Happy 4th - America!

*We had a Most Fabulous day in Washington D.C. for the 4th of July! We drove to the outskirts & took the Metro Train into downtown mall district. We passed all of the Smithsonian Museums, the lines were ridiculously looong so we'll go back & do those on another day. It was soo much fun to see all of the Patriotic people everywhere-- there was supposed to be about 2.5 million people-CRAZY. We found a nice spot in front of the Washington Monument looking towards the Lincoln Memorial & hung out there for most of the day. They had a huge stage w/ sweet music playing, we played games, tag, & the kids loved getting hosed off by the First Aid guys :) It was such a cool experience to be in our Nation's Capital on our Nation's Birthday! I loved hearing the "Glee" cast sing some awesome 'Journey' songs, & got emotional when patriotic songs were sung.

Overall: I give it 2 thumbs up- w/ a HUGE bones EXPLODE!

*My American Flag Cake (yeah, I know- pretty talented huh?) -haha*the inside-- it was YUMMY too :)

My 3 Hotty Dudes - such great bro's

Let the fireworks begin! AMAZING NIGHT :)

*Our new Besties: Adam & Marie Bjornberg - we coordinate so well :) haha

My flag boy - Lincoln Memorial in background - w/ like a gazillion other people!

*Treygen with his Junior Ranger Flag

*Train ride - Creed looks a little nervous :) he really wasn't-I don't know what he was looking at!

*hanging out by Washington Monument, waiting for fireworks- Cayz was having the time of her life! - she actually just dumped her Craisins :) that was the only sad face she had all day- great for pictures!

Happy 4th - Washington D.C.

Style*My Patriotic Kiddos

*George Washington's Tomb - we had a great day July 2nd at Mt. Vernon

*Mt Vernon -George Washington's House
*just some fun hair clips I made for the little girls out here

Maryland Mishaps

*Hotty dudes with Battle Scars!

*Battle Wounds- Before
*After

Ok- so the day we got here, we drove around the area where we'd be living. I was pointing out all the different shopping & businesses around. I noticed the Urgent Care & joked about how atleast we know where that is! Little did I know we'd become REGULARS there! The very next day we were swimming at our fun pool, when Treyg decided to try a mean trick off the steps & throw himself into the bar that you hold to get into the pool. His top 2 teeth went through his bottom lip...all the way through! Yeah, it wasn't the funnest part of our pool day! I couldn't tell it had gone clear through until the next day. We decided to take him to Urgent Care, just to play it safe & to spend a couple hundred bucks just for them to tell us "It's Fine," just looks awful. They did give us an antibiotic in case of infection, or to make me feel better about the cashola I had just thrown their way. Treygs lip healed fairly quickly & nicely.

A few days later another little boy out here got a concussion from playing at a play place & getting run into. They contacted us to find the doctor's office. One week after that, little 11 month old Khloe (another friend) tripped & cut open her eye & had to have 2 stitches.

Again we were contacted for directions to the infamous Urgent Care. We were all hanging out roasting marshmallows & making s'mores one night & talking about how we hoped the craziness of accidents was over.

Sure enough one week later my lil Creed dude 'took one for the team' on the escalator & "cheese grated" his leg (shin) open! He hobbled off the escalator & I looked down to see a gorry, bloody mess. Trying to keep my cool, I ran into Pottery Barn & asked for some bandaids.

We got him cleaned up, but we still had to walk home. We live just down the street from the mall, so we walked. Bad day for walking I guess. We loaded up in the car & headed for YEP you guessed it URGENT CARE. Creed was a little nervous about needles & stitches, but hung in there like a real champ. I actually watched the 4 shots & 4 stitches the doc did. Surprisingly enough I held it together & didn't black out! We headed to the store to get him some medicine, & a Wicked Awesome Truck :) & he was good as new!

We now have just under 2 months left & we are praying we will not step through the Urgent Care's doors again :) *Oh, & I just got my mail: guess who sent me a $100 check? Urgent Care-- I'm not sure if it's an incentive for sending so many people their way, or if they just feel bad for all the money I've given them -haha SCORE!

Washington D.C. & More Part1

* Girlies having our hot glory day in the sun!

*Kevvy, Cayzli & Creed hanging on the Lincoln steps

*We look like little midgees!
*Curtis kids & our new friends: Emma, Katie & Kevvy Bjornberg

*Treygen & one of the "tres hundred" squirrels he made friends with!

*Thanks for letting me take a gazillion picts lover!

*Washington Memorial

*Jodi & Marie (Besties!) White House in back ground- that is what I remember the W.H. looking like- & it is the back of it, you never see the front of it on t.v.!

* Cayz loves her new stroller & baby-this girly stuff is great

*A little better :) -Creed's future home in the background! LUCKY

*Not the greatest picture- but we were hot & atleast we got it :)

*Creed & our new friend Katie -& Treyg (might be future hubby & wife)

TRAIN! - we finally found a park close by

*Dunkin Donuts - nuff said!

*Important phone call - this girl is so fun!

Maryland Memories Starting

*Roasting Marshmallows at our Place
*Catching Butterflies- & Releasing them!

*Creed's proud new friend that he wanted to keep as a pet!

*Climbing Trees

*Jumping from Trees

*Riding the Rail -into Baltimore to the Orioles game

*Sleeping on the Rail :)

*Orioles Vs. Red Sox game

*Kai pulling his crazy face - & his glasses got jacked, so we're waiting for new ones!

*Family fun at the Big Game

*Cayz new curlers -Before

*After - Shirley Temple

*Picking Strawberries*

*First Family Photo being in Maryland--hilarious huh?!

*Hot Chocolate in the Lobby - my kids love this perk!

*visiting the Inner Harbor & ships

*This is one of the many cool churches- they are everywhere!

* Me & My Lover

*This lil girlfriend loves her daddy!

*Treyg's lovely battle wound of his tooth going through his lip :(

*This is our Sweet Place

Maryland or Bust

We made the CRAZY 36 hour drive out here!!! (& in 3 days!) Thank heavens we had the Yuke & plenty of room, for the kiddos to go LuPoRs :) We had a few moments when I thought I was going to lose it (ok maybe I did for a sec!) but overall we survived & got to Maryland to Jason - Woohoo! We saw some cool sights: pretty Colorado Mtns, long flat plains of Kansas, rivers in Missouri & the St. Louis Arch, lots of green trees in Indiana & Illinois & funny town: Effingham, Illinois (haha), the BIG city buildings of Columbus Ohio, crazy backwards town of West Virginia, cool hills & fog, & getting a little lost in Pennsylvania & the Joys of seeing the Maryland State sign! It is gorgeous green out here & so far we've had a great time. I will post picts later. Thanks for all the Well Wishes, Loves to you all ....

*Thanks for driving with me Mom* -she is going to enjoy the nice break she gets from us!