Friday, September 23, 2011

{d8 night} Breakfast in Bed

The September theme for Dinner at Eight was simply "Breakfast in Bed".

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The above photo tells you to what depths I love my husband. Seriously. I hate bacon. In my mind it's a toxic substance that contaminates any food. My kids think it's a treat you only get on Easter morning at Uncle Dick's. But I shall now pat my own self on the back as I announce to you that I cooked bacon for my man.

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As we chatted and snuggled together, we munched on cream cheese omelets, frozen grapes, asparagus, and Kahlua lattes. Ooh, and I also made some Paula Deen cinnamon rolls which I forgot to photograph. But don't worry; if you want to see them, you can just look at my thighs the next time I come around.

And that's the end of the photographs because, after all, it was breakfast in bed.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Mt. Vernon

In hopes of building more memories with the kids, we started "D.C. Days" this summer. We let the kids pick out places in D.C. that sounded like fun. Then with Ava in an Ergo and all our necessities in a backpack, we made memories seeing places like Ford's Theater (my Lincoln-obsessed 9-year-old's choice), the huge Lego exhibit at the building museum (Elijah's choice), Chinatown, and more. Early this month we varied our D.C. day by heading to Mt. Vernon for the 230th anniversary of Washington's soldiers encamping there. Reenactors were everywhere; and after a summer of learning about the Revolutionary War, the kids were in awe.

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Friday, September 9, 2011

Beach Photo Finale

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A quick family picture moments before evacuation for the hurricane (Confession: These were fake smiles.):
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The beach when we returned:
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We found quite a few baby sea turtles after the hurricane:
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How many people can fit in one little hot tub?
Too many!
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Saturday, September 3, 2011

The End

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Maxin' & Relaxin'

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Little Mermaid

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