Monday, January 19, 2009

The Day Before Inauguration

We went down to the DC Mall today to see the pre-inauguration crowds. 

From January 2009

The Lincoln Memorial - scene of last night's concert. The worker are taking down the stage - this is as close as we could get to the memorial.

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Grace and Isabel dipping their feet in the frozen Reflecting Pool.

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The World War II Memorial.

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The WWII Memorial.

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I'm not sure what they called this Memorial - but they were everywhere.

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Grace & Isabel scaling the Washington Memorial.

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Aimee being interviewed by a reporter for a Spanish language newspaper.

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The BIll Frye Memorial edifice. (Where Bill used to work.)

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Gareth Brooks wishing us a Happy Freedom.

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The crowd is mobbing a television crew - we couldn't see who they were trying to see.

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Grace attempting to figure out the Metro subway map.

Holden and Rudy

Holden and Rudy, this morning, looking out the front door in Alexandria.
From January 2009

Friday, January 16, 2009

Alexandria

We have safely arrived, having battled ice fog in Indiana and overnighting in a hotel in South Bend, in Alexandria.  The kids were good on the trip, though we kept them zombified with a steady diet of movies - mostly Annie and Cars.

Thursday, January 01, 2009

Sledding in the New Year

We took our first sledding trip of Winter to celebrate the new year. (And Holden's first sledding trip ever!)

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and some video of the sledding:

Monday, December 29, 2008

A Holiday Message

(This message designed on Nelson's new toy: "Comic Life" software for the Mac. You should click on the image to make it larger.)

From Christmas

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Twas the Night Before Christmas

And Grace wanted to make sure Santa and the reindeer were well-nourished on their nocturnal journeys.  (The carrots are for the reindeer.)

From Dec 2008
"We made these cookies.  Take these."

Monday, December 15, 2008

Santa Redux

From Dec 2008


Santa made a surprise visit to the Seminary Family Housing commons this evening - to Grace's delight.

Monday, December 08, 2008

HO HO HO!

From Dec 2008


An excited girl and an uncertain boy.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Happy Girl

From Nov 2008


Here is Grace's school picture this year.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Happy Little Boy

Here are the professional photographs of Holden we had taken at Wee Care...

From Nov 2008


From Nov 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

American History Test

How is your knowledge of American History? Take the test and find out. I scored 97% and Aimee scored 22%!!

Update: Okay, I lied. Aimee scored 82%.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Mushrooms

Another Grace original...
From Nov 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

Holden's words

Holden has lots to say now.  These are a few of his favorite words that he really works on:

hello -- goodbye -- train -- pizza -- car (he asks to watch the movie, Cars, by saying Cars) -- doggie -- toy -- bus -- go -- vroom -- choo choo -- Grace (he joins right in whenever we're calling for Grace to come: Grrrrraaaaaace!) -- juice -- cheese.  Evidently, he likes food and vehicles.

Sunday, November 02, 2008

Hiking

From Nov 2008

Grace at the beginning of our hike yesterday

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Grace, 10 minutes into our hike - where did that other tooth go?

Halloween pictures

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Saturday, November 01, 2008

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Pumpkin Carving Party

Scenes from before and during the Luther Seminary Pumpkin Carving Party:

From October 2008
Panda on a Big Wheel.

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Princess Belle and her little faerie friend.

From October 2008
A Panda supplementing it's bamboo-intensive diet.

From October 2008
A Mama Bear and her Cub.

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Darth Vader (unmasked), Princess Belle, and a Witch.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Saturday, October 18, 2008

A Walk in the Woods to the Park

Today we took a post-nap walk with friends through the woods to a park.
From October 2008
Falls colors.

From October 2008
On the climbing wall.

From October 2008
A happy boy!

From October 2008
Grace on a tree.

From October 2008
Grace and Holden atop the tree.

From October 2008
Tovah bouncing the ball off the back of Holden's head.  Holden laughed every time she hit him with the ball.