Our Trip to Mt. Vernon

We tried to be spontaneous today and headed out to Mt. Vernon, which is where George Washington's home is. The day started out very bright and sunny. Since it was a holiday, we thought it would be a fun thing to do. It was also a plus that tickets were free today in honor of President's Day. Little did we know that everyone and their mother (and sister and brother's sister-in-law and grandma) had the same idea we did. It took us over two hours to get there (normally 45mins-1 hr) and then there was no parking, which meant we would have had to hike it (over a mile) with three kids. Given the situation, we headed home and tried to make lemonade out of lemons. We stopped at a park alongside the road and took a nice walk along the Potomac River. With our luck, the skies turned grey and it got really cold and started to rain. However, the kids had a blast looking at the ducks and enjoying the scenery. Despite the four hours in the car, we had fun. It makes us appreciate our kids a heck of a lot more for being so well behaved...we didn't hear a single complaint from them, more than we could say for ourselves.

Happy Heart Day, I guess

Am I the only one that thinks Valentine's Day is a sorry excuse for a holiday? I am just not a very sappy person to begin with, but it seems like all those heart shaped chocolates and cheesy pink stuffed animals that say "I love you" are just a way for stores to make money. I don't know, shouldn't you tell the person you love them every day, rather than have a holiday for it? Okay, you can call me a sourpuss if you want...

So today we made up the valentines for all the kids in G's kindergarten and T's pre-k classes. I was so sick of those things by the end of the night. I had G write up all of the "To: so-and-so" and "From: G." His hand was all cramped up by the end of the night. It was a long task. After half an hour, he was only halfway through his list. It didn't help that he had to pick out the perfect one that fit each person in his class. Then he'd tell me all about the person, "this kid, he got sent to the principal's office for cutting his hair in class...this girl, she likes to show people her bum..." uh, stay away from her, buddy! Miss T was even more funny. Every time I got to a boy on the list, she'd say, "Can I skip him? I don't want to give valentines to boys, I don't like them." Oh, how one day that will change. I guess I will cherish this moment while it lasts!

Anyway, Happy V-day, whether or not you like it!

Random Pics

The kids got a tent for Christmas from their uncle and aunt. Aunt T actually made it! It's shaped like a teepee, and it's is so cool. They love it so much, they put their little couch in it. They will do almost anything in it. As you can see, M is eating in it. I couldn't resist taking a picture...

T has become such the girly girl. She always wants to wear dresses around the house. I'm so not like that, so I have no idea where she gets it from. She's a girly girl in some aspects, but she will drop everything to wrestle around with the boys. I guess she is well rounded!

M is totally running now. She says so much stuff too, it's crazy...Like the other night when we were telling the kids, "Okay, clean up your toys before bed so you can get a (and I paused for a second to think of the word) and all of the sudden we swore M shouted out "sticker." I know, it sounds crazy, but I'm serious!

Our Mr. G is getting bigger. He has his first loose tooth. He's only five, isn't he too young for this? Some of his friends have been losing teeth, so I am probably wrong. I always thought I was like 7 when I lost mine. I'll have to show him a cool trick where I used to stick my straw where my teeth used to be.

Wild Times at the Moran House

So, I've never posted a video before, and I'm going to try it. We were hanging out one night and the kids decided to dance and ham it up for the camera. However, things got a little wild when I saw Mr. G. in the corner of the lens stripping down...I tried to keep this g-rated by stopping it before you could see anything, but you might catch a little glimpse of a little something. Just wanted you to see the crazy kids in action...in all its glory!