Ty turns 6.

Much to his delight Ty finally turned 6.  He didn't have school on his birthday. He had a great party with friends on his birthday. He had a bunch of friends from school and a few from church come to celebrate with him.  He had a crocodile party!!  He just had a great time celebrating his 6 years of life! 

Happy Birthday to Ty! Celebrating with all his friends.

We just love Ty in our family.  He brings a lot of comedy and joy to our family. 

Ask him to smile and I get this!

Here are 6 things we love about Ty:

1. He loves to talk.  Not that much of what he says makes sense...it does in his world and that is all that matters!

2.  When he runs he adds in a skip or two in just because that's the way he runs!

3.  He loves everything and anything about sharks!!  He has about 8 books floating in his bed that are about sharks or his other favorites crocodiles and dinosaurs!

4.  He loves Pokemon cards and is pretty much arranging them into piles, strengths, modes...all the time!!  Which means that Pokemon cards are all over the floor, in his bed, on the dresser, etc.

5.  He loves to play with his sister Lyla.  He is happy to have someone following him sometimes instead of being the followers to Andrew and Alli.

6.  He loves to say prayers and has been know to pray that "we wont be crazy banchies in the car on our way home from church" or "bless us that we will like dinner and eat it".

He is a fun loving kid and I just can't get enough of that little skipping, mohawk loving boy!
                                                         

 Happy Birthday Ty!!

Hoppy Easter

We celebrated with 2 Easter egg hunts, baskets of goodies, Easter skirts made by Aunt Jenn (I helped...a little!) and a fabulous picture of kids before 8am church!!

When Kiki Comes To Town

She Came!!! She Came...She finally came!!!  We were all excited to have Aunt Kiki come to visit us.  Her arrival was a surprise to the kids so I tried really hard not to blow it!  Wednesday morning I told the kids that today was going to be a GREAT day!  My strange behavior should have tipped them off but...strange behavior is not abnormal for me. 

The night she arrived we whisked her off to a band concert.  The George Mason Elementary Band was performing and Andrew was playing the Baritone.  He did a super job!  I am very impressed at his musical skills.  It was a great performance!

Next stop...Mt. Vernon.  We have been there many a times but this time was pretty great because we arrived ohhhh about 30 mins before they closed the mansion!  We got a mansion tour all to ourselves and there were no "strangers" in our pictures!  It really is a beautiful place. 

On our way home driving down the GW Parkway we spotted an amazing sunset.  Kiki yelled "pull over" and I complied! 

Also on the stop Georgetown Cupcake.  It is a good place full of yummy things. 

On Saturday we were able to go downtown with out 4 little tag-a-longs!  Good thing too.  We went to the Holocaust Museum (not really kid friendly...except for Daniel's Story) then we started our long...long...long walk to Good Stuff Eatery.  It was a bit chilly and windy and well...really cold but we pressed on.  Passed the Smithsonian.  Passed the Botanical Garden.  Passed the Capital.  Each street sign we saw we just knew it would be Pennsylvania...but nope!  Finally, (after an hour of walking) we made it to our lunching spot!  We loaded up on yummy burgers, fries, & a shake. (I was slurping up the final drops of my shake when our burger nuggets arrived!)  It was tasty!

That is Kiki saying "yummmmmmmm"

That is me.  See the empty shake cup! 

After we refueled it was time to continue on our endless walking tour.  Kiki wanted to check out the White House so off we went.  We saw lots of buildings on our way.  Library of Congress.  Treasury Building...Government Accountability Office???? 

Finally after a stop at Zara to buy a winter coat for Kiki and a bathroom break at Macy's we made it to the White House.  And we couldn't leave without taking our signature shot! 

After the White House we booked it back (in the rain) to the Halocaust Museum where Shane and the kids picked us up.  Finally the walking tour ended and we could relax for the rest of her visit!

And THAT is what happened when Kiki came to town!

Love ya like a sista...oh wait! 

 Love ya Sista!!!