Fun at the Museum

On the last Saturday of March, we went to the Virginia Air and Space Museum. We had a lot of fun checking out the exhibits, and saw Monsters vs. Aliens in 3D. I don't think I'll watch another movie in 3D. The technology for that just isn't good enough yet. Pretty much watched the whole movie with one eye shut to solve the 'blurry' problem (even with the glasses on). Anyway, it was a good way to relax after a long trip from the west coast to the east coast the previous day....

Welcome Home, Daddy!

Daddy came home a bit early from deployment in March. The girls and I went to the airport to pick him up. We made our own signs and had a small homecoming of our own...

Lips!

We were eating dinner last night and I just could not pass up this opportunity to take pictures of Noni playing with her lips during dinner. Too cute!!

Open House

HomeSchoolPlus had an Open House this afternoon. Joella demonstrated some cheers and Colum had some artwork on display. It wasn't a bad way to pass a very wet and rainy day. We even had some cake at the reception. Ahh! It was pretty nice to eat some cake after going 4 days without any dessert whatsoever!

Kite Day

On Friday, the kids and I headed over to Mt. Trashmore park to fly a kite since it was actually warm enough to go out without jackets. It was also windy enough. Maybe too windy! We had a lot of fun flying the kite and taking a walk around the lake afterwards.

Blue and Gold Banquet

Last weekend was Colum's Blue and Gold Banquet. We showed up expecting it to be a banquet, with food and decorated tables, giving out of awards, and such. I was surprised to find out that it is simply a 'birthday' party for scouting, with cupcakes and some party games. I talked to one of the other mothers, and she said they decided a while back it was too stressful doing the 'whole banquet thing with the theme decorating'... and decided to keep it very laid back and just have fun. Hmmmm? Anyway, the kids certainly did have a lot of fun so I can't complain too much... but I certainly do think they should change it to Blue and Gold Birthday Party, if that's the case. So Colum will have to wait until March to get the many activity pins and compass points that he has earned, along with his religious emblem.

Kids' Halfway Party

The squadron threw a halfway party for the kids. It was at an indoor bounce house place. It was really nice. One of the better ones in the area, the Jumpin' Jelly Bean in Norfolk, VA. The TRG did a nice job... snacks and drinks, door prizes for the kids. I pretty much sat on a couch the whole time, watching television with some other moms...