A Quick Look Back

Summer is in full swing around here, but I would be remiss if I didn't look back at the good times we had in May with all of its end of the school year festivities. So hang on, there's lots to post!

The Kindergarten Fashion Show is the highlight of the year for these boys and girls. They dress up in adult clothes and strut their stuff down the runway! Walker was a surfer, Dude! And Kat Lloyd was a modern day princess (think Kate Middleton hence her British flag to round out her ensemble!).

We also finished out our year of AWANAS with a program in big church.  The big kids each said a Bible verse and Miss Frances and the little two year olds (of whom I proudly serve as a teacher:) said a poem!

 

There was Mother's Day...

 

 

 

And Spring Fling...

 



 

 

Kindergarten End of the Year Party...

 



 

School picnic...Here Kathryn was awarded a medal for running the most laps of all the kindergarten girls!  We were just a wee bit proud;)

 

And finally, the last day of school...

 

Hello, Summer!  We are so happy you are here!!!

Spring Break 2013, Day 4

Just had to get this last SPRING BREAK (Yes, I know! I'm SOOOO behind) post in! Our time in D.C. was so perfect, I couldn't leave out the last day! We were able to just "live life" with the Smith cousins. We went to Mimi and Devon's soccer games that morning. A strong cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee and a few dozen Munchkins and we were ready for the soccer fields!

 

After the games, we headed back to the house to pack up and spend our last hours together releasing butterflies and taking silly pictures;)

 

 

 

 

 

Aunt Amy drove us into D.C. so we could spend the night there and catch our early morning flight the next day.  Thankfully, we were also able to catch up with my cousin, Chris, and his sweet family!

It was fun seeing Walker and Constantin and Kathryn and Sophia just walking and talking!  We walked through the FDR and Jefferson Memorials and made our way up to Pennsylvania Avenue for a quick bite to eat!

 



We were blessed to have such an awesome time with our family and in our Nation's capital.  Here's hoping we can do it again one day soon!!!

Spring Break 2013, Day 3

I'm mostly going to let the pictures do the "talking" for this post! Day 3 was a doozy! We packed everything we could in, and I have to say the kids were quite the troopers. We walked and walked some more, and they hung in there like champs!

First up, the Mall and the Capitol. Poor Walker couldn't quite get over the bright sun light;)

Followed by the Air and Space Museum.

Next up, a pass by the White House. Again, the sun.  Somebody buy that poor kids some sunglasses!

A much needed cookie break.  Thank you, Aunt Amy, for staying well stocked on snacks, drinks, tissues and napkins!

The World War II Memorial...

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

The Washington Monument...

The carousel on the Mall.  If you ask the kids their favorite part of the day, they would answer the carousel (oh, and the ice cream we ate as we walked to the carousel;)

Headed back to Maryland! Can you tell we were all a bit delirious:)

Spring Break 2013, Day 2

Day two of our Spring Break was spent at the National Zoo. We braved the metro with all five kiddos and successfully made it to our destination!

Kathryn couldn't pass up getting her picture made in front of the dolphin mural.  That girl loves her some dolphins!

 

And I have to say Walker was quite the trooper to hang out with four girls all day long!

 



 

 

Ice cream was always their favorite part of the day:)

Here we are heading home on the metro! It really was quite a spectacle getting all of us down the escalator, through the turn stile and onto the metro.  And let's not even talk about trying to corral the kids while we waited on the trains!

We might look tired, but don't be fooled!  We bounced back the next day for our busiest day of touring/site seeing yet!

Spring Break 2013, Day 1

On our first day in D.C., Aunt Amy offered to watch the kiddos while Matt and I went into the city. Wow! What a treat!

We made the most of our time by visiting the museums and buildings we didn't think we could/would do with the little ones. This days sites included walking the mall, the National Archives, the Capitol, the House Office Buildings and the Natural History Museum.

That's a lot of walking my friends, but a lot of fun too!

 I loved all of the taxidermy animals at the Natural History Museum! Just a few favs...

 

So, what did the kiddos and Aunt Amy do while we were gone? They packed a picnic lunch and headed to the local park!

                                    

Oh, and a little Wii playing sure made Walker's day!

Spring Break 2013: Washington DC

Spring Break has come and gone, and, boy, did we make some good memories! Like Frances' first plane ride! She did really well. A bit fussy at first, but with the help of the pacifier we brought "just in case" she was asleep in no time. Did I mention she hasn't had a paci in almost two years?!? Desperate times call for desperate measures!

And the twins were old pros putting their second plane trip under their belts. How would you like to have set in front of these two. They only kicked the seat in front of them about two dozen times;)

I've got lots more pictures to come, so stay tuned!