Washington Wizards, Verizon Center

Link to Madeline's last jump rope performance and INTERVIEW!

You can click the link above to see Madeline's last jump rope performance at the Verizon Center in DC.  It's the jumbotron video shared with us via the Verizon center. Her team performed at the half-time show for the Washington Wizards. Look for pink shoelaces. At the end, Maddie is interviewed on the Jumbotron. It was a full stadium. Such a great way to end her season!

March!!

Sophie absolutely loves her girl scout troop!! Her leader is amazing and plans so many fun and educational activities. This weekend, they visited an apothecary and museum in historic Alexandria.

Here is a picture of Sophie playing a game at her Friday night meeting.

Here she is at "Thinking Day." Her troop learned about Scotland!

We enjoyed our school's spirit night this month. The jump rope team performed a special sixth grade send-off routine. So, so bittersweet!!!

January-Februay 2015

Kent and I started the year off with a small home project. We decided to modify our kitchen bar and create additional counter and cabinet space for our small kitchen. We love the results!! We still have the bar, it is just on the dining room side now. Kent did all of the install. He even ran the electric for two new pendant lights.

In late January, we took the girls to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg. We had fun playing in the indoor water park and staying in the hotel.

I am happy to report, we have had a lot of snow!! I love snow. I love snow days. I love the extra time with my girls and time to catch up on house and school stuff.

Our next door neighbor is an original owner in our neighborhood and in her eighties. She asked Maddie to make her a snowman for her front yard.

We have had a ton of fun sledding on our days off. I think we are up to 8 or 9 so far . . .

Maddie's jump rope season is coming to an end. She has had a lot of fun on our school's team. She just began taking dance lessons and is trying a beginning ballet class and an acro-dance class.

Sophie started piano lessons, and she loves them! The girls played a duet one evening since they both knew the same song.

Sophie's girl scout troop is keeping her very busy, especially now that it is cookie season. We sold cookies when it was 23 degrees out, and the girls didn't complain once! Life is very full!