Happy Birthday Grandpa

We spent a beautiful day in Middleburg, VA celebrating Grandpa's birthday

Brunch at the Red Fox Inn

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Posing with a couple of foxes

Cider beer tastings at Mt. Defiance destillery

Renn Fair 2016

Chris' annual trip to the Maryland Rennaissance Festival included not just the older daughters and dads this year, but the moms and younger siblings as well. It was a busy, fun day!

Junior knighting ceremony

Ye olde hot dogs

Turkey leg!

Getting ready for Mustard Seed's performance

Annie got a beautiful flower painted on her face

Our two little fairies

Kindergarten Field Trip

It was a fun trip to Cox Farms with Emma's kindergarten class

Petting the cows at the milking station

Emma and her friends Melina and April

Emma's class

Hayride!

Festive Fall Highlights

Attending a Tae Kwon Do bday party

Daddy's team placed first in the golf tournament this year

Floris UMC's Spirit Night at the local Chick-fil-A with neighbor Henry

A special farm date for mommy and Annie after preschool

Carving pumpkins at Memere's

Frying Pan Farm fall carnival

Watching dog school at Frying P

Everybody wants to help swing Claire

Found Annie passed out in the hallway

Cool playground near grandma's new house

Sitting by the fire at grandma and grandpa's clubhouse

Loving her new pony

Mommy's Bday Tea

We celebrated Christina's birthday with another fabulous tea at the Coach and Horses tea room in Winchester. This was Annie's first tea and she had a ball, as did Kevin and Chris, who were also first-timers.

The sun decided to come out for my birthday lunch!

So many delectable selections!

Maple sugar tea, her favorite!

Trying a sip!

Nana made it to tea too!

And special guest Mary from Pennsylvania!

Fall Frenzy

Fall is truly the time when things kick into high gear at our house. Our weeks have been so full of school, activities and parties!

A trip to Patient First for Daddy when he hurt himself while redoing the mud room (he's fine)

Patrick's 3rd birthday

Annie loves school and is so excited to go.

Skipping home together from the bus stop.

Emma's best buddy Melina at a classmate's birthday

Apple Picking 2016

We were fortunate to choose the first cool fall day to pick apples at Hartland Orchard with the Citrons. The trees were full of delicious apples. 

Annie's first apple-picking

We filled that bag to the tip top

The apple were plentiful but we liked using the poles too

Polesters

Annie and Miles

Emma and Elyse's invention

Best buds