4th of July

The family headed out to a parade in fairfax city for the morning. On our way we picked up some Starbucks for myself and our friend Miss Maura. The service was painfully slow but we still managed to get decent parking and an okay viewing point. 

We met up with Miss Maura, daddy's friend from work, and saw her daughter getting ready to cheer in the parade. It was fun seeing all the girls with beautiful silver Pom Poms!

We got to our viewing spot and got to see large balloons, horses, fire trucks, dancers and more! We even got American Flags to wave around- so fun! Alex tried to give a tiger a high-five but she was just out of sight. 

Mommy picked up some awesome Popsicles for us to enjoy in the heat. Such a fun day! 

We finished the day with a big nap and relaxing afternoon at home. We can't wait for another parade! 

I Will Show You...

My Valentine.
Alex and Kaylee went to their Tuesday class today and afterwards they had the opportunity to make a valentine. Each happily worked on her valentine, carefully placing each sticker and making sure to choose just the right sticker as well. Alex got a little side tracked once she found the glue stick (shocker.) but Kaylee was plugging away at those stickers. It got a little hairy to say the least when it came time to go home. Kaylee was able to break ties with the stickers although she let me know she wasn't happy about my choice...she thought it was "no goi" (in big people talk, "not a good choice"). She threw an honest to goodness category 5 fit when we tried to leave- thank goodness it was just my friend Lisa and I there when this all went down. Maybe it was more like an F-5 fit because tornadoes can hit hard and without warning, just like Kaylee did today. She was mad all the way to the car and even still once she was in the car, Sheepy ended up saving the day. And once she was fine she was as happy as could be, meanwhile Alex just toddled along happily and just looked at Kaylee like "really? You are kinda loud and ridiculous right now."
Kaylee found comfort in admiring her handiwork the whole ride home and just stared at her valentine. She was so attached to her very first Valentine she even wanted to take a nap with it- I convinced her to hang it on the fridge instead. Alex's hung with pride as well though they were both confused when they went to nap without their cherished valentine...it was sad and adorable all at the same time. The girls had a nice nap and the first thing they wanted was their "haarta" aka. Valentine heart- here they are with their "haarta".

Happy Memorial Day!

the next Karate Kid?

We had a good weekend here...relaxing mostly. On Sunday we went to Harrisonburg to celebrate Greg's grandfather's birthday with a wonderful brunch. We decided then that the girls would call their Great Grandpa K, Opa (German for grandfather). Before brunch was served the girls got hungry and probably ate 1/2 cup or more of blueberries...then when brunch came around they continued to eat...and get away with murder ie. standing on chairs :) I am fairly certain everyone had a good time during the visit. We left around 2:30 and the girls fell asleep before we got to I-81.

On Monday Greg spent much of his time reading and writing, a common thing for him during law school- esp. this summer since he signed up for 2 writing classes!! So with a short semester and lots of writing, our trip to the beach will be much deserved. Since Greg was busy the girls and I headed to the mall to meet up with my mom, grandma, and dad. The girls went shopping while my dad went to the Apple store and when he was done I took my girls to see him while the other ladies continued to shop. Dad and I went home and played with the girls, fed them lunch and sent them off to bed. A wonderful end to the weekend!