Sunday, January 6, 2013

ML the New Years

We usually get together with some Peace Corps friends for MLK weekend but decided to make it a New Year's event this year. We went to Baltimore and enjoyed the National Aquarium (complete with Sydney and Evelyn's first 4D movie experience), ice skating in the park, and the Children's Museum...plus a kid friendly "New Year's in Ireland" party.

Getting ready for the dolphin presentation


Sydney loved seeing the dolphins jump and spin - she told me later she had no idea they could do that before she saw it!

Joshua thinks the eyes behind Sydney make this photo amusing/spooky.

Maddie, Evelyn, Lucy Claire, Sydney and Leah posing for me through the shark's jaws

Evelyn and Leah loved the "butterfly" tunnel in the toddler room


Sydney enjoyed using her soccer skills in the indoor arena


The indoor soccer floor later turned into an exercise room

Leah's hands on her hips were hilarious during the dance sequences

Sydney testing out the surfing/snowboarding

The kid contingent

Happy 2013!

'Tis the Season

Holiday Adventures

The "before" picture as the girls were set up to splatter paint some holiday gifts.
Sydney getting the splatter party started

We enjoyed a visit with Great Grandma Munz in Port Washington and the girls love the Hello Kitty dolls she gave them
 
All decked out on Christmas Eve

Aaron, Joshua, Rebecca with Zakareya, and Rachel

Notice what a ham Evelyn is in this shot - she found the Mets Santa hat and put it on and entertained her cousin Ryan

Christmas morning with Ryan and uncle Aaron

Sydney in a Polly Flinders dress that was mine when I was a little girl.

A couch full of Patriots fans
A visit with Great Grandma Faucher with everybody looking at different cameras!

The Faucher grand kids sporting their Rudolph impressions