another frying pan farm visit

We love visiting Frying Pan Farm.

This time we had ice creams from the farm store.

Saw the peacock fan out his feathers.

Practice our tractor driving.

and spend some fun time together.

The boys also got to milk a cow!

fun weekend with Granny

Cameron in a painters smock at the festival community mural.

Reston Arts Festival took place this weekend and they had a great Children's art tent where Cameron did some magnetic art.

Several of our trees lost branches this winter. The upside is that this one is now perfect for climbing.

Cameron was disappointed that there was no face painting at the arts festival so we did some face painting at home. He's a tiger!

Here is another of tiger Cameron....

ice hockey stars

Cameron and Jamie are both still learning to ice skate and they love it. I wish I knew a little more about ice hockey but it doesn't seem to matter because they are both so enthusiastic. Cameron is on ice hockey skates already and Jamie is still on regular skates but I'm sure it won't be long until he's also scooting around on ice hockey skates. (I think Jamie looks a little  bow-legged in this picture but I think he's just posing for his photo!)

space shuttle enterprise

Here are the boys with the space shuttle.

clare and raymond visit

We had a great time this past weekend with a visit from Clare and Raymond. We went to the air and space museum and to see DC United play. The best part was just catching up with friends. Cameron and Jamie loved Raymond and were very impressed with his Super Mario skills.

swingball

another classic garden game...boys love it!

thank you Auntie Donna xxx

3D sidewalk chalk

Jamie got 3D sidewalk chalk for his birthday. Yesterday and today the boys have been outside playing with the chalk, all the tools and of course, the 3D glasses. It's been great. They are quite the artists.

Here is Jamie with his chalk in hand pose.

Bear came out to make sure we were doing a good job.

two parties in one day

It was a busy day for us yesterday as we celebrated Jamie's birthday. First we had a party for his school friends followed by a big neighbourhood party with all our neighbours.  It was such a great day.

Here's the moonbounce in the garden before the kids arrived.

Jamie and Cameron get the first bounce and love it!

Jamie and his chocolate, chocolate cake. His friend Maximus is helping sing. The kids did an egg hunt, egg and spoon race and a sack race.

Later that evening, after we'd bbqed with the neighbours we sang happy birthday again. it was a big party in our back garden. We put on the chimnea in the evening to keep everyone warm.

Jamie thinks he is 4 already but his real birthday is on Wednesday.

easter

Easter egg hunt. What a beautiful day and a lot of fun!

candy necklace

Jamie went to a birthday party today for his friend Maximus. On the way home Jamie and Cameron tucked into their treat bags.  Jamie was busy eating his candy necklace when he fell asleep in the car.