Happy Birthday!

Happiest birthday wishes to our pal Reed who is the big 2 today!

SNOW Part 2

More of our snow weekend fun- outdoors and in!

Owen took advantage of being snowed in to play in his "tent" (underneath the kitchen table) with his Christmas bears,

and running away from the Tickle Monsters. A game that turned out to be quite a work-out as we had to play "one more time" over and over again!

S-N-O-W!!!

The snow started tonight and is still going! Needless to say, it was a very exciting day.

We watched as more and more inches accumulated,

then bundled up to go out to play- and work.

Owen LOVED the snow and didn't want to come in.

And Daddy worked hard doing several rounds of shoveling- for us and some neighbors too. (So nice!)

As of tonight- with nearly 2ft and the snow still falling- we are officially "snowed in"!!

Christmas in Altoona

This weekend we visited Uncle Mike and Aunt Abbie in Pennsylvania for some seasonal and snow fun!

We headed out to a Christmas tree farm to help Mike and Abbie pick out their tree.

The snowy terrain was quite an adventure for 2 year old legs.. and Owen loved it!

We found the perfect one!

While there we met a couple of Santa's reindeer. Wow!

After a snack break, we headed back out to see a Christmas light show display- and eat lots of kettle corn.

It was an action-packed and GREAT day!! Thanks Mike and Abbie! :)

Snow day!

Today we got out to enjoy the first snow of the season.

Owen helped Daddy make a small snowman,

who unfortunately didn't stick around too long.

Maybe next time!

Holiday fun begins!

We kicked off the holiday season at a parade in Reston with the Smiths.

Owen and Gramp checked out the BIG tree!
We came back that night to see the lighting of the big tree, wave to Santa, and sing some carols..
though we're pretty sure the boys had the most fun running in circles.

It was a cold night but a great way to kick-off the holiday season!

Giving thanks

What's Thanksgiving without some pie?? Owen started off the holiday with several stolen handfuls!

This year we enjoyed spending time with family during our 2 Thanksgiving dinners. Yum! We have so much to be thankful for and we are most grateful for each and every blessing in our lives.