April 2016

Katie's April got off to a slow start when she got sick and missed nearly her entire Spring Break and a good chunk of school.  But she recovered nicely and got right back to work on her usual dizzying array of activities like her sewing class, her "Green Pandas" environmental club, gymnastics, swim team, after-school French lessons, Girl Scouts, and reading every book she can get her hands on.

Peter had an active month and learned to rollerblade and ride a bike.  He also cuddled a lot with Katie while she was sick.  It was very cute.


Peter and Patrick chat with Maggie before their soccer game.


Snuggle time


Sing-a-long time with Peter's preschool class.


Helping out with the dishes.


More snuggle time




Katie lost a tooth at Aunt Sue's house.  Peter looks amazed.


Peter rollerblades for the first time without his training wheels (the back of the skate would have two wheels side-by-side to make it easier to balance).




At the Peeps store at National Harbor.  We also stopped by Ben & Jerry's for free cone day and Elevation Burger for a tasty dinner.


Petecasso creates another masterpiece.


Enjoying some pho.


Monkey boy


Katie jumps through a hula-hoop during the "Jump for Jack" fundraiser at her school to raise money for a bone marrow transplant for one of the students.


Peter learned to ride a bike!  It was amazing.  The National Park Rangers taught him in about 90 minutes.


Cruising around under the Wilson Bridge.




Riding around the neighborhood.  It was a little harder on the narrow sidewalk but he got the hang of it.


The Duel with Daddy


Making s'mores in the fireplace.  Or in Peter's case, potentially setting the living room on fire.




A kind sibling, a warm fire, and an iPad... what more can you ask for?


Katie shows off her "trashy" fashion during the Earth Day festivities in Alexandria.




Katie receives thanks from the mayor and some members of the city council.




Peter tries to squeeze the ball past the two goalies (?).


We had several short video clips of Peter's busy April so we put them together in one big video.