Back to Meamaw's!
We made it back to Virginia where Aunt Donna was waiting to visit with us. We started the week by trying to go swimming. The first pool we went to was closed. We went to another pool and the minute we got in we heard G-d bowling...AKA thunder. Needless to say the kids were not thrilled! By the time we got home, the sun was shining again and the kids still got to play with Aunt Donna:)
The next day we went to Burke Lake Park! Now THIS was an amazing discovery!! I had never heard of this park, but turns out it is a hidden treasure. We rode the train, went on the carousel, had ice cream in the ice cream parlor, played on the playground and even got to play miniature golf!! It was a very exciting adventure and a beautiful park. Mia needed a diaper change and Donna had enough of the heat (it was nearly 100) so we left the course, but Aiden and Meamaw played until the very end...Meamaw was quite the trooper!! We finished out night at the Silver Diner (kids night is every Tuesday night!) and even got to meet up with the Owens which was a treat!
Donna left on Wednesday, Meamaw, Aiden, Mia and I went on an adventure to Tysons where we visited the Leggo store! A store DEVOTED to Leggo's, what could be better than that? You can even stuff as many leggos as you can into a cup for $7.99, amazing! Aiden had a minor meltdown when he wanted to stay and keep building...Meamaw, Mia and I were done after about an hour...he was not. WE did eventually get him out!
Thursday, Aiden, Mia and I met Donna, Prana, Quinn and Baby William Owen at the pool. I got to spend some special time with Prana and Aiden in the big pool where they showed me their skills! Those two are getting to be really good swimmers!!
Friday was a really special day. Meamaw invited all of her friends grandkids over so there were 8 kids at the house. The kids had a blast, playing play dough, coloring and especially playing in the sprinkler. Aiden, Maeve and Liam became engrossed in making a river with the water. They played so well together and with 8 kids, there were no meltdowns. NO meltdowns!! The moon must have been in just the right spot! It was so great getting to catch up with old friends...
Friday night we were invited to Ryan, Matt, Liam (7) and Henry(4) Biancetti's for Italian night. Now Ryan is A SUPER mom...seriously, one of those rare moms who has lesson plans for the week, especially in the summer. It turns out, she assigns every week of the summer a specific country and does activities centered around that particular country. Amazing. SO we were invited for her three course Italian dinner. They had just spent the week, laying on their backs painting like Michael Angelo, making puppets like Pinnocio and the week ended with this special dinner. Ryan had layed out an antipasta platter-artichoke hearts, cubes of yummy cheese, olives and melon. The MADE HER OWN PASTA from SCRATCH and made a beet and carrot salad. I put a little of everything on Aiden and Mia's plate and was thrilled when they were trying it. THRILLED until Aiden says "Yuck, I don't know why people from Italy would eat this stuff!" Now Ryan has kids, but the comment felt like indigestion. Thankfully all the kids played really well together, so I think that combined with the fact that Mia said "This is SO SO yummy (when eating the panicotta) helped to make up for the other comment. Kids will say the darndest things.
We finished our visit on my birthday by going to meet up with the Owens at the pool and then back up to MD for a birthday dinner with the fam! Thanks for a great week Meamaw!!
We made it back to Virginia where Aunt Donna was waiting to visit with us. We started the week by trying to go swimming. The first pool we went to was closed. We went to another pool and the minute we got in we heard G-d bowling...AKA thunder. Needless to say the kids were not thrilled! By the time we got home, the sun was shining again and the kids still got to play with Aunt Donna:)
The next day we went to Burke Lake Park! Now THIS was an amazing discovery!! I had never heard of this park, but turns out it is a hidden treasure. We rode the train, went on the carousel, had ice cream in the ice cream parlor, played on the playground and even got to play miniature golf!! It was a very exciting adventure and a beautiful park. Mia needed a diaper change and Donna had enough of the heat (it was nearly 100) so we left the course, but Aiden and Meamaw played until the very end...Meamaw was quite the trooper!! We finished out night at the Silver Diner (kids night is every Tuesday night!) and even got to meet up with the Owens which was a treat!
Donna left on Wednesday, Meamaw, Aiden, Mia and I went on an adventure to Tysons where we visited the Leggo store! A store DEVOTED to Leggo's, what could be better than that? You can even stuff as many leggos as you can into a cup for $7.99, amazing! Aiden had a minor meltdown when he wanted to stay and keep building...Meamaw, Mia and I were done after about an hour...he was not. WE did eventually get him out!
Thursday, Aiden, Mia and I met Donna, Prana, Quinn and Baby William Owen at the pool. I got to spend some special time with Prana and Aiden in the big pool where they showed me their skills! Those two are getting to be really good swimmers!!
Friday was a really special day. Meamaw invited all of her friends grandkids over so there were 8 kids at the house. The kids had a blast, playing play dough, coloring and especially playing in the sprinkler. Aiden, Maeve and Liam became engrossed in making a river with the water. They played so well together and with 8 kids, there were no meltdowns. NO meltdowns!! The moon must have been in just the right spot! It was so great getting to catch up with old friends...
Friday night we were invited to Ryan, Matt, Liam (7) and Henry(4) Biancetti's for Italian night. Now Ryan is A SUPER mom...seriously, one of those rare moms who has lesson plans for the week, especially in the summer. It turns out, she assigns every week of the summer a specific country and does activities centered around that particular country. Amazing. SO we were invited for her three course Italian dinner. They had just spent the week, laying on their backs painting like Michael Angelo, making puppets like Pinnocio and the week ended with this special dinner. Ryan had layed out an antipasta platter-artichoke hearts, cubes of yummy cheese, olives and melon. The MADE HER OWN PASTA from SCRATCH and made a beet and carrot salad. I put a little of everything on Aiden and Mia's plate and was thrilled when they were trying it. THRILLED until Aiden says "Yuck, I don't know why people from Italy would eat this stuff!" Now Ryan has kids, but the comment felt like indigestion. Thankfully all the kids played really well together, so I think that combined with the fact that Mia said "This is SO SO yummy (when eating the panicotta) helped to make up for the other comment. Kids will say the darndest things.
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