A day in DC

On Friday, my brother Sean, his girlfriend, KC, and her twins came into town. They were celebrating Thanksgiving with KC's family in the Outerbanks. Since they weren't too far away, they decided to come visit. I was really excited to meet KC and the twins and have them visit our home.

We didn't do much Friday since they came a later in the day. So, Saturday we spent in DC! We decided to walk around the National Mall and visit many of the monuments. In order to get the whole DC experience, we took the metro into the city! Kinley, Chance , and Landon were all bundled up for the trip.
When we first arrived, we headed to the Washington Monument. Chance was sleeping, so Landon and Kinley posed for a picture on tree in the park!

After the Washington Monument we headed to the WWII Memorial. Sean posed in front of the Florida section of the monument.

Landon and Daddy also posed for a picture.

Landon also got a picture with KC and Sean!

After the WWII Memorial, we walked to the Korean War Memorial. Landon got a free ride on Uncle Sean's shoulders.

Landon and Chance walked and played near the Reflecting Pool on the way.

I didn't get any pictures at the Korean War Memorial, but it really a cool Memorial. From there we headed to the Lincoln Memorial. When we have been before, we usually stay at the bottom of the Memorial. This time we took the elevator up to the Statue level.

Once we were done with that, the seven of us posed outside for a picture with the Washington Monument in the background.

So did Sean, Landon, and I.

We then headed to the White House. On the way, we walked past the Vietnam Memorial (again, no pictures there). Andrew and I hadn't been to the White House since we moved here, so it was nice to go visit and pose for the "traditional" picture!

Our day was not done after the White House. We got back on the metro and headed to a sports bar to watch the Florida-Florida State game! Go Gators! Chance really enjoyed the metro!

After the game, we got back on the metro to head home. Poor Kinley was having a bad night, but Landon and Chance slept soundly the whole trip home!

It was a busy day, but we had a great time!

Thanksgiving

We stayed in VA for Thanksgiving this year. Andrew's family lives close by, so we had Thanksgiving with them. His sister Mindy, and her boyfriend, Michael also came up for Thanksgiving.

Andrew's parents, recently bought a new puppy. Landon had lots of fun playing with her and her toys.

He played with his Aunt Mindy....

and her big dog, Sam, too...

We had a wonderful time and hope everyone "out there" had a Happy Thanksgiving!

More Dancing

Here is another video of Landon dancing. He also figured out how to turn the TV on and off. Even when the music is off, Landon still wanted to dance!

Dancing Landon

Landon has been enjoying music. In the car Landon kicks his legs or bibs his head. He loves the music played at daycare. We were cleaning this morning with music on. Landon had fun dancing.

Bathrooms

Well...the bathrooms are finally finished! It is so nice to have the bathrooms updated and looking the way we want them. I forgot to take before pictures...sorry. The few of you who have seen the bathrooms before will really appreciate the new look. So here are the bathrooms...

This is the one full bath, upstairs. The new look has caused me to redo our bedroom now. Everything in here is new. Originally there was a rectangular mirror/medicine cabinet. The vanity was oak with a white counter top (a little smaller). The toilet is new. The tile is also new, we had grey/blue faux stone linoleum. The light fixture was basic with 5 large round light bulbs. The paint was a neutral (creamy yellow), now it is Brown Suede. The shower curtain is from good ole Target. Behind the shower curtain is another story.

The pictures on the wall are from paper(pictured below) that I found last spring in Baltimore. I loved the shells and coral, so I bought 2 sheets knowing they would come in handy sooner or later. I bought 2 frames ($14.99 ea.) from Target and picked two of the squares to frame. I thought they turned out great!

Here is the downstairs bathroom...

Again, everything is new but the toilet. It is the one from upstairs. As the bathroom was being remodeled, we found out that the original had a crack running up the entire back of the toilet. We were so lucky we found that before anything bad happened. This bathroom had what I call a jail cell sink. It was stuck to the wall and you could see the pipes underneath. Absolutely ugly!!!!! It was probably the one thing I hated most in the house. Now we have a pedestal sink.

The room was painted blue before, but I went for a more subtle blue (new rain from Valspar).

I am so glad the bathrooms are finally finished! Especially since we have visitors coming Friday night. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Trivia

Here is a cool link to a good Thanksgiving Trivia website. Andrew got 10 correct and Kelley got 11. Let's see how you all can do. Click on the link below:

http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp

Happy Turkey Day to all!

This evening, Landon got into our pantry and pulled out the Fudge Rounds! They were right at his level and if I had a choice, I would pull those out too! He managed to get a few out of the box. I thought you might like to see how Landon's walking is getting so much better!