One Last BBQ

This week the weather has been gorgeous!  I even got sunburned at Cox Farms because it was so sunny and warm!  Who would've guessed that it would be in the high 70's and low 80's at the end of October?!  We'll take it, that's for sure!

Since it was so nice, Melanie and I planned a BBQ--probably the last one for awhile.  There is a nice picnic area right near their building here at the complex.  So we brought our food and stuff out there and enjoyed the perfect evening.

 Glenn and Maya had fun with the magnifying glass, looking at bugs and leaves and all sorts of things.

Some of Glenn's Favorites

One of Glenn's favorite things to do is this:

Cox Farms

On Tuesday we went on another field trip with our Joy School group (plus another Mom and her son).  We went out to Cox Farms--just about 20 or so minutes from where we live.

We paid $9 for each person 3 and above, and I thought it was kind of expensive.  But once inside I realized that it was a good price!  The place was big and had several activities for the kids.

"Sleepy" Joes

Last week we made Sloppy Joes for dinner.  Glenn was so tired that he started falling asleep.  We had to help him eat because he literally couldn't do it on his own.

Silly Glenn

"Silly Glenn."  
Those are words that I say so many times a day.

Glenn really is a silly kid.  Here are some of his latest silly moments.

"Exercising"

I mentioned awhile ago that we bought a bike rack for our car.  After Paul got it out, put it together and such, Glenn saw it and thought it looked like an exercising machine.  We asked him what he was doing with it and he said, "I'm exercising."  

Camping and Air Show

On October 12, we went camping with some new friends of ours.  We packed up our stuff and fit it all, and us in their vehicle.  We left later than we had planned, got stuck in traffic, had to stop to get dinner and fill up the car with gas...so we didn't get to the campsite until after dark.  We went to the same campground that we had gone to a couple weeks before.  We didn't even bother bringing wood.  We set up our tents and sleeping bags and then we piled into our tent to play games.

More Historical Visits

On Monday October 8, Paul had the day off.  We decided that we would like to see Mount Vernon.  

Well we didn't think very well...or I guess we had the same idea as every once else in the area who also had the day off.  We drove down to Mount Vernon and saw how busy the parking lot was...and decided to go on another day.  Thankfully there were other things to see in that same area.

George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill

Just down the road was George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill.

Pillow Fun

Glenn loves playing with our pillows.

He likes to put them in different configurations and pretend he is doing so many different things.

One time they were a swimming pool, another time they were a dog house...the possibilities are endless!

 

Joy School Field Trip

The first week of October Glenn's Joy School class went on a field trip to the Kidwell Farm, or Frying Pan Farm Park.  I went along to help and to be the photographer.

Norah. Emma. (Samuel). Reagan. Glenn.

The Dentist

We finally made dentist appointments here!  It had been almost a year since our last visit--it was before Paul left for Virginia actually, so back in December of last year.

Anyway, we went to one less than a mile away.  They were a small little place, but they were nice.  They really adored Glenn.  The assistants, and even the dentist, couldn't help but ooh and ahh over him, it seemed.  They just thought he was so cute!

Seeing Double

Glenn was watching Wall-E the other day and when Paul got home from work, he joined him.  

I love that they are in the same position!  They are so alike in some ways!

(This video is kind of dark and I zoom in and out a few times--I was trying to find good lighting...but I just like how Glenn laughs at Wall-E.)

Happiness Is...

Happiness is making green lights!

Friends and Fun

We have had a lot of fun with our Virginia friends lately.  We sure are blessed to have such wonderful people surrounding us.  Glenn loves having friends.

The other day though he came up to me, with a few tears in his eyes.  I asked what was wrong and he said, "I miss my cousins."

I know he misses his cousins in Utah and elsewhere, but I also know that he is having lots of fun here too!

Glenn. Samuel. Reagan.

A German Dinner

The last week of September Glenn and I were hanging out at the park just across from our apartment complex.  There was another mom there and when I heard her talking to her daughter, I knew she wasn't speaking English.  Her daughter and Glenn soon began 'playing' with each other and chasing around.  I saw the mom and really wanted to say something to her, so finally I said something about how kids play.  That sparked a conversation that went really well.  We talked a lot and I found out she had just moved into our apartment complex 3 weeks ago.  She was from Germany and hadn't made any friends here yet.  Paul soon joined us after work and he mentioned this German restaurant in nearby Leesburg that he wanted to try.  We asked if she would be interested in coming with us.  She said yes, and that she had been wanting a little piece of home.  So we set up a dinner date with her family for Friday September 28.  

So Friday evening they followed us to Doner Bistro.

A Day of Birthdays

Yesterday was quite a fun day!  We were invited to 2 birthday parties!

The first party was for Reagan--Glenn's best buddy!!

A Strange Sighting

Okay so this was just strange.

One day I went to wash my hands in Glenn's sink and saw this...

Yep, that would be a plant of some kind growing out of the sink. 

Strange, I know.  

I can't vouch for how clean the sinks were before we got here...

but I will do a better job of keeping them clean from now on!

Crazy!

The National Museum of Natural History

Paul had Monday off, so we went into DC again.  

This time we went to the National Museum of Natural History.

Gone Camping

This last weekend--Sept 14-15--our ward had a small campout.  We went to Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area.  It is about an hour and a half away from our place.  

We didn't have a tent, but we wanted to go still.  So we stopped on our way and bought a tent.  It was probably the best impulse buy we've done! : D

It said that it would take a minute to set up--guaranteed.  So we took the challenge--in the dark too.  We got there as it was getting dark and we had to set it up by flashlight.  And it was true.  It really only took a minute to set it up!  It was great!

The Boy Likes to Jump!

Glenn loves to climb on his kitchen and jump on his bed.

Glenn's Alphabet

Glenn has known his letters for a long time now.  Lately though he has been really interested in writing them.  For his birthday, I bought him a dry-erase board with dotted lines for him to eventually practice on.  I thought that maybe it was a bit too soon to give it to him, but he has proved me wrong!