Christmas Play

Last Sunday we met up with my family at Reston Town Center.  After sampling all of the yummy PopTarts and a few shakes at Ted's Bulletin.....

we enjoyed a Christmas play.  This year we saw "Charlie Brown's Christmas" and the cast was all kids. 

 

The "snow" as we exited the play was a fun way to end the afternoon!

Winter Walk of LIghts

Last weekend, we celebrated Dan's birthday with his parents.  After dinner, we strolled through Meadowlark Gardens and enjoyed the beautiful lights!

This next photo just cracks me up!

Peekaboo!  Did the deer photobomb their photo?

Jingle Bell Jog

This year we decided to try out the Jingle Bell Jog which is hosted by our awesome HOA.  It was chilly, but thankfully, the rain held off until after the race ended.



Andrew and I ran the 1 mile Fun Run.  Here's Andrew with Frosty at the turn around point.

I forgot to track our time, but I would guess he ran the mile in approximately 9 to 10 minutes.  I was just so impressed that he never walked!

Dan and Nathan participated in the 5K.  We weren't quite sure how Nathan would do having never run anything close to that distance. 

Nathan did GREAT!  He crossed the finished line in 27:54 (faster than his mom has ever run a 5K) and he never stopped to walk.  Very impressive!

Holiday Parties

The holiday season is in full swing.  This past weekend, we celebrated on Friday night with our colleagues at Vaughan, Fincher & Sotelo.....

 

and then on Saturday night with our old friends and buddies from the boy's first (and best ever) home daycare.  It's hard to believe we drove to Lanka's house for about 5 years and it's already been over 2 years since we stopped going there.  Time sure has flown!

Another Belt for Nathan

In early December, Nathan was awarded in Green Stripe belt at Topkick.  Way to go!

 

Kicking off the Season at Mount Vernon

To kick-off the holiday season, we toured Mount Vernon with the Vaughans the day after Thanksgiving.  I can't remember the last time I was there.  The view of the river was beautiful and the museum was really interesting.  We'll have to head back sometime to enjoy more of the museum. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year we spent Thanksgiving day with the Vaughans doing what you do on Thanksgiving...... eating and eating and then eating a little more.  It was a great day!