Cherry Blossoms

Yesterday we spent the day in Washington D.C. (It is nice to live close enough that we can go whenever we want.) Anyway, the day was great. It was overcast, but it was warm enough that we only needed light jackets. We spent the first part of the day in the Natural History Museum. JT wanted to look at the Rocks and Gems, and John wanted to see the Giant Squid, and mammals. It is a huge museum, so we go often enough to pick and choose the parts we want to see.


Isn't he just adorable!


She is getting so grown up.


I love this picture.


The blossoms were beautiful, yesterday was the peak day for them. We walked to the Jefferson Memorial and watched a few performances on the stage, and just enjoyed being there. This is my favorite occasion to take pictures of the kids. They always turn out so good at the Cherry Blossom festival.

Bunny Bowling

They all have different faces.

I found this pattern online and thought it was really cute.



I thought Jackson would enjoy knocking down some bunnies as he gets a little bigger. I used a bunch of scrap material that I have had hanging around. I think they turned out great.

A visit to the farm

Recently we visited an open house at an Amish farm belonging to a friend of ours, it was good fun for the kids to see all of the animals, and get to play with them. There were a ton of baby lambs, the kids got to hold them and pet them. We saw horses, rabbits, cows, pigs,and chickens. The kids got to hold baby chicks, and watch a demo of sheep herding. It was neat to see all of the things they use on the farm too. We will look forward to doing that again next year.

Guess who's 1?

We just had Jackson's first birthday this weekend. I can't believe it has already been a year. We had a little party on the 13th (even though his birthday is the 14th). John and the kids did a preformance of "Jackson and the Beanstock" for a puppet show. It was so funny, and all of the guests just laughed and really enjoyed it. We asked that in place of other gifts, people make a puppet for Jackson, so he got quite a variety of different types of puppets. It was really quite fun. Of course he had his own little cake, and made a mess of himself too.

New York.

This past weekend we had a whirlwind trip to New York City. We spent Saturday afternoon at Ellis and Liberty Islands. It was great to see the statue up so close, and to learn more about our country's history. They were celebrating Chinese new year and had a few events that the kids participated in. they also had a Chinese drum and dragon dance, that Jackson really liked. we also had an altercation with a seagull, that was pretty funny.
Sunday we went into the city for the New York Comic Con. Wow, talk about a lot of people.It was cool seeing all of the weirdo's dressed in their costumes, and the thousands of others who just love comic books and video games. of course we dressed Jackson in his Yoda costume, and made him a weirdo too. Everyone loved the baby Yoda, he even got his picture on a NBC news site, you can check it out at www.nbcnewyork.com and check out the slide shows of the comic con.
Jackson did really great considering he was dragged around for 2 days and his whole life was turned upside down. He is such an easy going kid, it is great.
this week we are getting ready for Valentines. I have helped make JT an aligator valentines box for school, and we will be making cookies as well. Kenzie went rollerskating for girl scouts, and had a great time.
I wish you all love and kisses this Valentines day.