Katie and Peter's Blog: March 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Grandma T's Visit

We enjoyed a very special visit from Grandma Thomason a few weeks ago. The kids had a lot of fun with her, especially reading with her and putting puzzles together. We got to do some fun things outside the house too like going to see Mary Poppins, Great Falls, the St Patrick's parade, eating lunch with Katie at school, going to music class with Peter, and waiting for it to snow (and waiting... and waiting....). She also got to see my Friday night hockey team win the championship!

Grandma T was a big help around the house too and made some yummy dinners. The kids were very sad to see her go and cried when she boarded the train. We hope to see her again soon!

The pizza at Rocco's gets a thumbs up from the ladies...

...and from Peter too.

Grandma T with the kids at Great Falls, VA. We watched some crazy kayakers go down the rapids and climbed rocks (Grandma too!).

Puzzle time with Grandma

Katie teaches a yoga class

Peter listens to Grandma read him a story...

...until they start goofing off.

Cuddle time with Grandma

Waiting for snow

Bundled up at the St Patrick's Parade

"Dear Diary, my brother copies everything I do..."

Rusty wants to see what all the fuss is about with the trampoline.

Waiting for snow... again.

They each make a good point.

Game time with Grandma

Katie's ballet recital

Story time with Grandma

Peter is relieved that Katie has another head to practice on

The champs! (real smart to stand next to the 2 tallest guys on the team). That's the Caps training facility and office behind us. No word yet on if any of their scouts saw us play.

Car time with Grandma

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Katie's 6th Birthday

Katie celebrated her 6th birthday last month! It's hard to believe she's already halfway to being a teenager. We're very proud of the fun young girl she's grown into and how well she's handled all the transitions so far... preschool, Peter, kindergarten... she's handled them all so well.

She got to celebrate this birthday with a special guest -- Grandma Thomason! She came up for a really nice stay with us. Katie's birthday celebration stretched for a full week. It started the weekend before her birthday with a trip down to Richmond to see the musical Mary Poppins! She had a lot of fun and really enjoyed watching it with Grandma (as well as eating frozen yogurt with Grandma afterwards).

Then, on Katie's birthday, she had a celebration in her class and a surprise lunch visit by Nancy and Grandma. Later we celebrated at one of Katie's favorite restaurants -- Luna in Shirlington. Then we went home to open presents and eat the yummy chocolate chip cake that Nancy made.

And the weekend after her birthday we had a nice visit from Aunt Sue and Theo. We opened presents, ate yummy cupcakes, and then went to the St Patrick's Parade in Old Town Alexandria. It was probably the coldest day of the year but we persevered and had fun, despite the chilly wind. A few days later Katie got to go shopping with Grandma to pick out a birthday present. Katie had a lot of fun shopping with Grandma but had trouble making up her mind (which is understandable). She ended up getting a doll's head with long hair that she can style.

All in all, it was a fun birthday and Katie is very thankful for all the great presents, cards, and calls she received from people near and far.

All dressed up and ready to see Mary Poppins.

At the nice Landmark Theater in Richmond, built in 1926 when people were apparently much smaller and didn't need as much room for their knees between seats.