Movie and the New House

 Calder recently went to the movie theatre for the first time. He absolutely loved it. Funny enough Colette went for her first time too. It's funny how the second kid doesn't have to wait as long for such activities. We saw Kung Foo Panda 2.

 Here are a few pictures of the new house before we moved in. We moved about a mile from the apartment. It is still walkable to the metro and will actually be about $500 cheaper than the apartment. We love this house a lot and are having so much fun here. 

 Calder loved helping the cable guy. I think the cable guy looks like Weird Al. 

 We play croquet. 

 Blow and rake leaves. 

 Climb trees. 

 Ride bikes in the basement. 

And catch caterpillars. This house is so perfect for what we need right now. I'll take real pictures and give a little tour soon.

Halloween

 So Halloween happened. Calder was a pirate, Colette was a parrot. It was fabulous and fun.

 We carved a pumpkin. 

These kids are fabulous and I love them!

Calder's Birthday

 About a month ago Calder turned 4. I know. It's lame I'm just now blogging about it. Anyway he did a pirate theme and he only wanted to invite two families. I am trying really hard to let him be in control of his birthday, so that is what we did. It happened to be a week before we moved so I appreciate that it was pretty low key. We went on a treasure hunt, had a barbeque and ate a pirate birthday cake. Unfortunately Calder was so anxious and excited he threw up right before dinner. Let me tell you, nothing shuts down a party like the birthday boy throwing up. We quickly cleaned him up, plowed through dinner, cake and presents and our guests ran out the door. Just kidding. It wasn't that bad. 

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! I am so incredibly thankful for so many things.  I am blessed with a fabulous and beautiful life. I love my sweet husband and appreciate all he does to make our life happy. We have two beautiful kids that I feel so honored to be their mother. I am so thankful for the love and joy they bring to my life. I'm thankful for our parents who raised us and taught us to work hard and set goals. I am so thankful for so very much and enjoyed spending the day thinking about how lucky I am.

Here are some pictures of life lately:

 We took a boat tour of the Anacostia River this summer. They required that each person on the boat wear a life jacket. Colette's was very cute. 

 Calder pretending to be an elephant. 

 Visiting museums with Calder's great friend Charlie. 

 Colette sizing up with her friend Caelen. They are one day apart. 

 Calder and Charlie had a paint party. Calder loved it. Charlie tolerated it. 

 This massive poop-splosion happened at church. Nice. 

 Jump time. 

 Talk like a pirate day at Krispy Kreme. Calder got a free box of donuts for dressing like a pirate. He was thrilled.

 This happened not far from our house. 

 I woke up to feed Colette at 3:00 in the morning and found Calder here. He said he woke up and thought it was close to morning so he was just going to sit here and wait. 

 Skating

 Golfing

 Crabbing

 There is a really fun place in DC called The Playseum. We have been there 3 or 4 times and we love it. They let you decorate cupcakes, make lip gloss, do art work and a ton of other activities. There are also tons of little rooms with toys and books. Oh and a little grocery store. It is the perfect indoor play area.

 Abe goes to the Playseum. Colette loves Abe.