Saturday, July 24, 2010

Hello Blog

It's been a looooong time. I'm not going to pretend like I'm going to post here super regularly....I'll try, but no guarantees.

Warning! Lots of pictures and stuff ahead.

Since the last post....We've been to a few birthday parties.

Our old neighbor Stephy.
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Finely from school
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At this age, the kids really don't understand watching their friends open presents. There were almost a few tantrums.

Our good friend Sebastian's party was at Chuck E Cheese.
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Sofie was more worried about the giant mouse than taking pictures.

Ran a few races.....

Marc ran the Marine Corps 17.75K
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Hard to tell, but Marc's in there. He's wearing a navy shirt, next to a guy in a red shirt.

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I ran the Reston Women's Distance Festival 5K.....and sprained my ankle at the post race festivities and haven't run since. :-(
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(I'm the one in the white hat.)

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Again, not in front. White hat right behind the first girl.

Sofie really enjoyed Mimi and Papa's visit on July 4th. Unfortunately, there are no pictures with Mimi.
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Our first taste of sparklers.

Last Saturday we took Sofie to the Reston Town Center to play in the water fountain.
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I relaxed in the shade.
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Sofie thought looked like a good idea and did the same.
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We also bought new furniture last weekend. We brought some home with us when we purchased and waited on some to be delivered. The last of the deliveries showed up yesterday and someone came and took all the old away today.

New Sofa
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We got some new bookcases and created a play area for Sofie behind the sofa.
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New Dining Room Table
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It has 2 more leaves we can put in to make it larger. But it only came with 4 chairs. So we are on the hunt for 2 more that accent the set. I'm thinking something along the lines of a parson chair.

And we moved the desk to try and make the dining room and living room flow better. I guess you never have all the space you need. ;-)
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(Desk is on far side.)

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Whew! I think we are all caught up now.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Fun Times in New Hampshire Part II

On Saturday, the guys went deep sea fishing while Krissy and I took the kids to the lake.
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This is pretty much what Sofie did the whole time.
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Bella was the first to get in the water.
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Sofie checking Bella out.
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Krissy friend Karen came with her daughter Kendal. This may be the only time all 3 were close enough to be in the same picture.
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After the lake (and fishing) we played on Bella's swingset.
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Sunday morning the girls made pancakes, Sofie's were pink and Bella's were purple.
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Then we headed to Portsmouth for lunch and some sightseeing.
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The "Tall Ships" were in Portsmouth.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Fun Times in New Hampshire Part I

We went to New Hampshire to visit our friends Donny and Krissy and their daughter Bella. We had a great time with them! I can't believe we haven't visited sooner.

We crossed a few bridges getting there.
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The first day we visited Mt. Washington. The highest mountain in NH. It was a little scary getting to the top....super narrow road, but yet for 2 way traffic, on the edge of the mountain. Thank goodness Krissy and I were in the way back chit chatting to take our minds off it. And it was the perfect day to be at the top.
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A ski run without the snow.
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These two were inseparable all weekend!
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Too bad the stranger taking this didn't take more than one.
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My Lovies!
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Sofie climbed the summit, all on her own.
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