Obviously it would take too much time and too much space to recap the entirety of the last 9 or so months since I last posted.  So here is just a brief overview of what's gone on since January.

Tyler took a tae-kwon-do class through the school in the late winter:

He really was too young for it, but it was lots of fun anyway!

Spring allergies - ugh!!!

 

Tyler and I kept Allegra in business for those couple of months!

Neighborhood Easter Egg hunt!

Lots of playing/running around/posing in the backyard:

Mitch built the kids a ginormous sandbox for the back yard!!



Oh, and this is me after losing 50 pounds. :)

Trips to the dentist:

Lots of trips to the parks and playgrounds around the community:

A ride on the metro.....

to visit the National Aquarium in DC.  It's not as grand as the Baltimore one we visited last year, but it was MUCH closer, cheaper, and was just the right size for the boys to really enjoy it.

Haircuts!

Lots of time spent with neighborhood friends!

 

 

The boys first trip to the movie theater for CARS 2!  They sort of made it through the whole movie.  It wasn't a complete success, but not a complete disaster either! :)

 
Maddy's first trip to the orthopaedist - for a broken finger! :(

Fourth of July parade in Fairfax City with Fammy!

 A morning spent at Totally Trucks in Reston with cousins Nathan and Charlotte was a fun adventure!

And so much more.  The best part of the summer was probably our week long vacation trip to Vermont.  That deserves, and will get, it's own seperate post - soon!!