Christmas 2014

This year Christmas seems like it came and went so quickly.

Keeping with tradition, the kids each picked out an ornament.  Lil P picked a cupcake, Baby T picked Elmo and Big L picked Darth Vader in a Santa cap.  I love how these ornaments are a little reflection of who they are this year and look forward to them looking at their complete collections when they are older. 

Since we were heading to VA for Christmas, on Christmas Eve we let the kids open their presents from us.

Christmas day we opened presents with the grandparents and cousins.

animal hats all around

In the evening we went to the Bull Run Festival of Lights, a 2.2 mile drive though of holiday lights.  The signs posted said to maintain a speed of 10 mph, but there were so many cars we didn't even hit 10 mph.  It was fine anyways since we weren't in a hurry and it gave us more time to enjoy all the lights.

The following day we went to see ICE at the National Harbor.  It's an indoor ice sculpture exhibit made from 2 million pounds of ice.  They even had ice slides.  The rooms are kept at 9 degrees, and I think it was way too cold for Baby T despite the many layers of clothing and parka they gave him. 

Frosty the Snowman & Nativity Scene Ice Sculptures

Hubby takes a ride down the ice slide

Afterwards, since it was a beautiful day we took a walk around the National Harbor.  This area has been completely gentrified since I remember it growing up.

The weekend was a blur.  I jam packed it with visits with friends and activities.  It may be what made me and Big L get sick but we still had a blast and made lots of memories.