Our new Marlin ready to head out!
Unfortunately it was cold and rainy—yuck!
Not super exiting (LOL) but the Marlins’ introduction and walk out onto the field!
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Orange Twinsies!
It was also fun seeing both cars in the driveway all weekend! We did see one or two strange looks from our neighbors. 🙂
This pic was taken at the mall—we took two cars so the boys and kids didn’t have to spend all day shopping for my new wardrobe.
I had my first bender tonight.
Food bender, that is—dinner out with 15 peeps at what turned out to be an amazing restaurant (Green Pig Bistro).
The food was all excellent and everyone was passing around plates to try everything (because the portions were HUGE)…so on top of probably 15 bites of random dishes (which would have been a complete meal in itself), I ate my entire plate (which actually was one of the smaller plates—four tiny scallops and probably a cup of crab and coconut risotto) and then a few bites of desserts (ours, plus others!).
I didn’t feel overstuffed at the time, though I knew I obviously ate too much. But I ended up waking up during the night feeling like I had a hangover. I actually had to think: “Wait. Did I drink last night?” Because it felt sooo similar. (Note: I didn’t drink.)
The following morning I didn’t even want to think about food. And I was nervous to step on the scale—I had actually been pretty close to losing my 4# of fluff but that went out the window. But DAMN it was worth it. 🙂
One fun part of the dinner was a surprise birthday dessert for Tom! We had seen another table get the sparkler and one of us decided that it should happen at our table because fire. And they just happened to pick Tom!
Happy un-birthday, Tom!
First family dinner on the deck tonight!
Sleeping Beauties
Tom came home feeling icky, Katie wanted to cuddle, and then this happened.
Fun breakfast time with daddy
Ha! A goal I’d totally forgotten about!
Fitting into hubby’s cammies! (He’s in a smaller size now, but I get a pair of these!)
I could get used to this!
Tom was home again today* so I decided to get my walk in even earlier!
* So why Tom has been home? Well, let’s just say he finally got snipped. 🙂
Sick daddy cuddles
Boys at play
Tom was home sick today so they were playing games together before school. 🙂
DC dinner with friends!
Friends from South Carolina came to DC for the weekend and we grabbed dinner with a bunch of other friends at a pizza place.
Of course, the kids were watching TV. (Guess how old the boy is. Just guess. Nope—he’s 6.5 and in first grade! I know, right? I told you we grow them big. 🙂 )
Owen’s cool crayon sculpture!
As a sidenote. We had a perfect example of why I say I hate people. Parking in downtown DC is always a nightmare, but we were thrilled to realize there was a parking garage right next door to the restaurant. Except some asshat parked next to us in a NON-PARKING spot which necessitated a 23-point turn to exit our space. (Parking is tight in the best of cases, so with him there it was ridiculous.)
Katie’s eventful walk in the woods.
We all went out for a walk since it was such a nice day. It was also a test for Katie—she always wants to go with me/Owen but it’s two miles and I know she’d want me to carry her…and that ain’t happening. (Daddy usually ends up carrying her so she’s spoiled…but I can’t do it.) So…off we went. Some days she likes to be the Line Leader. Today she wanted to be pokey and hold daddy’s hand.
And before we even completed the first mile, her legs were tired and she wanted to be carried. See?! I knew it! So Tom carried her off and on. And then…she had to go potty. So off they went for her first potty in the woods! Which didn’t go very well and she peed on her pants (but we were almost finished by that point so no biggie).
Two faces of Katie
Kids in a boat at the mall
Their treat while I did a return at TJ Maxx.
I’m jealous. I never get this.
I may get a few minutes in a chair, but I never get full body cuddles. She’s definitely daddy’s girl.
Same hat and same kid: 2010 & 2016
The old pic popped up on Tom’s “On this day” Facebook timeline and I knew I had to do a side-by-side with a recent pic!
Much, much better gala photos!
Here are the shots from the professional photographer!
For some reason I thought he was going to take an upper-body shot so I held my drink really low—but don’t ask what I was doing with the napkin in my hand but grabbing my wrist. 🙂
Oh sure, he stops us for a picture JUST after I got all bundled up to head out the door. I pulled my scarf off and was going to take my coat off but he said no, just leave it on. It would have been a great pic otherwise.
Quick wedding photo reenactment
Since we didn’t really get a good selfie before or during the event, we tried a quick one at home.
Tom noticed our wedding photo in the background and suggested we take another and duplicate the wedding photo. It took a bit longer the second to actually get ourselves positioned where we could see the pic between us…and then I suggested I try to also duplicate the position of my hands…except it came out more like I was trying to claw his throat. 🙂
Then I thought “Hey! Wait! We have the flowers from the centerpiece!” Except they were too big.
The last attempt was the winner!
Black Tie Tribute to Wounded Warriors
Tom got invited to attend the annual AFCEA NOVA Black Tie Tribute to Wounded Warriors Valentine’s Ball so we made a date night of it!
It was a nice night—free dinner! drinks! dancing! prizes!—but I was freezing almost the whole time! The welcome reception was held right off the lobby so with the front doors constantly opening it was literally freezing in there—especially since I was wearing a summer dress and sandals with bare feet (my black tie formalwear is very limited). (It was supposed to be the coldest night of the year and it felt like it!) The ballroom was a bit warmer but heaven forbid you had to go back out to use the restroom!
They also had a station for free photos, but ours didn’t turn out that great—the photo printer wasn’t the best quality—but it’s a photo!
The dinner was actually quite tasty for hotel food, and the dessert was gorgeous…and delicious!
Our table only had one other couple, and we had a very enjoyable time visiting with them. This was their fourth time attending so they let us “win” the centerpiece (flowers and balloons) and then they actually even gave us one of their gift certificate door prizes they won! They had dancing after dinner so we got to dance to a few songs (which was good since we didn’t get any dances at the recent ball).
There was a photographer there taking TONS of pictures—including at least 3-4 of us specifically—so I can’t wait to see (and post) those.
Balloons on the way home!
Treat time!
Katie did pretty good while we were shopping at the mall so we stopped for a treat.
And then this happened on the way home.
Pre-bedtime daddy cuddles
Kidisms 23
Katie had her Doc McStuffins stethoscope on my chest:
Mom! You have some sounds! I hearded them!
I told Katie to go open the front door because Tom was coming home:
I can’t! I don’t have muscles!
While half watching The Flash (daddy was watching) while “reading” to me, Katie saw bullets on the floor in the scene:
Those are her shoots.
Katie, looking at my wedding ring:
Mama! Look! There’s a pretty jewel right there!
Tom: Tell mama about your flower nightlight.
Katie: Daddy used screws!
Owen: Katie, your voice is cute. I want to listen to it forever. That means I don’t want you to die.
Owen, watching a friend play XBox Lego Movie and trying to help:
Do it [that way]. Just trust me.
The kids were talking about our mosaic wedding photo during dinner.
Katie: And that’s my mom and that’s my dad. You were a princess. And daddy was your prince. ❤️
We were watching Hotel Transylvania 2 and Katie said she wanted to ride a bike like Mavis (BMX-style).
Me: Katie, you don’t ride the bike you have.
Katie, frowning: I keep giving up.
Toilet Seat Training
We’re trying to teach Owen to put the seat down after he pees so every once in awhile when he forgets Tom jokingly makes him do a few push-ups. 🙂
Pie Face!
We got the kids this game for Christmas and we finally played tonight! It was hilarious and well worth the $10. Poor Tom. Lucky Jen. Smart Katie.
And a few pics from the videos:
Daddy Owen Game Time
I’m chopped liver.
She didn’t want anything to do with me at Owen’s baseball practice…but as soon as daddy got there…
Jonas: Snow Day 4
It really warmed up today so with the melting, we FINALLY had the perfect snow to build a snowman! The government is still shut down as well, so daddy was home again, too! YAY!
While Owen and I were starting to build the snowman on the deck…
…Katie was building her own little mini snowman. 🙂
Putting on the headband that came in Gramma Jean’s Snowman Kit.
Dressing the big snowman!
Owen wanted to build “an ice wall” so I helped him. Meaning I pretty much did it all while he played. 🙂 Of course, it’s hard to see white on white, but it was a pretty impressive wall.
Jonas, Day 2
Subtitled: Too. Much. Damn. Snow. And that’s coming from a Michigander.
Plowed and sanded…but only one lane.
So here, the kids are technically playing in the street.
The bus stop is still a little buried.
Looking up the main street.
Snow angel…in the street. 🙂
Taking a flying leap…
The landing!
Rule breaker!
Playing across the street.
Tom wanted to check out the town…and see how his new car did on the roads. 🙂 (He said it did great!)
The Wall O’ Snow.
Pouting because I wouldn’t give her the water spray bottle she remembered using this summer.
Using a net as a shovel.
Brushing off my tires with a scrub brush.
The Effects of Jonas
So, it’s hard to tell in the pictures because everything is white on white on white, but trust me, there was A LOT of snow out there. The end of the driveway was plowed in with at least 3′ of snow (and, unfortunately, we couldn’t find ANYONE to tune up the snowblower, so Tom has been shoveling for about two hours). It wouldn’t be quite as bad if there was somewhere to actually PUT the snow. The yards are so small there’s no room for any of it…and we’re not supposed to put any of it in the street (which would, really, make the most sense, so the plows could take it away).
I have a few pics of the kids, but it was blowing so much when we first got out there that it was difficult to take anything good. The kids were excited and did have fun (and at least we were outside for longer than it took to get them both dressed) but of course Owen had snow up his gloves and arms within the first five minutes (even though I carefully tucked everything in) and then proceeded to lose a boot within the next five minutes (which necessitated a trip inside to change socks and get a new boot—thankfully he has a backup pair). They loved sledding down the hill and it would have made for awesome pictures…but you can only do so much when you’re fully bundled, it’s snowing, and you have to catch the sled before it gets to the main street.
Snowed in…from brushing off the car itself.
Welcoming Jonas
From Tom on Facebook: Jonas is coming? Good I am grilling steaks and there is plenty of beer!
