2 weekends ago Papa & Eggie came for their last visit to our home in Arlington, Virginia. We were so happy that it lined up with the same weekend as Charlie's dance recital. He has been taking a dance combo class where he does ballet, jazz, and tap. He is the only boy and there's about 12 little girls but he doesn't mind one bit. We also used this weekend as an opportunity to celebrate Oliver's 3rd birthday a little ahead of time. Papa brought delicious cupcakes!
Well my oldest is now off to kindergarten! He had his own personal graduation ceremony at Mount Olivet Preschool today. The rest of the class will graduate next week but we will have moved to Massachusetts! It was so special to have Noni and Grampy in town to celebrate with us.
It's about time I get my act together and write another blog post! Life has been very very busy with us getting our home ready to sell. Jeremy's working on transitioning to a new firm which has been quite stressful as well. The boys have been rolling with things which is nice. We took them to Baltimore this past weekend while our realtor held open houses both days. Keeping our fingers crossed for an offer soon :-)
A huge blizzard hit the DC area and we got over 2 feet of snow. We were essentially snowed in and Charlie didn't have school for a week. We made the most of it by playing in the snow! The boys enjoyed that snow till the bitter end!
So I've been out of touch for a while. Time to get back on my blogging game. A lot has happened in the past couple months so I'll just try to do a quick recap. Thanksgiving came and we celebrated with Papa and Eggie. As soon as the holidays arrived we were very busy. We headed to Massachusetts for a couple weeks to celebrate Christmas which was really fun. Grandma came to visit us here in Virginia for the new year and we celebrated daddy's birthday. We took the boys ice skating and Charlie did great!
Charlie's school pictures this year had me cracking up. Not only were the background and props ridiculous, but I dressed him in the busiest shirt possible. It's dizzying to look at the picture, but his sweet face makes it so I can't look away! How he's changed over the past three years!
We had so much fun this Halloween. Charlie went as Batman and Oliver went as a Robin chick :-) Jeremy even made them their very own Batmobile! Auntie Jess and Auntie Rahrah were with us to trick or treat making it extra special! Charlie asked that I go as Catwoman, so I complied.
About a month ago Charlie crashed his bike and broke his collarbone. It was an obvious break and luckily I don't get grossed out by that stuff. He was a champion again in the emergency room and invited the entire staff over to our house for a playdate. Another big event was when Oliver sat by himself at the barbershop. What a big boy!
Every year we head to Cox farms for their annual Fall Festival. It really is one of the highlights of the season for us. There are tons of animals to see, lots of fun slides, a hayride and corn maze. It was extra fun this year because both of the boys could really enjoy it. As much as I try to get Oliver to smile for a picture it's nearly impossible. This is the best I could get :-)
It's hard to believe that my little Charlie is now 5 years old. He requested a policeman birthday party and we were, luckily, able to make it happen. We know a cop in Arlington and he and his partner were able to stop by. It was the highlight of the birthday party! Jeremy dressed up as a bad guy and the kids all sprayed him with silly string. That was the highlight for me :-) Noni, Papa, Eggie and Grandma were all able to come to town to celebrate with us. It was a really special family weekend.
