Kacy's 7th Birthday: Wrap Up

Now that all of the 7th birthday festivities are over, a bit of a recap.

We celebrated with cake on the big day, 11/11 at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Kacy chose the menu (salmon and mac and cheese) and the cake detail (chocolate cake and a pony).

For the big finale, we had friends join in for some bouncy awesomeness the following weekend.

And of course, there was more cake.

And finally...I love this picture of Daniel and Siena. I just can't figure out how to caption it.

"Hey Siena, come here often? Can I buy you some water with a splash of food coloring, like I am having?"

Aquarium Adventures and Kacy's Birthday: Part 1

We rounded out our visit with Boots and Grandan with a visit to the National Aquarium in Baltimore last week. Going on a Tuesday is great as there aren't nearly as many people as on a weekend. Other than the school groups--it was smooth sailing.

Kacy commandeered the camera and got some good shots.

Here is Kacy's contraband photo. She missed the "no photography" sign and was mortified when the docent chided her.

Now on to birthday festivities. The AM portion anyway.

Here's our birthday girl. She said she didn't wake up feeling any different. Maybe that's because she doesn't technically turn 7 until 6:50 PM this evening.

She got a new, super-cool, heavy-duty rolling suitcase for her many travels. Hot pink of course. Oh and some new boots.

Daniel liked it, despite it being pink. Maybe Santa will surprise him with one in December.

Giving Sissy birthday kisses. All in all, a good morning. She should be good and sugared up by pickup time, after cupcakes to celebrate at school, and again at daycare. Stop #3: Grandma's. Salmon, mac and cheese (birthday girl's picks) and yes, cake!

Williamsburg Rendezvous

With Halloween in the rearview, and November upon us, we hit the road on Friday for a quick road trip down to Williamsburg.
We enjoyed a lovely sunset dinner at Two Rivers Country Club Friday evening with our hosts, Susie and Byron; as well as special guests Boots and GranDan, all the way from Scottsdale.

Saturday we hit the Yankee Candle Village in Williamsburg, mecca for anyone who likes candles, crafts, toys, fudge or anything somewhat related. They have it all.

They even have an awesome Santa there, year-round. Boots, GranDan, Byron and Sue all took a turn on his lap on Halloween, and shared the pics with us.

He switched out of his Halloween-themed vest for our visit on Saturday morning, as they were in full Christmas-photo-opp mode. You'll just have to wait for the reveal of Kacy and Daniel's visit with the big man.

It was great spending time at our favorite place in Williamsburg (Susie and Byron's house) but on Sunday, it was time to pack up Boots and GranDan and cart them with us back north to Baltimore. We jammed just about every inch of free space but managed to get all of the travelers and their accessories home.

Halloween

Halloween 2013 began with some fog (quite appropriate) but balmy temps in the 70s. Ideal for trick-or-treating later in the evening.

Grandma worked hard to create Kacy's gorgeous princess dress.

Daddy spent a good amount of time creating Daniel's wish, a monster truck.

However, other than a few minutes in the front yard, Daniel's big blue monster truck didn't get much action on Halloween night.

Daddy gets an A for effort, and in 2014, we'll stick to store-bought costumes for Daniel.

He did agree to wear a super-scary mask for trick-or-treating. As usual, the kids cleaned up.