K

Signed Jenna up for Kindergarten today.  Where did that time go?

Jenna's 5th Birthday Party

Jenna's 5th Birthday Party was a bit early this year.  We are leaving for Florida on Friday.  We had our family and friends over and a special guest "Belle" dropped by for storytime, dancing and games.  All was fine until after the party when Amelia and I got sick with a stomach bug. 

National Walk for Epilepsy Awareness

A the start of the Epilepsy Walk this morning in D.C. at 8:30am!

Along the route..no cherry blossoms yet.

We walked the three mile route with "Team LGS Foundation".

Stopped for some photos at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

Us

BEST part of the day for Amelia.  She rode the DRAGON on the carousel on The National Mall.

Happy Snow Patrick's Day

Where's the green?  We woke up this morning to about 3 inches of snow.  No School!  Again... Didn't need snow either for my trip to New Jersey for LGS Ambassador Training. 

Lent

Had to document this one..
First thing... Warning... this post contains some insider scoop of our household which I am not proud of....

Okay, with that being said... Here's the post:

EVERYONE is aware that Ava is TV Queen, right?  Ava loves her tv and even more Ava loves her stuffed animal Doggie.
 
Ava came home from CCD the night of Ash Wednesday with two announcements for us.  Ava wanted to be closer to God.  She told us she decided to give up sleeping with Doggie for one full week - and she did!  Ava slept with Firework her colorful dolphin instead.  Ava also announced that night that she was giving up tv watching for Lent.  Amelia and Ava have their very own tv in their room and are allowed to watch it on non-school nights.  Ava's first issue was how was she going to not watch tv on these special tv nights?  She declared she would hide under her bed until the tv was off.  Next, was the issue of tv watching during dinner time.  Yes, we all sit around our coffee table and eat dinner together in front of the tv.  I know.....not good.  Well, the next night during dinner, I had forgotten Ava's announcement.  We all sat down to dinner as we always do.  Ava took her plate and brought it into the kitchen to eat by herself - away from the tv.  We thought about it there for a brief second, and you will be happy to know.. the tv went off and Ava returned.  No tv at dinner!  Tonight, I caught Ava not watching tv, but looking at the reflection of the tv in a picture frame hanging on our wall.  It was her favorite show Adventure Time.  She wants to know, "Is that watching tv, or is it watching a reflection?"  We are very proud of Ava.  She is one strong and determined girl!

Amelia's Cookie Booth

Tonight was Amelia's turn to sell Girl Scout Cookies!

PINCH

St. Patrick's Day a little early... Jenna and Andrew's school held a St. Patrick's Day dance this afternoon.  Jenna had to wear green so she wouldn't get pinched.  My grandma knitted that sweater for me.  I love this picture!

SUDS

Ava loves her baths.

Into the Wild

We had tickets for Jack Hanna's "Into the Wild" show tonight at The Weinberg in downtown Frederick.  Dave and the girls were in the balony.  Andrew and I were in the accessible section.  I was taking Andrew's photo and heard a man say, "Did your son get a signed photo?"  Turned around and it was Jack Hanna!  He even gave Andrew a signed copy of his book for the girls.  He also agreed to pose for this photo real quick.  So cool!