Friday, October 31, 2014

Halloween 2014


Like almost every other 3-7 year old girl, we had a very Frozen halloween.
Sophia was ecstatic for her Elsa dress.

She couldn't stop singing "Let It Go"
I'd like to "let go" of the glitter from this dress that I will never be able to get rid of, but worth it, right?

Frozen Family ready for the Zoo Boo



Sophia was also very excited to carve her pumpkin.
These two make a great team.


Hello Kitty!
She was sooo happy for her pumpkin, and would say good night to it.

Totally unplanned Frozen coordination with her best friend.
They were so adorable.

This was the first year Sophia was crazy excited to go trick-or-treating.
They were running up and down the street ecstatic!
Our new neighborhood was swarming with kids, and was so much fun- even with some awful weather.
Halloween is such a magical night when you're a kid- so fun to relive it.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

The Cuteness

Sophia always is singing to herself and making up songs (totally gets that from Rick), and I just had to get it documented for posterity the other day.

Her cuteness kills me sometimes.

Experiments.

Sophia had this "Sink or Float" experiment chart from school.
So we did it after dinner, and she loved it.
We had her guess before each different item what would happen (hypothesis), then do the test and report it on her sheet. 
It was so fun to see her excited about the scientific method- it's so basic and so perfect.
A few times she asked us what would happen, since she didn't know, and we explained that she can learn ANYTHING by trying it out herself! That she doesn't have to believe what anyone (including us) tells her- she gets to question and try it herself. That made her smile so big and feel so grown up.
Gosh- I love science.

The End of Fall

Almost all of the leaves have fallen, and it's almost done.
But it's end is so beautiful.


Monday, October 27, 2014

Lisa Goes to Georgetown!

I get to go to Georgetown campus twice through my program for an intensive weekend training. This was my first time, and it was so exciting to meet my peers and experience Georgetown!

Amy and I ready to go!

First night with these friends I've made online, and feel like I've known forever, but am only just meeting in real life! We even all shared a room/beds.  It's a wacky social experiment (like online dating on steroids) but we got along even better than I could have predicted. Already love these people so much.


Georgetown campus was unreal.
The most beautiful campus I've ever seen.
Founded in 1789.

Me and Sarah (my emotional/social twin) - so lucky to have met her.

A seal on the main building entry way.
Legend says that if a student walks on any of the gold they won't graduate.
And at graduation, all the students walk across it.
So cool- and no I did not touch it!

Cannon from the Revolutionary War.
The only cannon allowed to be pointed towards the White House.


The "Harry Potter" building- our cohort.
Crazy that we originally started with 32 students. 
We're now down to 22.

Just beautiful.


The backside courtyard. 
The balcony to the left is where George Washington gave a commencement speech, and almost  every other US president has spoken at some point.

Inside the small chapel.
Only Georgetown alumni (both of them) can get married here.
And it's a 2 year waiting list!

Celebrating our HOYA success after our first round of testing!

Our daily morning walk to campus

First pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams done!
We make it look good.

View of the Potomac from the roof of the school

The canals.


And of course we had to see some of the sights.

Amy, Me and Brooke and Abe

Jefferson Monument- love the quotes here

Such a great group of people- I honestly can't remember the last time I had such a fun weekend.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

This guy.

I realized I had a cluster of photos of Rick on my phone.
Most of the time I'm busy taking pictures of Sophia.
I love this picture of him laughing so hard he's crying.
We laugh A LOT, and I love it.

Good looking guy- geez.

And he shares my love of delicious food!
Love him.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Family Therapy

We got to go to an awesome birthday party where the kids AND adults got to climb/slide/and bounce through tons of fun play inflatables. This American Gladiator set up was my favorite. 
Next time we have an argument, we're taking it here.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Greenfield Village


We took Oma and Opa to Greenfield Village

So beautiful with the changing colors

And it was all decked out for Halloween

Sophia was ready to hit the road

Love this time of year together.

Just Like Daddy

A friend gave Sophia this Gray's Anatomy coloring book, and she loves coloring and discussing what's in it with Rick.
Study buddies for life.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Erwin's Apple Orchards

It's not Fall without MULTIPLE visits to apple orchards.
So we had to take Oma and Opa.







The haul.