the damage the kids did to our room when we let them camp out in there during the storm.

Pick a Peck of Peaches

To celebrate the last day of summer before school starts, my friend and I took our kids peach picking. There was the train ride, the peach and nectarine picking, a picnic, a petting zoo, and two playgrounds! Having that much fun was exhausting, but totally worth it. Now, what to do with all the peaches...

The Home of the Brave

One of my favorite places in Baltimore: Fort McHenry. It has such an incredible history and an amazing view! It's so fun to share it with my kids now.