Loraine and JT came to spend Pete's birthday and Thanksgiving with us. We always love having family come for a visit, but it's especially fun during a holiday. It was a month ago (my New Year's resolution is to stay up to date on the blog), so I'll do my best to remember all the fun we had!
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| Nathan quickly learned that he can always count on Grandma to give him chocolate (see evidence on chin) |
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| Loraine, JT, Nathan, and I took a little walk downtown one morning. |
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| We went to National Harbor to see ICE!- two million pounds of ice sculpted in the theme of Frosty the Snowman |
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| Poor Nathan was bundled up so tight that he could barely move! |
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| There were even ice slides |
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| It was actually a pretty warm day on the outside of the exhibit, so we explored a little. |
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| We capped the night off with dinner and a ride on the Capital Wheel. |
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| When we got home, we had Pete's birthday cookie for dessert. |
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| The next day we decided to put up our tree. It was quite an undertaking- a couple strands of lights were out, so Pete, JT, and I spent several hours cutting lights out of it. I DO NOT recommend this, it's much harder that it seems like it should be! |
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| I made a big Thanksgiving dinner, but my boys ate: Ranch dressing (licked off vegetables he didn't eat) |
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| and dinner rolls. |
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| Game time |
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| We finally had working lights, so it was time to decorate! |
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| Some goodbye snuggles for Grandma. We miss you! |
